WELCOME

Welcome to the official website of LGPro, the peak body for Local Government professionals in Victoria. We develop and deliver high quality professional development activities and services, facilitate positive communication with the State and Federal Governments and the private sector, and represent the views of officers where this expert advice is required.

On our website you will find information about LGPro membership, programs, conferences, awards, activities and events. There is also a section dedicated to our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that offer a valuable forum for Local Government professionals in specific areas to network and share best practice.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The LGPro Annual Conference is a key professional development and networking opportunity for people working in Local Government in Victoria. More than 600 people attend the event over two days.

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Delegates can register for either the full Conference Package, individual modules or multiple modules with discounts available for more than one module. Discounts are offered to delegates registering online.

Click here to access the Hard Copy Registration form which also outlines all costs.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

LGPro thanks the following sponsors for their support of the 2012 Annual Conference.

The theme for the 2012 Annual Conference is “The future is in your hands?” which draws attention to the changing climate in which Local Government operates. The theme will be addressed from a range of perspectives with particular regard to Local Government’s role in the social, political, environmental and technical spheres.

SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS

The conference program features a range of international and keynote speakers and a record number of participative sessions based around the theme and how it relates to Local Government. The international keynote speaker is Christian Bason, Director of Mindlab in Denmark. He will be joined by a host of other notable speakers and presenters over the two days.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Hypothetical- New for 2012, this session will focus on the week in the life of a borderless organisation. It is titled Remind me: Who are We? and will be presented by
Nita Cherry, Professor of Leadership in the Faculty of Business and Enterprise at Swinburne University and a panel of experts.

Ideas Marketplace- Delegates can trade ideas, knowledge and experiences and showcase projects and innovations that benefit the sector during this exciting session
which provided extremely popular in its debut in 2011.

2011 Emerging Leaders presentation- The graduates from LGPro’s 2011 Emerging Leaders program will consider Local Government- Where has it come from?
Where is it today? Where to next? Has our core business changed? And will we be able to deliver on it?

SOCIAL EVENTS

Welcome Reception- The conference will kick off with a Welcome Reception on Wednesday, 22 February from 6pm-8pm at Platform 28 lounge and balcony at Docklands.

Feature Session- This year’s Feature Session is sure to be popular with people from the Local Government sector taking to the stage to demonstrate talents you never knew they had with our take off on Australia’s Got Talent! This will be held at the end of day one of the Conference and LGPro is still accepting entries for the fun event.