by Locale Consulting | Mar 18, 2018 | Advise, Engage, Govern
Complaints are an everyday fact in local government. These range from complaints about the Council not collecting the rubbish and barking dogs next door, to more serious ones about Councillor misbehaviour or allegations of corruption. How a council responds to these...
by Locale Consulting | Jan 22, 2018 | Advise, Govern, Plan
The new Crown Land Management Act 2016 is set to come into force this year. Importantly, the new Act will change the way local councils manage Crown reserves. In the future, local councils will manage Crown reserves as public land under the Local Government Act 1993....
by Locale Consulting | Dec 7, 2017 | Advise, Govern
Social media and local councillors – a risky mix Social media has a powerful capacity to connect communities and create change. It can be a force of positivity and is often used during election periods to quickly spread information and gain traction around key...
by Locale Consulting | Nov 2, 2017 | Advise, Engage, Govern, Plan
Regional Growth Fund opportunities Right now there is an unprecedented amount of funding up for grabs in regional NSW. The State Government is investing $1.6 billion into regional NSW with the combined Regional Growth Fund programmes. Great news for those of us in...
by Locale Consulting | Sep 21, 2017 | Advise, Engage, Govern, Plan
In August 2017 the Federal Minister for Regional Development announced reforms to the Regional Development Australia (RDA) programme. This was in response to the findings and recommendations of the independent review of RDAs conducted in late 2016. This article looks...
by Locale Consulting | Sep 1, 2017 | Advise, Govern, Plan
In an earlier post we took an in depth look at the changes for management of Crown land by local councils. These changes will be introduced under the Crown Land Management Act 2016, which will come into full effect next year. We recommended that local councils would...
