CARETAKER CONVENTIONS - WHAT YOUR COUNCIL NEEDS TO KNOW

A VLGA Connect Live Panel Session

Please join VLGA Chief Executive Officer Kathryn Arndt and LGPro Interim Chief Executive Officer Chris Eddy for this important discussion on 'Caretaker' and how it affects your council, with

Jennifer Menzies
Jennifer is a Director with the consultancy Policy Futures and a former Commissioner with the Commonwealth Grants Commission. A former senior executive and Cabinet Secretary within the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet, she has over 20 years’ experience in both state and commonwealth governments. From 2007 to 2009 she was the inaugural Secretary for the Council for the Australian Federation. She consults in the field of public policy and governance and has published in the fields of caretaker conventions, federalism and intergovernmental relations. She is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University.

Tony Raunic
Tony is one of Victoria’s leading local government and public law legal advisors. He also leads Hunt & Hunt’s Melbourne office as Managing Principal and has extensive experience representing parties in property transfers, leases and disputes.

Tony brings the benefit of his own experience as an elected councillor having served two terms on the Shire of Nillumbik. During this period, Tony served terms as Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Victorian Local Government Association and Municipal Association of Victoria delegate, chair of the Statutory Planning and Building Committee and numerous other council committees.

Tony regularly acts for over 20 of the municipalities in Victoria providing advice on specific commercial, property and governance matters.

This session will be via Zoom

VLGA & LGPro Members: Free
Non Members: $30+GST