Posts Tagged ‘state government’
Sharing Government and Community Facilities: BSL Lunchtime Seminar
Posted in Events, Movements, Research by Kate Archdeacon on April 20th, 2011
| 28 April , 2011 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:00 pm |
Image: iPostcodes.com.au via flickr CC
A Lunchtime Seminar presented by the Research & Policy Centre at The Brotherhood of St Laurence:
A public inquiry investigated the sharing of government and community facilities in Victoria, for example using school buildings after hours or local council neighbourhood houses. A cost/benefit framework was explored. Some 20,000 facilities exist in Victoria, but what is the role of government in managing benefits and costs? What governance and commercial principles apply? There is potential for increasing the sharing of facilities and the associated social inclusion benefits but control from the top would be unwise. The (then) government accepted most of the inquiry recommendations. The conclusions provide community organizations with a basis for pursuing their expectations of government.
Robert Kerr is an economist working as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Brotherhood of St Laurence. His career was in the Commonwealth Treasury and the Productivity Commission, and latterly as a Commissioner of the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Thursday 28 April 2011 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm
Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fr Tucker’s room 67 Brunswick Street Fitzroy
Visit the website for more details and to RSVP.
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Jobs for the Future Economy
Posted in Policies by Kate Archdeacon on May 12th, 2010
Source: Sustainable Living Space
Jobs Future Economy – Victoria’s Action Plan for Green Jobs sets out actions across Government to secure jobs in a low carbon economy. These actions support jobs growth and will improve environmental outcomes. They are designed to build resilience in our economy, maximise investment, facilitate regional development, and encourage businesses, families and communities to reduce their energy and water consumption. This Action Plan outlines what we can do right now to facilitate green investment and secure jobs for the long-term. It provides incentives to accelerate innovation and the uptake of green technologies, and signals how we will build the green skills needed in our workforce – providing our children with skills for the new economy.
State of the Cities – Unlocking the Data Conference
Posted in Events by Virginia on May 10th, 2009
This conference is aimed at achieving better City information on liveability, prosperity and environmental sustainability at the Federal, State and Local levels and within academia and the private sector. It is supported by the Major Cities Unit and colleagues in the other capital cities.
Event: State of the Cities-Unlocking the Data Conference
When: 27th May – 29th May. Program available here.
Where: Yarra Room, Melbourne Town Hall, Cnr Swanston and Collins Streets, Melbourne
Register for the event here. For more information, please visit the website.
