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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Strategic Management Program (26 Feb 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/SMP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/SMP%202020__WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Developed in partnership with Adelaide University and local government experts, the Strategic Management Program (SMP) has been designed to increase the skills and capabilities of leaders and managers in local government.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Participants will build high-level leadership and management skills within a local government context, and learn technical skills to manage business functions and enhance innovation, strategic thinking, business acumen and operational excellence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; As at 19 December 2025 the Prospectus has been updated with new dates for Module 3.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/SMP/2026/SMP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#30AAE9"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" width="283.5" height="71" border="0" alt="" style="height: 71px; left: 0px; top: 435.444px; width: 283px;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6432232</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Management Challenge (23 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Generic%20Web%20Banner/National%20Management%20Challenge%202023%20Web%20Banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/RURAL%20MANAGEMENT%20CHALLENGE__WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The Management Challenge is a simulation-based team building, learning and networking program using real local government themes—the types of issues that a senior management team in a council would most likely face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The teams are challenged to respond to a series of tasks in a unique one-day, fast paced, ‘pressure cooker’ environment. Some tasks will require written responses (such as a council report or recommendation document), and some will take the form of role plays or presentations and the teams are also scored on observations of how well they display energy, synergy, effectiveness and creative thinking.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Events/Australasian%20Management%20Challenge/2026/National%20Management%20Challenge%202026%20Brochure%20-%20April%20Challenge.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;View the&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;prospectus here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this event are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6322622</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Change Drivers Program (28 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Web%20Banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;The LG Professionals SA Change Drivers Program will&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;equip you with the tools needed to guide your organisation through change with confidence, clarity and momentum. It’s about leading change from within; aligning purpose, people, and performance to create meaningful progress.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Benefits of Change Drivers:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Builds leadership congruence and alignment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Strengthens ability to manage energy and setbacks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Encourages clarity, consistency, and authentic leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teaches leaders how to sustain momentum and inspire commitment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Applies neuroscience and behavioural theory to real-world leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Delivered as three immersive 4‑hour modules the program is designed to strengthen how leaders navigate change in themselves, their teams, and their organisations. Grounded in practical tools and real‑world application, participants will expand their thinking, build confidence in leading change, and develop the clarity needed to move from insight to action.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download the full brochure here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#767171" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this event are open to female Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employ&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;ees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited gue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;sts&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this program, you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6515739</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AI as a Strategic Lever for Financial Sustainability (29 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/LGP%20NSW%20partnership/AI%20as%20a%20Strategic%20Lever%20for%20Financial%20Sustainability.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Proudly delivered in partnership with LG Professionals NSW.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;AI tools are increasingly embedded across businesses and organisations—and local governments are no exception. Beyond automating routine tasks, AI has the potential to enhance financial sustainability, boost productivity, and ease workforce pressures. This raises key questions for council leaders: How have other councils navigated the risks, balanced financial investment, and managed resources when adopting AI? What tangible benefits have they realised, and how might similar approaches strengthen service delivery and financial sustainability in your council?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;In this Global Insight Online Forum, we will explore how two councils have advanced their use of AI—examining implementation processes, risk management strategies, outcomes, and future plans to support ongoing service improvements and long-term financial performance. The session is designed for council leaders, managers, and policy makers seeking practical, real-world insights into AI adoption.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to align AI initiatives with broader council goals, integrate new technologies into everyday operations, and achieve measurable outcomes that enhance both financial and community sustainability. The forum will be delivered in an interactive Q&amp;amp;A format, allowing participants to ask questions and discuss challenges specific to their councils.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;City of Pacifica, California (USA)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
As a smaller coastal city operating among larger, better-resourced jurisdictions, the City of Pacifica faces structural fiscal constraints, workforce capacity pressures, and significant long-term infrastructure needs. Recognising these challenges as structural the City adopted an Integrated Fiscal Sustainability Framework focused on five elements: revenue stabilisation, organisational investment, economic development, housing growth, and partnerships and operational innovation.&lt;br&gt;
