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Local government understands community needs
Today, Acting Auditor-General, Dr Peter Frost, tabled his Local Government Service Delivery: Recreational Facilities audit report. The objective of this audit was to assess the…
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New signs encourage sharing the roads
A joint project between the City of Albany and Main Roads WA is promoting a culture of mutual respect on roads throughout the region by…
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Permit conditions made easy
More than 400 local councils and six state and territory governments now have access to new guidelines to better assess and apply conditions to permits…
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Council begins Supreme Court action on forced merger proposal
Ku-ring-gai Council has commenced proceedings in the New South Wales Supreme Court over the state government’s refusal to release the full KPMG report on council…
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Report Illegal Dumping from your phone!
Illegal dumping of rubbish is bad for the environment, bad for the pocket and bad for tourism potential. The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority…
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‘City Deals’ pilot
South East Queensland (SEQ) is the obvious choice of partner for the Federal Government in the nation’s first ‘City Deal’, according to the Council of…
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City Deals pilot
South East Queensland (SEQ) is the obvious choice of partner for the Federal Government in the nation’s first ‘City Deal’, according to the Council of…
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LGANT urges Territory residents to participate in census
Local Government Association Northern Territory (LGANT) President, Damien Ryan, has urged residents in all Territory local government areas to participate in this year’s national Census…
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Emerging Transport Technologies: Assessing impacts and implications for the City of Melbourne
The transport sector is currently undergoing its most rapid transformation in decades. Disruptive transport technologies, such as App based ride sourcing platforms (e.g. Uber), innovations…
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No more profits from fossil fuels
Leichhardt Council has announced it will completely divest all of its investments from financial institutions that fund the fossil fuel industry. Leichhardt Mayor Darcy Byrne…
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Primary Prevention
Momentum around the prevention of violence against women has been building over the last year and local governments are showing their support. February 12 marked…
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Editorial
Next month there will be Local Government elections in Queensland and later in the year the New South Wales and the Victorian Councils will go…
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