Colin has written a series of articles on the grants and funding system. While some of the earlier articles apply to funding under different governments there is great value in following the constantly changing environment that the grant system operates under.
Local Government FOCUS, February 2015
With the election over, the Coalition is settling into the Government side of the benches in Canberra. What does this mean for Commonwealth funding delivered to your local government? Will it all stop, will there be new programs or will everything be channelled through the states? |
LG Manager, summer 2014: Grant Funding - an art and science.
Colin Steele reports, in the 2014 Christmas edition of LG Manager, that Mark Ferguson very accurately stated “it is not always a good thing to be significantly reliant on central governments for funding”. |
Local Government FOCUS, October 2014: The funding cycle is turning.
The Australian Electoral Commission website says that the earliest possible date for the next House of Representatives and half-Senate election is 6 August 2016. |
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Local Government FOCUS, July 2012: The Steps to Grant Funding Success. Page 5.
The Australian Government has allocated grants to local governments through eight programs in the first half of 2012. Did your council apply for a grant and were you unsuccessful? If you missed out, are you wondering how to draft a successful application for the upcoming rounds in 2012/13? |