Fly-In Fly-Out Work Practices and Local Government

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. read more »

2011 Annual Report and Revised ACELG Project Plan

1st May 2012,  ACLEG has released its annual report on activities for the year ended December 2011. read more »

ACELG Stakeholder Consultations

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. read more »

Report Launch: Melbourne and Sydney

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. read more »

Long-Term Financial Planning Workshops - NSW

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. read more »

Collaborative Governance and Metropolitan Planning in South East Queensland - 1990 To 2010: From a Voluntary to a Statutory Model

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... read more »

2012 Research Partnership Scheme (deadline Extended)

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: read more »