Victoria’s City of Yarra has won the 1998 Australasian Active Learning Management Challenge. This year, 76 teams and 450 Local Government officers participated in this highly regarded annual professional development exercise.
Following regional finals in all States, the Northern Territory and the North and South Islands of New Zealand, 12 regional winners travelled to Canberra to compete for the Australasian title.
Regional finalists included Wollongong City and Baulkham Hills Shire from NSW, Yarra and Hume Cities from Victoria, Stirling City and the Town of Cambridge from Western Australia, the Metropolitan Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils from South Australia, Logan City from Queensland, Circular Head from Tasmania, the Department of Housing and Local Government from the Northern Territory, Auckland City from the North Island of New Zealand and Porirua City from the South Island.
Through a simulated exercise lasting a full day, teams were assessed on their ability to complete set tasks while at the same time dealing with a number of unforeseen events.
