Election Period Workshop Series

Elections 2024: Preparing for Caretaker Mode
About the Workshop

This limited-run offering helps officers navigate the 2024 local government elections slated for October.
With local governments needing to implement election period or ‘caretaker’ policies, the half-day workshop helps officers understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to and during the transition.
Learn what needs to be prepared now to meet election period obligations, from restrictions on major decisions to limits on communications including digital content, advertising, and social media.
Understand the requirements for separating the organisation from the election process and the standards for maintaining the council’s reputation in the lead up to the election.
Meet with officers with similar obligations across the sector and share policies, procedures, and ideas.
Designed for officers working across governance, media and communications, elected member support roles, this workshop has further learnings relevant to all officers preparing major events or openings for new assets, or any other significant major decision likely to be required between September and December 2024.

Upcoming Workshops

2024 In-Person:

Tue 23 April 9.15am – 12.45pm	Greater Dandenong Council, Civic Centre; level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street Dandenong	Register Here
Tue 7 May 9.00am – 12.30pm	Kernot Hall, Cnr Princes Drive and Monash Way, Morwell	Register Here
Thu 9 May 9.30am – 1.00pm	LGPro Offices, Docklands	Register Here

2024 Online:

Tues 30 April 9:30am - 1pm	Online	Fully Booked
Tues 14 May 9.30am - 1pm	Online	Fully Booked
Fri 17 May 9.15am – 12.45pm	Online	Fully Booked

More online sessions to be released soon,

Your Facilitators

Tim Tamlin

Tim’s Local Government career commenced when he moved from being the General Manager for a civil contracting company and joined the City of Greater Dandenong as the manager of the Depot and outdoor staff.
Tim went on to be the Director of Engineering Services at the City of Greater Dandenong before joining the South Gippsland Shire Council as the Chief Executive Officer for a 10 year period. Recently Tim has completed two short-term contracts with the City of Kingston and the Campaspe Shire Council as the Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Tim’s passion is for working with people to create happy and engaging work environments and finding opportunities for communities to thrive.

June Strutt

June has a heart for governance excellence, and passion for Local Government which is reflected in a 44-year career spanning leadership of parks and gardens, customer service, records management, open space/environmental parks planning, risk management, team and service development, corporate services, internal auditing, governance, and corporate planning. Drawing on her broad local government experience, and learnings from her Master's in Business Administration, she has delivered stronger good governance and strategic corporate planning in Local Government.

Course Details

ONLINE
Duration: 3.5 hours
Price*: $280 (inc. GST) for non-members / $230 (incl. GST) for LGPro members

FACE TO FACE
Duration: 3.5 hours
Price*: $300 (inc. GST) for non-members / $250 (inc. GST) for LGPro members

*Prices are valid until 30 June 2024

Member prices are valid for the following individual LGPro Memberships: LGPro Fellow, Professional & Young Professional Members.

More information

For further information email [email protected] or phone (03) 9268 6400

Register online below


Election Period Workshop - Online - FULLY BOOKED Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: April 29, 2024
Election Period Workshop - Online - Fully Booked Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: April 30, 2024
Election Period Workshop - In Person Morwell Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: May 7, 2024 Where: Morwell, VIC
Election Period Workshop - In Person Docklands Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: May 9, 2024 Where: DOCKLANDS, VIC
Election Period Workshop - Online - Fully Booked Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: May 14, 2024
Election Period Workshop - Online - FULLY BOOKED Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: May 17, 2024
Election Period Workshop - In Person Docklands Our Election Period Workshop is designed to assist Councils to understand how they can operate effectively in the lead up to, and during this period. When: June 20, 2024 Where: DOCKLANDS, VIC

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• 7+ days prior the workshop: full refund and/or transfer available
• 6 days prior the workshop: no refund available, however substitute participants are welcome.
A substitute delegate is encouraged to attend in place of a cancellation.

All cancellations and substitutes must be received in writing by LGPro.
* Transfers to the next available program intake are subject to any applicable fee increases.

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