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  • Empowerment through training

    Empowerment through training

    Empowering Local Government through in-house engagement training. Practical, customisable training that builds confidence, connection and capability across your team. In today’s complex and ever-evolving environment,…

  • Wonderful water wins awards

    Wonderful water wins awards

    RICHMOND Valley Council’s Casino Water Treatment Plant team is again headed to the national tap water tasting championships after taking out the top accolade for…

  • How councils can help

    How councils can help

    Bridging the Confidence Gap: Empowering Local Communities to Ask R U OK? Any Day. R U OK? is calling on local councils to focus on…

  • How councils can help

    How councils can help

    Bridging the Confidence Gap: Empowering Local Communities to Ask R U OK? Any Day. R U OK? is calling on local councils to focus on…

  • New housing for NT

    New housing for NT

    Remote overcrowding in the Northern Territory is being targeted with the building of 222 new homes in the past year. The move is part of…

  • NSW councils shine at awards

    NSW councils shine at awards

    Councils from across NSW have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to their communities at the 2025 Local Government Week Awards. Held in Sydney on…

  • Awards celebrate love of nature

    Awards celebrate love of nature

    Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes art competition strikes a chord with locals. The Bridgetown-Greenbushes Art Awards recently celebrated the deeply personal connection locals have to their surroundings…

  • ALGA meets with Ministers for Climate Change round table

    ALGA meets with Ministers for Climate Change round table

    Australia’s councils are expected to spend more than $2 billion over the next five years to future-proof their communities from the changing climate, according to…

  • First Nations Councillor wins prestigious scholarship

    First Nations Councillor wins prestigious scholarship

    Kempsey Shire Councillor Annette Lawrence is the 2025 recipient of the Cr Pat Dixon Memorial Trust Scholarship. The proud Dunghutti woman was awarded the prestigious…

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  • First female mayor for Cassowary Coast

    First female mayor for Cassowary Coast

    Cassowary Coast Regional Council has welcomed the region’s first female Mayor Teresa Millwood following the Queensland Local Government elections late last month. The council has…

  • Pilings adding foundations for Lake Pontoon

    Pilings adding foundations for Lake Pontoon

    Piling works for the Lake Boga Floating Pontoon has began in mid March, marking a significant milestone in the renovation project. Swan Hill Council Director…

  • Pennisi is out

    Pennisi is out

    Southern Downs Mayor Vic Pennisi was not returned following the 2024 Local Government Election but was full of gratitude and thanks following his election loss…

  • Having a ball quite the tradition at the Hill

    Having a ball quite the tradition at the Hill

    Nominations are now open for young ladies looking to make their debut at this year’s Broken Hill Civic Ball. The Civic Ball is one of…

  • Community safety a priority

    Community safety a priority

    Town of Claremont’s Community Safety Officers play a valuable role in the community and help to provide a safe environment for all residents and visitors…

  • Centre a boon for tourism

    Centre a boon for tourism

    Lachlan Shire Council has a new and improved Freight Logistics and Visitors Information Centre, located in the “Utes in the Paddock” precinct Condobolin. Opened in…

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  • Empowerment through training

    Empowerment through training

    Empowering Local Government through in-house engagement training. Practical, customisable training that builds confidence, connection and capability across your team. In today’s complex and ever-evolving environment,…

  • Leading Glen Innes Severn with Vision and Purpose

    Leading Glen Innes Severn with Vision and Purpose

    Elected as a first time Councillor and immediately elected as Mayor following the September 2024 election, Mayor Margot Davis brings more than 20 years of…

  • Wonderful water wins awards

    Wonderful water wins awards

    RICHMOND Valley Council’s Casino Water Treatment Plant team is again headed to the national tap water tasting championships after taking out the top accolade for…

  • How councils can help

    How councils can help

    Bridging the Confidence Gap: Empowering Local Communities to Ask R U OK? Any Day. R U OK? is calling on local councils to focus on…

  • New housing for NT

    New housing for NT

    Remote overcrowding in the Northern Territory is being targeted with the building of 222 new homes in the past year. The move is part of…

  • NSW councils shine at awards

    NSW councils shine at awards

    Councils from across NSW have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to their communities at the 2025 Local Government Week Awards. Held in Sydney on…

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