The 5th National Workforce Development Forum convened recently in Canberra. The Forum explored local government workforce issues, challenges and capacity building strategies; reviewed sector priorities; and facilitated a more co-ordinated and nationally networked approach to local government workforce development and planning.
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9th May 2012,
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government has completed a scoping study entitled, Impact of Fly-In Fly-Out/ Drive-In Drive-Out Work Practices on Local Government.
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1st May 2012,
ACLEG has released its annual report on activities for the year ended December 2011.
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18th April 2012,
As part of its ongoing engagement with the local government sector, ACELG convened two 'roundtable' discussions with stakeholders in Victoria and Tasmania during March. The events were initiated by ACELG to identify the key challenges and issues facing the sector in the two jurisdictions and will inform and fine-tune ACELG's future approach.
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16th April 2012,
ACELG will launch the reports of its significant research program, 'Evolution In Community Governance: Building On What Works' in Melbourne and Sydney during May.
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28th March 2012,
In conjunction with LGMA NSW, IPWEA presents a series new workshops through April and May for practitioners in infrastructure financial planning. The workshops are intended for accountants and engineers to help match financial planning to infrastructure and service requirements.
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28th March 2012,
This report, prepared by Dr John Abbott for the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) in collaboration with the Council of Mayors SEQ and the Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning (Growth Management Queensland), provides a brief history of metropolitan planning in SEQ from 1996 to 2010, focusing on the...
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28th March 2012,
Proposals for the 2012 Research Partnership Scheme are now invited. $80,000 has been set aside for this program in 2012. ACELG will provide a maximum of $20,000 to partners who can contribute at least $10,000 from their own organisation or from a third party. Smaller projects will also be considered. The aims of the Scheme are as follows:
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