Burnside comes third in Australasian Management Challenge

The City of Burnside placed third in the Australasian Management Challenge announced today in Adelaide. Congratulations to the Burnside team - #notoriouscob

Congratulations to winners City of Wanneroo (WA), and second place Devonport City Council (TAS).

The national final of the 2022 Challenge was held in South Australia yesterday (Monday 29 August) featuring teams from WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS and New Zealand. Each of the teams had won their state competition to be eligible to compete in the National Challenge.

CEO Chris Cowley said “I am extremely proud of our team in achieving third place in this Australasian Challenge. They worked extremely hard to take out the State title and have now matched it with the best in Australia - and New Zealand! Their exceptional teamwork and professionalism reflect not only on them as individuals and as a team but on the whole of Burnside Council.”

"Thank you to our very worthy competitors: City of Wanneroo (WA), Darebin City Council (VIC), Devonport City Council (TAS), Brisbane City Council - Meanjin Team (QLD), Napier City Council - Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri (NZ), City of Palmerston (NT) and Ku-ring-gai Council (NSW)."

The Australasian Management Challenge has been at the forefront of professional development in local government in Australia and New Zealand for over 25 years. The Management Challenge is a simulation-based team building, learning and networking program using real local government themes – the types of issues that a senior management team in a council would most likely face.

The teams are challenged to respond to a series of tasks in a unique, fast paced, ‘pressure cooker’ environment. Some tasks require written responses (such as a council report or recommendation document), some take the form of role plays or presentations and the teams are also scored on observations of how well they display energy, synergy, effectiveness and creative thinking.

L - R: Co-captain L – R: Andrew Gurr, Phil Roetman, Stephen Smith, Darren Baynes, Matt Deckert, Jaclyn Caskey, mentor Barry Cant.