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.

Webinar: Implementing change as a Council CEO
by Nic Edmonds | 21 March 2025
Implementing change as a Council CEO Sorry, this webinar has already happened. Click here to access the recording. Whether you are in an executive role in local government in Australia or in New Zealand, change is constantly happening. Join Jacqui Burford, Manager -...

Webinar: Industrial Relations NSW and your council
by Nic Edmonds | 20 March 2025
As a member of the Council Executive, HR, or Governance teams you have a lot of responsibilities. Join Toni from Industrial Relations NSW to hear about the role Industrial Relations NSW can take in helping ensure your council meets its responsibilities and compliance requirements for workplace and employment matters.

Webinar: Are You Paying Your People Correctly?
by Nic Edmonds | 19 March 2025
Wage compliance continues to attract significant political, media, and regulatory attention. The message from courts, regulators, and governments is clear – employers need to act to address wage compliance. Join Josh Forrest from KPMG to break down the details you need to know as a local government executive to navigate the challenges of pay compliance and give yourself the comfort that you’re paying your people accurately.

Why having a payroll governance policy helps way more than payroll
by Nic Edmonds | 10 March 2025
To assist in ensuring councils can meet, understand, and manage their requirements and obligations around payroll and payroll-related processes, we have pulled together a policy pack for payroll governance.

Aluminium 13.00
by Nic Edmonds | 20 February 2025
Aluminium 13.00’s major function is the cancel leave request functionality, but there is other nice stuff in there you should be aware of. So, grab a cuppa and settle in…

Aluminium 12.00
by Nic Edmonds | 10 January 2025
Aluminium 12.00 is a release with a lot of little things we just wanted to get out of the way for the start of the year. There is a lot of individual cool stuff and a collection of tiny enhancements and fixes.

Is this your year for online timesheets and leave?
by Nic Edmonds | 20 December 2024
If you have been thinking about getting online time and leave and workforce reporting underway at your council this year, we have pulled together a guide for you to read before you start planning.

Aluminium 11.1
by Nic Edmonds | 8 October 2024
This one is mostly about us – doing stuff behind the scenes and a bunch of functionality to improve load speeds and workflow management across the existing mobile app. Also, to make the conversion to Silicon workflows less intensive.

Aluminium 11.00
by Nic Edmonds | 25 September 2024
The other Silicon tide over (part 2). This one is exciting. It’s full of cool functionality but also getting this one live means we can get Silicon into test, and that is awesome.

Aluminium 10.00
by Nic Edmonds | 23 July 2024
The Silicon tide over (part 1). This is a holding version while waiting for the full release of Silicon. Hopefully, you find something you like. So many little tweaks but also a couple of bigger more awesome things.
