Welcome to LGSAplus!

This site has been produced as a gallery for displaying the Local Government and Shires Associations' broad range of projects and initiatives and conferences for Local Government. They aim to provide access to resources for council staff, schools, and local communities. This is a continually growing site so please visit again soon to keep in touch with new developments.

Awards: The LGSA manages a range local government awards, namely the Cultural Awards the RH Dougherty Awards for Communication, the Excellence in the Environment Awards and the AR Bluett Awards.

Local Government Week: Local Government Week provides a focus for councils to promote the importance of Local Government to the community. Councils across NSW hold an array of special events during this time.

Climate Change Action Pack: The LGSA is working with councils in NSW on the important issue of capacity building in Local Government for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Associations have developed and will continue to update a Climate Change Action Pack to assist councils in preparing for climate change.

LLN Integration: Simple and practical language, literacy and numeracy integration with workplace training in Local Government. Discover why your existing training may be less effective than it could be, and why integrating LLN with workplace training is a great solution. See how councils have generated cost savings, productivity increases and more.

Local Government Careers: Whatever your background, skills and experience, there is a job in Local Government to suit you.  On this site you will find information on the types of careers and apprenticeships available, details on the upcoming FREESydney Morning Herald careers exhibition, as well as tips for councils when advertising jobs.

Public Art Resources Kit: This guide was developed by the Associations in response to the growing demand from councils for a practical guide to developing public art and placemaking policy. The guide can support councils and their communities to adopt an integrated approach to developing public art and placemaking initiatives.

Strengthening Local Government: The Strengthening Local Government program was initiated by the LGSA in August 2006 to respond to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Financial Sustainability of NSW Local Government. The program is led by the Strengthening Local Government Task Force involving key Local Government stakeholders.

Sustainable Choice is a sustainable purchasing program helping local government meet Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) and triple bottom line objectives. The program provides support and guidance to councils on products and services that save energy or water, contain recycled content, are non toxic, have greenhouse or biodiversity benefits, or advance council's social or environmental objectives in some way.

Towards Sustainable Communities: This website is a space to link, learn and share. Councils, young people and their teachers will find resources and information on how to work together on projects that will have a positive impact on the environmental, social, cultural and economic issues that face us all. This site is being developed as part of the LGSA's "Local Government working with Schools" project.

Sustainability The LGSA is working with NSW councils who have received funding under the Waste and Sustainability Improvement Program (WaSIP) and/or Urban Sustainability Program (USP) to help them share approaches and resources relating to waste and sustainability projects and programs.

Water Loss Management Program: The Water Loss Management Program (WLMP) is a $22M joint initiative of the Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA) of NSW, the Water Directorate and the Australian Government (through the Water Smart Australia programme).