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As part of this strategy, Pacifica explored how technology could strengthen capacity without increasing staffing. The goal was to improve public access to accurate local information, reduce staff workload, and support consistent, data-informed decision-making. Through a defined governance framework, the City implemented Rose AI, the first in California municipal virtual assistant trained specifically on Pacifica’s municipal code, policies, and procedures. Deployment occurred in phases, beginning with internal staff support and expanding to resident-facing services, while maintaining monitoring and verification protocols. Today, Rose guides residents to permits and forms, explains local regulations, connects community members to City services, and reduces routine workload on staff.&lt;br&gt;
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The City of Pacifica will share their implementation journey, including the governance safeguards and steps involved in integrating Rose, the resources required, measurable outcomes and benefits to date, and lessons learned and future plans to further support staff and the community in strengthening fiscal sustainability and organisational resilience.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Whitehorse Council, VIC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Every council is grappling with the same question: how do you respond to growing and changing community expectations without expanding your workforce?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;For Whitehorse Council, the answer hasn’t been about doing more with less. It has been about working differently. With a commitment to maintaining employee numbers over the next five years, the Council has focused on redesigning roles, building capability and introducing AI tools in practical ways that support both staff and service delivery.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;This forum will share Whitehorse’s experience so far—what has worked, what has been challenging, and what they are still learning. With strong leadership support and a clear strategic direction, the AI adoption team is guiding a whole-of-organisation approach that balances financial sustainability with service improvement and workforce stability.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Participants will hear how the Council is planning for redeployment and new skill development, how staff are being supported through change, and how early wins are helping to build confidence across the organisation. Rather than presenting a finished model, Whitehorse will offer honest reflections and practical insights that other councils can adapt to their own context.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;This session is designed for leaders and managers looking for realistic, achievable ways to strengthen financial sustainability while modernising processes and supporting their workforce. If your council is exploring how AI and organisational change can work hand in hand, this conversation will provide grounded insights and practical starting points.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F2A44" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71" style="left: 0px; top: 479px; width: 284px; height: 71px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>LG Professionals SA Community Development Network Forum: Building Belonging (05 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Join the &lt;strong&gt;LG Professionals SA Community Development Network for their first Forum of 2026:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Building Belonging.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Local government is at the heart of building socially connected communities where everyone feels they belong. While strategies, frameworks and plans guide this work, it’s the real stories happening across our councils that show social cohesion in action.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We will explore how councils are strengthening connection, belonging and resilience through creative projects, intercultural initiatives, volunteer partnerships, and inclusive programs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This forum is for anyone working with communities who wants practical, grounded examples of how local government can build stronger, more cohesive places.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Read more about each session below:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Creating Strong Communities&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/2026/Forum%201/Sebastian%20Geers%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" align="right"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sebastian Geers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Manager,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Welcoming Cities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Welcoming Cities will open the Forum with a national lens on belonging, diversity, and social cohesion. Led by Sebastian Geers, Welcoming Cities Manager, this session introduces key frameworks and principles that help councils create communities where everyone can belong, contribute and thrive.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Creating Places Where Everyone Belongs&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/Headshots/Vesna%20Haracic%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" align="right"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vesna Haracic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Divisional Head of Community Diversity,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;City of Salisbury&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Vesna will share insights into the City of Salisbury’s Intercultural Strategic Plan. The session will explore how our diverse community is supported through intercultural workshops, partnerships, and local initiatives that build cohesion, deepen understanding, and navigate sensitive cultural and faith-related issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Belonging Through Volunteering Panel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Volunteers sit at the heart of strong, connected communities — bringing people together through shared purpose, service, and everyday acts of kindness. Join &lt;strong style=""&gt;Cathy O’Loughlin&lt;/strong&gt;, Coordinator Community Development at the City of Charles Sturt, as she hosts a dynamic conversation with leaders and practitioners shaping South Australia’s volunteer landscape.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The panel will explore how volunteering is evolving, what motivates today’s volunteers, and the critical role councils play in supporting this vital community workforce. &lt;strong style=""&gt;Vanita Schwarz&lt;/strong&gt;, Manager Stakeholder Engagement at Volunteering SA &amp;amp; NT, will share insights into emerging volunteering trends and practical strategies for strengthening participation and impact. Drawing on stories from those doing the work, &lt;strong style=""&gt;Vas Dolman&lt;/strong&gt;, Coordinator at Repair Café Campbelltown SA, and &lt;strong style=""&gt;Elena Pribil&lt;/strong&gt;, volunteer at Cheltenham Community Centre, will bring real‑world stories and highlighting how volunteering builds connection, capability and belonging at a community level.