Three ways local government can reduce barriers to exercise, post pandemic
As our streets become more congested, and our commutes become longer, you might have found exercising harder and harder. You are not...
To build social cohesion in isolation we need local (government) arts workers
I have just heard that some local governments are standing down their arts workers as “non-essential”. But we have never needed arts...
Three things to ask yourself before doing community engagement
Community engagement is the involvement of citizens in the decision-making of government. It is essential to the future of good...
Bringing the community into local government: 4 things we learned from a expert citizen hack
I recently wrote about the four things local government should do about collapsing trust in government. This included replacing some of...
Declining trust in government: 4 things councils should do right now
Trust in government is collapsing. A drop from from 45% to 37% last year, reflects our doubt in governments’ capacity to deal with the...
“Like the Melbourne Cup, you just pick the best name”: will we vote in the local government we need?
Heading in council elections in October, Victorian communities will decide who should lead their community planning over the next four...
