Tag: Community and Society
DNA tests identify Fromelles fallen
The remains of 75 Australian soldiers who fought in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles during World War I have been individually identified.[MORE]
Council seeks social strategy input
The Kalgoorlie Boulder City Council is seeking community input to develop a long-term social plan for the region.[MORE]
Campaign against nursing home sale gets boost
A small group of residents struggling to stop the sale of a nursing home in the south-western are closer to their goal after a visit to Sydney.[MORE]
Council submits harbour land development plans
Shellharbour council has lodged plans detailing the development of land around the Shell Cove boat harbour and marina.[MORE]
Council to manage community hub development
The Swan Hill Council has stepped in to push the progress of a $6.2 million redevelopment of the city's racecourse.[MORE]
DNA tests solve Fromelles war graves mystery
A 95-year-old mystery over the fate of a soldier from Gippsland missing in World War I has been solved.[MORE]
Full-time jobs down, casual jobs up
New figures reveal dozens of job losses in Bendigo's professional services sector during the three months to January.[MORE]
Wind tower sparks lightning strike fears
A central Victorian residents' group will appeal against a decision to re-erect an 80 metre wind tower at Baynton East, north of Kyneton, due to bushfire concerns.[MORE]
CBD bus stops plan gets support
The Bendigo Business Council has given its support to bus stops along Mitchell Street and the use of the railway station as a bus interchange.[MORE]
Seniors want more CBD seats
Senior citizens at Coonabarabran have raised concerns about a lack of seating in the town's CBD.[MORE]
School takes no bully approach
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Recent schoolyard attacks have led many parents and community leaders to question the current approach to bullying.[MORE]
Mine boom causes doctor housing shortage
A central western New South Wales mayor says the local mining boom has led to a shortage of housing for doctors who are considering working in the region.[MORE]
Little interest shown in cheaper rent apartments
Residents in the Whitsundays who are having trouble affording rental costs are being encouraged to apply for a new housing project in the region.[MORE]
Revamped cerebral palsy office opens
The Cerebral Palsy League (CPL) in Toowoomba will today open its refurbished offices just months after a break-in threatened to derail the non-profit organisation.[MORE]
Survey reveals quarry opposition
A retired geologist says most of his neighbours are against plans for a new quarry at Innes Park.[MORE]
Transport adviser resigns over 'disappointing' blueprint
The head of the Property Council has resigned from the NSW Government's transport advisory board.[MORE]
Coalition brushes off Costello's criticism
Coalition MPs have dismissed former treasurer Peter Costello's harsh criticism of Tony Abbott's new paid parental leave scheme.[MORE]
Council continues bridge replacement push
The Cassowary Coast Council in far north Queensland plans to list the Jubilee Bridge at Innisfail as a potential back spot in another bid to secure federal funding for a bridge replacement.[MORE]
Drug pushers preying on Indigenous kids
Far north Queensland police say children as young as six are using cannabis in Cape York Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Mum's joy as kidnapped British boy found in Pakistan
The mother of a British boy freed after being kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan says he can expect a "big party" when he comes home.[MORE]
Body find treated as murder
Police investigating the discovery of human remains in Lake Macquarie, south of Newcastle, say they are throwing all available resources into the case.[MORE]
Council defends out-of-town museum tender
Newcastle council has defended its decision to award a tender for the new $20 million regional museum to a company from outside the Hunter region.[MORE]
Abbott in race to the bottom with Labor: Costello
Peter Costello savages Tony Abbott's parental leave scheme, ridiculing it as being against Liberal principles.[MORE]
Pope announces rare British visit
Pope Benedict is to visit Britain in September, the first official papal trip there and the first of any kind by a pontiff in nearly 30 years.[MORE]
