In June 2011, the Premier and Minister for Local Government announced the commencement of a metropolitan Local Government reform review.  An eminent three-member panel has been established to review the social, economic and environmental challenges facing Perth over the next 50 years and recommend appropriate governance models and resultant boundaries for the sector.

The WALGA President and Deputy President will be one of the advisory groups providing input into the Panel, which will report to the Minister in June 2012.

The Metropolitan Local Government Review Panel has a comprehensive website which includes the Issues Paper and other background material.

WALGA's Submission to the Panel 

The Association has developed a comprehensive submission in response to the Metropolitan Local Government Review, which underwent a thorough consultation process. The submission was endorsed by State Council at their 30 January 2012 meeting.
WALGA Submission - Metropolitan Local Government Review
 

The report, Metropolitan Local Government Reform: Development and Analysis of Alternative Models, prepared by Conway Davy and Planning Context is also available for download. The report was prepared to inform the Governance Models Forum held in January 2012.

President's Advisory Group

As a part of this process, WALGA has created a President's Advisory Group Policy Forum comprising select representatives from within the sector to contribute to the process.

President's Advisory Group Terms of Reference

Meeting Minutes 22 July 2011

Meeting Minutes 12 August 2011

Meeting Minutes 20 September 2011

Meeting Minutes 14 October 2011

Meeting Minutes 1 November 2011

Metropolitan Governance Models - Information Paper

The President's Advisory Group has prepared an information paper on metropolitan governance models to assist in the preparation of submissions to the panel.

Information Paper - Metropolitan Governance Models

Schedule of Research

The President's Advisory Group has prepared a schedule of research material to assist in the preparation of submissions to the panel.

Schedule of Research

Visioning Forum

On 17 August 2011, Mayors and Presidents and Chief Executive Officers from metropolitan Local Governments participated in a Visioning Forum facilitated by international visioning expert Steven Ames. Full individual contributions were recorded and a summary of the forum outcomes has also been produced.

Visioning Forum Summary

Visioning Forum Complete Contributions