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Quirky award-winning program

A quirky, funny and quintessentially Sunshine Coast campaign to lure businesses to the region has claimed not one but two international gold awards. The entertaining...

Volunteer program celebrated

The City of Hobart’s longest running and most popular volunteer program celebrated 30 years of caring for Hobart’s native forests, woodlands, and grasslands in...

Saving money on waste

Strong advocacy and leadership by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and local governments has resulted in new national packaging standards and reforms that...

Flying school takes off

A new flying school - that is equipped with cutting-edge technology and a team of experienced instructors – has taken off in Armidale. White Star...

Longest serving NSW councillor honoured

Temora Shire Councillor Nigel Judd OAM, the longest serving councillor in NSW, has been honoured at the Local Government NSW conference with the Lifetime...

Streetscape project provides vibrancy

Years of work has culminated in sweeping street upgrades for the City of Victor Harbor’s Mainstreet Precinct, now providing the community with a vibrant...

Drouin comes together

Drouin’s Oak Street was awash with music and art this weekend as locals came together to celebrate the launch of the newly renovated Drouin...

Competition fires up the imagination

Maitland City Council has furnished its fleet of waste trucks with a collection of colourful cartoon characters, designed and submitted by creative local schoolchildren,...

New initiative launched

Construction is underway on the City of Melbourne’s landmark Make Room project to give our most vulnerable community members a safe and secure roof...

Cockburn evolves as a tourist destination

Cockburn’s evolution as a destination of choice continues on with the formation of a tourism advisory group. The 17-member Cockburn Destination Advisory Group met for...

Giant magpie swoops in

It’s big, it’s bold, and it now has a name! Euroa’s giant magpie sculpture in Euroa’s Seven Creeks Park was given its name recently –...

Competition entrants display love

Djilba Bonar (Djilba season) features in 66 eligible photo entries to the recent Love My Kwinana Photo Competition which is now on display in...

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S.S. Dicky wreck immortalised

The rich history of an iron-hulled steamer, driven ashore during a cyclone in 1893, lives on in a new seaside park. Inspiring our youth and...

New park welcomed