Councils recognised for outstanding climate initiatives
Councils from around Australia have been recognised at an awards night for outstanding climate initiatives.
11 September, 2023
Posts Tagged: yarra-city-council
Should councils partner with activists to achieve social outcomes?
Councils need to recognise that community activism isn’t something to be controlled, but something to be part of, a report argues.
8 June, 2023
Australia enters era of ‘grab-and-go’ library
Yarra City Council has developed an Australia-first ‘grab-and-go’ library app.
20 January, 2020
Council declares glass war
A Melbourne council has banned glass from mixed recycling bins.
27 October, 2019
Winners announced for top Government Communications Awards
Australia’s peak body for public sector communications and marketing professionals and specialists, Government Communications Australia (GCA), has announced the winners of its prestigious awards for excellence and innovation at the conclusion of its 2015 conference in Sydney. Now in its sixth year, the annual fixture has grown rapidly in size and calibre with recognition and […]
21 May, 2015
Yarra pays unemployed to clean streets
By Paul Hemsley The City of Yarra has activated an ambitious project to tackle long-term unemployment and social disadvantage by replacing private cleaning contractors with labour sourced from high-rise public housing residents. A partnership between council and social welfare activists the Brotherhood of St Lawrence, the project has created traineeships for public housing tenants and […]
8 August, 2012
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