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Australia’s largest organic collection trial
In an effort to reduce the amount of household organic waste going to landfill, 4,000 residents in the City of Burnside in South Australia are…
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Wollongong leads the way in assessing financial viability
Wollongong City Council will urge the Department of Local Government to introduce mandatory credit assessments for medium and large Councils following their recent achievement of…
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Future directions in best practice
An interview with Brent Arstrong, General Manager at Hobart City Council, Tasmania Brent Armstrong believes that to drive consistent and sustainable improvement, organisations need to…
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Give me that photo – now!
Most Local Governments have a huge body of images, pictures and logos. These range from photos of Councillors and Council functions, through to shots of…
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Green light for Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay City Council in Victoria has recently developed and introduced a new system for processing permits. The Green Light Online Permit Manager enables residents…
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PPP solution to address infrastructure backlog
Over the last two years both Cardinia and Mornington Peninsula Shire Councils in Melbourne have embarked on developing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to assist in…
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Benefits all round from Eurobodalla’s CBD infrastructure PPP
When Eurobodalla Shire Council identified the need for 400 additional carparks in Batemans Bay CBD, the Public Private Partnership (PPP) it established has delivered a…
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Roads congress to look at improved asset management strategies
Following a decision of members at the IPWEA (NSW) Roads and Transport Directorate Forum held in May arrangements are in hand to hold the inaugural…
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Charles Sturt identifies high risk flood areas
Effective stormwater management and flood mitigation is one of the most significant issues facing South Australia’s City of Charles Sturt and its residents. Many suburbs…
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Reinventing water supply
Staff from Logan Water, a division of Logan City Council in QLD, have developed a revolutionary design for providing emergency water supply. The Camel is…
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West Tamar leads bridge design and construction
When planning for the replacement of the old timber Supply Mill Bridge over the Supply River at Robigana in Northern Tasmania, West Tamar Council saw…
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City Talk explores Sydney’s transport issues
A free City Talk hosted by Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, was held in September to examine Sydney’s public transport issues and innovative systems that…
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