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Men’s Shed in the heart of the city

The City of Melbourne today announced funding for a Men’s Shed in Melbourne’s CBD, a first for inner city residents in the CBD, Southbank and Docklands.

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle joined Victorian Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge to announce Council and State Government funding for the project.

The City of Melbourne will contribute $160,000 over five years to the project, and the State Government has made a $60,000 contribution to capital works.

Rare Chance to Shape Perth

The Council of the City of Perth believes the current local government boundary reforms being undertaken by the State Government are a crucial opportunity to shape Perth into a strong capital city for future generations.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, speaking ahead of the City’s presentation to the Local Government Advisory Board (LGAB) on what the Council considers to be the best system of local government for the capital city as part of the reform process, said: “We have taken a close look at the local government reforms achieved in other cities and have drawn insight from those successes.

“It is clear from the experiences in strong leading cities like Melbourne and Brisbane that it is essential to incorporate all major infrastructure and significant inner city precincts into the boundaries of a capital city.

Regional events share in new cash pool

Bendigo Regional Tourism has awarded $70,000 in grants to 16 events across the City of Greater Bendigo, Mount Alexander, Central Goldfields and Loddon shires.

Bendigo Regional Tourism chairperson Paula Nixon said the new grants aimed to support the good work community organisations and individuals did to attract visitors to the region.

Adelaide: A Global Smart City

Adelaide will feature as one of the world’s Smart Cities in a new National Geographic television documentary series. Adelaide City Council is delighted to participate with the State Government of South Australia, University of South Australia and Flinders University to showcase the City’s credentials as a creative, connected and intelligent city.

Adelaide has not only been selected as one of the 18 Smart Cities of the world, but also to officially launch the series at the Adelaide Oval.