Congratulations to Ian Cowie, Chief Executive Officer, City of Gosnells for his 2013 IPAA WA Achievement Award. Ian received the Corruption and Crime Commission Award Leader of the Year Working in Local Government. Ian has been the CEO at...
New research from the UK Association for Public Service Excellence has found that if you want innovation in local government service delivery, tapping into the ideas and knowledge of frontline council staff is a good...
We attended the Committee for Perth Perth in Focus luncheon on Thursday 27 June, which explored the issue of local government reform, the difference between amalgamation and integration and the impact for the future of the Perth...
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...
This is an excellent report and supporting material on local government regulation by the NZ Productivity Commission. Many of the recommendations would be applicable in Australia as well. See the report here.
It will be worth keeping an eye on how community budgeting develops in the UK. The service delivery landscape is quite different from Australia but potentially some transferable lessons from this experience. Certainly the increasing...
Innovation mostly happens and is shared in the connection between people. Rachel Burstein, research associate at the New America Foundation California Civic Innovation, says personal relationships between colleagues is the key to sharing great ideas. Read...
We will shortly have FIVE generations in the workforce! One big happy family? Maybe not! Successful workplace communities will learn and adapt to make the most of the inter-generational talent pool. The Institute of Public...