A toolkit supporting the development of services for early years. It is a practical set of resources created to enable local authorities and communities to design public services together. It can be used to support collaborative service design in local government and beyond, providing a starting point for local authority teams to use co-design approaches.

South Australian public libraries are now vital community hubs, expanding staff roles to include social work, digital aid and crisis response. This challenging shift causes staff stress and burnout due to inadequate support. The report advocates for better funding and workforce strategies, offering recommendations to the state government and local councils.

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.

This analysis refutes the claim that Victorian local councils approve 98% of housing permits. Its findings show that metropolitan Melbourne councils approve on average less than three-quarters of permits for new dwellings. The analysis confirms that council planning processes and decisions are a significant bottleneck in housing delivery. It proposes that consistent, metropolitan-wide planning rules...

This report focuses on the innovative ways in which local government can support housing delivery. Specifically, it addresses how local governments can intervene to improve housing production and supply, while also improving the sustainability and quality of housing within their jurisdictions. It provides policy insights for local government interventions to improve housing outcomes.