Great Eastern Wheatbelt RRC Chris Gilmour tells a story about a local grader operator who had a near miss with a small child. “The (grader) driver was a grandfather and it really shook him up,” he said.
LGIS WA has a new board member in Claremont councillor Paul Kelly.
Cr Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge to the role – with previous experience as board member and chairperson of the board at LGIS.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, nearly half of all Australians were working from home at the start of May.
Many local government employees found they were also either working from home, stood down or redeployed into different departments.
Globally, every organisation has been hit by the pandemic and the resulting economic fallout – from local governments here in WA to the world’s insurance market.
Following COVID lockdowns expect people to flock to outdoor areas and other local government facilities. Prior to opening these public spaces as part of Phase 3, local governments should make sure they are ready to be used.
As local governments prepare for the new normal of physical health safe guards including temperature checks and additional cleaning, they also need to consider how best to monitor and support employees mental health.
Risk Matters – Autumn 2020 In WA local governments manage assets in excess of $40 billion and purchase more than $4 billion in goods and
Risk Matters – Autumn 2020 From left: Paul Omodei, Aaron Cook, Nick Sloan, Mary Woodford, John Pearson, Peter Forbes, Tracey Roberts, Tony Evans. In December
Risk Matters – Autumn 2020 Delegated local government employees can view claims using Qlikview. There are separate Qlikview applications for workers’ compensation, property and liability,
Risk Matters – Autumn 2020 The City of Subiaco has recently had great results in transforming their safety culture through the PErforM program. The purpose
