Australian Politics and Policy - Senior, 2019a

Australian Politics and Policy
Table 1 Typology of expanding local government services
Function
Economic and community
development
Sustainablelanduse
Protecting the environment
Community services
Public health and safety
Services and infrastructure
Operation of tourist centres and facilities
Provision of grants to local groups to provide
services
Events and promotions
Developmentapprovals
Building approval and certification
Management of public land
Preventing pollution or restoring degraded
environments
Providing environmental programs
Strategic planning
Library services
Community events
Aged care
Early childhood education and care
Waste collection and management
Water and sewerage services
Preparednessandresponsetonaturaldisasters
Source: adapted from Independent Local Government Review Panel 2012, 6.
as private and non-government sectors, local government is often not the only
service-delivery agent in a particular area.
Other factors to consider when examining the evolving nature of local
government service delivery include:
• ‘Core’ local government functions: although these differ across jurisdictions, there
is an expectation local governments should provide core services to a minimum
standard before other tasks are considered. Examples of core services include
building approval and certification, waste collection and management, and
cultural and recreation services, such as libraries.
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