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Build a raingarden, help the environment
Banyule City residents are being encouraged to build raingardens to reduce stormwater pollution of local waterways and the reliance on drinking water to keep gardens…
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Bell rings for Cowra’s man of peace
In 2012, Cowra’s World Peace Bell was re-dedicated as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the inauguration of the bell in 1992. Cowra Shire…
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Five winners of inaugural ‘Fairest & Best’ Award – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
We are now in an election year. Who can we believe or trust? As Henry Kissinger once said, “Too bad 90 percent of the politicians…
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Be prepared with ‘REDiPlan’
The Town of Victoria Park in Western Australia is working with the Australian Red Cross in providing training for emergency preparedness to community members. In…
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Water security a high priority
With the not unexpected return to extended hot and dry conditions across the southeast, many councils have put water security high on the agenda for…
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Councillor profiles – Local Government Focus
President Barb Shaw, Barkly Shire Council, Northern Territory I have been an elected member for five years; four years as a councillor and more recently…
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First step for Swan Hill’s riverfront
Swan Hill Rural City Council has initiated a community involvement process to develop the Swan Hill Riverfront Renewal Masterplan. The Masterplan focuses on all the…
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Truckies ignore curfew
Maribyrnong City Council recently passed a resolution calling on the Victorian Government to increase enforcement of truck curfews in the City and to reconsider the…
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Council springs into Masters Games
The Alice Springs Masters Games, known as ‘The Friendly Games’, is held every second year and attracts up to 4000 competitors to the town. The…
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Grant for young artists
The Dogwood Crossing cultural centre in Miles has been awarded $14,465 in Artslink Queensland’s Regional Arts Fund Community Projects Program, to provide training and professional…
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Launch of ‘Gippy Ride Share’
South Gippsland Transport Connections combined with the Regional Gippsland Transport Connections Network, have successfully obtained a Victorian Government grant to develop a web-based ‘Car Pool…
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Excellence in water conservation
Tea Tree Gully City Council in South Australia has claimed a national award for its innovative and visionary long-term approach to saving water. The City…
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