WA Local governments need to consider inflationary pressures when valuing both their property and motor assets so that they can be confident that if disaster strikes, your protection will be adequate to appropriately respond.
Our weather is changing, and WA Local governments and communities need to make sure that they’re prepared for unseasonal cyclone activity.
The City of Perth engaged the LGIS injury prevention team
to evaluate workstations of a group of employees at their depot to make sure they were comfortable, safe and less likely to injure themselves.
A decade’s long partnership between LGIS and the Royal Life Saving Society of WA (RLSSWA) has delivered benefits to the entire WA local government sector – but work still needs to be done to make sure that audit recommendations are actioned to keep aquatic centres safe.
2021/22 has been one of the toughest years in the Scheme’s history. Against a backdrop of an ongoing pandemic, global upheaval and natural catastrophes LGIS continued to deliver sustainable long term protection to the Western Australian local government sector.
Mediation is a powerful preventative tool, available to LGIS members. Using the LGIS mediation service early can avoid workplace issues that may lead to psychological injury.
With inflation rising and the cost of living increasing, many people across WA are feeling financially squeezed.
LGIS is piloting a cyber-risk program in 2022 designed to help members better understand their exposure to cyber crime and develop targeted plans to address them.
Bushfire incidents in Western Australia have increased in number and severity. In the last two years we’ve seen devastating fires throughout the outer metropolitan area, South West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern. Burning permits for vegetation and to reduce fuel loads on public and private lands have come under increased scrutiny.
Local Government Risk Forum | Tuesday 6 September 2022
Exploring emerging and current risks for WA local governments
