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Whitsunday weed partnership
Weed management in the Whitsunday ‘peri-urban environment’ is becoming an ever-increasing problem. New infestations of environmental and declared weeds are continually being discovered in peri-urban…
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High quality environmental courses*
Flinders University’s School of the Environment is a multidisciplinary school with high quality teaching and research, focused on effective solutions to environmental issues. Many different…
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Three-bin success story By Michelle Newton
Reduce, reuse, recycle – the three Rs of waste management – are at the heart of the City of Nedlands waste management plan. The City…
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Energy management framework benefits
Albury City Council, like many other regional Councils across Australia, has taken steps to manage the impost of increasing energy costs on its bottom line.…
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Key users inform redevelopment
Central Reserve key users will be invited to be part of a project reference group to advise Colac Otway Shire Council on the redevelopment of…
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A modern approach
The City of Busselton has awarded a half-million dollar contract to commence earthworks at its Vidler Road Waste Facility in Dunsborough. This is the first…
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Councils recover their roads with cutting-edge solution*
Whilst the Roads to Recovery (R2R) programme is an essential element in maintaining local government road networks, for many councils the latest instalment falls short…
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New CEO for LGAT
Dr Katrena Stephenson has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT), the first female CEO in the…
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Council advocates FIFO priorities at national assembly
The council of Queensland’s largest mining region is putting motions on the national agenda calling for action on concerns caused by fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforce…
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Breakthrough on natural disaster funding welcomed
Queensland councils have won their long battle to convince the Federal Government of the value of using council workers rather than contractors to recover and…
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New tool to promote social cohesion
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released Australia’s first comprehensive guide for local government to help build strong, socially cohesive communities. Building Social Cohesion in…
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Maroondah City Council celebrates big win
Maroondah City Council has won the 2015 National Award for Excellence in Local Government, awarded in Canberra this week. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for…
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