Local Government Professionals Australia has received funding from the Federal Government for an emerging local government leaders professional development program, which will foster Australian-Korean relationships at the government level.
LG Pro Australia President, Mark Crawley, said, “The issues facing local government in Australia are often truly global issues, and sharing the insights of our Korean counterparts will be invaluable to the up-and-coming leaders in today’s councils.”
Under a newly announced program this week, Australian local government officers will be sent to the Republic of Korea with support from the Commonwealth through the Australia-Korea Foundation, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Governor’s Association of Korea is also lending its support to the program as a partner
“This new program builds on an ongoing relationship between our two countries’ local government sectors, where earlier this year we were proud to host a Korean delegation at our annual industry conference up in Darwin.”
The project will offer professional exchanges for two Australians to travel to Korea and spend time at their Korean counterpart’s council learning about local government projects, responsibilities and systems.
The pair will attend the Governor’s Association of Korea conference in Seoul in March 2020 to present on the project and deepen their learning and connections.
On their return, the Australian counterparts will share their cultural experiences and learnings with local council and community.
