New skills for councillors benefit communities
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Local Government. Media Release.
"Ms Perry said the Department of Local Government has held 42 seminars across the state to help councillors better understand their roles and their obligations to the communities they serve. The training assists councillors by focussing on their key roles and responsibilities to their communities. "These sessions provide an opportunity for councillors to gain a better understanding of the standards of behaviour expected of them and the legal and policy framework of local government," Ms Perry said. "The sessions also provide an opportunity for experienced and new councillors to meet and share perspectives and knowledge."
"As a former councillor, I understand the special demands the job brings." Ms Perry said. "It’s great to see so many councillors taking this opportunity to improve their skills and understanding". "We’ve received great feedback on the seminars and we are currently looking at ways to further improve into the future," Ms Perry said. "It was encouraging to see that so many councillors are keen to pursue further training to improve their capabilities"
It is important that local communities know whether their representatives are taking up the offer of this training. Further seminars will be provided in the coming months for those councillors who failed to attend an earlier session or those councillors who have been elected at a by-election."