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Tom Price vision moves one step closer
After more than 40 years, the Tom Price town centre in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is set to undergo a facelift. The Shire…
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Up to date RoadInfo for Northern Rivers
A new website has been launched in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales to provide drivers with up to date information on road…
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Councillor Profiles
Councillor Gaetano Greco, City of Darebin, Victoria Q. How long have you been on Council? I have been on Council for only a year and…
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MoU ensures the future of roads in WA’s Mid West
Mid West Regional Council (MWRC) and Main Roads WA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will ensure the future participation of six councils…
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Vic councils a State collection agency
With the Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Innovation, Gavin Jennings, recently announcing a price hike for landfill levies in metropolitan Victoria, the Municipal…
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Affordable housing agreement for people with a disability
Hepburn Shire Council in Central Victoria has entered a groundbreaking agreement to provide affordable housing for people with disabilities. Under the agreement, Council has transferred…
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Sports Without Borders
Barriers such as cost, cultural appropriateness, transport, language, and a lack of familiarity with systems and structures influence the capacity of newly arrived migrant and…
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Playspace playgrounds the only choice*
Playspace is dedicated to the idea of play and its vital importance in enhancing the lives of children, families and communities. It is committed to…
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The many languages of Monash
Melbourne’s Monash City Council is offering a range of free services to non English speaking residents within its five library branches. People living in Monash…
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Calls for Local Government to step up climate change action
As former CEO of Nillumbik Shire Council in Victoria and newly appointed CEO/Regional Director of ICLEI – Oceania, Bill Forrest has called on Local Government…
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Cruising and surfing
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* One weekend in March, hundreds of cars and spectators turned up in Harlow, blocking carparks and roads. This wasn’t…
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Kwinana celebrates Year of Women
With 2010 being the year of Women in Local Government, Western Australia’s Town of Kwinana has many reasons to celebrate. Located south of Perth’s CBD,…



