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Councils Reforming Business

• Local Government Procurement Strategy
• Collaborative Procurement Program
• Shared Services Program
• EasyBiz Phase II
• Better Practice Local Laws
• Local Action on Affordable Housing
• CRB Initiative Chart - Dec 08 (Word 36 kb)
• Local Government Procurement Training Program

Councils Reforming Business (CRB) is a $4.7 million Victorian Government funded initiative announced in the 2007-2008 State Budget.

The initiative is being delivered in a partnership with the Municipal Association of Victoria to support councils to improve services, reduce costs and reduce red tape for businesses through:

• reduced cost to business through best practice law making;
• smarter procurement practices;
• greater use of shared services; and
• improved processes for affordable housing.

The CRB initiative was developed and is overseen by a Steering Committee comprising representatives from both the State Government and the Municipal Association of Victoria, and chaired by corporate governance specialist John Warburton.

The implementation phase of the CRB initiative was officially launched by the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Richard Wynne MP on 16 September, 2008. It is currently being delivered through a suite of programs with projects that target priority areas.

The programs are the result of input from Victorian councils, which were involved in a wide range of development work and consultation across 2007/08 to build an evidence base. The priority projects that were developed encourage co-operation and practical action to support long-term reform across the local government sector.

Councils Reforming Business is consistent with the goals of the Council of Australian Governments’ National Reform Agenda, which aims to improve services and lift the nation’s productivity.

More Information

For more information contact the team at Local Government Victoria:

Chris Newman	Manager, CRB	chris.newman@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Angelo Saridis	Senior Project Officer, CRB	angelo.saridis@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Natalie Dowling	Project Officer, CRB	natalie.dowling@dpcd.vic.gov.au

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