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As part of the NSW Government’s commitment to a strong and sustainable local government system, the Local Government Amendment (Planning and Reporting) Act 2009 was assented to on 1 October 2009.

The specific aims of the Integrated Planning and Reporting framework are to:

• improve integration of various statutory planning and reporting processes undertaken by councils as required by the Local Government Act 1993, the Department’s Guidelines and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• strengthen councils’ strategic focus
• streamline reporting processes
• ensure that the Local Government Act 1993 and the Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines support a strategic and integrated approach to planning and reporting by local councils.

The Integrated Planning and Reporting web pages focus on two important areas:
This Integrated Planning and Reporting page provides information to councils to support the development of Community Strategic Plans, Delivery Programs, Operational Plans and Annual Reporting. This page contains:

• Development and Support resources to support the implementation of the Integrated Planning and Reporting framework, including Workforce Planning and Community Indicators information,
• the Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines,
• Integrated Planning and Reporting Manual and Top Tips for Council
• Council groups for the implementation of the Integrated Planning and Reporting framework, and maps which illustrate where each group of councils is across NSW.
• answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),
• a link to the Information Sessions presentation.

Integrated Planning and Reporting Practitioners workshop - These are co-hosted by DLG and Local Government Managers Australia (NSW). The first of these was held in June 2009 on implementing the Integrated Planning and Reporting package. The second, to be held in July 2010, will consider lessons learnt from Group 1 councils’ implementation of the integrated planning and reporting framework. Presentations from the workshops are available on the LGMA website. Click here to access the presentations.