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New rubber trial for Sunshine Coast roads

Off-the-road (OTR) tyres are tough and built for demanding conditions, and Sunshine Coast Council is harnessing their performance qualities by using crumb rubber from...

Multicultural focus on the Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches Council is seeking input from the community on how they can ensure the LGA is a place where everyone feels included and...

Major boost from Mayoral ball

The 2023 Mayoral Ball has delivered a major boost to education in the Balonne Shire with a donation of $50,635 to the Balonne Country...

Facing the challenges with support

Central Coast Council, and its staff, have faced challenges over the years, dealing with the merger of two Councils, a financial crisis and the...

Taking a unique look at climate change

A Sydney-based neurodivergent artist has collaborated with people with disabilities to creatively respond to their shared concerns about climate change and the environment. Guy Fredericks...

New CEO for West Arnhem Regional Council

West Arnhem Regional Council is pleased to announce Andrew Walsh as their incoming Chief Executive Officer. With a notable career across multiple levels and sectors,...

Top honour

Parkes Shire Councillor Ken Keith’s commitment to the Parkes Shire community has been recognised with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Local Government...

LGANT farewells chief

The Local Government Association of the Northern Territory has bid farewell to its CEO Sean Holden after four years at the helm. “I remain...

Clean Up Australia

City of Canterbury Bankstown has teamed up with the Bulldogs to tackle litter and encourage residents to join Australia’s biggest clean-up campaign. More than 70...

What to do with sandbags

Redland City Council is encouraging residents who collected sandbags ahead of the recent wet weather, to store them correctly to ensure they are prepared...

Upgrades needed for roads

The Australian Government should invest an extra $5 billion over ten years to fix freight roads, dangerous level crossings and to build more rest...

Carnarvon forms partnership for Real Futures

The Shire of Carnarvon has partnered with Real Futures, an organisation dedicated to building community capacity through job readiness initiatives across Australia, to strengthen...

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S.S. Dicky wreck immortalised

The rich history of an iron-hulled steamer, driven ashore during a cyclone in 1893, lives on in a new seaside park. Inspiring our youth and...

New park welcomed