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Another step toward carbon neutrality
In another step towards achieving carbon neutrality, Maribyrnong City Council has installed three solar systems at Maidstone Community Centre, Maribyrnong Community Centre and Braybrook’s Cherry…
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Council looks to future
Shoalhaven City Council recently endorsed the Shoalhaven Adaptation Plan, a planning tool designed to increase the area’s resilience and respond to the uncertainty created by…
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Cross border under scrutiny
Investigations and reviews are being undertaken in relation to the unique position that Tweed Shire Council and the Gold Coast City Council face as a…
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Red tape blocks power at lower prices
Electricity could be cheaper and cleaner if regulations blocking local energy production were removed, the City of Sydney has told a national inquiry into electricity…
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Mayor Sue Doherty South Perth City Council, Western Australia
As an active participant in the life of our community, I was approached to consider running for Council, which I did. So I was successfully…
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President Graeme Campbell Shire of Broome, Western Australia
I was elected to the Broome Shire Council in 2003 and became Shire President in May 2005. I chose to enter local government because the…
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Water sensitive design awarded for engineering excellence
Presented each year by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (NSW Division), the Engineering Excellence Awards promote and recognise excellence in local government and…
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Review of councils underway
Following the March 2012 announcement by the NSW Government Minister for Local Government, the Hon. Don Page MP, of a review of local government, a…
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Local Government back in force
Reflecting the importance placed by local government on seeking productivity improvements, visitors from 113 New South Wales Councils and eight interstate Councils attended CIVENEX this…
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Council promotes safety first
Shoalhaven City Council will be providing free ‘Safer by Design, training to local volunteers as part of the ongoing Home Safety program. The Safer by…
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Leading the green revolution
A trigeneration system is paving the way for Manningham Council in Victoria to realise its long–term vision for a sustainable future. The technology, the first…
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Freezing out unnecessary waste
The Fridge Buyback Scheme in New South Wales is celebrating a highly successful year of freezing out unnecessary waste, with 10,825 fridges collected during the…
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