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/2026/Forum%201/Vas%20Dolman%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Art of Belonging&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#555555"&gt;Creativity has a remarkable power to bring people together, heal, and spark new ways of belonging. In this collection of Creative Social Cohesion presentations, hear how South Australian communities are using art, movement, and youth‑led action to strengthen connection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/2026/Forum%201/Nerissa%20Galloway%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" style="" align="right"&gt;Nerissa Galloway&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Arts Officer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;City of Onkaparinga&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Bloom&lt;/strong&gt; exhibition is a striking demonstration of how creativity can unite communities in times of shared challenge. Born from South Australia’s devastating algal bloom event, the City of Onkaparinga invited artists and residents to express their emotional responses and environmental grief through art.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;The Bloom Project&lt;/strong&gt; offered a chance to hold hope, to grieve and celebrate the resilience of our ocean-loving community as we gathered for each other and for our beloved ocean.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/Headshots/Sally%20Hardy%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" align="right"&gt;Sally Hardy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Arts Officer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Mount Barker District Council&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EveryBody Dance&lt;/strong&gt; shows how creativity and movement can spark inclusion and belonging for people living with disability. Delivered in partnership with Mount Barker District Council, Australian Dance Theatre, Livit Disability Support (formerly known as Community Living Australia) and Channel 44, the program brought dance, joy and self‑expression to the local disability community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/Community%20Managers%20Network/2026/Forum%201/Fleur%20Kilpatrick%20COLOUR%20ROUND.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="150" align="right"&gt;Fleur Kilpatrick&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Arts Officer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Regional Council of Goyder&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Ally Awards&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;shine a spotlight on the power of youth to build safer, more connected communities. Created by queer teens in the Riverland, the project invited young people to recognise teachers who showed genuine allyship — making it clear who was safe, supportive for future queer students and celebrating the leadership the teens wanted to see in their schools.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>AI Transformation: Introduction to AI (11 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join us for an eye-opening and educational session on the potential of AI!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Discover how AI is&amp;nbsp;enhancing productivity, transforming industries and unlocking new opportunities to be efficient. We’ll delve into the benefits of AI and its offerings;&amp;nbsp;from automating routine tasks to driving innovation. Learn how AI has been used for years up until this point, and how AI has developed over time to be more accessible and user-friendly as ever.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To support you in your journey, this session will explore the&amp;nbsp;challenges and risks&amp;nbsp;associated with AI, including ethical concerns, job displacement, and data privacy issues. Learn&amp;nbsp;practical strategies to mitigate&amp;nbsp;these problems and harness AIs full potential responsibly. Whether you’re an industry professional or just curious about AI, this session is your gateway to understanding and mastering the future.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Suitable f&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;or:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;All staff with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;in local government,&amp;nbsp;as your first step into AI.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Key learnings:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This course will be delivered online via Zoom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information, visit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/AI-Transformation/" target="_blank"&gt;lgprofessionalssa.org.au/ai-training&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AI Bootcamp (11 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn how to use AI to enhance your local government workday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px;"&gt;AI is revolutionising the way we work - join us in this hands-on session designed to equip you with pra&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;ctical skills for leveraging ai tools effec&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;tively within your workplace.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suitable for:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;All staff within local government who hold a general understanding of AI including principles, ethics and AI tools;&amp;nbsp;especially suited for those who complete their work frequently on their computers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;Looking to gain a basis of understanding with AI? Check out our &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/AI-Transformation" target="_blank"&gt;AI Transformation: Introduction to AI short course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;Key learnings:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;This session has b&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;een designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      Overview of free AIs available to improve your efficiency/effectiveness with Microsoft Office apps like Word, Outlook and Excel
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  &lt;li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      Discover amazing AI tools like Feedly, Yabble and Perplexity
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  &lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Disc&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;over the capabilities of Microsoft Copilot’s AI from a business point of view&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Super-charge your work using AIs for first drafts or summarising&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Speed up your content creation process&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Learn to collate and proof documents and content&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Identify file types that can be imported/exported&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Understand the interface and limits of AIs like ChatGPT and Midjourney&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;" align="start"&gt;Learn the how to prompt the AI for best results&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      Understand the requirement for appropriate and safe AI use to stay within your governance and data privacy guidelines
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  &lt;li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      Overview of paid Ais, like Microsoft Copilot Pro
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  &lt;li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      Understanding the limitations and issues of this technology
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  &lt;li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: 400;"&gt;
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      Best Practice application of external generative AI.
