Your Role, Your Impact - Essentials for local government councillors

Serving as a councillor is demanding yet rewarding. It requires you to understand and balance legislative obligations, community expectations, and public scrutiny while staying focused on strategic priorities. Strong governance knowledge is the key to effectively leading with integrity, supporting informed, balanced decisions and shaping your municipality for the future.

This webinar will be delivered in partnership with the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA). VLGA experts Chris Eddy and Dr. Josh Fergeus will host a panel of experienced councillors across Australia who will provide practical insights and real experiences to help you build a solid foundation and lead with confidence, specifically covering:

• The Councillor’s role and obligations -Statutory and integrity obligations, distinguish between council, CEO, and councillor roles, and how to redirect operational issues so focus remains on the strategic decisions making.
• Operating environment essentials -how legislative frameworks, community expectations, transparency demands, and external pressures influence the role of a councillor and the decisions made in chambers.
• Connecting governance to strategic decisions -How robust governance processes and effective meeting preparation supports informed, balanced decision-making, especially when community views are diverse and emotions can run high.

You will leave the session with essential tools for shaping long-term outcomes and leading with confidence and impact through your councillor journey.

Presenters:

• Facilitator: Chris Eddy GAICD, Local government Podcaster, MC, Consultant
• Presenter: Dr Josh Fergeus, City of Monash councillor and VLGA President