Including the SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards®
20 January 2015
Dear :Person_firstname:
We are delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2015 SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards®.
The Awards celebrate the very best in professional excellence in local government management and are open to Local Authorities and Council Controlled Organisations in New Zealand.
In 2015 the five categories are:
• Building Organisational Capability
• Joined Up Local Government
• Council-Community Relationship
• Transforming Service Delivery
• Environmental Leadership and Sustainability
More information and the Entry Form is available here.
Nominations close on 4 March 2015 and the winners will be announced at the inaugural SOLGM Gala Dinner being held in Wellington on 16 April.
For further information on the Awards, please contact Raymond Horan, Manager, Sector Improvement – raymond.horan@solgm.org.nz or phone 04 978 1283.
The Gala Dinner celebrates the outstanding contribution of local government professionals to the success of the sector so, as well as the winners of the 2015 SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards®, the following announcements will also be made:
• The recipients of our Overseas Manager Exchanges
• Our Leadership Scholarships supported by sponsors The Skills Organisation, LDC and Opus
• The NZ winners of the LGMA Management Challenge sponsored by Civica
More information on the Gala Dinner can be found in our website here.
LGMA Management Challenge
The Gala Dinner will also see the announcement of the winners of the New Zealand leg of the Challenge which is being held in Upper Hutt on the 30 and 31 of March.
Please note that registrations are due to close early February so we'd recommend you register your team as soon as possible to what is considered Australasia’s premier forum for current and emerging local government leaders.
Find out more about the NZ leg of the Challenge here where you'll also find a link to the registration form in the Australian LGMA Management Challenge site.
Overseas Manager Exchanges
Our next Gala Dinner update will include information on how to apply for these exchanges - we expect to have them open before the end of January but if you would like to register you interest now please contact me at jeanette.bullen@solgm.org.nz.
Finally, don't miss out on the 2015 SOLGM Diary Special - currently half price with free shipping (minimum order of 2). You can order them here.
Regards
Jeanette Bullen
Manager, Marketing and Communications
DDI 04 978 1288 E jeanette.bullen@solgm.org.nz
Lvl 8, Civic Assurance House, 116 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5538, Lambton Quay, Wellington 6145
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