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Why Financial Sustainability Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Councils

Across Australia, councils are responsible for planning, maintaining, and investing in vast networks of parks, open spaces, sportsgrounds and recreation facilities. These spaces play a critical role in community wellbeing supporting physical activity, social connection, inclusion, environmental outcomes, and local identity.

Planning for Leisure and Open Space That Communities Value

Across Australia, councils are responsible for planning, maintaining, and investing in vast networks of parks, open spaces, sportsgrounds and recreation facilities. These spaces play a critical role in community wellbeing supporting physical activity, social connection, inclusion, environmental outcomes, and local identity.

Digital Asset Management Planning for Councils

Traditional, paper-based asset management plans are no longer meeting the needs of modern councils. While the fundamentals of asset management remain critical, the way information is presented, analysed and used has evolved.

Preparing for Queensland’s Flood Season

Flood season in Queensland runs from November to April, coinciding with the state’s annual cyclone season. During this period, heavy rainfall, monsoonal troughs, and cyclonic systems can create significant and widespread flooding – impacting communities, emergency services, public infrastructure, local economies, and council operations.

Capital Project Readiness Checklist

Capital works and emergency recovery projects place significant pressure on councils – from scoping and governance through to risk management, procurement strategy, delivery planning, and final handover. Before committing resources or moving to tender, it’s essential to ensure your project is built on strong, well-defined foundations.

Building Capacity Through Specialist Project Management

Hume City Council Case Study. Recognising the growing demand for infrastructure delivery and the need to maintain momentum across multiple capital projects, Hume City Council took proactive steps to bolster its project management capacity.