Congress and Business Expo
Previous events
The LGMA National Congress and Business Expo is widely regarded as Australia's leading forum for local government professionals. Each year the congress provides opportunities for local government officers and officials to hear from leading national and international experts and learn from examples of practice on topics that have immediate and long-term relevance to our sector.
At the conclusion of each congress, a number of presentations and notes are made available for download by the local government sector.
Below is a list of previous years' congresses together with links to the event outcomes.
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| 2010 |
Re-generation: New Beginnings
Under the three congress streams - Recovery, Resilience and Resources this congress explored the challenges and opportunities facing local government in the environment of:
- Major climatic events (fire and flood) as a result of climate change;
- Challenges to local economies or industries as a result of the global financial crisis;
- Local government's capacity to deal with existing and future challenges;
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Adelaide |
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| 2009 |
Local Government...creating our future: messages with solutions
Under the three congress streams - Culture, Country and Earth, the 2009 congress explored how local government, as community leaders, is ideally placed to:
- Influence and shape the long-term health and well-being of our community members;
- Build capacity and promote community cohesion to build and strength the local economy; and
- Create and improve the world environment through innovative and sustainable practices.
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Darwin |
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| 2008 |
The world is local: local government, no boundaries
The 2008 congress brought a truly international experience to over 500 delegates who received the benefit of local and international best practice examples in the areas of:
- Sustainable environment
- Community Well-being and
- Executive Development
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Gold Coast |
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The International Leading Practices Symposium promotes learning amoung local authority managers by highlighting best practice from around the world.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the community services and health workforce.
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The LGMA national office is putting together an international recruitment campaign to attract UK local government employees to Australia pursuant to skilled migration programs.
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Provides information and web-links to over 50 private and government partners with cutting edge technology and expert advice on which products and services will be of most value to your organisation.
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