The reforms to Victoria’s Local Government Act announced in April, 2020, intend to improve local government democracy, accountability, transparency, and service delivery for all Victorians.
By Cameron Foord Q: What goes bump in the night and wakes the sleepy community engagement practitioner? A: Complaints. Show me an engagement practitioner with major project experience and I’ll show you someone who has spent many restless nights pondering how to best deal with an engaged, knowledgeable, intelligent, passionate community member that has an…
The way we have gathered and connected with stakeholders and communities from large workshop events through to smaller community information sessions has been transformed in 2020. The social distancing and travel restrictions brought about by COVID-19 has meant that much of how we communicate, consult and engage with stakeholders and communities is through the digital…
The Queensland FY20/21 Budget was handed down on 1 December, 2020. The following infographic provides an overview of key spend in the areas of infrastructure and transport, business, housing, manufacturing, health, education and training, energy, environment, drought & climate resilience, and Indigenous. Print version.
Last summer, in an unprecedented natural disaster, bushfires devastated large parts of NSW. Shortly after the embers faded out, Elton Consulting partnered with Public Works Advisory and Laing O’Rourke support impacted communities across the State with the enormous task of cleaning up what was left of their homes and businesses. Tasked with connecting and communicating…
Elton Consulting is proud to have helped the people and communities affected by the 2020 bushfires take the first, small step forward to move on from the disaster and rebuild their lives. Partnering with Public Works Advisory and Laing O’Rourke, Elton led communications and engagement in support of the Commonwealth and NSW Government funded initiative…
The Australian Government has committed to a new era of Antarctic engagement and will deliver sustainable, world-class facilities to support Australian Antarctic activities into the future. WSP; Elton Consulting, A WSP Company; and Hugh Broughton Architects have been engaged by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to develop a master plan to modernise the infrastructure at…
The Victorian FY20/21 Budget was handed down on 24 November, 2020. The following infographic provides an overview of key spend in the areas of infrastructure & transport, housing, planning, business, employment, regions, energy, health, environment and education. Print version.
The NSW FY20/21 Budget was handed down on 17 November, 2020. The following infographic provides an overview of key spend in the areas of infrastructure, transport, planning, housing, health, business, regions, natural disaster, Indigenous, energy and education. Print version.
The Northern Territory’s FY20/21 Budget was handed down on 10 November, 2020. The following infographic provides an overview of key spend in the areas of infrastructure, housing, health, recreation, business, environment, education and energy. Print version.