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City improves community safety with smart solar-powered poles
Staff Writer Environment and Sustainability, Lighting, Partner Solutions, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Development, Urban Development 0The City of Ryde contacted Multipole looking for a solar pole solution that was powerful enough to run two...
First Parramatta road smart poles installed by Inner West Council
Staff Writer Civil Construction, Lighting, Partner Solutions, Safety, Smart Cities, Technology, Urban Development, Urban Development 0The first Parramatta Road poles have been installed in Leichhardt, NSW, by Inner West Council. These poles are the...
Cyclone-rated smart poles transform Broome’s Chinatown
Staff Writer Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Partner Solutions, Public facilities, Safety, Urban Development 0Chinatown in Broome, Western Australia, has undergone a $30 million revitalisation, enhancing the vibrancy of the historic precinct. The...
Douglas Shire Council makes the switch to smart water metering
Staff Writer Asset Management, Partner Solutions, Smart Cities, Technology, Water 0Douglas Shire Council is set to install Taggle Systems’ smart water metering solution to improve water security, billing accuracy,...
Why local government is holding the keys to the electric vehicle revolution
Staff Writer Council, Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, Features, Planning, Regional, Renewable Energy, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Transport 0By Scott Dwyer and Kriti Nagrath, Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney Transport is a...
Programmed partners with City of Melbourne for critical maintenance services
Staff Writer Asset Management, Facilities Mangement, Partner Solutions 0Programmed, Australia’s largest provider of staffing, operations, and maintenance services employing around 30,000 people across Australia and New Zealand,...
The National Economic Development Conference (NEDC21) is a must attend event for anyone working in economic development in...
Gladys Berejiklian ‘snubs’ hotspot mayors
Staff Writer Community Services, Council, Disaster Management, News, NSW, Safety, Spotlight, Welfare 0New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, is alleged to have turned down calls to meet with 12 mayors from...
New economic development training program launches in Australia
Staff Writer Community Services, Council, People, Planning 0Economic Development Australia (EDA), the national peak body for economic development professionals, recently launched Australia’s only accredited Economic Development...
Water, sewer operations under Council review
Staff Writer Asset Management, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Central Coast Council has commissioned an independent review of the model governing its water and sewer operations. Council CEO,...
VIC councils address growing suburban homelessness
Staff Writer Community Services, Council, News, Safety, Spotlight, Welfare 013 Victorian councils are uniting to address growing homelessness in the state, launching a best practice guide during Homelessness...
Cyclone-affected councils receive $100m in funding
Staff Writer Council, Disaster Management, News, Safety & Training, Spotlight 0The Commonwealth State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) has announced $100 million in funding for WA local governments affected...
Council secures $12 million in bushfire recovery funding
Staff Writer Asset Management, Council, Disaster Management, News 0Shoalhaven City Council has secured $12 million for bushfire recovery, response and preparedness projects in the Shoalhaven region. Council...
NSW Council sets sights on carbon neutrality by 2031
Staff Writer Asset Management, Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, Lighting, News, NSW, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Kiama Council has adopted a new Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan which will see the council set itself the target...
National Economic Development Conference comes to Mackay
Staff Writer Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Partner Solutions 0Regional Transformation – An Evolution of the Circular Economy is the timely and relevant theme of the 2021 National...
Smart bus shelter winner chosen
Staff Writer Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Council, Mobility, News, Safety, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Transport 0An innovative bus shelter that can use vibration and sound to inform passengers of an approaching bus has won...
Council endorses five-year city plan
Staff Writer Civil Construction, Council, News, Spotlight, Urban Development, Urban Development 0Logan City Council has endorsed a five-year project to create a new city plan, which will outline the City’s...