Local government must change the way it operates to cope with myriad future challenges. Angela Dorizas reports. Stable or lower government grants, increased service demands from an ageing population, infrastructure…
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Elected officials responsible for financial decisions: Woodward
By Rob O'Brien New guidelines on council investments will ensure that elected officials do not delegate financial decision making, according to the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Deputy Director General…
Councils ignored fiduciary responsibilities
Michael Cole. Image: Hugh O’Brien. By Angela Dorizas Councils that claimed to be in accordance with state legislation when investing in CDOs ignored their fiduciary responsibilities, the author of the…
Councils doing ‘business as un-usual’
By Angela Dorizas The financial sustainability of local government will be closely examined at an investment conference in Sydney next week. In his keynote address to the Local Government Investment…
Cole to speak at investment conference
By Staff Writer The author of a 2008 report into faulty council investments has signed up to speak at an investment conference in Sydney next month. Michael Cole, author of…