Our Services

LMH Consulting has been providing planning and policy support to local government in metropolitan, regional and rural communities for over 20 years. As a result, we understand the local government context and in particular the sensitivities of the environment in which local government operates.

This knowledge and the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders, the company has completed a diverse portfolio of work across different local government service areas. The following provides an overview of the services we offer.

Strategic planning, policy and service reviews

• Recreation and Open Space
  • Recreation and Open Space Strategies
  • Playspace Strategies
  • Reserve Master Plans
• Animal Management Services
  • Animal Domestic/Companion Animal Management Plans
  • Local Laws/Orders review
  • Dogs in Public Places/Dog Off-Leash Area Plans
  • Review of off-leash areas
• Service-driven asset planning
  • Service level/hierarchy planning and review
  • Service level criteria
  • Asset provision review
• Health and Wellbeing
  • Municipal Public Health Plans

Community facility service planning

• Community hub/centres feasibility assessment
• Concept planning and design
• Business planning
• Preparing systems and procedures

Consultation, engagement, communications

• Consultation strategies
• Workshop and forum facilitation
• Council and community presentations and workshops
• Survey preparation and analysis
• Editorial, media, article writing/editing
• Speech writing

Writing

• Policy – Writing and review
• Procedures
• Report writing
• Grant and submission applications

Governance/service planning

• • Public Interest Tests
  • Service reviews
  • Policy and procedure documentation

Staff mentoring/training

• Workshops
  • Plain English Writing Workshops
  • Communication skills workshops
  • Presentation skills workshops
  • Staff mentoring & supervision

Placements/backfill support

• Short term
• Project based