National Congress

2006 Outcomes

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS AND PLENARY SESSIONS

Opening Session

The Honorable Jim Lloyd MP, Minisiter for Local Government.
http://www.ministers.dotars.gov.au/jl/home.htm
Noelene Duff, FLGMA, - LGMA National President and Chief Executive Officer, City of Whitehorse, VIC.
noelene.duff@whitehorse.vic.gov.au, http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/

Keynote Address - When Local Government Improves

Martin Horton- Director of Services, Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA), UK. karen.granville@idea.gov.au, Presentation (download "Presenter.exe"). http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1

Martin is responsible for all services in the North and Midlands of England covering some 176 Local Authorities.

Keynote Address - Public Policy and Local Government

Professor Greg Craven - Executive Director of The John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University. http://www.curtin.edu.au/

Professor Craven is a lawyer, academic and commentator on public affairs.

Keynote Address – Local Government's Role in Natural Disaster

Bob O’Neill – Executive Director, International City/Council Management Association, USA. Presentation, roneill@ICMA.org, http://www.icma.org/main/sc.asp

Reflections on the recent natural disaster (hurricanes Katrina and Rita) in the US and discuss local government’s role in disaster management and recovery.

Keynote Address – Crisis Leadership

Professor Fiona Wood AM, 2005 Australian of the Year, WA. barry@icmi.com.au

International Session – Strategic Directions in Local Government

Michael Wills - President International City/County Management Association, USA. http://www.icma.org/main/sc.asp

Bob O’Neil - Executive Director International City/County Management Association, USA, roneill@ICMA.org, http://www.icma.org/main/sc.asp

John Schultz – Senior Vice President Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, UK. Presentation, http://www.solace.org.uk

Phillippa Wilson, President Society of Local Government Managers, NZ. http://www.solgm.org.nz/default.asp

International perspectives on an important national issue.

Panel Session – Capacity Building

Martin Horton - Director of Services, Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA), UK. karen.granville@idea.gov.au, http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1

Roger Gottlob, A/Section Head of Local Government, Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services. roger.gottlob@dotars.gov.au, http://www.dotars.gov.au

Cheryl Gwillam – Director General, Department of Local Government and Regional Development, WA. cgwilliam@dlgrd.wa.gov.au, http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/ Presentation

Jennie Lee – Director Community Services, City of Casy, VIC. jlec@casey.vic.gov.au, http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/index.asp?flash=yes

Workshop – The Learning Organization

Paul Davis – Endeavour Training and Development, NSW. Presentation, pdavis@endeavor.net.au

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

See Saw - Rich and Poor

Graham Sansom - Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney, NSW. Presentation SD 1, graham.sansom@uts.edu.au, http://www.uts.edu.au/

Council's survival may depend on strategic financial planning...

Generational Change - Employment in the New Millenium

Roslyn Sayers - Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance, Marekting, RMIT University, VIC. Presentation SD 2 - 1, Presentation SD 2 - 2, roslyn.sayers@rmit.edu.au http://www.rmit.edu.au

Australian Local Governments face fierce competition in the labour market in the coming years, with a retracting workforce and looming skill shortages...

Co-opt Thy Neighbour

Greg Hallam - Executive Director, Local Government Association of Queensland, QLD. Presentation SD 3 - 1, Presentation SD 3 - 2, greg_hallam@lgaq.asn.au, www.lgaq.asn.au

Communities develop alliances with their neighbourhoods to develop projects that can service more than one area...

2030 - The Future is Closer Than We Think

Ross Povey - Director Planning & Development, City of Stirling. Presentation SD 4 - 1, Povey.ross@sterling.wa.gov.au, www.stirling.wa.gov.au

Wayne Pethrick - Futurist, WA. Presentation SD 4 - 2

What plans has your organisation for a changed environment 20 years from now?...

Sustainable Transport for a Sustainable City; How Perth’s New Rail System Helps

Professor Peter Newman - Professor of City Policy and Director Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, WA. p.newman@murdoch.edu.au, http://www.murdoch.edu.au/

Richard Mann – Director, Public Transport Authority, WA. Presentation SD 5-6, rmann@pta.wa.gov.au, http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/

John Bruning – Coordinaor City Projects, City of Perth, WA. john_bruning@cityofperth.wa.gov.au, http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/

Presentaions from three perspectives.

Eco. Development - What's It All About?

Rod Brown - Executive Director, Australian Project Developments Pty Ltd, ACT. Presentation SD 7, apd@orac.net.au, http://www.orac.net.au/

Local Government takes proactive steps to address the City-Rural divide, and to get more involoved in infrastructure priotitisation and investment attraction...

