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Community Services
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Features
Safety
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Trends
Trends

Kick-starting our cities’ economies post-pandemic

Art can improve our mental health and emotional wellbeing — and now, city councils are turning to the sector to stimulate economic growth, following a pandemic-induced economic downturn. Here, Council looks at the arts, culture, business and infrastructure initiatives that are restoring the vibrancy of Australia’s major cities.

Community Services
Cultural Services
Disaster Management
Features
Sustainability

Caring for country: rejuvenating the land with cultural burning

In 2019, as parts of the nation were battling the first blazes of what developed into one of Australia’s worst fire seasons, the City of Adelaide’s Horticulture Team, project managers and members of the Kaurna community met in the heart of the city with traditional fire practitioner, Victor Steffensen, to learn about cultural burning. A descendant of the Tagalaka people in Northern Queensland, Victor has been sharing his knowledge on cultural burning for the past 20 years.

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Stormwater
Sustainability
Water

A park changing the way we think about water

An award-winning environmental restoration improvement project by Georges River Council is working to change Australia’s perspective on stormwater, to a resource rather than a problem. By creating a beautiful, natural landscape and supporting wetlands as a filter, the project has reduced water pollution and promoted sustainable water use practices, following the Council’s 2020 commitment of close to $12 million (including funding secured from the Federal and New South Wales Government) for the initiative.

Asset Management
Sustainability
Technology
Waste Management

City of Ballarat’s circular economy to turn full circle

The City of Ballarat is calling for its local waste system to turn full circle, launching a suite of projects that will foster a new precinct of resource exchange, reuse, and local business profitability; creating a circular economy. The Circular Ballarat Framework sets out to reduce waste by turning it into materials that can then be used in manufacturing, rather than a linear “take-make-waste” system.

Community Services
Disaster Management
Smart Cities
Urban Development

Street smarts: how councils can make the best use of street space

Australia is learning to “live with the virus”, and with initiatives such as Sydney’s $43.5 million George Street transformation project underway, councils are seeking ways to make cities safer and more welcoming in the face of the pandemic. But as pedestrian spaces and outdoor dining areas expand, it’s vital to understand the way city streets are currently being used. An RMIT study has outlined how streets are being used to cater for different modes of transport in Melbourne, and how they could be adapted for more equitable use.

Community Services
Disaster Management
Electric vehicles
Features

Why local government is holding the keys to the electric vehicle revolution

Transport is a critical lifeline for many of us, but despite the benefits, the way we travel and the fuel we use is having a major impact on the environment, our wellbeing, and health. As the global automotive industry shifts towards electric vehicles (EV), local government is ideally placed to benefit while smoothing the transition – and that is good news for all of us. This is why it is not Elon Musk holding the keys to the EV revolution in Australia; instead it is our country’s 537 local governments.

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