Burnside third in Australasian Management Challenge
Published on 30 August 2022
The City of Burnside placed third in the Australasian Management Challenge announced today in Adelaide.
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; 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 will require written responses (such as a council report or recommendation document), some will 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.