Annual conference
Presentations are available from the following events:
- 2019 MAV Annual Conference
- 2018 MAV Annual Conference
- 2017 MAV Annual Conference
- 2016 MAV Annual Conference
2019 MAV Annual Conference
Presentations from our 2019 conference are available below:
- MAV Annual Conference Program (PDF - 384KB)
- Gender and Leadership – Getting the Numbers in Local Government - Amanda Sinclair, University of Melbourne (PDF - 2.2MB)
- Local Government From The Outside / Rethinking Relationships With Government - John Baker, CEO, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council (PDF - 397KB)
- Local Government From The Outside / Rethinking Relationships With Government - Nerina Di Lorenzo, Melbourne Water (PDF - 686KB)
- Growing Age Friendly Communities – Why Not? - Christine Young, Melville City Council (PDF - 1.7MB)
- Waste and Recycling – Future Direction and Innovation Presentations and Panel Discussion - Susy Cenedese, LGNSW (PDF - 2.7MB)
- Waste and Recycling - Future Direction and Innovation Presentations and Panel Discussion - David O'Loughlin, President, ALGa (PDF - 522KB)
- Waste and Recycling - Future Direction and Innovation Presentations and Panel Discussion - Gayle Sloan, WMRR (PDF - 899KB)
- "Gather Round" a presentation by Grillex
- LGA climate risk through a finance and liability lens - Sarah Barker, Minter Ellison(PDF - 3.19MB)
2018 MAV Annual Conference
The 2018 conference provided key insights, discussions and solutions for the sector on areas that
will benefit councils to shape the future sustainability, health and wellbeing of their communities.
Presentations from this conference are available below:
- All Politics is Local - David O'Loughlin, President, ALGA (PowerPoint - 3.1MB)
- Change Our Game: Levelling the Playing Field for Women and Girls in Sport and Recreation - Dr Bridie O’Donnell, Head, Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, DHHS (PowerPoint - 11.9MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: Baw Baw Shire Council: Closer than you think - Alison Leighton, CEO, Baw Baw Shire Council (PowerPoint - 36.5MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: Baw Baw Shire Council: Closer than you think - Alison Leighton, CEO, Baw Baw Shire Council (PDF - 4.2MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: Darebin City Council - Sue Wilkinson, CEO (PowerPoint - 13.7MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: The Greater Hamilton Region: A Smart Connected Community - Michael Tudball, CEO (PowerPoint - 15.7MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: Hume City Council - Domenic Isola, CEO (PowerPoint - 11.1MB)
- Local Government: Now and Tomorrow: Collaborative, Agile, Ethical and Grounded - Ben Rimmer, CEO, City of Melbourne (PowerPoint - 21.0MB)
- Pathways to a Sustainable Future: Role of Local Governments - Dr Tapan Sarker, Deputy Director, Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University (PDF - 4.59MB)
- Social Challenges Facing Local Government - Janet Stanley, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (PowerPoint - 4.4MB)
- Victoria’s population challenges for infrastructure, including transport - Adjunct Professor John Stanley, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School (PowerPoint - 7.3MB)
2017 MAV Annual Conference
This year's conference looked at a number of issues facing councils today, including responsive leadership and how councils can be embedded more fully into their communities.
Presentations from this conference are available below:
- Australian Local Government Association - National perspective and update - Cr David O'Loughlin, President ALGA (PowerPoint - 2.5MB)
- Future of local government: Community-driven action - Graham Sansom, Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney (PowerPoint - 383KB)
- How great cities happen - Activating rural and regional areas - John Stanley, Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School (PowerPoint - 14.1MB)
- Innovation futures - Peter Bradd, CEO, The Beanstalk Factory (PDF - 2.8MB)
- Responsive leadership: Improving community connections - Charlie Bird, Alpine Shire Council (PowerPoint - 10.8MB)
- Responsive leadership: Improving community connections - Justine Linley, City of Ballarat (PowerPoint - 27.8MB)
- Responsive leadership: Improving community connections - Patience Harrington, City of Wodonga (PDF - )
- Time for a new story - Gilbert Rochecouste, Village Well (PDF - 17.4MB)
- Understanding unconscious bias - Dr Tom Verghese, Principal, Cultural Synergies (PowerPoint - 2.7MB)
2016 MAV Annual Conference
This year's conference looked at business transformation and leadership - how councils can innovatively move forward, addressing the demand of constricting budgets and the digital age while maintaining the quality of services.
Presentations from this conference are available below:
- Australian Local Government Association Update - Mayor Troy Pickard, President ALGA (PowerPoint - 2.84MB)
- The Art of Positioning Your Council to the Community - Carolyn Miller, Managing Director, The Honeycomb Effect (PowerPoint - 24.5MB)
- Blood, Sweat and the Third Tier - Councillor Term 2012-2016 - Rob Spence, CEO, MAV (PowerPoint - 13.8MB)
- Crisis in the North West - The Buloke Shire Turnaround - John Hicks (PowerPoint - 2.78MB)
- Feeling motivated at work - Nerina Di Lorenzo, Moreland City Council (PowerPoint - 8.54MB)
- The Local Government Digital Transformation Taskforce - Keith Baillie (PowerPoint - 1.17MB)
- Ministerial Address - The Hon. Richard Wynne MP, Minister for Planning (PowerPoint - 34.6MB)
- Motivate, Lead, Succeed - An (alternate) how-to guide - Alex Green, Mansfield Shire Council (PowerPoint - 8.06MB)
- Motivate + Lead = Succeed - Rebecca McKenzie, Glen Eira City Council (PowerPoint - 11.0MB)
- Risk management - A State Insurance Perspective - Peter Ryan, General Counsel, VMIA (PowerPoint - 10.6MB)