by Don Palmer | Jun 18, 2019 | Local Government
Serious Local Government Reform is about to commence with an inquiry into local government costs and efficiency. The State Government has asked the South Australian Productivity Commission to investigate local government. They have asked them to examine the trends in...
by Don Palmer | Oct 10, 2018 | Election
The City of Unley has not taken full advantage of their membership of the Local Government Association (LGA). Many other Councils likewise. They all willingly take advantage of services such as the discounts available on Insurance or lower finance costs in...
by Don Palmer | Jun 1, 2018 | business plan, LGA, Local Government
As covered in my recent Lunatic Asylum blog post a claim being made by many elected members in the industry. This includes from within Unley Council. They claim there is no benefit to Councils being a member of the LGA? Indeed, two questions have been asked in our...
by Don Palmer | Jun 1, 2018 | Local Government
I remember reading once that before you can be a leader you need to be able to follow. Can I ask are your community leaders showing leadership? Or are they merely spectators? I also remember being a member of a club whose whole 20 some membership formed the management...
by Don Palmer | May 31, 2018 | rates
Everyone knows the State Government wish to impose rate capping on Local Government. We also know that the Local Government Association (LGA) has consistently opposed this. Now some elected members are nervous of retribution by the State Government because of the LGA...
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