Luke Kenny

The 2024 LGP Annual Conference is ramping up as we start to lock in final speakers and invite our delegates to secure their seat, especially after 2023 bring record attendance.     Before we move to the Annual Conference, having now closed out the 2024 financial year, I do want to publicly recognise some of the key

There are two great achievements I want to call out this month. The first is the fantastic outcomes from our first ever FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organics) event held for councils last month.  Run in a hybrid format, the LGP office welcomed over 25 council staff to join the session in-person, they were joined by

Release 3 of our Procurement Capability Grant Program is open until Wednesday 12th of June 2024.  With $150,000 available to distribute, having only been open for 2 weeks we are already receiving submissions. LGP is encouraging all councils to consider how we can provide funding of up to $25,000 to invest and enhance their procurement

LGP is pleased to announce that on Thursday the 15th of May we open Release 3 of LGP’s Procurement Capability Grant Program for NSW local government.  LGP has committed up to $150,000 to be distributed to projects valued from $3,000, up to a maximum of $25,000. Our Grant Program has been designed to remove the

We are coming to the final quarter of the 2024 financial year which has LGP drawing close to the end of the first year of our 2023-2026 strategic plan.  Let me outline some of what we will be delivering from our five strategic pillars which you will see impacting our work together in the future.

Last month we delivered our ESG webinar.  Our newest member in the LGP Consulting Team, Dr Hadi Rezaei Vandchali shared with our large audience examples and benefits of ESG – Environment, Social and Governance as it relates to procurement.  The webinar was a strategy to start bringing a greater sense of awareness towards ESG across

Welcome to 2024 and a Happy New Year to you all. All of us here at LGP hope that you all had a lovely break and you come back into 2024 refreshed and relaxed.  LGP is set for another year where we look to make changes that lift our performance and deliver new and better

Thank you to all those who have supported LGP over the last 12 months. Our team has had a terrific year growing across a range of areas and introducing a series of new initiatives. The LGP Board has provided sound advice and strong encouragement to drive and grow our business.  We have again benefitted from

A couple of weeks ago we held our biggest ever LGP Annual Conference, at Doltone House, Darling Island, Pyrmont.  Welcoming close to 280 delegates and exhibitors to explore how to better Connect, Leverage and Achieve. Our opening keynote speaker Dr Helena Popovic shared her insights on powering our brain and our body for maximum performance,

I’m pleased to announce that Phill Scott has been voted on to the World Commerce and Contracting Association (WorldCC) Council. Whilst Phill will continue in his role as Chief Procurement Officer here at LGP, this is a wonderful opportunity for local government to be represented and to influence the development of procurement and commerce at

The global and Australian energy market continues to present challenges for businesses who are trying to protect themselves from dramatic cost increases and bring some long-term reliability and protection from market volatility. In the last month we have had almost a dozen councils contact LGP to see if they could join our latest 100% Renewable

LGP is stepping it up! This is our 5th year where LGP is supporting September, raising funds and awareness for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. We have almost half our business participating in teams, driving some friendly competition to see who can get moving and take the most steps (target is 10,000 per day), and which

This month we celebrate the long-awaited return of the LGP Annual Conference, back in face-to-face mode at Doltone House, Pyrmont Island, Darling Harbour on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October. The theme is “2030 – How will you Measure Up”. We are taking our audience into forward thinking, stepping back from day-to-day tasks, helping them

On the 18th and 19th of October LGP welcomed well over 250 delegates, sponsors and exhibitors to our Annual Conference once again. Gathering under the theme of 2030 – How will you Measure Up we had a terrific 2 days of speakers, networking, workshopping, procurement awards and entertainment. One of the highlights of our annual

Thank you to all those who have supported LGP over the last 12 months. Our staff have been incredibly focused, strong and collaborative, leading us out of a long period of uncertainty, into a phase we are enjoying great results from their hard work. Our Board has provided sound advice and strong encouragement to drive

Welcome to 2023 and a Happy New Year to you all. We here at LGP hope that you all had a lovely break and managed to get to come back into 2023 refreshed and relaxed. In 2023 we will release new contracts, present new training solutions and launch new services under LGP Consulting. As we