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Whitehorse City Council
Whitehorse City Council
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Financial Assistance Grants paid out
Local governments around the country have received a $575 million boost after the Australian Government made the fourth quarterly round of payments under its four-year…
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Pensioner concessions covered
The Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGASA) campaign to protect South Australia’s pensioners from bill shock, has had a winning outcome with the State…
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Council calls heeded in WA state budget
The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) has announced it believes that local governments have been spared some of the more serious consequences of the State’s…
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LGANT welcomes $33.2 million of funding
LGANT President Damien Ryan has welcomed the $33.2 million of untied federal funding for local government in the Northern Territory as part of the fourth…
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Pushing the button on problem gambling
With an average of $662 lost to pokies per person in Hobsons Bay each year, Council is taking action on problem gambling. At a recent…
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Round two of the National Stronger Regions Fund open
Local councils and incorporated not-for-profit organisations can now apply for funding of between $20,000 and $10 million for capital infrastructure projects under Round Two of…
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Council funding to support disability infrastructure
Local Governments in Western Australia will be able to apply for funding to support new infrastructure designed to assist people with a disability. A total…
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Take the pledge for Fatality Free Friday
The Fatality Free Friday campaign is an initiative to bring attention to the role people can all play in making Australia’s roads safer every day…
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National Sorry Day 2015
Parramatta City Council has held a flag raising ceremony to commemorate National Sorry Day today, Tuesday May 26. The event included a traditional smoking ceremony…
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National Simultaneous Storytime
Australia’s largest storytelling session was held today, Wednesday May 27, with a picture book read simultaneously at over 3000 locations throughout the country. The ‘National…
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New LGMA National President announced
Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) National has named Dr Shayne Silcox as the 2015 LGMA National Board president, with predecessor Mark Wither’s 12-month presidency complete.…












