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Renewable energy generation from landfill gas in Darwin
In September, Darwin City Council commissioned Northern Territory’s first methane gas power plant at the Shoal Bay Waste Disposal Deposit site. The Darwin Renewable Energy…
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Improved sewage treatment benefits Redlands waterways
The health of Redland’s waterways is expected to improve significantly following a $17 million investment into the Capalaba, Thorneside and Victoria Point Wastewater Treatment Plants…
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New South Wales Councils save buckets of water per day
Forty-one Councils across Sydney, the Illawarra and Blue Mountains have joined Sydney Water’s Every Drop Counts (EDC) Business Program to identify and achieve substantial water…
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Water issues
The action and lead taken by Federal Minister, Peter McGauran, in advocating more money for infrastructure upgrades as apposed to water ‘buy backs’ is also…
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New Victorian sustainability accord outlines environment principles and actions
The Victorian Local Sustainability Accord was launched on 7 November by Environment Minister, John Thwaites, and its cosignatories including the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)…
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National conference calls on all spheres of government to address regional issues
The Communiqué from the ninth annual national Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) conference staged in Yeppoon, Queensland last September is calling on government…
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Crime Prevention – nationally endorsed units of competency
At the November 2003 meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Crime Prevention Ministerial Forum, Ministers agreed to a Strategic Framework for Crime Prevention and…
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Derwent Valley creating real jobs
Derwent Valley Council’s Real Jobs program is designed to assist young people at risk of becoming welfare dependent, to become skilled and job ready. Collaboration…
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Victoria Police and Macedon Ranges Shire Council form training partnership
The Victoria Police Airlie Leadership Development Centre (ALDC) and Macedon Ranges Shire Council have formed a partnership to provide a leadership development course for Council…
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New apprenticeship program takes out Federal award
Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre is a solid dry waste landfill and recycling centre operated by Warringah Council in collaboration with Manly, Mosman and…
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Fair funding, fair treatment and formal recognition!
In his address at the 12th National General Assembly, President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Councillor Paul Bell, said that after more than…
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Partnerships how Councils can push the boundaries
Keynote speaker, Jim Soorley, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane City Council urged Councils to look at partnerships as a means to achieve their goals. Using…
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