Igniting local passion We’ve talked recently about the critical role of local government when regional towns are in decline, but civic leadership doesn’t need to wait for a crisis. People’s passion for a place is...
Citizens Committees can enhance decision-making We are great believers in Citizens’ Committees although we would seldom use that specific term. ACELG has just released a highly useful report on this subject, The Role and Future...
The best local government leaders support leadership in their communities Many Councils grapple with their civic leadership role. Leading from the front is not always the answer. Inspiring Communities in New Zealand invited a range 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...
A national foundation has been established to tackle the issue of domestic and family violence. The foundation will focus on harnessing community energy to combat violence and inequality and support existing endeavours in this area....
Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, gave this speech on the vital role of local government in development at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Conference 2013, held in Uganda.
This Social Value Act in the UK requires local governments to consider how social enterprises can add value to public services. Effectively, it recognises the Social Return on Investment can be higher when the values...
This is a model for identifying better and transferable solutions. Right away I found this an interesting concept and explored further. It’s based on the observation that in every community there are certain individuals or...
From the UK, Localis latest report Catalyst Councils: A New Future for Local Public Service Delivery, argues that local government is facing irrevocable change. The days of the ‘traditional’ council that does everything itself are long since...
This is an excellent resource on designing local democracy produced by the Local Government Community Development and Services Association of Australia Click here for the report on Redesigning Local Democracy