The Shire of Augusta - Margaret River is the first council to qualify for the 50:50 Vision - Councils for Gender Equity Bronze Award.According to the ALGA bulletin of 15th November). It goes to show that excellence in gender equity is not necessarily related to size of council or resources.
A total of 23 councils have already qualified for their Bronze Award, including Tiwi Islands Shire Council which is running a Tiwi Local Government - Women as Leaders workshop, designed to empower Indigenous women to step into roles that may be available to them within the council, and also into non-traditional roles. The 50:50 Vision Councils for Gender Equity is a 10 year program and designed so that councils can move through the awards and accreditations at their own pace. if your council hasn't registered yet, you can do so by clicking
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHZnYmVHMEFYcDB5Q09ocVVrNGdZVmc6MQ
(advice ALGA bulletin 15th November)
Also see ASU webpage http://www.asu.asn.au/media/localgovt/20101019_localgovt.html