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This course will be delivered online via Zoom.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For more information, visit &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/ai-bootcamp" target="_blank"&gt;lgprofessionalssa.org.au/ai-bootcamp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1F2A44" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71" style="left: 0px; top: 995px; width: 284px; height: 71px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6593752</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (12 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Change Drivers Program (12 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Web%20Banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;The LG Professionals SA Change Drivers Program will&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;equip you with the tools needed to guide your organisation through change with confidence, clarity and momentum. It’s about leading change from within; aligning purpose, people, and performance to create meaningful progress.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Benefits of Change Drivers:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Builds leadership congruence and alignment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Strengthens ability to manage energy and setbacks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Encourages clarity, consistency, and authentic leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teaches leaders how to sustain momentum and inspire commitment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Applies neuroscience and behavioural theory to real-world leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Delivered as three immersive 4‑hour modules the program is designed to strengthen how leaders navigate change in themselves, their teams, and their organisations. Grounded in practical tools and real‑world application, participants will expand their thinking, build confidence in leading change, and develop the clarity needed to move from insight to action.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download the full brochure here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#767171" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this event are open to female Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employ&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;ees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited gue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;sts&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this program, you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6515739</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Advanced Project Management (13 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Reform%20Ready%20Series/ADVANCED%20PM.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Every day in local government, we're managing projects.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="220" data-end="518" style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you’re leading infrastructure upgrades, delivering community programs or improving internal processes, strong project management skills are essential. And as local government professionals, we should be leading the way.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This course will explore project leadership and you will learn how to manage some of the challenges faced when managing big projects in a local government context.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-start="524" data-end="555"&gt;Advanced Project Management&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;course is designed for those ready to move beyond the basics. Perfect for anyone with experience managing projects, or who has completed our Introduction to Project Management. This course digs deeper&amp;nbsp;into project management theory and looks at both operational and strategic elements of project management.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Best suited to those who have some project management experienc&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;e behind them, and those that have completed the Introduction to Project Management course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This course will be delivered in person at LG House, 148 Frome Street, Adelaide.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;For more information, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/advanced-project-management/" target="_blank"&gt;lgprofessionalssa.org.au/advanced-project-management&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" width="283.5" height="71" border="0" alt="" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 608px; width: 284px; height: 71px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Registrations for this event are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6464321</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rethinking Our Approach to Workforce Challenges (21 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/LGP%20NSW%20partnership/Rethinking%20our%20approach%20to%20workforce%20challenges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Proudly delivered in partnership with LG Professionals NSW.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Councils are navigating increasingly complex workforce pressures, driven by shifting community expectations, ageing demographics, limited talent pipelines, and long-standing systems that no longer support effective ways of working. These challenges highlight the need for fresh approaches that strengthen capability, enhance everyday work experiences, and create environments where people can contribute, grow, and feel connected to meaningful work. This forum invites senior leaders to explore practical, evidence-informed methods for addressing these critical workforce issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;font&gt;In this Global Insight Forum, we will examine how two councils have responded to workforce pressures through modern workforce design, internal development initiatives, and cultural improvements. Participants will gain insights into approaches that foster professional growth, support internal mobility, and create opportunities for people to shape and influence their organisation. The session will provide real-world examples of how capability can be strengthened across diverse local government contexts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;City of Arcadia, California&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;font&gt;The City of Arcadia has faced challenges common across local government, including competition for specialised skills, outdated internal systems, and workflows that were no longer enabling efficient service delivery. Recognising these barriers, the city initiated a series of efforts aimed at modernising people practices and building stronger internal capability.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;font&gt;These initiatives included clearer development pathways, opportunities for staff to take part in internal projects, and new channels for employees to share their ideas and experiences. Arcadia’s use of “stay interviews” helped uncover improvement opportunities and led to the creation of an innovation team that has since delivered several well-received culture-building activities — including the widely known “puppy day” project, which contributed to greater connection across the organisation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;font&gt;This forum will explore Arcadia’s journey, including how it lifted capability, streamlined processes, and strengthened workplace culture to support an environment where people can do their best work over time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1F2A44" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71" style="left: 0px; top: 479px; width: 284px; height: 71px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6617804</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>25th Annual Leadership Excellence Awards Gala Dinner (22 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Events/Awards/25th%20Annual%20Leadership%20Excellence%20Awards/LGPSA%20Awards%2025th%20WEB%20BANNER.