The challenge We know what the vicious cycle of decline looks like. Employment opportunities reduce (say, through agricultural consolidation and automation), then the population declines, fewer services are available (in both the public and private...
Nice one Tweed Shire Council. They wanted feedback on their draft Economic Development Strategy from the business community so what did they do? Knocked on their doors and asked them.
We know Local Government staff help make the community tick… My current Acting CEO assignment at the Shire of Pingelly has reminded me yet again of the importance of local governments in rural and regional...
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 Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a report on Economic Linkages within Auckland. The report examines the main economic linkages (labour market, transport and firms linkages) within the Auckland city-system and identifies...
The City of Joondalup has wasted no time in preparing for the opportunities and challenges presented by digital technologies and broadband services. It is the first local government in the Perth metropolitan area to go down...
The much awaited [In]Sight has now been launched by The Regional Australia Institute (RAI). [In]Sight is Australia’s first online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of 560 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia...
There is some great material in this report from the UK. While economic development is only one part of the picture, this does a pretty good job of that part. Local government funding of the...
Cities aspire to have a night time economy that is healthy in every sense of the word. A new report by the National Local Government Drug and Alcohol Committee in Australia sheds light on this issue....
The next generation of labour market strategies in New Zealand are emerging. They are led by networks of relevant agencies that identify gaps and opportunities, facilitate community driven innovative career projects and learn together. At the recent...