Accountability and Engagement with your Council

This is all very interesting but neither is it rocket science. In NSW accountability runs to every council meetings records, that’s committee meetings, advisory groups, sub-committees etc., being available to the public.

However in Tasmania that sort of thing is not on and even if one applies for a RTI chances are you’ll get a heavily redacted set of papers. So much for accountability and the Minster’s Good Governance Guide. See link below

Current social media opportunities offer newish chances for governance to affordably engage with its constituency but it seems that in Tasmania there are inhibitions at work. Indeed the reality of accountability does not match the rhetoric!

The case for a rethink seems compelling!!

https://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/default/page.asp?p=DOC-DVR-70-64-45

LINK
http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/271170/Good_Governance_Guide_May_2016.pdf