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Celebrating women in Local Government
Speeches about having the courage to go after what you want; an anecdote about locking yourself in the wardrobe while on the phone to a…
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Redland tsunami disaster planning goes into operation
Off the west coast of New Zealand at 8.45am EST on Thursday 18 November, a powerful, magnitude 8.7 undersea earthquake was recorded. At 9.13am EST,…
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Flood Education Kit recognised on the national stage
One of the education measures undertaken by Launceston City Council and the Launceston Flood Authority to ensure residents are prepared for a flood has been…
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Road shoulders stay strong and tight with PolyCom Stabilising Aid*
Picture a Central Queensland rural road with heavy traffic volume, and hundreds of light vehicles sharing this road every day with a fleet of coal…
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Floods leave multi billion dollar repair bill
Eleven people have died and more than 200,000 people in 40 communities across Queensland have been impacted in some way by the floods that have…
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All about being bold – The Good Oil by Rod Brown*
Happy New Year folks! An exciting but uncertain year beckons, with regional development coming to the fore. The Gillard Government may not see out 2011,…
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Torres Shire delivers its ‘best project ever’
Thursday Island residents are calling recent works to its Engineer’s Wharf and Victoria Parade area as the best ever by Torres Shire Council. Located 39…
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Is bigger better?
In a first for Western Australia, the City of Melville has began a new trial to test whether using a 50 per cent larger yellow…
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A cooler work environment with Thermoshield
Kempsey Shire Council’s Water Treatment Plant at South West Rocks has recently been prepared and coated with Thermoshield by Climate Change Australia –Thermal Coatings. The…
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Scrap the cap, NSW councils say
New South Wales councils are still calling for the removal of rate pegging, despite a new method of determining the rate cap limit. The new…
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Marion highlights the art of respect
The City of Marion in southern Adelaide is fostering the talent of young artists, while keeping graffiti off the streets. Through its ‘Art of Respect’…
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An opportunity to be different? – The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley*
While many UK Chief Executives would have been thinking over Christmas about the challenges of the financial situation that their councils are in, hopefully many…
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