Local Councillor Leadership Essentials

Four-part webinar series

From understanding your role as local councillor to navigating complex decisions, gain governance insights in this four-part, expert-led webinar series. 

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Local government councillors are expected to make strategic, risk-aware, and community-centred decisions while navigating growing legislative, financial, and social pressures. 

Led by expert presenters, this webinar series helps councillors build from core role clarity to more confident leadership, ethical decision-making, and practical governance insight. 

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Webinar 3 - Governance and Influence:  Councillor leadership essentials

3 September 2026

Strong governance alone is not sufficient to meet contemporary community expectations. Councils must also build trust, foster a constructive culture, and engage effectively with stakeholders to maintain their social licence and perform well over time.  
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Led by expert presenters, this webinar series helps councillors build from core role clarity to more confident leadership, ethical decision-making, and practical governance insight.

Webinar 1: Your Role, Your Impact: Essentials for local government councillors. <p>Join VLGA experts Chris Eddy and Dr Josh Fergeus as they host a panel ofexperienced councillors across Australia.</p> <p>The discussions will provide practical insights and real experiences to help you build a solid foundation and lead with confidence.</p>
Webinar 2: Seeing Ahead: Localised strategic foresight for council planning. <p>Dr Sue Craig FAICD, our expert in strategic planning and implementation, shares insights on a localised strategic foresight approach for councillors.</p> <p>Learn how to identify key trends, stress-test decisionsusing scenarios, and set governance triggers socouncil can adapt early-before emerging issuesbecome crisis.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Webinar 4: Finance for Councillors: Linking budgets to strategy. <p>Move beyond compliance‑level financial oversight to confident, strategic questioning that protects long‑term community value.</p> <p>Led by finance expert, Roslyn Jackson FAICD, this session equips councillors and council leaders with the skills to interpret the key financial signals behind council strategy - how funding really works, which constraints matter, and what to probe in budgets and reports.</p>
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