Risk or No Risk - RM in Practice

John Giorgi MLGMA - Chief Executive Officer, Town of Vincent, WA

Local Government faces considerable risks in planning and operations - business continuity; asset failure; personal liability; fraud; environmental and OH&S risks. Presentation SD 8, john.giorgi@vincent.wa.gov.au, http://www.vincent.wa.gov.au/eservice/navigation.jsp

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
COMMUNITY OUTCOMES

The Best of the Best

Peter Dormand – City Energy and Resource Manager, Newcastle City Council, NSW and Hume Global Learning Village. Presentation CO 1, http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au

Frank Dixon – Executive Director, Hume City Council, VIC. Presentation CO 1, http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au

Newcastle City Council achieved a 40% ($400,000 pa) reduction in energy, a 25% ($200,000 pa) saving in water bills a major review and retrofit of it’s twenty largest facilities back in 1995. The Hume Global Learning Village is a collective of organisations committed to socail enhancement through life-long learning in Hume City.

What is Customer Service?

Megan Levy - Customer Service Manager, Thuringowa City Council, QLD. Presenation CO 2, meganl@thuringowa.qld.gov.au, www.thuringowa.qld.gov.au

So the customer is always right Mr Granger?...

Practical Crime Prevention

Andrew Paterson - Crime Prevention Specialist, Empower Justice Servies and Lynda Ford, Social Comment, SA. Presenation CO 3, lyndafor@bigpond.net.au

Almost every local government has a 'problem' area - a park, building or street that attracts more than its fair share of actual or perceived crime...

People Connection - The Key to Understanding

Max Hardy - Senior Consultant, Twyford Consulting, NSW. Presentation CO 4, max@twyford.com.au, www.twyford.com.au

How well do we understand our community?...

Connecting I.T.

Rick Molony - National LG Broadband Advisor, ACT. rick.molony@gmail.com, www.lgconnect.gov.au

Reducing isolation by connecting people with each other; providing learning experiences - where does IT fit in your community's life without it taking over the social structure?...

Demystifying Community Planning: A Model for Achieving Value and Sustainability

Dr Gillian Kay - General Manager Governance & Organisation Development, Kingston City Council, VIC. Presentation CO 6, gillian.kay@kingston.vic.gov.au, http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/

Do you want to grow the influence of Council but struggle with increased demands and diminishing resources?...

Putting Ideas into Action: Local Strategies, Global Investment

Rodin Genoff - Industry Strategist, City of Playford, SA. rgenoff@playford.sa.gov.au, http://www.playford.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm

This session outlines how the City of Playford’s Economic Development program has achieved significant investment outcomes and international recognition...

To Do or Not To Do

Dr Anne Pratt - Director of Community Services, City of Palmerston, NT. Presentation CO 8 - 1, Presentation CO 8 - 2, anne.pratt@palmerston.nt.gov.au, http://www.palmerston.nt.gov.au/site/page.cfm

Do we understand our community?...

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership United - Managing in a Political Environment

John Schultz - Chief Executive, Stockport Council, Senior Vice President, SOLACE, UK. Presentation OD 1, http://www.solgm.org.nz/default.asp

Effective local government depends heavily on good relations between politicians and chief executives...

Does Your Team Have a Good Coach?

John Kleem FLGMA (Life) – John Kleem Consulting, NSW. Presentation OD 2, kleem@bigpond.net.au

An entertaining but realistic look at the techniques and opportunites for coaching as an effective corporate tool for management.

Triple Bottom Line Capacity Building for Local Governments

Wayne Wescott – CEO and Regional Director Oceania, ICLEI (A/NZ). wayne.wescott@iclei.org, http://www.iclei.org/anz

Steve Burke - Sustainability Services Manager Partnerships and Political Support, ICLEI, (A/NZ) VIC. steve.bourke@iclei.org, http://www.iclei.org/anz

Martin Brennan - Executive Manger, Partnerships and Political Support, ICLEI, (A/NZ) VIC. martin.brennan@iclei.org, http://www.iclei.org/anz

The Triple Bottom Line Capacity Building Program is a new initiative of ICLEI...

The New Industrial Relations Environment

Andrew Burnett - Group Head & Partner, HR & IR Group, Minter Ellison, WA. OD 4 Presentation, andrew.burnett@minterellison.com, www.minterellison.com

What are the implications for Local Government of both workplace and legislative changes?...

The Local Government Manager and The Learning Organisation

Paul Davis – Endeavour Training and Development, NSW. pdavis@endeavor.net.au

The concept of “organisational learning” and the role of the local government manager in facilitating this process...

Are you Winning or Losing the Talent War?

Stuart Jardine MLGMA – Chief Executive Officer, City of Gosnells, WA. Presentation OD 6, jrullo@gosnells.wa.gov.au, http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au

The culture of an organisation is a key factor in attracting and retaining staff.

Political Skills in Local Government Management

Professor John Martin FLGMA - Director, Centre for Sustainable Regional Commuities, Latrobe University, VIC. Presentation OD 7, john.martin@latrobe.edu.au, http://www.latrobe.edu.au/

How well do local government managers today read the political environment in which they work?...

Effective Performance Management

John Salisbury - Senior Consultant, McArthur Management Services, VIC. john.salisbury@mcarthur.com.au, http://www.mcarthur.com.au/

Sam Wells – Senior Lecuturer, University of Adelaide, SA. Presentation OD 8, sam.wells@adelaide.edu.au, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

Options for effectively managing the performance of staff corporate responsibilities...