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Recycling – Easy as 1.2.3.
During the first six months of 2006, Hornsby Shire Council’s Waste Management Team conducted a broad scale community consultation into the future direction of its…
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Sowing the seeds for a sustainable future – with Ricoh and Earthkeepers™*
Ensuring the earth’s future viability needs affirmative action today from businesses and the community. It also means educating and empowering the adults of tomorrow. Earthkeepers™…
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The Darling, the drought and the dust*
The Murray Darling Association invites you to take part in its 63rd National Conference and Annual General Meeting. To be staged in Bourke from 12…
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New bore site generating 2.5 million litres of water per day
In June, Brisbane Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman, tapped into one of the City’s oldest natural water supply systems to help beat the worst drought and…
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Innovative partnership model for infrastructure development
Cardinia Shire in southeast Melbourne took out the prestigious Local Government Professionals Award for Excellence in the Community Assets and Infrastructure division for its Connecting…
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$13.8 million funds boost for communities and emergency volunteers
Local communities and emergency service volunteers across Australia will share a $13.8 million funding boost as a result of the latest round of grants under…
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Getting the message across
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* In July, I spoke at a conference organised by the Government’s Communities and Local Government Department. The title of…
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Local Government works towards future vision
The third Future of Local Government (FOLG) Summit was staged in Melbourne in June. Three frameworks were discussed and endorsed to help Councils across the…
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Local communities and sporting clubs benefit from Active After-school Communities program extension
The Active After-school Communities (AASC) program, developed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), provides primary school aged children with access to free, structured physical activity…
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Youth lobbying sees skate park upgrades installed
Jabiru Town Council has used a Northern Territory Department of Sport and Recreation grant to upgrade its local skate park. Council used the $29,000 grant…
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Future directions in leisure, parks and gardens
An interview with Joel Johnson, Manager Trees, Parks and Aquatic Facilities, City of Sydney, New South Wales With a background in landscape architecture and an…
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Closing the generation gap is child’s play in Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay City Council and the TLC Aged Care Marina facility have joined forces to create Hobsons Bay’s first ever ‘intergenerational playgroup’. This innovative program…
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