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Australia Indonesia Partnership announced
Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) and the UTS Centre for Local Government (UTS:CLG) have announced that they will implement the ‘Australia Indonesia Partnership for Local…
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The International Awards for Liveable Communities
Did you know that Port Fairy, in Victoria’s Moyne Shire, was recently awarded the title of the ‘most liveable small town in the world under…
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Indigenous community prepares for emergency
Indigenous community members are learning more about preparing for an emergency at ‘Express Redi’ sessions at Swan Hill and Robinvale in Victoria. Swan Hill Rural…
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Protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage
Lake Macquarie City Council in New South Wales has received a 2012 Planning Institute of Australia Award for Excellence for its new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage…
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Innovative pipe rehabilitation and repair system
The concept is simple — the rehabilitation of degraded underground and internal pipes without needing to dig them up. Nuflow can repair any type of…
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Australia’s first linked emergency management solution for councils
Seventy-four Victorian councils are now using a system that is transforming the way municipal resources are managed to support response, relief and recovery agencies, and…
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Connected councils creating vibrant communities
The Mid North Coast Regional Organisation of Councils (MIDROC) is a group of eight councils, mayors and general managers, from Gloucester to Coffs Harbour in…
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Community map app empowers residents
In an Australian first, the City of Adelaide has given residents the power to instantly report community concerns – such as graffiti or broken streetlights…
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Rosmech – providing councils across Australia with environmental cleaning solutions
At Rosmech, we understand the requirements of councils across Australia and the positive impact of maintaining a clean community, such as increased visitor numbers and…
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Knowledge sharing — what to expect from your renewable energy supplier
“Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has commented that his employees are ‘very familiar’ with the above phrase. The makers of software…
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Local government endorses Indigenous recognition
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) has congratulated the South Australian Government on its consultation process to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island…
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PolyCom Stabilising Aid
Shire and council engineers and works supervisors are confronted daily with problematic material and financial considerations when dealing with the construction, repair and maintenance of…



