President's column
NAIDOC Week has been a great opportunity for councils across the nation to celebrate the links between our ancient past and our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures today which are one of the oldest cultures in the world - now that is something worth celebrating!
Many councils have taken the lead to actively engage with their local Indigenous and non-Indigenous community groups to organise a wide variety of NAIDOC Week events
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Local government recommendation in skin cancer report
On 24 March 2015, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on health tabled its report in Parliament, Skin cancer in Australia: Our national cancer. The report made 12 recommendations the prevention and treatment of skin cancers in Australia.
The Australian Government tabled its response to the report on 31 May 2017 in the House of Representatives, including to Recommendation 3 which recommends local governments consider providing extended covered (shade) areas over swimming pools.
Connecting Australians: the National Arts Participation Survey
The Australia Council for the Arts has released the findings from the third National Arts Participation Survey.
The findings confirm the significant and increasing personal value Australians place on the impact of the arts, and the ways in which they make communities stronger and more cohesive.
Some of the key research findings include:
> 98% of Australians engage with the arts and since the 2013 survey there is substantially increased recognition of their positive impact on our wellbeing and ability to develop new ideas
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