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Enhancing character and heritage
Sustaining the environment goes beyond natural assets and includes built forms such as urban streetscapes and public places. Recognising this, Council continued to guide the…
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Re-using rainwater
A key component of Boroondara’s environment strategy involves the catchment, cleansing and deployment of rain water, through the following three projects. Water tank One of…
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Council on track to meet recycling targets
Last year the City of Boroondara recycled more than half of the total waste generated in the municipality – putting it on track to meet…
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Meet Boroondara’s Environmental Planning team
The City of Boroondara has a specialist team who not only implement environmental programs and projects for Council and the community, but ensure that ‘green’…
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Community involvement
Council’s inaugural Community Forum was held in May this year under the theme, Sustaining our Environment. The forum, initiated following the success of Council’s Living…
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Green is the new black
World Environment Day was celebrated in style this year when Council staff held a ‘green’ fashion parade of recycled and ethically produced clothing and accessories.…
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Sustainable future
Everyone in the community can help achieve a more sustainable environment and the first steps towards sustainability begin in the home. One of Council’s key…
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Awards and recognition
The City of Boroondara is recognised as a leader on environmental sustainability and has been awarded nationally and internationally for its green initiatives at the…
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LGMA pursues capacity building
With the theme, ‘The world is local: Local Government no boundaries’, this year Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) contributed $20,000 to carbon offset programs as…
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Queensland wins Management Challenge
Moreton Bay Redcaps (l–r) Cecily Draper, Environmental Health Officer – Redcliffe District; David West, Manager Library Services – Pine Rivers District (Team Mentor); Carol Booker,…
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Editorial: climate change initiatives critical year round
Another World Environment Day has come and gone with Local Governments around the nation joining with their communities to mark the day with a variety…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Bill Mitchell, President of the Western Australian…
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