As Councils face significant cost pressures alongside legislative constraints on raising own-source revenue, rate increases are often the only viable pathway to achieving financial sustainability. Service reviews are crucial, enabling Councils to design, implement and demonstrate productivity improvements and cost containment strategies aligned with SRV assessment criteria.
For the third year in a row, Centium has signed up as a corporate supporter of the NSW Local Government Professionals Association. As part of this partnership, we are a proud sponsor one of the Local Government Excellence Awards.
This year’s World Environment Day (WED) theme, Climate Action, comes with a message that cuts through the noise about climate change.
Building a healthy risk culture An effective risk framework has several distinguishing features; however, even the most sophisticated framework will fail if the culture doesn’t support it. Does your organisation know what to do and have the necessary tools when an incident arises?
The January 2026 Quarterly Risk Compass provides key insights for Audit and Risk Committees—the NSW Audit Office Forward Work Program, capital projects, cyber incident management, and grants administration. Each provides an opportunity to benchmark against better practice and lessons from other entities.
Workplaces are increasingly struggling to manage psychosocial WHS risks as the hazards are complex, often invisible, and deeply tied to how work is designed and managed. Safe Work Australia employers are legally required to identify, eliminate, or minimise these risks, but many find it challenging to balance work demands, consult effectively with workers, and implement consistent control measures.
Rightsizing Fraud & Corruption Controls: Centium can assist agencies to ensure their fraud and corruption controls are risk based, proportionate, tested, and demonstrably effective per ANAO requirements.
Rightsizing Cybersecurity protection For many Not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, dealing with cybersecurity can feel overwhelmingly complex and expensive, yet the consequences of a breach can be catastrophic.
Beyond box-ticking Your Board just approved an ambitious three-year strategy. Two weeks later, a partnership opportunity lands - one that could accelerate everything. It’s not without risk, but the Board cannot agree whether it’s the kind of risk your organisation should take.
