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Peak hour in West Arnhem
West Arnhem Regional Council’s Gordon Smith discovered recently that the water levels may be low at Cahill’s Crossing at this time of year, but the…
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Solar Library
The City of Mount Gambier has begun the installation of the 57.5 kW solar system on the roof of the Library. The system will comprise…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Shire of Beverley, WA
‘Peri-urban arc’Beverley Shire is part of what is becoming known as the peri-urban arc, adjoining the outer metropolitan areas of Perth. It is predominantly broadacre…
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Councillor profiles – This month from City of Albany, WA
Holiday destinationAlbany is Western Australia’s oldest European settlement, pre-dating Perth by two years. Looking further back, Albany’s Minang Noongar Aboriginal heritage goes back at least…
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Recognising Councils high achievers – This month from Tiwi Islands Regional Council, NT
Mayor Lynette de Santis nominated Alice for her fantastic community support, Alice is the Office Manager at the council office in Milikapiti. “She is always…
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Recognising Councils high achievers – This month from The City of Palmerston, NT
The City of Palmerston Community Development Team is a diverse team of nine women that have come from different parts of Australia and different employment…
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Organics bins in Donnybrook
The Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup anticipates both business and environmental benefits from its recent roll-out of a kerbside collection bin for organic waste. The Shire’s successful…
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Improving water quality
One of the Central Coast’s main drinking water treatment plants at Somersby has recently undergone about $11 million worth of upgrade works. Gosford City Council’s…
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Future Directions – City of Clarence
2014 has been a busy year for the City of Clarence, with some exciting development toward a more inclusive community culminating with the launch of…
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Coastal innovation award
Hornsby Shire Council has received the 2014 Coastal Management Award for Innovation for its Hawkesbury Watch Program. The program uses technology to monitor the Hawkesbury…
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Road surface trials
Yankalilla Council is moving to modernise its unsealed road maintenance program roads thanks to a new partnership with PolyCom and Fulton Hogan. Maintaining around 500…
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A R Bluett rural award winner
Cootamundra Shire Council has been awarded rural winners of the 2014 A R Bluett Memorial Award. Council’s submission focused on a broad range of projects…











