It’s time to stand up!

Do you want to see gender equality in Local Government?
Could you see yourself as a mentor?
Do you like hosting networking events?
Do you want to help drive change?

If you said yes to any of the above, we want you!! Stand up today and join the ALGWA WA team to help us make a real difference in Local Government.

Nominations are now open for ALGWA WA committee positions below:

President

The President is the official spokeswoman for ALGWA WA who presides at meetings, sets the agenda and leads the team. She reguarly meets with State Government bodies and other key stakeholders to further progress for women.

Vice President (2)

ALGWA WA have 2 Vice Presidents - one for Regional WA and one for Metro. The Vice Presidents assist the President with strategy and governance, plus propose the fun stuff like guest speakers for networking events.

Secretary

The Secretary is the multi-tasking extraordinaire of the ALGWA WA. She is the keeper of the records, taker of minutes, sender of newsletters, coordinator of communications and social media expert!

Treasurer

The Treasurer is our numbers guru! She keeps all our finances in order, makes payments, issues invoices, reconciles bank statements and produces financial reports for our meetings.

Committee

The committee are the movers and shakers of ALGWA WA! These are the women that are behind the scenes planning, coordinating, marketing, connecting, mentoring, and identifying opportunities for the group to be involved!

Do any of these positions sound like you? Then what are you waiting for, download a nomination form and send it in today!

AGM NOMINATION FORM

Please send your completed nomination form to algwawa@outlook.com by no later than COB Friday 2nd August 2019.

Please note, all nominees are required to be present at the ALGWA WA AGM to be voted into their nominated position. If you haven’t yet registered for the AGM breakfast, please follow the link below:

ALGWA WA BREAKFAST REGISTRATION

Up for re-election? Read this!

You may have heard that the Local Government Act Amendment Bill was passed recently. But what does that have to do with your re-election campaign?

Well, included in the amendment was a number of changes specifically focused on candidates and their conduct during Local Government elections.

There will now be an online induction program for candidates, and the Code of Conduct has been made manditory. So if elected, a candidate can now be sent to the standards panel for breaches to the code of conduct during an election campaign.

So if you are up for re-election this coming October, we recommend familiarising yourself with these new changes to the Local Government Act and what they mean for you as a candidate.

What do women want... in LG?

The State Government recently announced the establishment of a select committee to head an inquiry into how well the system of Local Government is functioning. This select committee will be investigating a number of items relating to Local Government, read more here.

ALGWA WA have been invited by the Select Committee to make a submission into this review and provide feedback on the issues surrounding Local Government.

To best represent you on this matter, we are asking all ALGWA WA members the following questions:

How are women impacted in Local Government?
What improvements would you like to see for women in Local Government?

To have your say and put forward your views, please email us at: algwawa@outlook.com prior to the 1st August 2019.

MORE ABOUT THE SELECT COMMITTEE