Complex sentence: In August 2012 the town commenced use of an online community newsgroup, using phpBB open source software to take advantage of the towns geographical nature in solving effective use of resources, community & content know how.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 2012 the town commenced use of an online community newsgroup, using phpBB open source software. Taking advantage of the town's geographical nature in solving effective use of resources, community know how.