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NSW Premier Chris Minns should immediately scrap his needless trial of a gambling cashless card and introduce the card now, in the wake of new figures showing the State suffered a record $8 billion in poker machine losses last financial year. The record loss figures affirms past evidence that spikes in gambling losses occur … Continued
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Monday, 9 October 2023 A bright future for reuse in Leeton Not-for-profit social enterprise Resource Recovery Australia (RRA) is excited to become a part of the Leeton community. The organisation has been appointed to provide a new Reviva Reuse Shop to the Leeton Shire Council and its residents for the next three years. RRA NSW … Continued
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An innovative new housing development model, which encourages the creation of additional affordable housing through the leveraging of increased land value in the planning process, is being hailed by innovative not-for-profit housing provider Nightingale as a gamechanger for the nation as it grapples with an unprecedented housing crisis. The Progressive Residential Affordability Development Solution (PRADS), … Continued
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Community members are being encouraged to have their say on four rate rise options designed to help Willoughby City Council’s financial sustainability and guide its future funding priorities. Willoughby Mayor Tanya Taylor said the rate rise options responded to Council’s existing and future financial challenges, a growing and changing population and increasing community expectations. … Continued
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Sydney’s local neighbourhoods will come alive with free, festival vibes for the whole family in spring. Over 7 weekends, each of the main streets of Sydney’s inner villages will be closed to traffic for one day, creating car-free zones for locals to wander and explore their neighbourhood, while local businesses and organisations trade outdoors. … Continued
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The Behavioural Roadmap to Circular Consumption, developed by Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene in the production – consumption cycle to create change, reduce Australia’s material footprint and encourage an efficient use of limited resources as the most effective way to confront the ongoing waste crisis. Different from a … Continued
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8 SEPTEMBER 2023 TWEED MAYOR Chris Cherry took out top honours for her work on the climate change frontline at the national Cities Power Partnership Awards last night. Mayor Cherry was this year’s Climate Ambassador award winner in recognition of her leadership driving climate action and keeping climate on the national agenda in … Continued
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8 SEPTEMBER 2023 BRIMBANK City Council, Merri-bek City Council and City of Yarra took out top honours for their work driving renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives in their communities at the Cities Power Partnership Awards last night. The Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of climate heroes in local governments across the … Continued
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8 SEPTEMBER 2023 THE SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER’s Sustainability Planning Officer took home top honors at the national Cities Power Partnership Awards last night.The Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of climate heroes in local governments across the country who are transforming Australia’s energy landscape. Sustainability Planning Officer Katie Biggs was … Continued
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8 SEPTEMBER 2023 SHOALHAVEN City Council took out top honours for its resilience and dedication to climate action at the Cities Power Partnership Awards last night. The Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of climate heroes in local governments across the country who are transforming Australia’s energy landscape. Shoalhaven City Council took home the … Continued
