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Nov 10 - Smoke free policies in outdoor areas
Oct 10 - Acting together for a sustainable future: local government and community environment action and programs
Sept 10 - Governance and Constitution
Jul 10 - Hot Topics
Jun 10 - A Great Debate: Community input in planning decisions - help or hindrance?
Apr 10 - Forethought or afterthought: liveability, funding and planning in regional and rural Victoria
Mar 10 - State & Federal Elections: will you be heard or drowned out?
Feb 10 - Local Government Performance Monitoring: red tape or continuous improvement?
18 November 2010 - Smoke free policies in outdoor areas
Join the VLGA, Heart Foundation Victoria and Quit Victoria for a special forum
The following people will share their experiences and knowledge with you in a panel discussion:
* Kathy Bell, Heart Foundation CEO
* Fiona Sharkie, Quit Victoria Executive Director
* Cr Charlotte Baines, Monash City Council Mayor
* Cr Libby Coker, Surf Coast Shire Mayor
* Cr Christine Richards, Frankston City Council Mayor
Watch the LEF
Download the LEF flyer
Download the presentation by the Heart Foundation and Quit
Download the presentation by Libby Coker, Surf Coast
Heart Foundation Website
Download - Foreword from Quit Victoria and Heart Foundation
Download - Fact Sheet 1 – Frequently asked questions
Download - Fact Sheet 2 – Case studies: How local governments are leading the way for smoke-free outdoor areas
Download - Fact Sheet 3 – Why are outdoor smoke-free areas important for your council?
Download - Fact Sheet 4 – Victorian sample council report and policy
7 October 2010 - Acting together for a sustainable future: local government and community environment action and programs
While it is challenging to keep track of the myriad of local government
and community action and interest in environmental sustainability, there
are some emerging actions and programs that will be of great interest.
Topics covered include:
- Sustainable Precincts, including Zero Emission Neighbourhoods, Armstrong Creek, and Smart Energy Zones
- Helpful sustainability information and tools for local
government, including the Utility Tracker, Best Practice Tracker, and
Sustainability Resource Locator
- Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria's programs - recognising and celebrating community actions at a grassroots level
- Greenpower trends and challenges, and
- The new Victorian Government Climate Communities website and grants program supporting local actions tackling climate change.
Download the LEF flyer
Download the presentation by Nick Alsop, Manager Sustainable Precincts
Download the presentation by Inge Sarunic, Program Manager GreenPower
Download the presentation by Nick Bailey, Program Manager Local Government
Download the presentation by Katrina Wolfe, Manager Consumer Support and KABV
Download the presentation by Vera Lubczenko, General Manager, Sustainable Living
2 September 2010 - Governance and Constitution
Come to the September LEF and hear Mike Hill, our founding CEO, speak about good governance and the
future. We will then talk to our Issues Paper, which is available on
our website from 20 August, and give you a chance to have your say.
Download LEF flyer
1 July 2010 - Hot Topics
Network and share information about ‘hot topics’ affecting your local government and communities.
Download LEF flyer
3 June 2010 - A Great Debate: Community input in planning decisions - help or hindrance?
Is it important for communities to be consulted and heard? Are we
consulting effectively on the big planning challenges of our day? What
planning outcomes are we getting? Are these outcomes constrained or
informed by community input? Come along and hear a topical and
entertaining debate.
Download LEF flyer
Download A Great Debate participants biographies
15 April 2010 - Forethought or afterthought: what needs
to happen to improve liveability, funding and strategic planning in
regional and rural Victoria?
How do the needs of rural and regional local governments fit into the
population and liveability debates currently raging around Australia?
How will these needs be expressed at, and addressed following the state
election?
Download the LEF flyer
Download the presentation by Mayor Judy Verlin, Ballarat City Council
Download the presentation by Anthony Schinck, CEO Ballarat City Council
Download the presentation by Mayor Michael Neoh, Warrnambool City Council
4 March 2010 - 2010 State & Federal Elections: will you be heard or drowned out?
This election year will be different from any other! It’s a chance
for your council to lobby on issues important to you. We want to help!
Expert speakers were available to offer important insights to assist
your campaign to ‘cut through’. Areas of discussion:
- Likely key issues timelines and strategies
- How your council and groupings of councils can be heard
- Ongoing support and facilitation available
Download the LEF Flyer
Download the presentation by Shannon Walker, Essential Media
4 February 2010 - Local Government Performance Monitoring: red tape or continuous improvement?
Essential Services Commission Chairman, Dr Ron Ben-David, and
Director Regulation, Andrew Chow, joined us from the Essential Services
Commission, to discuss the Inquiry into Performance Monitoring
Frameworks for Local Governments:
Download the LEF Flyer
Download the presentation by Dr Ron Ben-David, Chairman Essential Services Commission
Download the presentation by Cr Rose Iser, VLGA President