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Local Government taps into $2.6 billion opportunity
Destination Melbourne and Local Governments across Melbourne are working together to encourage Melbournians to get out and about and discover their own backyard. Destination Melbourne…
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Tweed Shire Council wins AR Bluett Award
Tweed Shire Council has won this year’s A.R. Bluett Award, the most prestigious Local Government Award in NSW. The Chairperson of the A.R. Bluett Memorial…
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Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers keeps on blooming
Tweed Shire Council has won this year’s A.R. Bluett Award, the most prestigious Local Government Award in NSW. The Chairperson of the A.R. Bluett Memorial…
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Environmentally friendly Airion blower*
The latest addition to the Pellenc Green Technology range is the super light, quiet, and environmentally friendly Airion blower. At just 80 decibels, one of…
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Shared labour pool eases staff shortages
It began as a suggestion from Great Lakes employers to address a shortage of aged care workers and has developed into a program with great…
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Creating the grounds for success*
In a project jointly funded between Wyndham City, Sports & Recreation Victoria (Department of Planning & Community Development), the AFL, Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria…..TEAM…
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WorkSafe award for the K-9 Kube
The K-9 Kube – a hydraulic lifter that safely loads and transports animals from ground level onto a transport vehicle – won the WorkSafe Award…
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New waste site to help promote tourism
A special ‘Dump Point’ for people to empty their toilets from recreation vehicles (RV) and caravans has been set up by Coffs Harbour City Council…
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International attention for Local Government environmental initiatives
Environmental initiatives by Local Governments in South Australia and New South Wales have won plaudits from overseas. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has endorsed the…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association president. The following is from Councillor Samantha Dunn, President of the Victorian Local…
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Editorial
While the Federal Government and the Opposition continue to argue about the virtues or otherwise of the carbon tax, the debate overshadows a wide range…
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Mixed Local Government response to Government’s digital TV rollout
The changeover to digital television has met with mixed reactions from rural, regional and remote councils. From 30 June 2010, Australia had begun switching off…
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