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Real life skills and fun
When Laura Denmeade applied for a Redland City Council traineeship last year, she never expected her role description would include feeding live crickets to frogs.…
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Website lists practical sustainable activities
Sunshine Coast residents keen to help themselves and the region become more sustainable can now pitch in via a new online resource. The Sustainable Sunshine…
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Regionwide connectivity boost
Scenic Rim Regional Council is investing $300,000 in 2013/14 to deliver a Wide Area Network project aimed at enhancing the level of service provided to…
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Funding to help biodiversity study
Eungella will be part of an international scientific study that will help monitor the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of the picturesque national…
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Best practice award for playground
The City of Ryde has received an award at the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Awards for the successful delivery of the all-inclusive playground…
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Broome rangers judged best in WA
Professionalism and compassion under difficult circumstances has made the Shire of Broome Rangers the top team in the state. Rangers Gail Harmon, Amanda Spencer, Craig…
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Buttonderry landfill site judged Australia’s best
Wyong Shire Council’s Buttonderry Waste Management Facility has taken out the major prize at the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA)’s 2013 Landfill and Transfer…
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Swim school makes a splash.
The Ashfield Aquatic Centre turns 50 this year and while the pool itself may be old, the people and programs are on the cutting edge…
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Ice pigging the water mains
The task of keeping Wingecarribee Shire’s network of water mains in tip top order just got a little smarter with the introduction of a clever…
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Central West librarian contributes chapter in international library publication
Central West Libraries’ Librarian Ros Dorsman has received a copy of a library textbook titled Marketing Library and Information Services: A Global Outlook in which…
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Eastern beaches councils up for top environmental awards
Two Sydney eastern beaches councils – Randwick City Council and Waverley Council – have been nominated as finalists in the prestigious Banksia Sustainability Awards. The…
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Smartphone app provides smarter service
Moorabool Shire Council has won Project of the Year at the 2013 Local Government Information and Communications Technology (LCICT) Group Awards for implementing a smartphone-based…
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