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Innovation centre for small business
Work has begun on construction of a unique centre that will provide crucial support services to start-up small businesses in Melbourne’s east and south east.…
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Planting a koala corridor
Tweed Shire Council has hosted a community tree-planting day at Cudgen Lake in the latest initiative to enhance native vegetation corridors through the Koala Connections…
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The best in early education and care
Victoria’s very best in the early education and care profession have been announced in this year’s Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards. The three…
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WESROC call to preserve urban forest
The Western Suburbs Regional Organisation of Councils (WESROC) highlighted the importance of Perth’s Urban Forest at the launch of its Climate Smart adaptation series, at…
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Future Directions – Burnie’s waste journey – Gary Neil, Director, Works and Services
Over the last 20 years, Burnie has transformed itself from a place that had a reputation as a dirty industrial town into a city that…
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Water A-plenty
The days of sub-standard, dirty tap water and praying for rain are a thing of the past for the residents of Gunning and Dalton, in…
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Broadwater nutrients under the microscope
The City of Gold Coast recently delivered the findings to an extensive investigation into the health of the Broadwater Catchment, an important recreational environment and…
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Community garden grows
The Eastern Park Community Garden in Baw Baw Shire continues to progress thanks to six successful working bees organised by Growing Together Baw Baw in…
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Landfill levy a win
The Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) have nominated a $13 per household increase to the metropolitan Landfill Levy as one fee hike in the…
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SMART Playground excels at Good Design Awards*
The 2014 Good Design Awards Festival held their gala event on the 28th of May to announce the winners of the Good Design Awards, in…
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Steel water reservoirs secure
Armidale’s steel water reservoirs have undergone extensive refurbishment to preserve the 60-year design life of the structures. Armidale Dumaresq Council (ADC) engaged specialist-painting contractor MAC…
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Beneficial bushcare study
Shoalhaven City Council Deputy Mayor, John Wells has welcomed the results of a recent study into the social and biodiversity benefits of the area’s Bushcare…






