This discussion paper explores the dimensions of models that define working relationships between council Mayors and members of local government.

This report examines the options available for local government to increase its capacity and provide improved services. A recurrent theme in local government reform, in Australia, New Zealand and overseas, has been the issue of municipal amalgamation and the various benefits which are assumed to flow from it. There have been many commissions and reports...

Efficiency has remained a primary theme for higher tiers of government within Australasia when addressing issues of local government performance. This report provides a literature review of current and past research on local government. It constitutes Volume 2 of the report Consolidation in Local Government: A Fresh Look. A recurrent theme in local government reform...