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 …
Welcome to 2022 and a Happy New Year to you all. We here at LGP hope that you all had a lovely break and managed to come back in 2022, refreshed and relaxed. LGP is set for another year where we look to make changes that lift our performance and deliver new and better value …
On Thursday the 3rd of March we launched the first ever Procurement Capability Grant Program for local government. LGP has committed $100,000 to be distributed to projects valued from $3,000, up to a maximum of $25,000. This latest initiative from LGP has been designed to remove the ever-present barrier, that councils do not have enough …
March proved to be another horrendous month of weather for our councils across the state, seems April might provide more of the same. As a result, we are now seeing councils badly affected, contacting LGP to talk about how we can help with Emergency Procurement. Procurement & Disaster Recovery Our focus is to help councils …
Modern Slavery Circular On the 11th of April, the Office of Local Government released Circular 22-09 ‘Councils’ obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018’. The Circular defines what constitutes Modern Slavery and explains as per the Modern Slavery Act 2018 legislation, that councils are now required to take reasonable steps to ensure procured goods and …
As we continue to emerge from the disruption of the pandemic, LGP is enjoying being back working face-to-face with council and our suppliers. In the absence of a Business Development Manager in the Southern Region (announcement coming soon) I have had the pleasure over past five weeks meeting with and visiting 20 different councils, ROCs …
I’m pleased to announce that Phill Scott has been voted on to the World Commerce and Contracting Association (WorldCC) Council. www.worldcc.com 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 development of procurement and commerce at …
In October we all come together again at the 2023 LGP Annual Conference, at Doltone House, Darling Island, Pyrmont on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th October. The theme is “Connect l Leverage l Achieve”. These three terms we feel are critical in the practice of managing council expenditure. Our speakers have been specifically selected to …
For LGP, September is all about networking with our councils and preparing for our annual conference. We are attending and serving as Keynote Speakers at several events this month which cover the national local government sector, supply chains, and sustainability. We are only 6 weeks away from the 2023 LGP Annual Conference on the 17th …
LGP has wrapped up a highly successful 2023 financial year. Care of the support we received from our councils and suppliers over the past 12months we managed over $870m in spend under our contracts. This is up $100m on last year, we are very grateful for the trust given to LGP to manage council spend …
Our 2023 Annual Conference is rapidly approaching, with the agenda set and speakers booked, we are now looking to open up for delegate registrations. Our theme this year is Connect, Leverage, Achieve. This years’ event is focused on how council staff can learn new ways to demonstrate their immense value across our sector. We dive …
Who am I? I was born in Melbourne, Victoria and the oldest of four boys (my poor Mum). We relocated to Sydney in 1982 for my Dad’s work and we have lived in Sydney ever since. Today I am very fortunate to have recently moved to the Northern Beaches, to enjoy a life close to …
As we move towards closing out FY23, LGP would like to thank the level of unprecedented support provided by councils and suppliers under our contracts. Below are some key statistics that outline how strong that support has been: Over the last 5 years we can see: $4b in spend through all contracts $1b in spend …
