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15/03/2022

How often should local governments undertake community perception surveys?

Community perceptions surveys are increasingly important. It is a key way for communities to say how satisfied they are with local government services, and what is most important to them.

23/12/2019

State and local government partnership to tackle domestic and family violence in Queensland http://bit.ly/2ZdsdaW

19/12/2019

Merry Christmas from Localise!

02/11/2018

Inspired by an extraordinary community champion, we would love to explore this question with communities: "what can we achieve that money can't buy?"

27/09/2018

Great example of community-led development from Inspiring Communities in NZ. We especially like "Government agencies were concerned about Mataura and were going to meet to decide what to do, but then they realised that the locals were already creating a way forward". http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/mataura-a-community-transformed/

25/09/2018

Congratulations to Christina Markie, who has now been promoted to consultant. Christina specialises in corporate planning and engagement.

31/08/2018

Local Government notices don’t have to be boring. Well done Townsville City Council for this great example.

“There are incorrect reports that the Strand Rockpool has been closed due to Orlando Bloom being in town. Please be aware that the Rock Pool is in fact closed due to an ALGAL bloom, NOT Orlando Bloom Council has advised the two are not related.”

29/08/2018

Why should governments report on their national accounts across the 'Six Capitals', rather then just GDP? Clare Feeney finds this is at the heart of what government is for.

Local Government already takes a broad view of community wellbeing - but could we be doing better on measurement at the local level too?

We have just been doing some work on wellbeing measures at the local level - watch this space. In the meantime, Clare's article is well worth a read.

Businesses do it. NGOs do it. The New Zealand government plans to do it. Clare Feeney conducts a thought experiment on why governments should report on their national accounts across the Six Capitals and finds this is at the heart of what government is for. What is the government for? With businesse...

22/08/2018

This is a great post from .id on how libraries are responding to demographic and economic change. It is based on a workshop with 20 libraries in South Australia engaging with what the data was telling them and considering how their services could adapt to meet evolving community needs.

As front-line service providers, council public libraries have to respond to Australia's changing demographic profile. In this blog, Jim shares how some libraries in South Australia are planning to do just that. The results of the 2016 Census show that Australia is changing - and faster than ever be...

18/08/2018

Spreading love and transforming a neighbourhood. This is what can happen when citizens lead and local governments support.

A Tauranga hero feeds families in her community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

18/08/2018

The Shire of Carnarvon Strategic Community Plan was developed with truly representative community input.

The community's vision is Unity, Humanity, Nature, underpinned by:
- A connected community across leaders, cultures and generations
- A future for every young person
- A job-rich economy, built on local strengths
- A still-natural environment, looked after and used

Community vision and priorities for Strategic Community Plan

18/08/2018

Volunteers make the world go around. Every community should nurture and celebrate their volunteers.