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Forward thinking pays off
The City of Whittlesea is now entering an exciting and challenging phase of growth. With an extensive planning framework in place, Council’s vision for a…
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Growth area councils make a united front
With one in four Australians currently living in a metropolitan growth area, and that figure expected to rise to one in three in the next…
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Looking after our precious resource
Water is a major focus for Whittlesea Council. Its 2006 Sustainable Water Use Plan sets an ambitious goal to reduce relative potable water use by…
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Innovative water savings at golf course
In what is considered to be a first in the golf industry, Council is constructing a turf nursery and sub surface irrigation project at its…
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Sustaining sport during drought
The City of Whittlesea recently became home to Australia’s first ‘Soccer Real’ synthetic turf soccer pitch, enabling local clubs to continue playing sport during the…
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Jobs for a complete City
As one of the fastest growing municipalities in Melbourne, one local job per household is the ambitious goal for Whittlesea. With a rapidly increasing population,…
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Innovation in access
With a commitment to providing equitable access to all residents and visitors to the City, Council has installed innovative trail access gates in two highly…
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Community building
Council’s rural township of Whittlesea has experienced much activity in recent years, thanks to funding from the Victorian Government’s Community Building Initiative (CBI). Whittlesea is…
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Working towards a better future
To provide young people, families and children with the best possible future, Council is improving support and services through the Whittlesea Community Futures Partnership. With…
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Summit brings young people’s voice to the fore
Local young people had the chance to have a say and help shape their community at the third annual Youth Summit hosted by the City…
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City’s youth on the EDGE
In August, a new youth services hub ‘EDGE – Services for Young People’, was officially opened at a shopping centre in one of the City’s…
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Post amalgamations – Queensland councils are forging ahead
Following amalgamations involving the majority of Queensland councils and elections for all councils in March this year, the President of the Local Government Association of…
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