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Forthcoming LGMA Qld Village Forums
LGMA Qld has a number of Villages which have been set up for a special interest group within local government.
Each of these Villages provide a valuable forum for professionals to share information and knowledge, provide professional development opportunities, establish best practice standards across the sector and identify opportunities for expert input.
We have three Village Forums occurring in June 2012 at the Mercure Brisbane:
If you have any queries please feel free to contact either Robyn Walker, Manager Training and Development on 07 3174 5004 or at robyn@lgmaqld.org.au or Michelle on 07 3174 5006 or at admin@lgmaqld.org.au.
Winners of the LGMA Qld Awards for Excellence 2012
We were pleased to receive many quality nominations for our Awards for Excellence this year. We are delighted to announce the following winners who were presented with their awards on Thursday 19 April 2012:
Women in Local Government
Cairns Regional Council
Springboard Women's Development Program
Excellence in Teamwork
Finalist: Townsville City Council
Operation: Restore Townsville
Finalist: Sunshine Coast Council
Seasons of the Sun
Winner: Logan City Council
Asset and Services Management Service Delivery Coordination Team
Excellence in Collaboration
Finalist: Townsville City Council
Together Townsville Programme
Finalist: Cook Shire Council
Cooktown Events Centre
Winner: Sunshine Coast Council
Collaborative Approach to Liquor Management (C.A.L.M)
Excellence in Sustainability
Finalist: Redland City Council
10 Bin Option Menu
Finalist: Sunshine Coast Council
Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden Art and Ecology Centre
Winner: Cairns Regional Council
Corporate Sustainability Framework
Excellence in Innovation
Finalist: Sunshine Coast Council
Caloundra Landfill Piggyback Liner
Finalist: Cairns Regional Council
Service Quality Strategy - Connecting
Winner: Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Strengthening Grantham Project
Excellence Award for Above and Beyond
Finalist: Travis Sydes, Tablelands Regional Council
Finalist: Luke Wallace, Redland City Council
Winner: Carlene Logan, Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
LGMA Qld Management Challenge 2012
Winner: Tablelands Regional Council
Propeller Programme 2012
Nominations for the 2012 Propeller Programme are now open. Further details regarding the 2012 Programme are available here. Nominations need to be completed, authorised by a CEO or CEO's delegate and forwarded to Robyn Walker, Manager Training and Development at the address provided on the Brochure by Friday 11 May 2012. If you have any questions regarding the programme, please contact Robyn on 07 3174 5004 or robyn@lgmaqld.org.au.
Inducting Councillors' Checklist
The upcoming local elections has the potential to see a high turnover of Councillors. This will mean that Council officers will need to take a greater leadership role in inducting the new councils, than may have been required in past elections. The LGMA Queensland Governance Village developed an Inducting Councillors' Checklist which is designed to assist officers in preparing a council specific induction programme that ensures Councillors are fully briefed on their roles, the operations of council and critical issues. The Inducting Councillors' Checklist is available here.
2012 LGMA National Congress & Business Expo
The 2012 LGMA National Congress & Business Expo will take place in Perth from 20-23 May 2012. For further information, please visit the website www.lgmacongress.org.au
Secondment Programme Launch
The Secondment Programme is one of many LGMA Queensland initiatives developed in response to feedback from our members. The programme is aimed at keeping quality employees, who are at risk of leaving as a result of reduced opportunities for promotion or relieving opportunities, in the local government sector. By facilitating the secondment of employees between councils, this programme aims to:
· broaden the skills and experience of local government officers in Queensland;
· provide short to medium term opportunities which may not be available to an officer within their own council;
· assist councils in filling short to medium term vacancies and access skills and competencies that may not be readily available within existing staff; and
· encourage skilled staff to stay in local government.
LGMA Queensland will maintain a register of positions available for secondment opportunities as well as officers interested in pursuing such opportunities in other councils. For more information please click here.
You may also download the Programme Expression of Interest Form, Programme Position Availability Form and the Inter-Council Agreement.
For further information, please feel free to contact Robyn Walker on 3174 5004 or at robyn@lgmaqld.org.au
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