Reform Wollongong City Council

Wednesday 28th – Thursday 29th April
Novotel Brighton Beach, Sydney

“This national summit will bring together local government risk management professionals from across Australia to discuss key risks facing the nation’s councils and showcase case studies of leading local government risk management practices.

At a time when Australian councils face an increasingly complex risk environment with limited resources, this event will provide detailed information and advice about best practice systems being implemented by leading local governments to effectively manage legal, financial and other risks confronting their organisations.

This summit will feature analysis and case studies involving topics such as: enterprise risk management for local government; incorporating risk management into organisational governance and culture; internal auditing and audit committees; risk management systems; new standards for risk management practices; emergency management; and environmental risk management – including how councils need to address the risks posed by climate change.

The inaugural Local Government Risk Management Summit will also provide unprecedented networking opportunities for local government directors and risk management and auditing professionals, enabling them to share information and benchmark their own organisation’s practices against the leaders in the field.

Speakers at the Local Government Risk Management Summit will include:

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And Wollongong City Council’s former General Manager, Rod Oxley, who will provide insight into the Wollongong Council corruption scandal and detail the difficulties faced by councils to install a risk management framework that prevents corrupt activity.”
see http://www.halledit.com.au/rm2010