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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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Road safety awards for WA councils
In May, five Western Australian councils were recognised for leadership in road safety at the 2008 Transport and Roads Conference held in Perth. The Local…
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