Defining Matters | 2023

As we move into 2023 and post-pandemic life continues to unfold, there are new developments and challenges for the local government sector to navigate. Despite some uncertainty, these obstacles are not without opportunities to work more collaboratively and efficiently in serving the communities and residents you represent.

In Defining Matters, we share our experience and a breadth of knowledge within the sector to encourage greater efficiencies, improved understandings, and more seamless ways of working. It is about defining the key issues to assist Victoria’s local government to develop and go beyond community expectations.

In this, our 4^th edition, we provide updates on consultation requirements and approvals for temporary crisis accommodation, and we explore the lessons learnt from recent supply chain issues. We also provide our view on the complexities surrounding the introduction of Windfall Gains Tax.

With a long history of advising and supporting councils across Victoria, Maddocks is deeply committed to serving and advocating for our local government clients. We hope you find the information and insights in our new publication both thought-provoking and relevant, and trust that it will make a difference.

• A year of hyperinflation — Lessons from inside construction

  By

  • Anna Scannell

  A year of hyperinflation — Lessons from inside construction

• What's next for the Fair Work Act?

  By

  • Ross Jackson,
  • Lindy Richardson

  What's next for the Fair Work Act?

• Councillors, social media and defamation

  By

  • Mark Hayes

  Councillors, social media and defamation

• The approval of temporary crisis accommodation

  By

  • Simone Holding
  • & Vujan Krunic

  The approval of temporary crisis accommodation

• Is it the end off staff surveys?

  By

  • Melanie Olynyk

  Is it the end of staff surveys?

• Clarification of what consultation requires when introducing major change in local government

  By

  • Lindy Richardson,
  • Ross Jackson
  • & Eloise Daff

  Clarification of what consultation requires when introducing major change in local government

• Councils advocate for improvements at Suburban Rail Loop Hearing

  By

  • Terry Montebello,
  • Briana Eastaugh,
  • Zina Teoh

  Councils advocate for improvements at Suburban Rail Loop Hearing

• Keeping the district safe: the role of the council in law enforcement

  By

  • Kate Oliver,
  • Tara Schultz

  Keeping the district safe: the new role of the council in law enforcement

• Windfall Gains Tax and implications for Council-owned Land

  By

  • Briana Eastaugh

  Windfall Gains Tax and the implications for Council-owned land