Upcoming events – Spring 2023
Learn more about upcoming events and workshops that LGIS are taking part in.
WALGA State Council appoints the LGIS Board to provide strategic direction and governance for your local government mutual indemnity scheme, LGISWA. WALGA recognises the broad skill sets and understanding required to successfully lead the scheme and appoints three independent and four local government directors.
Kelly joined the LGIS Board of Directors in April 2023 and has over 25 years of
experience across professional services, local government, member-based organisations, the private and public health sector, and higher education. A former practising lawyer and allied health professional, Kelly has qualifications in training and assessment, and a Diploma of Local Government (Elected Member).
Based in the South West, she runs a consulting practice, which provides a range of services in governance, strategy, facilitation and project management.
Starting in July this year Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, CEO Ben Rose represents non-metropolitan officers. He has over 15 years’ experience in WA metropolitan and regional local governments. He has also served in executive professional roles across state government, private sector and UK local government.
Ben has held a number of board and committee positions, including currently being on the Board for Advocacy WA and the Chairperson for St Mary’s Primary School Donnybrook. He was previously the Chairperson for the Bunbury Geographe Group of Councils from 2016-2019 and the Bunbury Geographe Tourism Partnership from 2017-2020.
Ben was a Board member for Local Government Professionals WA from 2016-2019 and a Committee Member for the Donnybrook- Balingup Chamber of Commerce from 2016-2017.
Ben and Kelly join current directors: Peter Forbes (Board Chairman), Cr Karen Chappel JP AM, Nick Sloan, Mary Woodford, The Hon Cr Paul Omodei, John Pearson, and Cr Paul Kelly.
For more information on our Board members, please visit the LGIS website lgiswa.com.au under About us < Your Board members.
Learn more about upcoming events and workshops that LGIS are taking part in.
Western Australia is home to 129 public aquatic facilities and thousands more school, hotel/motel and back yard pools. While many know of the risks within these facilities such as lack of patron supervision, inappropriate use of shallow water and issues associated with slips, trips and falls – non-compliance with equipotential bonding (earthing) requirements can present a relatively unknown or hidden risk.
Medicinal cannabis is a therapy that has generated increased national attention over the past two years.
Each month we take your questions to one of our LGIS team members to answer.
If you want to submit a question for next issue, email us at [email protected]
The first quarter of 2023/24 has been a busy one for your Scheme; our member services team has been out on the road visiting members, and I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to continue to meet members and discuss the issues that matter to you.
In 2022/23 LGIS received over 2,300 claims and paid out over $43.8 million. It’s a similar story most years with LGIS handling more than 2,000 claims across property, liability, workers’ compensation, motor and volunteer bushfire fighter protection.
An outside worker in his early 40s sustained a significant workplace injury to his lower back at a local government owned/ operated facility while trying to assist a ratepayer who had attended the facility.
LGIS is the unifying name for the dedicated suite of risk financing and management services for WA local governments, established by the WA Local Government Association in conjunction with JLT Public Sector (part of the Marsh group of companies). LGIS is managed by JLT Public Sector (ABN 69 009 098 864 AFS Licence 226827).
Risk Matters, via this website, is designed to keep members, their staff and elected members informed on topical risk management and insurance issues and LGIS programs and services.
