NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
How to prepare for this year’s looming grassfire season
While Australia’s devastating bushfires make international headlines, our grassfires often go underreported. Yet they can be just as devastating to townships. This is because bushfires typically happen in remote, dispersed communities, whereas grassfires take hold in...
Sink or swim? Your guide for re-opening pool facilities
As we roll into spring and temperatures start rising, our communities start counting down the days until they can take a dip in their local pool. However, before your council prepares to open its doors to the eager public, it’s vital you’ve completed the necessary...
Case Note: Polglase v Coffs Harbour City Council (No. 2) [2019] NSWCA 1848
Case Note prepared by Mills Oakley. On 30 September 2011 Tedmund Polglase, who was then five years of age, was walking along Coffs Harbour Jetty with his grandparents when he fell from the jetty to the sand below, a distance of approximately four metres. The jetty was...
A moment in time: How NSW councils are coming together to navigate COVID-19 challenges
Councils across NSW are in the process of reopening their public facilities. So, once again, they’re having to overcome novel challenges when it comes to managing COVID-19 risk in their communities. Disease spread, cleaning and logistics, to name a few. Robert...
In Conversation: 5 Minutes With Keely Autrey
JLT Public Sector NSW General Manager Keely Autrey has had a somewhat unconventional insurance career. From physiotherapy and workers’ compensation, to the JLT offices in London and back. Now tasked with setting the strategic direction for our business, Keely’s varied...
Norfolk Island And Its Unique Insurance Challenges
If you were to imagine yourself on a secluded island, you’d be picturing the perfect holiday escape. But to live on one is quite different. Just ask Graham Hill, the JLT Public Sector Account Manager for Norfolk Island Regional Council. Graham has visited the island...