News from Peak | May / June 2022

A word from our Managing Director and CEO, Brent Reeman

Another circle around the sun and the Butch Lenton Award is open again! This award celebrates the amazing achievements of our remote and regional councils who are constantly doing more with less.

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Jessica Jones reflects on her visit to the Northern Territory community, Laynhapuy Homelands

Creating liveable communities  seems like a pretty standard statement. But what does it mean for our remote First Nations communities? Jessica Jones, visits Northern Territory Community, Laynhapuy.

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Removing barriers for small business

Local councils play a significant role in supporting and influencing how businesses in their regions start and grow. We take you inside our 'secret shopper' experience to help understand and recognise barriers for small businesses and how  developing streamlined processes that attract and enable small business operations within the community.

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A professional approach to service delivery and project completion with limited resources

Feature writer, Mark Crawley, CEO Carpentaria Shire Council provides an insight into delivering infrastructure in an under-resourced council and the importance of funding, partnerships, and professional delivery.

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Environmental protection within procurement

What to consider when making a submission?

By embedding environmental protection as a consideration in procurement processes, Councils are able to consider environmental impacts alongside procurement metrics such as cost and risk.

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Celebrating working with LHAC

For nine months, our Peak Services Grants Program Office has been working with Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation to strengthen their funding applications and manage their grants program.

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Managing Ill & Injured Workers

Managing ill and injured workers can be a difficult scenario for Councils to navigate, especially when complying with obligations under work health and safety legislation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of their workers. We outline some key things to consider when managing employees with work related and non-work related injuries and illnesses.

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Reducing your work-related risks with safety training anywhere it’s needed

On average, injured workers take 7 weeks off work to recover, according to SafeWork Australia. With many workplace safety incidents being preventable, we need to focus on how we can prioritise a safe work environment for ourselves and our employees.

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HR Masterclass Series 2022 - Save the Date!

We’ve partnered with some incredible organisations to bring you another informative series of HR & Workforce Masterclasses this year.  Joining us this year is Country Universities Centre, LGIAsuper and the Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland (TMR).
 
We kickstarted the series in Cairns on 26th May and will be across Queensland from now through to September to deliver another 5 full-day sessions.

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Welcoming Chris Lowe to Peak Legal and Workforce

Peak Legal and Workforce is delighted to welcome Chris Lowe to the team.  Chris joins our team as Senior Associate/Senior Workforce Advisor with 12 years of experience in employment and industrial relations law matters including employment contracts, award interpretation, unfair dismissal, discrimination, bullying and harassment, and enterprise bargaining.

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Butch Lenton 2022 Award Nominations Open 1 July

Now in its 5th year, the Peak Services award recognises innovation in Queensland’s bush councils and celebrates the contribution the late Mayor of Winton Shire, Graham ‘Butch’ Lenton, made to his beloved community of Winton and the local government in Queensland.

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