Great interactive map showing the existing and proposed new local government boundaries for Metropolitan Perth.
The City of Melbourne has released a draft strategy for the prevention of violence against women – the first Australian City to do so. The Council signed up to the White Ribbon campaign last year...
City of Greater Geraldton is one of five Local Governments that are partnering with ACELG in a project to research and develop practical resources for climate change adaptation. We are seeing many Western Australian local...
The belt-tightening in UK local government is seeing an increasing focus on new ways to achieve outcomes with and for communities. These four examples are all quite different but have one key ingredient in common...
New Plymouth District Council in New Zealand regularly reminds its community what they get for their rates. Hear their creative radio ad here. Great idea. Some local governments would consider this wasteful expenditure on “PR”....
This White Paper from the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) argues that as online access becomes increasingly integrated into social life, public institutions need to get over their reticence to provide free WiFi with...
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has published a new paper that compares the various approaches in each Australian jurisdiction toward strategic and corporate planning and reporting. An interesting read. It is...
According to the latest blog by .id, local employment is under counted in ABS statistics by about 20%. And the missing workforce is not distributed uniformly across industries so it can distort the real picture of...
Interesting article on community governance by MDL, based on an overview prepared for the NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel, the Local Government Association of South Australia’s expert panel on the ‘Council of the Future’ and Local...
The National Local Government Workforce Strategy is now available. It covers 8 strategy areas: Improving Workforce Planning and Development Promoting Local Government as a Place-Based Employer of Choice. Retaining and Attracting a Diverse Workforce Creating a...