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AlburyCity exchanges weeds for native plants
Residents who bought weeds to the AlburyCity Waste Management Centre on 1 and 2 August were rewarded with five free native plants as part of…
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Land purchase part of urban koala rescue
Redland City Council in southeast Queensland has purchased two hectares of land to be protected as koala habitat. Using funds set aside specifically to acquire…
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Australian Made FIFA recommended soccer field*
Located 25 kilometres west of Melbourne, CRC Caroline Springs recognised that sport plays a big part within their local community and recently decided to invest…
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Supporting community sport*
After the dust settles on the sports funding allocations that occur at Federal and State budget time and the commitments made for developing sporting facilities…
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Port Macquarie sets the stage to embrace new era
After much anticipation, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council in northeast New South Wales has opened the doors to its Glasshouse Arts, Conference and Entertainment Centre. The facility…
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Pool blanket to slash emissions
Greenhouse emissions generated at Maroondah City Council’s Ringwood Aquatic Centre (RAC) will be slashed by 280 tonnes a year following the recent installation of a…
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Innovative and creative playgrounds*
At Playspace we are always striving for creative excellence and innovation in the manufacture of our products. Our latest ranges include many different approaches to…
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Domestic violence – it’s not our game
Carpentaria Shire Council is receiving a myriad of accolades for its ground breaking and highly successful ‘Domestic Violence—it’s not our game’ campaign. Developed by Council…
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Status of 500 sports grounds available by SMS*
Having just implemented the BounceBack SMS service in their tenth council, the team from Blink Mobile Technologies are on a roll making sure councils all…
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Monash launches online economic profile
It is vital for councils to understand the economic role and function of their area and how this interacts with their residential and community services.…
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Youth mag hits the streets
In June, the first edition of Melton Shire Council’s quarterly youth magazine ‘No Restrictions’ was distributed to local students in years six through to 12.…
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Toowoomba installs second skate park
Toowoomba Regional Council in the Darling Downs region of Queensland is in the process of installing its second Skateramps Australia skate park. Council purchased a…
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