Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government

The Australian Government has contributed $8 million in funding for the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government to enhance professionalism and showcase innovation and best practice in the local government sector.

The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, officially opened the Centre on 14 December 2009 at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

Photo: The Hon Margaret Reynolds, Chairperson ACELG Board of Management; the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; the Hon Maxine McKew MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and Professor Ross Milbourne, Vice-Chancellor UTS, at the Centre's official opening.

Minister Albanese's media release

The Centre's opening followed the Prime Minister's announcement in June 2009 that a consortium led by the UTS had been selected to establish the Centre following a competitive process. Consortium partners are the University of Canberra, the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Local Government Managers Australia and the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Limited. Program partners include the Australian National University, Charles Darwin University and Edith Cowan University.

The Centre's Board of Management also met for the second time on 14 December 2009 at UTS. Minister Albanese addressed the meeting, setting out the Australian Government's expectations of the Board's role and offering his best wishes for the Centre's future work.

The Centre's temporary website is at http://www.acelg.org.au/

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Board of Management

Chairperson

The Hon Margaret Reynolds

Members

Professor Attila Brungs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), UTS
Professor John H Howard, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development), University of Canberra
Mr Peter Allen, Deputy Dean, Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Ms Penny Holloway, Local Government Managers Australia
Mr John Truman, National President, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Limited
Cr Geoff Lake, President, Australian Local Government Association
Ms Stephanie Foster, Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government