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Expansion underway for Caroline landfill
Work has commenced on a major expansion of the Caroline landfill development near Mount Gambier. More than 25,000 square metres of soil is being removed…
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NSW Housing unaffordable
Marrickville Council has requested that the NSW Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry on Social, Public and Affordable Housing include a proportion of affordable housing in new…
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New waste strategy
The Greater Bendigo City Council has adopted a new Waste and Resource Management Strategy at Wednesday’s Council Meeting, aiming to encourage more recycling and reduce…
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Works and Parks on show*
The Local Government Supervisors Association of WA will be holding its 17th Works and Parks Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition at the unique El Caballo…
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Lighting up LEDs
The City of Ballarat has moved to LED lighting as the new standard for streetlights in the council area. A recommendation moved by Councillor Amy…
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Multiple awards for park
Ku-ring-gai Council has won two Parks and Leisure Australia regional awards. Greengate Park in the suburb of Killara was awarded the regional Open Space Design…
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Firm stance on asbestos
Redland City Council has tightened asbestos waste management practices at transfer stations to reduce the risk of community exposure. The changes place the onus on…
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PolyCom Stabilising Aid rock solid under pressure*
Customers are incorporating PolyCom Stabilising Aid, an Australian made innovation, into the design of pavements allowing cost efficient changes in pavement design by improving sub-grade strength…
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Quality turf the biologic way*
For parks and gardens staff the emphasis has always been on turf quality: ‘how to get a great looking turf whilst staying within water budgets…
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Opening the ‘most famous rooms in Australian art’
“The most famous rooms in Australian art” are now open to the public, after Dame Quentin Bryce AC CVO, the then Governor-General of the Commonwealth…
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Engineering Study tour to Canada
The Municipal Engineering Foundation Victoria (MEFvic) has awarded scholarships to five Victorian engineers to attend the American Public Works Association (APWA) Congress to be held…
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Extra toilets for Coogee Beach
The number of public toilets at Coogee Beach could be more than doubled as part of a draft plan to be considered by Randwick City…
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