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Council will soon begin its roll out of CCTV and smart lighting after Councillors gave the project the green light at last night’s meeting.

Councillors voted to award a $541,000 tender to OneWiFi & Infrastructure to install smart lighting and CCTV at Sturt Park and Patton Park, and smart lighting at Council's Administrative Centre.

CCTV will be used to monitor Council assets such as play equipment to deter vandalism, while the smart lighting will feature a series of lamps powered by both solar panels and small wind turbines.

The tender...

Council wishes to congratulate everyone who made this year's Christmas Pageant one of the biggest in years.

A total of 55 floats were entered in this year's procession, and the after party in Sturt Park was complemented by a busy community market and the captivating Perfect Light Film Festival.

"It was amazing, I've been involved with the Pageant for eight years and it was by far the biggest one I've seen," said Council's Events Coordinator, Rachel Merton.

"It was unlucky that some wild weather blew in at the end of the night, but I think...

Wrap up of November Council meeting.

Councillor and Tidy Towns Committee Chair, Christine Adams, opened the meeting by presenting awards won by Broken Hill at the recent Keep Australia Beautiful NSW 2018 Tidy Towns Awards. Broken Hill took out the Heritage and Culture Award in our population category for management of the Regeneration Area, and were highly commended for the ongoing work to beautify the cemetery.

Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries addressed the Council at length regarding water issues, and also took...

Council is offering $5,000 in prize money as part of a competition launched today to design the city's new gateway signs.

Council set aside $150,000 in its budget for the new signage, and Councillors voted to hold a public competition to source prospective designs.

Entries will be accepted until close of business January 31, with designs to be in a "stencil" format which can be enlarged and cut into COR-TEN steel plates.

Councillor and 'Our Economy' Key Direction Working Group Chair, Branko Licul, said the use of heavy steel would complement...