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Support services settle in to new home
With the completion of construction work, Maranoa Regional Council has opened the new $2.56 million Roma Community Hub. The construction of the hub was funded…
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Earthco projects wins Premiers award*
Earthco Projects Pty Ltd has won the Premier’s Regional Recognition Award in the 2014 Premier’s Sustainability Awards for fostering a climate of collaboration to transform…
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Tasmanian Local Government election results
Tasmanians have 14 new mayors across the states 29 councils following the results of the recent local government elections. “We have one mayor new to…
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Students lay down crosses for Remembrance Day
As a tribute to the Fremantle servicemen who died in World War One, students will lay crosses with the names of all 849 men who…
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South Australia finalises elections
South Australian councils have welcomed 18 new mayors across the state. Seven sitting Mayors were defeated, and eleven were elected following retirements. Thirty-three sitting Mayors…
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Joint Organisation pilots announced
New South Wales Minister for Local Government Paul Toole announced the five successful Joint Organisation pilots to be rolled out as part of the NSW…
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New President for Australian Local Government Association
Mayor of the City of Joondalup Troy Pickard has been elected President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) at its annual general meeting. Mayor…
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Leading and Embracing Diversity
VicHealth and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) will be hosting a forum titled Leading and Embracing Diversity: Strategies to Reduce Race-based Discrimination. The health…
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Roads to Recovery and Financial Assistance Grants
Councils across Australia are currently receiving the latest instalment of the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery and Financial Assistance Grants funding. Deputy Prime Minister and…
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NSW Councils to review and enhance services
Local Government Professionals Australia, NSW, through a new business partnership with CAMMS, is enabling councils to now access RevuMap, an intelligent and integrated service review,…
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Probe into ‘double dip’
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) is surveying all South Australian Councils to try to identify the ‘double dip’ impact of increases in…
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Petrol-powered bikes banned on NSW roads
Petrol-powered bicycles have been banned from accessing New South Wales roads. Introduced on Wednesday, 1 October 2014, all petrol-powered bicycles including bicycles powered by petrol…













