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Ground-cooling trial to beat urban heat
Patricia 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...
Caring for country: rejuvenating the land with cultural burning
Patricia Community Services, Cultural Services, Disaster Management, Features, Sustainability 0In 2019, as parts of the nation were battling the first blazes of what developed into one of Australia’s...
Trends in digital sensing, thinking and acting technology
Patricia Asset Management, Community Services, Features, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0by Gerard Dyson, Managing Director, Spectur In our personal and working lives, we are becoming increasingly comfortable with the...
Kick-starting our cities’ economies post-pandemic
Patricia Civil Construction, Community Services, Disaster Management, Features, Safety, Urban Development 0Art can improve our mental health and emotional wellbeing — and now, city councils are turning to the sector...
Making public spaces better with Out of Home
Patricia Community Services, Disaster Management, Environment and Sustainability, Features, Sponsored Editorial 0by Cathy O’Connor, CEO, oOh!media The impact Out of Home media and advertising can have on a community extends...
Calls for Federal Government to extend $2.5 billion community program in Budget
Annabelle Powell Community Services, Council, News, Spotlight 0The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is calling for the Federal Government to extend its $2.5 billion Local Roads...
City-goers claim over $3 million in Midweek Melbourne Money
stephanienestor Community Services, Council, News, Recreation, Spotlight, VIC 0City of Melbourne and Victorian Government joint initiative, the Midweek Melbourne Money program, is in its second week and...
LGAQ calls for urgent funding to combat overcrowding
Annabelle Powell Community Services, Council, News, Spotlight, Urban Development 0The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has called on the Federal Government to commit to a $100 million...
NT council receives over $1 million in funding for Homelands Project
April Shepherd Community Services, Cultural Services, News, Public facilities, Spotlight 0Roper Gulf Regional Council, in the Northern Territory, has received funding from the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) to...
Council calls for pandemic homelessness measures to remain
stephanienestor Community Services, NSW, Spotlight 0The City of Sydney has urged the New South Wales Government to continue the temporary accommodation effort introduced in...
Logan Council supports wildlife affected by floods
stephanienestor Community Services, Environment and Sustainability, QLD, Spotlight 0City of Logan are offering wildlife carers much-needed financial support after recent devastating flooding, to rehabilitate animals injured in...
Townsville schools adopting waterways in new initiative
stephanienestor Community Services, Environment and Sustainability, Spotlight 0Townsville schools, and one community group, are learning how to protect the environment through a new council initiative –...
White Patch to Bribie Island causeway blown apart by floods
mikaylabridge Council, Disaster Management, News, Safety 0The causeway linking White Patch to Bribie Island has been blown apart by 830mm of rain, with a temporary...
VIC Government’s plan to stop paying social housing rates axed
mikaylabridge Community Services, Council, News, People 0The Victorian Government’s plans to stop paying social housing rates, which would have led to a $540 million council...
Developing: East Coast flood crisis
Annabelle Powell Community Services, Council, Disaster Management, News, Safety, Spotlight 0May 19 Ipswich begins recovery after second flood Damage assessment and quick recovery actions have begun in the City...
Geelong Council to consider social housing land transfer
laurendelorenzo Community Services, Council, News, Planning, Spotlight, VIC 0The City of Greater Geelong will undertake further examination for potentially transfering $3.6 million worth of Council-owned land for...
Council releases strategy to boost kindergarten services
Annabelle Powell Childcare, Community Services, Council, News, Spotlight 0The City of Greater Bendigo is calling for feedback on a Draft Early Years Strategy that includes recommendations for...