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Keeping outback towns connected
Floodway upgrades along Kempe Road and Anne Beadell Highway, near Coober Pedy in the far north of South Australia, are now underway to improve the…
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Reflections on the Bleak City
Sydneysiders love to denigrate Melbourne as the Bleak City – bleak weather, grey buildings, insular people. Perhaps due to competitive rivalry and paranoia? Anyway, a…
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Technology targets dangerous escapee
A trial to arrest an escaped native plant killer hiding out in a tricky coastal area is underway using some innovative technology. Broad-leaf pepper is…
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Art launch
The Art on the Great Victorian Rail Trail Project was officially opened at Trawool Estate on Friday 26 May ahead of a major tourism campaign…
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Clean energy future
Energy Next, powered by All Energy Australia, will transform the ICC Sydney into a showcase of Australia’s clean energy future on 18-19 July. Featuring some…
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Funding welcomed for Australia’s early childhood education workforce
Minderoo Foundation’s Thrive by Five initiative has welcomed the Federal Government’s $72.4 million investment in skills development and training for Australia’s early childhood education workforce.…
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No pool funding for Moorabool
Victoria’s Moorabool Council has expressed disappointed that funding for an indoor pool has yet again been left off the list of funded projects in the…
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National Cabinet is directly relevant to local government
The Albanese Government is in action and reform mode at present. The federal officials I’m talking too are genuinely pumped that they’re engaged in meaningful…
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Conservation groups disappointed by lack of funding
The Albanese Government has committed $146.8m in the budget towards their election promise to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but failed to commit the funds…
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Streetscape upgrade finished
A more than two-year project to revitalise one of Toowoomba’s oldest and most iconic streets is now complete with the official opening of a newly…
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Albany wins major award
Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre (ALAC) has won the 2023 Platinum Waterwise Aquatic Centre Award at the 2023 Waterwise Recognition Event held in Perth earlier…
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South Australia welcomes road extension
South Australia’s Local Government Association has welcomed the three-year extension of local road funding for SA councils, announced in this month’s 2023-24 Federal Budget. LGA…