Properly ‘engaged’ takes more than a ring
Elizabeth Hughes discusses the question around elected members making the right collective commitment required to get engagement right, or even half right. “We didn’t...
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Feeling it in your waters
By Elizabeth Hughes. Some would say councils are wastefully spending rates on nice-to-have pet projects instead of the basics. While councils invested $7 billion in...
Winning the war with words
Local government – you’re losing. And for those who know me, you know how much it pains me to say this. Elizabeth Hughes. Let’s face...
Communication unleashed
Elizabeth Hughes says she was told off by a colleague recently for saying “communicating is not rocket science” because she was “undermining the profession”. However,...
Dressing up to be elected
Dressing up to be elected By Elizabeth Hughes In 2015 the internet broke when we all got divided into blue dress/gold dress people (for those...
From the bottom up – giving it a sniff
By Elizabeth Hughes. This might be an understatement, but change is in the wind for local government. Obviously, the entire sector is fully engaged in...
So, what do you actually do all day?
By Elizabeth Hughes. You do media releases – right? You write the mayor’s [chair’s] speeches – right? You put adverts in the paper for shut...
Local government – from sux to skux
The Future for Local Government Initiative is an exciting opportunity that must be grasped not just by the local government sector but by all New...
A bit of a festive stretch
Why council communications are like undergarments. by ELIZABETH HUGHES – Elizabeth Hughes Communication. Remember when our mothers told us not to leave the house without clean...