What's New:

   
1. Topics from our monthly newsletter, LG "Debits & Credits" since 1st January 2009 include:

    Fraud Control at the NSW Fire Brigades – could it happen at your Council? – Feb 09 edition

    “Beefing Up” your Councils Purchase Order ! – March 09 edition

    Commercial Waste Management Charges…to GST or not to GST ? – Feb 09 edition
   
2. LG Solutions launched its Discussion Board/Web Forum on accounting & financial management issues relating to Local Government.

This initiative is proudly being sponsored by the NSW Local Government Finance Professionals group (NSW LGFP).

Existing & New subscribers to our newsletter, LG “Debits & Credits” are able to receive User id’s to log on, enter Topics & Questions and to also post answers against any queries/topics that are listed on the forum.

All Local Government Finance Practitioners with internet access are able to review the Web Forum’s contents but not actively participate…another reason to subscribe to LG “Debits & Credits”!!
 

Refer to the WEB FORUM button on our Main Menu bar above.
   
3. LG Solutions were the Major Sponsors of this year’s 2008 NSW Local Government
Finance Professionals Annual Conference -
“Dealing with the Facts” held in
Wollongong from the 18th to 20th May, 2008.

Over 260 delegates from NSW Councils attended this years peak Accounting and Financial
Management Conference specifically for NSW Local Government Finance Practitioners.
   
4. Ken Crawford (our editor of LG “Debits & Credits”), is a guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Business & Engineering in Vienna, Austria where he teaches undergraduate classes in (i) International Accounting International Accounting, (ii) Financial Accounting, (iii) Financial Statement Analysis & also takes a masters program class in Special Accounting & Auditing Problems.
   
5.  LG Solutions is proud to announce that the NSW Local Government Finance Professionals have renewed their sponsorship of our monthly newsletter, LG "Debits & Credits".
 
 
The LGFP is a special interest group of the Local Government Managers Australia, NSW Division.


Their role is to support, promote and develop local government finance professionals through:
  • Leadership & Advocacy
  • Developing Financial Policy
  • Providing input into new legislation and standards
  • Membership support and encouraging financial best practice
  • Access to appropriate professional development and training.

Their website can be found at: http://lgfp.lgmansw.com.au/ 

We are extremely proud of this sponsorship renewal and see it as a positive sign that our newsletter is both a relevant and informative source of information for Finance Professionals in NSW and also around Australia.

   
6. Our web site will be updated monthly with the latest newsletter topics, and as needed for any current Issues in Local Government Accounting and Finance.
   
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