Social Housing Management Transfer Program
December 2016
In 2017 the NSW Government will set in motion a Social Housing Management Transfer tender. It will transform community housing providers operating in NSW. The gross revenue from this tender will be an...
Morrison Low appointed to multiple sub-categories on New Zealand’s All of Government Panel
December 2016
As part of the All-of-Government (AoG) Consultancy Services solution, MBIE has established the Business and Finance solution that offers eligible government agencies specialist advice and competitive ...
Shared services - the real benefits
December 2016
Shared Services are about building capacity and service sustainability for greater customer satisfaction.As we know, local government faces a continuing challenge to find ways to improve their organis...
Victoria - Rates Capping
December 2016
The Victorian rate capping environment is going to force considerable changes in the way councils plan and operate.In December 2015 the Victorian State Government passed a law that caps the amount tha...
Sustainability implications of the 1.5% rate peg
December 2016
With the recent announcement of the 2017/18 rate peg increase of 1.5%, most councils must be wondering how they can remain sustainable given increased community demand and the greater increase in cost...
The potential impact of proposed NSW rating changes
December 2016
IPART delivers its final recommendations to the minister this month (December). The draft report proposed a number of changes designed to give councils more flexibility, and the proposals, if implemen...
Determining agreed service levels
December 2016
One of the required changes to infrastructure reporting in Special Schedule 7 is a new ratio, the cost to bring assets to an agreed service level. The inclusion of this ratio is mandatory in the Finan...
All in or all out – the waste services dilemma facing those in the middle
November 2016
Presenter: Ewen Skinner & Alice GracePresentation title: All in or all out – the waste services dilemma facing those in the middleEvent: WasteMINZ Conference 2016Date: Tuesday 18 OctoberSession: Pl...
Central government and local government collaboration critical to infrastructure planning
November 2016
New Zealand’s National Infrastructure Unit of The Treasury recently announced updates on infrastructure plans including the National State of Infrastructure Report 2016. Two key themes are:1. Central ...
Considering Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
October 2016
National Policy Statements (NPSs) are issued by the Government to provide direction to local government about matters of national significance. The introduction of the NPS for Freshwater Management 20...