President's column
I was thrilled to see so many of our local government champions from around the nation receive accolades for their achievements and contributions in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List and I extend my personal congratulations to all of them.
I'm particularly delighted that former member of the ALGA Board, Mrs Margaret De Wit, received a Medal (OAM) in the General Division. Margaret served on the ALGA Board from 19 July 2012 to 31 March 2016. Margaret also served as President of the Local Government Association of Queensland and Councillor for Brisbane City Council. Congratulations Margaret!
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Queen's Birthday honours for local government
The 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List has once again recognised the time and effort that many exceptional community members have dedicated to their local community through service to local government.
We are proud to acknowledge the honours presented to:
Companion (AC) in the General Division -
> The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Bennett Doyle. For eminent service to the people of Melbourne through roles in local government, to the Parliament of Victoria, particularly in the areas of health and public administration
Mobile Black Spots Round Two - roll out schedules released
Minister for Regional Communications, Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, has welcomed the release of indicative rollout schedules for mobile towers being delivered under Round 2 of the Mobile Black Spot Program.
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have all now released indicative rollout schedules on their websites.
All 266 Round 2 base stations, contracted under agreements signed with the Australian Government through the Mobile Black Spots Program, are expected to be delivered by October 2018.
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