EOFY Grant Acquittals: How to Build Trust and Secure Future Funding
Each June, organisations scramble to get final invoices in, close the books, and tick off “EOFY compliance”, which often includes funding acquittals.
But acquittals aren’t just red tape…
Advocacy Month – 4. Adapt and Sustain
The organisations that consistently win support are the ones that stay visible, adaptable, and engaged long after the first conversation ends. This is the long game and it’s where real influence is built.
Advocacy Month – 3. Shape the Message
Great advocacy starts with clarity. You can have a rock-solid case and broad stakeholder support, but if your message doesn’t land, you’ll struggle to build momentum.
Advocacy Month – 2. Know the Landscape
When it comes to securing funding or influencing policy, most organisations know what they want, but fewer take the time to fully understand who they need to talk to, how to engage them, and when those conversations will actually matter.
Advocacy Month – 1. Define the case
How often have you seen it? A committed leader stands up, full of passion for their community or organisation. They speak from the heart about why their project deserves support. And yet… decision makers remain unconvinced.
Beyond Tariffs: How Regional Investment Can Future-Proof Australia
I nearly became a diplomat. My studies in a Double Masters of International Relations and International Environmental Law gave me a front row seat to the idealism of global cooperation.
Why Strategic Budgeting Matters More Than Fighting for Every Dollar
Right now, councils and government leaders across Australia are in the thick of budget season. They will all be fighting hard for every dollar, trimming where they must, and trying to shield what matters most. I don’t envy them!!
New Tools. Bigger Impact. Same Purpose.
After 25 years of working with regional councils, water corporations, and not-for-profits on strategy and funding, I’ve officially been accredited by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) as an Investment Management Standard (IMS) Facilitator.
Beyond Integrated Water Management to Unlock Funding
Water underpins every aspect of regional prosperity. While Integrated Water Management (IWM) has improved coordination of stormwater, catchments, and water supply, critical gaps remain…
How Water Corporations Can Overcome the Asset Management Crisis
The Growing Asset Challenge: A Financial Ticking Time Bomb Across Australia, water corporations (and councils) face an escalating…