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Efficiencies the key to a sustainable future
Incremental reform of the organisation has been a feature of the management approach at Sutherland Shire Council. Over the years there have been restructures and…
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Planning for an ageing population
Like many communities across Australia, Sutherland Shire is changing. Its residents are becoming older and communities need to be prepared to deal with the challenges…
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Using assets to generate income
Shrinking funding sources in the late 1980s and community demand to deliver quality services and facilities were the catalyst for Sutherland Shire Council to develop…
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Sutherland Shire to host peak tourism forum
Sutherland Shire Council is making preparations to welcome hundreds of delegates when it hosts the 2011 Local Government and Shires Association Tourism Conference in March.…
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Creative ways to combat anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is becoming a growing cost burden and community issue for local government across Australia. Sutherland Shire Council has adopted a strong stance against…
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Bushcare volunteers enhance natural beauty
The Royal National Park – the world’s second oldest national park behind Yellowstone – spans a large part of the Sutherland Shire. The Shire’s natural…
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Animal shelter houses City of Sydney and Sutherland Shire cats and dogs
Sutherland Shire Council last year struck an agreement with the space constrained, City of Sydney, to take its lost and abandoned animals at the Shire’s…
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Sutherland Shire a hub for arts and culture
Sutherland Shire Council is instrumental in supporting the arts and culture operating two major facilities – the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre and the…
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Flood risk highlighted by Australian floods
The loss of lives and property through floods in Queensland, NSW and Victoria in January, have highlighted the importance of flood studies for Local Government…
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The year ahead: constitutional recognition, collaboration and climate change
As we begin 2011, it is no surprise that climate change is again high on the Local Government agenda, along with planning, transport and health.…
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Editorial: COP16 strikes a deal on climate change
December’s Conference of the Parties (COP16) International Conference on Climate Change in Cancun Mexico was a far cry from the 2009 COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark,…
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Preparing for climate change
New maps that identify the future impacts of climate change on heavily populated coastal areas will assist communities to prepare for sea level rise. President…
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