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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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Commission misses the point on pokies
The Productivity Commission’s (PC) final report on gambling hits Ministers’ desks on 26 February and councils should be paying close attention because communities throughout Australia…
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GreenFields makeover for Brimbank*
On 15 December 2009, the Federal Member for Maribyrnong, Bill Shorten, officially opened the Keilor Park synthetic turf facility in Melbourne’s Brimbank City Council. The…
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LG to take stronger action on alcohol
The launch of a new resource by ICLEI Oceania aims to provide councils with greater confidence and clarity when addressing alcohol related harms in their…
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Liquor Accord recognised for injury prevention
Following the highly successful relaunch of the Town of Vincent’s Liquor Accord, the initiative has been Highly Commended in the Injury Prevention category of the…
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