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Weathering any storm
When Eurobodalla Shire Council wanted to kick their business continuity readiness into action – the final step after three years of planning – they looked to Statewide Mutual’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) program to help them test their arrangements. “The...
Our latest Annual Report
The Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year is now available. And what a year it was! Member commitment was at an all-time high; we firmly remained the largest local government self-insurance pool in Australia, retaining all 146 councils throughout renewals....
The Hot Seat: Bill Warne
In the first of our Hot Seat interviews, we sat down with Bill Warne, Executive Manager – Legal and Risk at Queanbeyan City Council and Statewide Mutual’s chairman, to talk about the board’s role in running the scheme for the benefit of all members. 1. How long have...
Nightingale v Blacktown City Council
At approximately 2am, 27 February 2011, Jason Nightingale was walking along Balmoral Street, in Blacktown. He tripped and fell in a hole between two concrete slabs in the footpath, injuring his right foot and ankle. Blacktown City Council was sued due to being the...
The importance of contractor cover
The roof over a community sports facility in Invercargill, New Zealand collapsed after heavy snowfall in September 2010. At the time the claim was made, a legal precedent stood for the proposition that councils didn’t owe a duty of care to owners of non-residential...
This year’s LGNSW conference was all about members
Back rubs, shoe shines, gelato, and health checks were the order of the day at the LGNSW Annual Conference. What a fantastic way for us to continue our philosophy of looking after members. We had an overwhelming take-up of the ‘members-only’ experiences at the...