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Barn redevelopment provides economic and community benefits
Located in Rosny Park at the heart of Clarence City Council in Tasmania, the Rosny Farm cottage and barn are historically significant. The structures are…
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Creative ways to save water
Last year, Campbelltown City Council in South Australia ran the ‘Creative Ways to Save Water’ competition to promote water saving initiatives in the community. Council…
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Infrastructure – time for local muscle
The Good Oil * by Rod Brown Infrastructure Australia, a statutory advisory council, will be established under Federal legislation this month. Local Government must be…
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Greater Shepparton signs MOU with Lijiang
Located two hours north of Melbourne, Greater Shepparton City Council has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lijiang City in China. Signed late last…
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Councillor Profiles
Mayor Julie Boyd, Mackay City Council, Qld Q. How long have you been on Council? I have spent 16 years in Local Government, 11 of…
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ALGA delegation visits China
By Adrian Beresford-Wylie* A delegation from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) visited China from 2 to 12 December 2007 as a guest of the…
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Qld Councils call on State to refund lost rates
President of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ), Councillor Paul Bell, said a failure by the Queensland Government to efficiently administer its land valuation…
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Wyndham City Council
At the 2007 National General Assembly in Darwin we invited delegates to share their Council’s projects and initiatives to win a full page feature in…
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Fremantle Leisure Centre scoops the pool at lifeguard challenge
Late last year, lifeguards from Fremantle City Council’s Fremantle Leisure Centre scooped the pool at the Royal Life Saving Society and Western Australian Local Government…
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Green garden helps keep waterways clean
Located at the northern end of Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Hobsons Bay City Council has installed an innovative, environmentally friendly garden that uses rainwater…
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Funding key to addressing road safety
Road funding for local road networks could play a key role in addressing road safety issues across Western Australia, with 68 per cent of serious…
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Think you’ve seen it all…you can at CivEnEx Sydney*
The Field Days are back with CivEnEx returning to Western Sydney International Dragway at Eastern Creek on Thursday 22 May through to Saturday 24 May…
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