An Issues and Opportunities for Local Government Workshop will be held at Darwin City Council on 15 October. This professional development opportunity for CEOs and managers has been organised by Local Government Managers Australia – SA/NT Division. The Northern Territory is entering a new era of change with the Government’s Building Stronger Regions – Stronger Futures program and the implementation of new ways of providing services to Indigenous communities post Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service (ATSIS).
This workshop will enable participants to look at key issues, challenges and opportunities these changes provide.
Speakers will include:
- CEO of the Department of Community Development and Sport and Cultural Affairs, Mike Dillon, on post ATSIS arrangements for the Northern Territory and land use agreements.
- CEO of Thamarrur Regional Council, Terry Bullemor, on what life is really like at the sharp end of ‘regionalisation’.
- Information Commissioner, Peter Shoyer, on new legislative requirements contained in the Information Act which affect both councils and their CEOs.
The workshop will follow the two day Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) General Meeting on 13 and 14 October.
For further information contact Rodney Donne, at Palmerston City Council, on (08) 8935 9922.
