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Connecting to the creek
South East Queensland residents are being encouraged to celebrate local waterways throughout annual Connect to Your Creek Week. Running from 9 April, the initiative is…
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Reducing traffic pressures
The City of Gold Coast has approved a new initiative designed to reduce congestion and ensure minor traffic incidents get cleared up quickly. A six-month…
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Embracing the digital economy
Ipswich City Council has launched a new startup and innovation hub, and is hoping to position the region as a leader of the digital economy.…
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Library cuts hurt community
The City of Melville in Western Australia has criticised the State Government’s decision to withdraw funding from library services. The Western Australian Government recently announced…
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Free cuppa for drivers
Businesses support road safety by taking the opportunity to participate in an award-winning project. Sixty two businesses across Western and South Western regional New South…
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Ports and tourism – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
The Tasmanian tourism industry is booming and heads are in the sand over a Newcastle container port. Newcastle container port: Agatha Christie would be proudTwenty…
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Councils compete in mobilemuster awards
Thirty local councils from around Australia are in the running for a Top Recycler award in this year’s MobileMuster Local Government Awards. MobileMuster, Australia’s only…
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Food network supports local producers
The Sunshine Coast Council-supported Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) is assisting food and agribusiness operators and creating local jobs. The membership-based, not-for-profit company was established…
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Cemetery restoration honours cultural diversity
The Shire of Christmas Island has been awarded the ‘Peter MacLean Award’ by the Cemetery and Crematorium Association WA, for the Christmas Island Cemeteries Restoration…
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Sharing financial knowledge
Sponsored by Litchfield Council with an assistance grant from the Department of Local Government, the two-day training session focused on the role of council and…
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Seaside precinct upgraded
The City of Charles Sturt recently completed an $8.4 million redevelopment of Henley Square, one of Adelaide’s most popular coastal destinations. Completed in December, the…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Mayor Jordan Crugnale, Bass Coast Shire,Victoria
The environment is our economyOur character, natural environment and the space that surrounds us in Bass Coast Shire defines us; it is why we live,…