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;The Local Government Professionals Australia, SA Leadership Excellence Awards Program recognises outstanding achievement and innovation in local government. The association is pleased to present a program that not only recognises excellence, but contributes to the advancement and improvement of local government as a sector.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join us to celebrate the achievements of local government professionals!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Event Details:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Pre-Dinner Arrivals: 6:30PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dinner: 7:00PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dress: Cocktail&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Looking to Book Multiple Guests?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;Let us do the work for you! Please complete&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Events/Annual%20State%20Conference/2026/Group%20Registrations.xlsx"&gt;&amp;nbsp;this form&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and email to&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;Megan Hay, Events Coordinator at&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:mhay@lgprofessionalssa.org.au"&gt;mhay@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#2AC194"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This event is only open to people employed by a council or other local government entity unless they are event sponsors or corporate partners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Note: A cancellation policy applies to this event. Please view the policy &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Policies/Attendance%20and%20Cancellation%20Policy.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;before registering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6484784</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Change Drivers Program (26 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Web%20Banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;The LG Professionals SA Change Drivers Program will&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;equip you with the tools needed to guide your organisation through change with confidence, clarity and momentum. It’s about leading change from within; aligning purpose, people, and performance to create meaningful progress.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Benefits of Change Drivers:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Builds leadership congruence and alignment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Strengthens ability to manage energy and setbacks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Encourages clarity, consistency, and authentic leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teaches leaders how to sustain momentum and inspire commitment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Applies neuroscience and behavioural theory to real-world leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Delivered as three immersive 4‑hour modules the program is designed to strengthen how leaders navigate change in themselves, their teams, and their organisations. Grounded in practical tools and real‑world application, participants will expand their thinking, build confidence in leading change, and develop the clarity needed to move from insight to action.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Change%20Drivers%20Program/Design/Change%20Drivers%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download the full brochure here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#767171" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this event are open to female Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employ&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;ees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited gue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;sts&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this program, you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6515739</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (28 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (29 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (04 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>LG Professionals SA People and Culture Network: Learning and Development Workshop (04 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Networks/HR%20Network/2026/L%20and%20D%20Workshop/Learning%20and%20Development%20Workshop%20Banner.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Every Council’s Learning Journey: Growing Capability Together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;A dedicated space for individuals to connect, share insights, and access support related to learning and development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;We’re excited to invite you to a collaborative Learning &amp;amp; Development workshop designed for &lt;strong&gt;local government Learning and Development practitioners – of all levels and experience&lt;/strong&gt;. This interactive session will explore how local governments are strengthening capability, building learning cultures, and supporting their people in meaningful, practical ways.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;This session recognises that there is no single ‘right’ model for learning and development – every&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;organisation is at a different stage, with different resources. Whether you’re formalising your approach, refreshing existing programs, or embedding a more strategic learning culture, your experience will add value.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This workshop will bring councils together to:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Share experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Explore practical approaches that suit different environments and resource levels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Learn from peers at a range of maturity stages&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Identify common challenges and opportunities for collaboration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Grow capability across the sector&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What you’ll take away:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Practical ideas to adapt and implement immediately&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Real examples of how others are approaching Learning &amp;amp; Development&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Insights into tools, processes and systems being used across the sector&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A clearer understanding of where your council sits on its learning journey&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;New connections&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;To ensure the workshop reflects what you most want to discuss, we’re inviting participants to help shape the program. Upon registering, you will receive an email seeking your responses to a few short questions that will guide the content for the session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This Workshop will be held in person at Charles Sturt Civic Centre 72 Woodville Road, Woodville SA 5011 and via Zoom on Thursday 4 June 2026 9:30AM – 12:30PM.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" width="283.5" height="71" border="0" alt="null"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this forum are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this Workshop you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Speak with Influence, Negotiate with Ease (05 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Short%20Courses/Speak%20with%20Influence,%20Negotiate%20with%20Ease.