New pilot on councils’ development performance

A new data collection will help to shine a light on the rhythm and strength of the development heartbeat of councils.

27 September, 2018

Poor benchmarking hinders service innovation

A lack of sector data and executive and councillor support for business improvement are among the barriers to improving how councils deliver services, audit shows.

24 September, 2018

Climate change adaptation: lessons from leading local governments

A group of councils in metropolitan Melbourne has collaborated to develop a framework that tracks their progress on climate change, writes Dr Susie Moloney.

2 April, 2018

Final day for free local government digital maturity survey

More than 100 councils have responded so far.

20 March, 2017

Impact of NSW council mergers to be exposed by survey

Benchmarking before and after mergers.

10 June, 2016

Reports could show if councils out-perform private sector and federal government

NSW councils get their report cards.

24 November, 2014

Local councils to find out if they outperform private sector and federal government agencies

NSW Councils get their report cards.

19 November, 2014

NSW councils denied wriggle room on mergers

Fit for the Future toolkits out.

6 November, 2014

Victorian councils struggle to measure impact of shared services

A new report from the Victorian Auditor-General’s office that evaluates the use of shared services by councils has found that they have trouble measuring its impact due to a lack of baseline data.

30 May, 2014