Sobering shifts: The impact of Victoria's liquor law reforms
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Health, Retail
The recent overhaul of Victoria’s liquor regulation marks a significant turning point in local governments role in liquor licensing.
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Making the case with cost benefit analysis: Melbourne training insights
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Throughout August, we ran a series of cost benefit analysis introductory courses to help participants gain practical skills for applying cost benefit analysis in various decision-making contexts.
Building on two years of ESG reporting by the Australian community housing sector
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Housing
The second Annual ESG Review of Australian Community Housing was officially launched on 28 July 2025, marking a significant milestone in the sector’s commitment to environment, social and governance (ESG) principles.
Community benefit schemes for renewable energy: planning framework
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Community Infrastructure, Energy
Australia’s renewable energy rollout is gaining pace, but local concerns remain. NSW’s new Renewable Energy Planning Framework, including a Benefit-Sharing Guideline, requires developers to fund local projects and services in affected communities.
Sharing knowledge on Country: Reflections from the AIATSIS Summit
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In June 2025, supported by SGS’s sabbatical program, Kasey Bailey took the stage at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit in Garramilla (Darwin) to share a powerful story of economic self-determination, co-developed with Victorian Traditional Owners.
Victoria's kindergarten reforms: What comes next?
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Community Infrastructure
Victoria’s kindergarten reforms require councils to plan for growing demand, guided by state-issued KISPs. But with limited local detail and contested modelling assumptions, many councils are now building their own evidence base to make investment decisions that better reflect community needs.