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Making sport sustainable with artificial turf*
Climate change is a reality and is an issue for all communities and industries in Australia, including football and cricket, which require an oval to…
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Hornsby’s Earthwise
With around 70 per cent of its area either a national park or nature reserve, residents of Hornsby Shire are right behind Council’s Earthwise program.…
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Tapex artificial turf a headturner*
The dramatic acceleration in the swing to artificial turf has seen it appear everywhere from the bowling greens to the backyards of Australia. Tennis courts,…
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Broken Hill hosts NSW LGA annual conference
In opening the recent New South Wales Local Government Association 2008 conference, Association President, Councillor Genia McCaffery, pointed out that many delegates had only been…
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South Australian Local Government in good shape
Staged in Adelaide from 23 to 24 October, the Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGASA) 2008 Annual General Meeting featured two days of discussions…
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Counting the cost
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* Spiralling inflation has reduced the real terms value of money that councils receive in grants from Central Government and…
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MAV meeting future needs
President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), Councillor Dick Gross, said that Local Government is working in collaboration with the State Government to reform…
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The importance of Local Government elections
By Peter Johnstone* “Why should I bother about Local Government elections? I don’t know enough about the candidates and voting won’t make much difference. Council…
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Migrant settlement has positive impact on Whyalla population
Over the 2007/2008 financial year, the number of new migrant workers in South Australia’s City of Whyalla doubled from the previous year. Located on the…
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Campbelltown group tour program a success
Campbelltown City is located less than an hour southwest of the Sydney CBD and 2.5 hours north of Canberra, with Wollongong and the Illawarra approximately…
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Future directions in tourism and economic development
An interview with Kym Fuller, Manager Community and Economic Development, Central Darling Shire Council, New South Wales. Covering over 53,000 square kilometres, Central Darling Shire…
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Fremantle reaches into its heart for Mainstreet 2009 Conference
Fremantle Western Australia has an enormous heart so it is no wonder that from 15 to 19 March 2009 it will host the 7th National…
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