by Locale Consulting | Feb 20, 2019 | Advise, Engage, Govern, Plan
As we approach our 10th birthday celebrations, we have started the year by expanding our team and our capacity to work with local communities. We would like to welcome Lelia Kamphorst and Michelle Ryan to the Locale team. Lelia is geographical science and engagement...
by Locale Consulting | Nov 1, 2018 | Advise, Engage, Govern, Plan
Earlier this year the amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 introduced a new layer into the strategic planning hierarchy in NSW. Councils are now required under the Act to prepare a ‘local strategic planning statement’ or LSPS for their...
by Locale Consulting | Jun 26, 2018 | Advise, Govern, Plan
Local councils are responsible for managing over 7,000 Crown reserves across NSW. On 1 July 2018 how local councils manage these reserves is set to change with the commencement of the Crown Land Management Act 2016. With the legislation being five years in the making,...
by Locale Consulting | May 30, 2018 | Advise, Govern, Plan
What is the planning fallacy? Despite the increase in knowledge, expertise, and use of project management tools and techniques, many projects still over promise and under deliver. This fact comes down to the planning fallacy. Put simply, this is our tendency to...
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 | Nov 10, 2017 | Govern, Plan
The State government is set to introduce new legislation this month so that local councils in NSW can voluntarily form new regional joint organisations. You can expect JOs to start rolling out across NSW from the middle of next year. In this post, we take a closer...
