March 2009 – Councillor Magazine
Funding being sourced for national community wellbeing program – Funding is being sourced for the roll-out of a new national program to help local governments address community health, wellbeing and social sustainability issues.
Read the full article [PDF document, 1MB].
February 2009 – Sydney City Council
City Strengthens Drug Stance – A program to unify Australian council responses to alcohol and drug related problems has been endorsed by the City of Sydney Council, with an agreement to provide annual funding for the scheme along with other capital cities.
Read the full article [PDF document, 440 KB].
January 2009 – Wagga Wagga City Council
Govt Awards Health Project – Wagga City Council has been recognised for demonstrating leadership in health and safety planning, in particular for its role as a founding member of the Cities for safe and healthy Communities.
Read the full article [PDF document, 200 KB].
January 2009 – City of Stirling
City Recognised for Building Sustainable Communities – The City of Stirling was recently acknowledged by the Federal Government for its leadership in health and safety planning at the Recognition of Local Government in a Climate of Change! seminar, hosted by ICLEI Oceania during the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) Local Government Constitutional Summit.
Read the full article [PDF document, 105 KB].
December 2008 – Local Government Association Tasmania
National Program to Help Councils Improve Community Wellbeing – A new national program to help local governments address community, health, wellbeing and social sustainability issues is expected to be rolled out to councils in 2009.
Read the full article [PDF document, 190 KB].
November 2008 – LG News
The Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities program is being developed by ICLEI Oceania, the National Local Government Drug and Alcohol Advisory Committee and the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. Read the full article.
