The Australian Government has awarded funding to Local Government Professionals Australia, to foster Australian-Korean relationships at the government level.
Local Government Professionals 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.
“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,” said Mr Crawley.
The project will offer professional exchanges for two Australians to travel to Korea and spend time at a Korean council learning about local government projects, responsibilities and systems.
These Australians will be paired with Korean peers and each will attend local government conferences in their respective partner-country.
The Australia-Korea Local Government Exchange, run by LG Pro Australia, is a professional development program for emerging local government leaders.
The Exchange has found mutual support from the Australian Federal Government and government associations in Korea, with the Governor’s Association of Korea (GAOK) also lending its support to the program as a partner.
