Writing for Influence in Local Government

About the course

Writing for Influence in Local Government is a course designed to raise the standard of report writing by helping those who write or authorise council reports and correspondence to:

• develop understanding of context including political awareness; and

• populate documents with information that is relevant and orderly; and

• write reports and correspondence by better understanding elements of informed decision making to enable better decisions and value for our communities.

Your facilitator

Melanie Fleer

Melanie has worked in Victorian local government for over 20 years, including 15 years in leadership roles spanning the areas of communications, governance, legal, marketing, risk, property and customer service. She holds a Bachelors in Public Relations, and Graduate Diploma in Group Facilitation. Melanie has worked at Brimbank City Council Maribyrnong and Darebin councils. Melanie now works as a governance consultant to the government sector.

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