Health
Environmental health win for Maribyrnong team
Maribyrnong City Council’s Environmental Health team has been awarded the Maddocks – Environmental Health Practitioners Australia (EHPA) Award for Team Excellence & Innovation.
The prestigious...
NSW Country Mayors back rural health plan
The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) board has thrown its support behind what it says is a "pragmatic and practical" new plan for...
Latrobe City joins push to stub out youth vaping
Latrobe City Council has partnered with Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU) and Gippsland’s six local Council’s to launch No Filter: Real Stories series — a...
New culturally-tailored dementia education kit available for councils
A new suite of culturally-tailored educational resources from La Trobe University has been designed to increase understanding of modifiable risk factors for dementia in...
Council backs Port Fairy pool closure decision
Moyne Shire Council has supported Belfast Aquatic’s decision to voluntarily close the Port Fairy pool and fitness centre, following the discovery of mould and...
Griffith residents signal support for new hospital governance model
Griffith City Council says it has received strong feedback from residents on the future governance of Griffith Base Hospital, with 791 people completing the...
Maroubra tree gets new blue lease on life
A dead tree in Nagle Park, Maroubra, is being painted bright blue as part of a national campaign to break the silence and stigma...
Murrumbidgee Council addresses water and sewer concerns
Murrumbidgee Council has today moved to reassure residents that recent odour issues and reports of brown water in Darlington Point are being addressed through...
Glen Innes adopts councillor wellbeing and psychosocial safety plan
Glen Innes Severn Council has adopted a new framework that establishes a clear, preventative approach to managing psychosocial risks faced by Councillors - including...
Murrumbidgee Council office shut down for asbestos removal
Murrumbidgee Council’s Jerilderie office has been shut down while asbestos remediation works are carried out, following the discovery of asbestos-containing materials on 23 September.
The...
City of Salisbury acts to end period poverty
City of Salisbury Council is helping to tackle period poverty by supplying free organic pads and tampons at eight community centres.
In partnership with local...
Benalla council delivers on youth mental health training
Benalla Rural City Council, in partnership with the Live4Life program, will next month offer a Youth Mental Health First Aid training course designed to...
ISSA expo to drive cleaner, safer, more sustainable communities
For local government leaders, the responsibility to create healthier, safer, and more sustainable communities has never been greater.
From managing council facilities and public spaces...
Willoughby council connects with community for Dementia Action Week
Willoughby City Council is inviting the community to come together in support of Dementia Action Week, held from 15 to 21 September as part...
Sunflower program blooms in Moyne Shire
Moyne Shire Council has become the first council in south-west Victoria to sign-up and help promote the globally-recognised Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program.
The education has...
