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LG Professionals Australia seeks local partner in Indonesia​

LG Professionals Australia is seeking an Indonesian partner organisation with a focus on local governance, or an Indonesian association that supports the work of local government, to implement projects under its International Program from 2018 and onwards.

​Nominations for ICMA's 2018 local government excellence awards open

​ LG Professionals Australia is pleased to announce the International   City/County Management Association (ICMA)’s Local Governance   Excellence Awards, which will celebrate the value of professional   management and honour creative contributions to professional local   government leadership. The Awards highlight public awareness of   the value of professional management and its impact on the quality of life in our communities.

Though based in the United States, the ICMA Awards Evaluation Panel encourages nominations to be submitted from communities in the International Region.  As a member, please consider making a nomination in one of the ten programs or professional award categories. Be sure to review the eligibility requirements for each award.

Joint seminar held with Korean partners

LG Professionals Australia is proud to be hosting a Financial Decentralisation for State & Local Governments Seminar, in cooperation with the Korean Local Government Centre for Oceania/The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea.

The event will be attended by a group of local government delegates from the Republic of South Korea and address current issues surrounding financial decentralisation in Australia and The Republic of Korea. Presenters will include Mr Trevor Seymour-Jones, Honorary Associate, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney and a member of LG Professionals Australia’s international Advisory Panel. Also on the panel;

  • Mr Su-Chang Cho, Chief of the Korean Local Government Centre for Oceania;
  • Mr David Spencer, Policy Officer, Commonwealth-State Relations Division, The Treasury of the Australian Federal Government;
  • Ms Sue Baker, Director, Budget Co-ordination and Reporting Branch, ACT Treasury; and
  • Mr Byoungchul Lee, Project Officer, Budget Division, Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea
 
The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 at the LG Professionals Australia national office in Canberra.