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Planning for a better deal
The Association of Mining Related Councils (AMRC) has been working with the Department of Planning and Environment to help councils get a better deal for…
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Toddlers help launch My First Library Card
More than 80 babies, toddlers and parents attended a teddy bears’ picnic to celebrate the launch of Sunshine Coast Council’s My First Library Card at…
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Recycling boosted by 50 percent
The City of Monash has installed a $79,200 state-of-the-art cardboard compactor at the Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station to make recycling easier. Monash Mayor…
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New innovative products for telling stories and delivering information*
Deep Creek Digital (DCD) specialises in telling stories in places that people gather, from aquariums to zoos. We supply very advanced multimedia products for parks…
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Sharing ideas across borders – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Last month my wife and I headed to the UK for some family stuff, to attend a conference and to escape the Canberra winter. Aussies…
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Alliance to strengthen communities
Blue Mountains, Penrith and Hawkesbury Councils have taken the next step in exploring a strategic alliance that aims to support regional cooperation. In what may…
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Councils rewarded for excellence
A project described as transformational for a small regional community has taken out one of the top awards at the 2015 Local Government Awards for…
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Make local government meetings more productive*
The word communication in its original Latin form means ‘to share’. So what is the most effective way to share information during a meeting? Studies…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Shire of Harvey, WA
Sea change shireThe Shire of Harvey is in the South West of Western Australia, 140 kilometres south of Perth. We enjoy 42 kilometres of coastline,…
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Councillor Profiles – This month from City of Stirling, WA
Strength of diversity The City of Stirling is the largest local government in Western Australia with 227,000 people over 91,000 rateable properties across 30 suburbs.…
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NAIDOC Week with Sean Choolburra
A coconut-water fuelled comedian arrived in the Wellesley Islands for Mornington Shire Council NAIDOC celebrations; encouraging residents to laugh their guts out and keep Gununa…
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Freeman of City honoured by library
The City of Rockingham’s Mary Davies Library and Community Facility has reported a successful first year of operation. The site was named after a Freeman…
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