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Councillor profiles – This month from Mayor Karen McKeown, Penrith City Council, New South Wales
Engine of growthPenrith is a regional city in western Sydney with a population of approximately 200,000 people and growing. We see Penrith as an engine…
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Mayor Bob Pynsent, Cessnock City Council, New South Wales
Resilient wine countryThe Cessnock local government area is one of the most popular and oldest wine regions in Australia. It is special because of the…
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Youth precinct upgrade
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has received a Lotterywest Grant for $1.393 million towards the redevelopment of the town’s Youth Precinct. Western Australian Premier…
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New recruits welcomed
Isaac Regional Council in Queensland recently welcomed its largest ever intake of trainees and apprentices, with 14 new recruits added to the fold. The successful…
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Playspace best in state
A playground in the City of Monash in Victoria was recentley dubbed the state’s best new playspace, in the Parks and Leisure Australia awards. The…
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Aboriginal Centre for Excellence takes shape
Planning is underway for a proposed Aboriginal Centre for Excellence to be located in Greater Western Sydney. The $20 million State Government project would provide…
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Sharing responsibility for safer spaces
The City of Darwin has launched its Safer Vibrant Darwin Plan 2016-2019 and a new public space activation project, Faces In Spaces. The Safer Vibrant…
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Cheer Up Hut celebrates South Australian legacy
As part of ongoing Anzac Centenary remembrances, a “Cheer Up Hut” was recently re-created in South Australia. The Cheer Up Hut was a South Australian…
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It’s a new dawn with IPWEA’s Sustainability in Public Works Conference 24-26 August 2016*
Written by Dr. Stephen Lees Director Sustainability, IPWEA Australasia A packed program of feature speakers, new product launches, technical presentations, Q&A sessions and networking awaits…
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Solar-powered bins for the capital
The Australian Capital Territory recently announced a trial of three solar-powered, self-compacting rubbish bins. Situated in three community locations around the ACT, the bins will…
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BMX project peddles ahead
The wheels are in motion on construction of a new BMX track and pavilion in the City of Casey in Victoria. The first sod was…
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Safety first
Southern Downs Regional Council in Queensland has taken home the award for Excellence in Road Safety at the 2016 National Awards for Local Government for…
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