The Symposium will be held on Tuesday 21st July in Launceston in conjunction with the 2015 Local Government Association of Tasmania Annual Conference.

Headline Symposium themes include:

• Regionalism studies - implications for Tasmania
• Local government in Tasmania enabling great communities
• Local governments taking on their leadership role
• Reform in local government - lessons from around Australia.
   

The Symposium will include formal and informal sessions and workshops intended to: showcase examples of current local government research and practice which relate to key policy issues for Tasmania and Australia; provide opportunities for local government practitioners to share information and outcomes of their research projects; and discuss the implications of research for local government policy and practice.

Registrations are now open at www.acelg.org.au/2015symposium

Detailed information about the program including speakers and abstracts will be available from the above link in the coming weeks.