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Lipik awards: Posthumous recognition for Benković
The municipal council has accepted the annual public awards and amendments to the Statute of the City Library and Reading Room.

Contracts for water management signed in Donji Miholec
The water supply and drainage project for Požega, Pakrac and Lipik is worth 4.1 million euros, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Pazin installs table tennis tables behind the Memorial Hall
Two tables are available to all, with residents selecting the location at a public forum as part of the 'Pazi(n) Budget!' project

Miletić presents September projects: free transport for students and €2.2 million for healthcare
Istria County has allocated €1.6 million for student transport and secured two contracts for equipping healthcare facilities.

Istrian ICT Association offers free STEM workshops
Workshops taking place in October in Pula, Fažana, Rovinj and Pazin, with a limit of 15 students per workshop.

Bepi Biočina: I was separated from death by one minute
He survived the 1944 bombardment of a shelter in Postira, where he lost his mother and sister, finding his mother's hand 48 days later.

HGSS and special forces practice diving rescue on Lošinj
The workshop featured underwater searches with underwater communication, with an emphasis on team coordination and safety.

Dubrovnik: 12,765 water meters have remote reading
Vodovod Dubrovnik says the system is being introduced gradually, with residential buildings taking priority; some consumers are still paying water bills based on the number of household members.

Stolen helicopter of Thomas Morgenstern flies over Croatian skies
Austrian skier's Robinson R44 stolen from hangar in Salzburg, last signal recorded near the island of Pag.

Kelam: Šuta promised a swift construction, but baggers are promised in three years
Most city councillor criticises the mayor for stating that work on the camp will only begin in two to three years.

Police Day marked by solemn ceremony and numerous awards
In recognition of the Feast of Saint Michael, awards were presented to police officers from Istria, Imotski, and Split-Dalmatia.

Velika Gorica marks 20 years as a Child-Friendly City
The 'Velika Gorica to the Measure of Children and Young People' conference will bring together children, experts, and institutional representatives at the Entrepreneur Incubator.

Project 'Active Ageing in the Community' worth €229,711
Free services for people aged 65 and over in the areas of Županja, Gunja, Černa, and Gradište

35th anniversary of the expulsion of Croats marked
Wreaths laid and candles lit at the Golubic memorial, with messages of preserving the truth about the Homeland War.

Opposition calls on Turdić to take responsibility for waste in Lika
Ahead of the debate on the DORH report, the opposition demands action over the poisoning of Lika, while the ruling coalition describes it as political pressure.

Sinj introduces 250 euros monthly for parents whose children are not enrolled in kindergarten
The city council of Sinj has approved a temporary aid measure lasting from September to June 2027, with families receiving 2,500 euros per child over ten months.

Pučišće celebrates the Feast of the Municipality and Saint Jerome
Projects valued at approximately €10m were presented at the solemn session, with Martina Antičević receiving the annual award.

USKOK brings charges over public space lease in Novska
Four people are facing charges, including a city official and the former director of the tourist board, for abuse of office and document forgery.