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Working together on waste outcomes
Problematic waste streams, illegal dumping and food organic trials were on the agenda at the South Australian Local Government Association’s Zero Waste Forum in July.…
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Total Place?
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* There is clear recognition that there are too many vulnerable people and families receiving services from innumerable public agencies,…
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Audit Office misses the point on RLCIP
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released its audit of the Strategic Projects Component of the Regional and Local community Infrastructure Program (RLCIP) on 27…
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National Roads and Transport Congress heads to WA
The theme for the 2010 National Local Roads and Transport Congress is Building the Case for Transport Investment, which is the goal of Local Government…
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Fresh food choices for local communities
Victorian councils are taking the lead in improving access to healthy foods with the State Government’s VicHealth ‘Food for All Program’. The program is designed to increase regular…
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Future directions in recreation
*by Karen Milligan Australian’s tend to take their recreation services and facilities for granted. I was recently in Cambodia and it was a real eye…
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Broken Hill smart water monitoring for parks and ovals irrigation
by Ryan Dillon* Prior to water restrictions some councils used 70 per cent of their total water consumption for irrigation. In response to long term…
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New campaign to highlight local sporting clubs and benefits of participation for kids*
The Australian Sports Commission has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at getting kids involved in club sports. Themed ‘Play for life … join a sporting…
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Leading the way in dental care
Brewarrina Shire Council has led the way in rural and remote dental care services through its dental project. The Project is a partnership between the…
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Hornsby Cherrybrook centre gets an upgrade
Hornsby Shire Council has been Highly Commended at the Institute of Public Works and Engineering (NSW) Excellence Awards. The northern Sydney council received the award…
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Eradicating graffiti vandalism*
Graffiti is a scourge on scarce public funds that are needed badly elsewhere. So why not eradicate the graffiti problem and redeploy the public money…
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New all abilities playground
Ipswich City Council is celebrating its first all abilities themed playground, which was recently installed at Browns Park. The new equipment was installed as part…
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