Outcome

As stated by the Institute for Sustainable Futures Report below, Drivers and barriers to sustainability in local government. The main barriers to implementing sustainable outcomes is the lack of General Manager and Senior Management support and the lack of councillor leadership. Making it impossible for the Futures Team to implement the communities vision, thus forcing the teams resignation. 

The Community Forum article below clearly identifies the prevailing management culture at the time. Leading to a later ICAC investigation and subsequent sacking of the entire council.