News
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Water, water everywhere*
The irony of that statement would not be lost on anyone living in flood affected parts of Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland during what…
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Big society and small localism? – The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley*
As shoppers and consumers we increasingly serve ourselves. We get what we want and then go to a central paying point. We have become part…
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Whittlesea provides work opportunities for new arrivals
An innovative new program to help migrants and refugees find employment is now underway at the City of Whittlesea in Melbourne’s outer north. The Work…
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Bendigo calls on local businesses to investigate skilled labour requirements
Central Victoria’s City of Greater Bendigo is working with the Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) and La Trobe University to undertake a feasibility study…
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2011 National Local Government Asset Management Conference
The 8th National Local Government Asset Management Conference, auspiced by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), and supported by IPWEA, will be held at the…
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Future Directions in training, occupational health and safety
An interview with Marjorie Fitzgerald, Human Resource Systems Officer, Central Coast Council, Tasmania While it is acknowledged that specific groups within the Local Government workforce…
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Management skills boosted at Cockburn Council
Challenger Institute of Technology recently partnered with the City of Cockburn in Perth’s southern suburbs to deliver onsite management training, as part of an innovative…
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Flexible HR solutions*
Frontier Software was founded in Melbourne in 1983. The objective of the founders was to create a world class integrated human resource and payroll solution.…
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TAFE NSW programs and services for NSW Local Government*
Human Resources and Training Managers working in Local Government are encouraged to use TAFE NSW’s employer services and talk to TAFE NSW about their organisation’s…
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Meeting the challenges that lie ahead*
As you read this, do you sometimes wonder how you and your colleagues are going to meet the challenges of the next year within Local…
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Campbelltown health fair
Campbelltown City Council in the Macarthur region of New South Wales is committed to continually improving the health and fitness of all staff and their…
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Inform, consult, involve, collaborate, empower*
Community engagement is a ‘must have’ competency for anyone who wishes to successfully navigate projects or programs which impact the broader community, or which involve…



