This Strategy was prepared by the Local Government Practice Unit of Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) on behalf of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG), Workforce Development Program. Executive summary This National Local Government Workforce Strategy (‘the Strategy’) is designed to futureproof the challenges faced by local government, and to move the...

Introduction: Broadband is described as essential civic infrastructure of the twenty-first century, yet Australian local authorities have taken few initiatives to provide it as a local public good, similar to physical facilities and community services. This situation contrasts with local initiatives in many other countries. In Europe and North America, for example, city governments are...

This snapshot examines the nearly 30 review and reform initiatives taking place in jurisdictions across Australasia between February and March 2013, continuing a period of change and reform in local government which dates back at least two decades. The research report, Review of Current local Government Reform Processes in Australia and New Zealand, is co-published...

This research was conducted in partnership with the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) to support a Community Wellbeing Indicators Survey template. The tool can be adapted for use by local governments nationally to measure, analyse and assess the progress of community wellbeing.

The Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government discusses the value of the City of Melbourne’s research capacity. • Foreword Apart from the direct value of knowing the City Research story itself, the benefit of presenting these perspectives is in their contribution to an ongoing discussion about the offerings of research taking place inside local...