Webinar on Council Mergers
June 2016
In NSW we are ‘half merged’. Some councils are now into the second month of the operation of their new organisations, others still face uncertainty about their future and still others are unaffected. ...
New Asset Ratio - Not Helpful
June 2016
There have been some significant changes in infrastructure reporting this year, with an updated Special Schedule 7 (SS7). The changes include the introduction of a new ratio – ‘cost to bring assets to...
Project Management Frameworks in Local Government
June 2016
The recent round of mergers in NSW has again reinforced the importance of adopting a project management approach to time bound, complex, multidisciplinary projects. Morrison Low has assisted a number ...
Breaking News
June 2016
Morrison Low was recently commissioned by the New Zealand Transport Agency to complete a review of Wellington City Council’s Urban Cycleways Programme. The review drew on national and international be...
What does effective collaboration really look like?
June 2016
In short, if it feels easy then it’s probably not collaborationCollaboration is part of a continuum of inter-organisational networking. The continuum includes other approaches such as coordination and...
New Joint CCO for the Waikato Sub-Region
June 2016
Section 17A analysis and the probable direction of the proposed legislative amendments to the Local Government Act 2002 give a focus to joint working arrangements and CCOs. We were interested to refle...
Waste Assessments and Section 17A
June 2016
Lately, councils have been asking us here at Morrison Low whether a Section 17A Review is needed for waste services given there is already a need to assess options for their Waste Assessments. Our vie...
Enabling reform
June 2016
The Government proactively released its policy paper on the next tranche of reform of the Local Government Act 2002 (it’s available on the Department of Internal Affairs website). We at Morrison Low ...
Webinar: Procurement Essentials – strategic context for waste services (hosted by WasteMinz)
April 2016
Below is a recording of the webinar on Procurement Essentials – strategic context for waste services, as well as the accompanying presentation. The webinar was held on Tuesday 5 April 2016 and was pre...
Develop a Compelling Business Case for Grant Funding
Grant Funding, Business Case
March 2016
Morrison Low has built an expert team of financial analysts, economists, engineers and business case specialists who have developed an extensive track record of assisting clients prepare funding applications for infrastructure grants.