News
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Slow uptake on voluntary house raising program
Moree Plains Shire Council, with assistance from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) through the Floodplain Management Program, has completed a study to identify…
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Review into rate capping welcome
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has welcomed six–monthly reviews into the ongoing impact any rate capping measure will have on council operations, services and…
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CCTV funding boost
Local Governments’ efforts to improve community safety received a boost with the announcement of $4 million in Western Australian State Government grants for council CCTV…
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Village Heart shines with national recognition
The City of Prospect has announced that the Prospect Road Village Heart has just taken out its seventh prestigious award. Following recent recognition by the…
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Tele-commuting at your service
While customer service officer Kay Kinlyside works for a Melbourne metropolitan council, she does so by going to work 150 kilometres away in regional Victoria.…
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Regions roads rated poorly
The major roads of the Shore Regional Organisation of Councils (SHOROC) have been identified as high on the list of the Australia’s worst, with congestion…
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Stage 1 of Lander No. 4 complete
The official launch of affordable housing development ‘Lander No.4’ recently took place, with the occasion marking the completion of stage one of the project which…
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City of Gosnells
City of Gosnells
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Sustainability strategy
Wodonga Council will target six priority areas including waste, water and food to ensure the future sustainability of the city. The council is one of…
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Future Directions – From the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Community participation supports a sustainable environment. How, as a small South Australian metropolitan coastal Council, do you create a sustainable environment? At the City of…
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Linking with landowners
A focus on sustainable grazing and riparian management along an 11km reach of the Logan River will bring long-term whole-of-catchment benefits such as improved water…
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Solar lights success
The Shire of East Pilbara and BHP Billiton recently partnered in a project that aimed to provide a safer environment through the use of high…