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Council resources

Resources available on this page include case studies, a Mayoral blog, e-learning resources, fact sheets and infographics.

In this section

  • Spotlight on – Council case studies
  • Mayoral blog
  • Local matters videos

External organisation resources

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Downloads

  • Local government spending overview – Infographic (PDF - 1.64MB)
  • Local government spending overview – Infographic (JPG - 380KB)
  • Legitimacy of councils and rating powers - Fact sheet (PDF - 35.2KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council responsibilities (Word - 269KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council responsibilities (PDF - 162KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council funding (Word - 320KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council funding (PDF - 168KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council rates and budget explained (Word - 333KB)
  • Fact sheet: Council rates and budget explained (PDF - 173KB)
  • Fact sheet: Principle of rates (Word - 266KB)
  • Fact sheet: Principle of rates (PDF - 150KB)
  • Snapshot of Victorian local government - Infographic (PDF - 875KB)
  • Local government services delivery - Infographic (PDF - 793KB)
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