The Propeller Programme  from 2020 was re-scheduled and re-commenced in February 2021.

Expressions of interest to join in our next Propeller Programme (2022) please contact:

Lisa Hamilton
Programme Facilitator
Telephone: 07 3174 5005
Email: events@lgmaqld.org.au

Propeller Programme Outline

Programme Objectives:

• Increased local government skills and knowledge through exposure to different approaches
• Develop people who will lead local government in Queensland in the future
• Provide an opportunity for participants to build valuable and relevant networks, providing stronger links and understanding between professions and councils
• Develop people who will lead at all levels and across professions in their councils
• Build appreciation and understanding of the wider issues in local government in Queensland
• Utilise practical experiences and learnings from the local government sector to enable further professional leadership capacity
• Provide training for emerging leaders that is not solely ‘management’ focused and exposes them to a wide variety of council situations
• Retain passionate, skilled and competent employees in the local government sector

Key elements of the programme include:

• Exposing participants to a broad range of local government experiences and insights at a shire, city, regional and aboriginal council perspective
• In small teams, participants self-manage 1-2 workshops, necessitating the use of good communication skills, a high level of negotiation and influencing skills, project management and interpersonal skills
• Exploring and evaluating local government case studies and other learning materials that can be readily applied to daily leadership and management practices in a work environment
• Participation in the group project and combined team memoire

• Propeller Programme Brochure