2022-23 MARKYT industry leaders announced

The latest MARKYT Benchmarking Excellence in Local Government report has been released.

Across Australia, local governments contribute to all aspects of quality of life, through roads, footpaths and lighting, to sport and recreation, arts and culture, and so much more.

Each year, we take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate industry leaders in local government; giving these councils a platform to share their insights for their success and key learnings.

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” - John F. Kennedy

Download a free copy of this report to hear from leaders in reconciliation, youth services, community safety, roads, waste management and more.

If you’d like to learn more about the MARKYT Benchmarking Excellence Program, please contact us at info@catalyse.com.au

New consultant appointed in NSW to service local demand

We are delighted to be supporting a growing number of councils in NSW and Queensland with their integrated planning and reporting needs.

We express our deepest thanks to the City of Coffs Harbour, Wollondilly Shire Council, and Cassowary Coast Regional Council for inviting us to work with them. These councils have successfully introduced a combination of the following programs:

• FUTYR Integrated Planning and Reporting: Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Plan and Corporate Plan reviews

• MARKYT Community and Wellbeing Scorecards

• CULTYR Employee Scorecards

We are pleased to announce that we have recruited an experienced NSW based consultant with vast experience servicing local government. More details to be announced shortly!

If you’d like to learn more, please reach out to us.

Local Government employees show resilience

The local government workforce in Western Australia has shown strength and resilience in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with DLGSC and Local Government Professionals WA, CATALYSE completed a survey with over 2,000 LG employees state-wide and found:

*Local government responded quickly with innovations and FWPs

*Workers have confidence and trust in their local leadership group

*Managers are showing compassion and empathy

*LG employees feel hopeful about their future

Remarkable times call for remarkable collaboration

Community members across Western Australia were invited to take part in an important state-wide collaboration.

This collaboration saw the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, 139 Local Governments, Local Government Professionals WA and CATALYSE working with local communities to gather baseline and informing data to help local communities to recover and thrive following the COVID-19 outbreak in Western Australia.

The community was invited to join us in mapping community well-being and resilience and in helping local governments to set short and medium term priorities to meet local community needs.

Watch this space for the full report.