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New ShoreTel Dock Transforms iPad and iPhone Into Desk Phone*
Introducing the new ShoreTel Dock, the industry’s first business-grade docking station that transforms smartphones and tablets into desk phones for the mobile generation. This industry-first…
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Sporting clubs’ contribution worth $1.5 million
Southern Downs Regional Council’s Economic Development Unit and Morgan Park sporting clubs have welcomed an offer from the Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and…
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Strathbogie a mobile shire
The Strathbogie Shire Council is making effective use of industry-based applications and available technologies to expand its face-to-face customer services to townships. This technology has…
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Swan Hill steps towards Economic Development Strategy
Swan Hill Rural City Council’s Economic Development Strategy has moved closer towards implementation with the announcement that Workforce Planning Australia has been awarded the contract…
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Regional Victoria crucial to State’s prosperity
Members of Regional Cities Victoria (RCV) recently met with Premier Dennis Naphthine, with the role of regional Victoria in the State’s prosperity top of the…
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Water Alliance celebrating collaboration
The Cairns, Townsville, Mackay (CTM) Water Alliance has won the Collaboration Award at the recent Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) 2013 Awards for Excellence. Mackay…
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MobileMuster Awards
MobileMuster, the Australian Mobile Telecommunication Association’s official recycling program, is calling on local councils who have helped promote the program and collect mobile phones for…
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Hawthorn Town Hall redevelopment
Peddle Thorp design director Peter Brook said the refurbishment of the Hawthorn Town Hall will help preserve the past and protect the future. “The redevelopment…
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Category winners in National Awards for Local Government
Eighteen of the nation’s 565 councils and shires have been declared category winners in this year’s National Awards for Local Government. These prestigious awards recognise…
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Message from the Mayor
The Southern Highlands is truly a wondrous place. As Mayor of Wingecarribee Shire, I need not look far to remind myself how fortunate our region…
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Area snapshot
The Southern Highlands covers an area of around 2,700 square kilometres and is home to an estimated 45,000 residents. Situated approximately 110 kilometres south of…
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History of the Wingecarribee Shire
The Southern Highlands has a rich history which began with the traditional owners of the land, the Gundungurra and Dharawal people. Europeans first explored the…




