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Program praised
A reduction in the complaints relating to food, public health, pollution and public safety has been attributed to an innovative program developed by Bankstown City…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Western Australia
Rural ConvenienceThe Shire of Waroona stretches from ‘sea to scarp’, the Indian Ocean to the Darling Range, and incorporates the localities of Waroona, Hamel, Preston…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Western Australia
Community involvementI have been on the City of Vincent Council for three years; the first two as a councillor and the third in my current…
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Heart Foundation creates healthy communities
The National Heart Foundation of Australia’s work in helping to make Australians healthier, through influencing good planning, design and building has been recognised through a…
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Grilled on rate cap policy
The Victorian Opposition’s policy to introduce a rate cap for councils came under scrutiny when the Shadow Minister for Local Government, Richard Wynne and the…
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Creating affordable housing
Warringah Council is investigating two new options for affordable housing on Sydney’s northern beaches after a forum in March highlighted it as a major problem…
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Coast honoured by Russian gift
Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has today signed and dated one of the famous oars he used to make it across the Pacific Ocean in the…
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Road funding slashed
The Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) have warned that community road safety will be at risk after the state government announced cuts to local…
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Reconciliation Action Plan nominated
Cairns Regional Council’s (CRC’s) Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) has been recognised for its contribution toward closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents as a…
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Robyn Archer to head coast culture charge
Internationally acclaimed artist Robyn Archer AO will lead the Gold Coast’s arts and cultural development ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games after being appointed City…
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Shared services set to grow
The Victorian Auditor-General’s recent report, Shared Services in Local Government, has highlighted the current trend of local governments to share services and that further growth…
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Reform costs and savings unclear
The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has questioned the predicted costs and savings that would accompany the proposed reforms and amalgamations of local government…
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