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Business Advantage
Assisting businesses to improve their profitability, address business and lifestyle issues, recognise the importance of their location and to move up to another level requires…
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Regional business clusters secure economic futures
Blue Mountains City Council hosted the first ‘Better Future Economic Development Forum’ in July 2008. The forum brought together over 100 stakeholders from business, education,…
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Self drive experience links visitors with World Heritage area
The Greater Blue Mountains Drive (GBMD) is an award winning ‘self drive’ experience that links visitors with the spectacular natural attractions within the World Heritage…
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A sustainable organisation
Council continues to focus on improving its own corporate environmental performance and is creating a culture that reflects its community endorsed 25 year City Vision…
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Seedpods – Sustainability in early childhood centres
Five early childhood centres and Blue Mountains City Council sustainability educators have been working together to produce sustainability education sessions that tackle the classic environmental…
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Water for Life
‘Water for Life Sustainable Gardens’ in the Blue Mountains has been an extremely popular project. Community members and local schools have been quick to see…
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Climate change risk assessment
Blue Mountains City Council was successful in obtaining a Local Adaptation Pathways Program grant of $30,000 from the Federal Government Department of Climate Change to…
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Climate change remains strong on the agenda for 2010
The economy is recovering from the global financial crisis and councils are still working to finalise major projects funded under the Federal Government’s $1 billion…
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Editorial: Copenhagen highlights climate change on global agenda
Although December’s Copenhagen climate change summit produced an underwhelming result, the event in itself has placed a far greater global emphasis on the need for…
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COAG focuses on health and urban planning
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 28th meeting at Parliament House in Brisbane on 7 December. The Prime Minister, Premiers, Chief Ministers and…
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Camden’s harmony strategy ready as population grows
Camden Council in Sydney’s southwest refused a development application in 2008 for an Islamic school in a rural area close to Camden. Council’s decision was…
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National LG Touch Carnival
Parkes Shire Council in central west New South Wales is gearing up to host the next Annual National Local Government Touch Carnival on 27 February…
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