Footpaths
Places to Love program delivering safer connections for pedestrians
Kody Cook Civil Construction, Community Services, Council, Footpaths, News, Project, Safety, Spotlight 0The City of Parramatta’s newly named Yilabara path – a popular walking and cycling link between the CBD and...
ALGA requests data on local roads and infrastructure
Kody Cook Civil Construction, Disaster Management, Footpaths, News, Project, Road, Safety, Spotlight 0The ALGA has released a statement reminding councils to support critical national research by providing up-to-date data on the...
Mapping a new way to protect native ecosystems
Stephanie Nestor Condition Assessment, Features, Footpaths, Maintenance, Project, Recreation 0By Stephanie Nestor, Assistant Editor, Council Magazine In an innovative trial, Sunshine Coast Council is testing the capabilities of...
The City of Logan has completed its multi-million dollar intersection upgrade at Rochedale Road/Priestdale Road, just in time for...
Asset management from the ground up
Council Journalist Asset Management, Civil Construction, Drainage, Footpaths, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0For councils around Australia, asset management is a crucial responsibility, one that is becoming increasingly difficult to manage as...
Northern Beaches Council to build $7.2M active transport corridor
Tess Macallan Civil Construction, Footpaths, News 0Northern Beaches Council is set to build a new active transport corridor to improve connection between suburbs – creating...
Tweed Shire Council is urging the community to wait until the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail...
$9M WestInvest funding for walking and cycling tracks in Blue Mountains
Rebecca Todesco Council, Footpaths, News, NSW, Parks, Planning, Project, Public facilities, WestInvest 0$9 million in funding has been announced for Blue Mountains City Council to help build three projects which will...
WestInvest to fund community hubs in Wollondilly
Rebecca Todesco Arts, Council, Footpaths, News, NSW, Planning, Public facilities, Spotlight, Urban Development 0The latest local government area to benefit from the $5 billion WestInvest Fund is Wollondilly Shire Council, with a...
Melbourne’s Hardware Lane to undergo $2M revitalisation
Ciaran O'Mahony Civil Construction, Council, Footpaths, News, Urban Development, VIC 0The City of Melbourne is set to revitalise tourist hotspot Hardware Lane with a $2 million streetscape upgrade, to...
Melbourne’s $6.3M footpath blitz
Rebecca Todesco Footpaths, News, Urban Development, Urban Development, VIC 0The City of Melbourne is investing $6.3 million to repair and upgrade footpaths across the municipality as more residents...
The different faces of liveability: using data and collaboration to boost quality of life
April Shepherd Community Services, Features, Footpaths, Sustainability, Welfare 0Around the nation we have everything from capital cities with new suburbs without critical infrastructure for residents; to rural...
Sunshine Coast Council making the region accessible for all
April Shepherd Civil Construction, Community Services, Facilities Mangement, Features, Footpaths, Safety, Transport, Welfare 1Sunshine Coast Council has completed a revolutionary pilot project focused on making life easier for people of all abilities...
Local council works with EcoTeq to achieve carbon neutral goals
April Shepherd Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Footpaths, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0Whether it’s managing rubbish, removing graffiti, cleaning public toilets, sweeping footpaths, or even cleaning up bird droppings – councils...
Ground-cooling trial to beat urban heat
Council Journalist Aged care, Asset Management, Community Services, Disaster Management, Footpaths, Welfare 0by April Shepherd, Editor, Council magazine As the effects of climate change become more and more evident in Australia's...
Stage two of Wollongong streetscape works underway
chrisallan Council, Footpaths, News, NSW, Parks, Spotlight, Urban Development 0Wollongong City Council has progressed to Stage 2 in the Helensburgh Streetscape Masterplan, with planned upgrades to deliver a...
QLD council awards construction tender for tourist hotspot
April Shepherd Civil Construction, Footpaths, News, QLD, Spotlight 0Work will soon commence on Townsville City Council’s $9 million Horseshoe Bay Road renewal project on Magnetic Island, with...