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In the local government environment, being able to influence those inside and outside of our organisations is a critical skill. Our ability to communicate clearly and influence ethically is essential to being able to productively manage projects, workloads and timelines.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, we build ongoing collaborative relationships as a by-product of establishing effective negotiation behaviours. This short course encourages you to gain an insight into your current negotiation preferences and to develop the micro-skills necessary to navigate through the range of negotiations you face in the workplace.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This course will provide you with tips and tricks to enhance your current communication, negotiation and influencing styles. Course facilitator, Gary Edwards, will share a range of tools and frameworks that will enable you to communicate more effectively in any situation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"&gt;For more information, visit&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/speak-with-influence-negotiate-with-ease" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/speak-with-influence-negotiate-with-ease/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" width="274" height="68" border="0" alt="null" title="null" style="left: 0px; top: 500px; width: 274px; height: 68px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations for this event are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6464230</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Economic Development Conference (19 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Events/Economic%20Development%20Conference/2026/LGPSA%20Economic%20Development%20Conference%20WEB%20BANNER%202026%20-%20Register%20today.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Join us for the 2026 LG Professionals SA Economic Development Conference&lt;em style=""&gt;, Future Prosperity: Adapting for Growth&lt;/em&gt;. This year’s program brings together leaders from local government, industry, and community to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping South Australia’s economic future.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Across keynote presentations, case studies, and interactive sessions, we’ll unpack how local government can adapt to shifting economic conditions, harness innovation, and foster resilient, thriving communities. From navigating workforce and demographic change, emerging governance and risk issues, to driving investment, sustainability, and place-based development, this conference offers practical insights and inspiring stories from across the state and beyond.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#555555"&gt;Designed for local government professionals, &lt;em style=""&gt;Adapting for Growth&lt;/em&gt; is your chance to connect, learn, and collaborate. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your knowledge, build networks, and contribute to shaping a prosperous future for South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Events/Economic%20Development%20Conference/2026/LGPSA%20ECONOMIC%20DEVELOPMENT%20CONFERENCE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Conference program can be viewed here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;All local government professionals with an interest&amp;nbsp;in, and responsibility for, the economic direction of&amp;nbsp;their councils are encouraged to attend.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(31, 42, 68); font-size: 13.3333px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" alt="" border="0" width="283.5" height="71" title=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(31, 42, 68); font-size: 13.3333px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(31, 42, 68); line-height: 20px; font-size: 13.3333px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6239935</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (23 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (25 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6461406</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (23 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-6461406</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (30 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (25 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (03 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (22 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (15 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (20 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (10 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email &lt;a href="mailto:admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au" target="_blank"&gt;admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/event-5986490</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (12 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (26 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;By registering for this event/forum/program you will be subscribed to the LG Professionals SA mailing list. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, please email admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2026 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Emerging Leaders Program (27 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/ELP_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" border="0" alt="" title=""&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program aimed to provide participants with a greater level of comprehension and understanding of local government; increased understanding of leadership concepts and practices and how to integrate these learnings into the workplace, increased confidence; enhanced self-awareness; an appreciation of and an ability to work with different personality types; the opportunity to challenge their assumptions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrations open Wednesday 14 January 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the prospectus&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/ELP/2026/ELP%20Prospectus%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#555555"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Check your Council Classification &lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/LG%20Professionals%20SA%20Council%20Classification.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" height="70" border="0" width="278"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Ignite Program (08 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Web%20banners/Leadership%20Programs/IGNITE_WEB%20BANNER.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The LG Professionals SA Ignite Program is a leadership learning path for supervisors, team leaders and coordinators in local government across South Australia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The focus of the program is to enable those who have limited experience in managing and leading people to develop the competencies required to be successful in their role.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Download the full prospectus &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Professional%20Development/Ignite/2026/IGNITE%202026%20BROCHURE.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Membership/Membership%20List/LG%20Professionals%20SA%202025%20Council%20Membership%20List.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lgprofessionalssa.org.au/resources/LG%20Professionals/Website/Buttons%20for%20Website/Button%20-%20Check%20your%20eligibility%20for%20the%20member%20rate.jpg" border="0" height="65" width="261" title="" style="left: 0px; top: 351px; width: 261px; height: 65px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#555555" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registrations at our events and programs are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests unless specified otherwise on the event or program brochure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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