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Surf Coast Shire welcomed 13 new citizens at an Australia Day citizenship ceremony held today, livestreamed for all to watch together online. The new...

On January 26, we acknowledge and celebrate our strong, resilient Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture that has survived...

An Australia Day message from Chair of Administrators Ms Noelene Duff PSM On behalf of the City of Casey and our Panel of Administrators, I would like to wish you all a happy Australia Day. I am thankful that we can enjoy the 2021 Australia Day celebrations with family and friends, in line with COVID-safe restrictions, as we come together to celebrate our nation, our people and what it means to be Australian. On Australia Day, we reflect on our nation’s history, which began tens of thousands ...

​Expressions of Interest opened for 300ha of horticultural land near the Gascoyne River Land release in Carnarvon set to generate local jobs, increase food production and support food security Opportunity follows native title agreement with traditional owners Greater certainty on long term water price for horticultural businesses in Carnarvon A land release in Carnarvon opened by the McGowan Government today will significantly expand horticultural production in the Gascoyne, driving new loca...

Zenith Virago, a much loved member of the Byron Shire community, is the 2021 Byron Shire Citizen of the Year. Byron Shire Mayor, Simon Richardson, made...

Date Time An Indigenous ‘Voice’ must be enshrined in our Constitution. Here’s why As a ‘Voice’ that would allow Indigenous Australians to have a say in parliamentary and government decisions that affect them takes shape, it is vital it be enshrined in our Constitution. Photo: AAP/Dan Peled This year has already seen significant progress in the government’s commitment to establish a body – a “Voice” – that would allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a say...

Port Augusta City Safe program axed, negatively impacting vulnerable community, services say ThuThursday 21 Robert Murray utilises Stepping Stones since City Safe was defunded. ( Share Print text only Cancel Frontline service providers say the scrapping of an outreach service which helps reduce "criminal charges and incarceration" is negatively impacting a large group of vulnerable, transient communities visiting the South Australian city of Port Augusta from Central Australia for the hotter su...

General practices will play a key role in the Australian Government's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, in what will be one of the greatest logistical...

The City of Ballarat will recognise its 2021 Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year at a special ceremony on...

During a year overawed by the pandemic, Chaplain John Kewa was a beacon of hope from within the Wollongong community and today has been named...