Victorian local government is navigating a rapid but uneven technological transition where individual adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing organisational response in many councils. The sector has genuine capability emerging at one end of the spectrum and real gaps at the other. This report presents a sector-wide baseline of AI adoption across Victorian local...

This insights report outlines recent trends, highlights key drivers of future need, and presents ideas and discussion around what is needed to develop a future-fit Victorian local government workforce. It delivers six recommendations for the Victorian local government sector to consider in meeting the challenges of the future with a fit-for-purpose workforce.