Resources
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Of course, sometimes it’s nice to read as well. So if you are looking for something to spend some time with you are in the right place – read away. And whether you do so sipping on kombucha or classy red from a cask, we won’t judge.

Improving Civica Authority or Altitude payroll with elementTIME
by Adroit Creations | 18 March 2026
Using Civica Authority or Altitude? Make your payroll awesome and keep your ERP. elementTIME makes your payroll in Civica Altitude or Authority better. In fact, it makes it a lot better without the need for creating yet another IT change project.

Webinar: Long service leave guidance update from NSW IR
by Nic Edmonds | 10 March 2026
Long service leave guidance update from NSW IR And other payroll questions Join Toni Minovski, our favourite person from Industrial Relations NSW, who presented at the LGPPC conference last year, to talk through the recent Long Service Leave guidance update published...

Silicon 1.2
by Nic Edmonds | 23 December 2025
We can’t miss the opportunity to provide some little functionality gifts under the tree.

Silicon 1.101
by Nic Edmonds | 1 December 2025
With Silicon live, we can now get back into our regular programming and making things more awesome quicker. These are the release notes for Silicon 1.101.

Silicon 1.58
by Nic Edmonds | 14 November 2025
With Silicon live we can now get back into our regular programming and making things more awesome quicker. These are the release notes for Silicon 1.58.

Silicon 1.52
by Nic Edmonds | 1 November 2025
With Silicon live, we can now get back into our regular programming and make things more awesome quicker. These are the release notes for Silicon 1.52.

Silicon 1.44
by Nic Edmonds | 20 October 2025
Really, this is just a summary of the small chores and bug fixes that came up through the week and needed resolving.
How Bega Valley Shire Council transformed its time management with elementTIME
by Adroit Creations | 30 September 2025
Lisa Lowe, Financial accounting coordinator at Bega Valley Shire Council, discusses the move from paper to digital with elementTIME. Bega Valley Shire Council employs approximately 500 employees, comprising full-time, part-time, casual, and short-term contract staff.

Webinar: Changing payrun dates – lessons and thoughts
by Nic Edmonds | 21 August 2025
Join Sharon Francis from Mount Barker District Council as she shares how her council recently implemented changing its payrun dates. Sharon will discuss what drove the need for change and how the council went about it.

Using payroll as a foundation for business transformation
by Nic Edmonds | 28 July 2025
Think because all your people get paid, you have payroll made? Chances are you don't.Have you considered that online timesheets and leave are not just about replacing paper, and the benefits are not just about payroll? If you are looking at implementing elementTIME or...
