Technology
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TOWERS CALL – Council in bid for innovative solutions
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has won support after doubling down on its call for stronger governance on the placement of telecommunication towers in the natural landscape. Taking its fight to the Australian Local Government Association for the second time, the council saw a small victory in the decision to lobby for increased federal funding for…
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Cost blowout halts powerlines project
Lifesaving safety measures planned for one of the highest fire risk areas in Victoria will no longer be completed as planned due to a project cost blowout. A key recommendation of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission was that powerlines be run underground in high fire risk areas and locally, Spring Hill was one of…