

Join us for the LG Professionals SA CEO Network and General Managers and Directors Network Forum – Reducing Burnout & Building Psychosocial Safety in Executive Leadership. We're thrilled to be joined by Allan Sparkes CV, OAM, VA who will share strategies that could change the way you protect your wellbeing and lead your teams.
This Forum will be held on Thursday 11 September 2025 from 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM, including networking drinks. Whilst in person attendance at LG House (Adelaide) is strongly encouraged, this Forum will also be available via Zoom to make it accessible for regional executive teams.
Find out more about the program below:
Allan Sparkes CV, OAM, VA
Local government executives face unrelenting demands, managing complex relationships, rapid change, and the constant risk of burnout.
In this dynamic session, Allan Sparkes CV, OAM, VA Australia’s most highly decorated civilian and a leading trainer in proactive mental health, will share proven strategies to protect mental health, strengthen leadership cohesion, and help meet new psychosocial safety obligations.
Through Allan’s presentation and interactive mini-workshops, participants will explore how to:
- Reduce burnout risk before it takes hold
- Walk away with practical tools to safeguard your own wellbeing and educate others
- Align culture, policy and practice with prevention, not post-incident response
- Lead teams that thrive under pressure.
Hot Topics
In this interactive session we will identify, share and explore emerging issues relevant to you in your role, and as a local government executive team in South Australia.
Networking
Continue and expand the discussions of the forum with peers and other executive teams over Networking drinks.
Forum details:
1.30 PM - Arrivals
4.15 PM - 5:00 PM - Networking Drinks
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.
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