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Ti Tree celebrates opening of new store
It’s been a long time coming, but Ti Tree residents recently celebrated the opening of their very own community store. Located 190 kilometres north of…
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Read all about it – Rockhampton welcomes new regional library
After more than a decade of planning, the Rockhampton Regional Library was officially opened in February. Located in the Rockhampton CBD, this state of the…
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Grumpy sense of self reliance
The Good Oil by Rod Brown* On 18 March there was a Matter of Public Importance debated in the House of Representatives. The topic was…
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CeBIT 2009 – Showcasing the potential and power of ICT*
Moves by Local Governments to bypass the established carriers and take control of their own broadband needs will come under the spotlight at this year’s…
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Councillor profiles
Councillor Malikeh Michaels, Auburn Council, NSW Q. How long have you been in Local Government? I was elected at the 2004 Council elections. Q. Why…
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National push to keep waterways butt free
From 23 to 27 March, the annual Butt Free City campaign ran across 16 Australian cities to help educate the public about the environmental, social…
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Cutting edge playgrounds at competitive prices*
There has been vast change in playground equipment in recent years, especially after European playground standards were adopted here in Australia. We have seen an…
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Derwent Valley Council
The Derwent Valley is located 36 kilometres northwest of Hobart, or a 30 minute relaxing drive along the banks of the fabulous Derwent River –…
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National Tidy Towns finalists for 2009
The national finalists in the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Tidy Towns Awards have been announced and will now compete to become Australia’s Tidiest Town 2009.…
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A Taste of Harmony
Sixty councils and Local Government Associations from across Australia participated in the first ever ‘A Taste of Harmony’ last month. Among the 60,000 people from…
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Hour of dark lights the way
On Saturday 28 March, hundreds of millions of people in more than 4,000 cities in 88 countries across the world ‘voted Earth’ by switching off…
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21st Women, Management and Work Conference*
Presented by Macquarie University managing constant CHANGE at work, its challenges and implications for employees and employers is the theme of the 21st Women, Management…
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