About us

We believe that as a society we can do a better job of supporting the people that we elect to lead us. 

Having worked extensively in the local government sector for the past 20 years, we have seen good people step up to lead, but flounder or fail once elected. Not because of a lack of courage, tenacity or good intentions, but because of the complexities of the job and the system in which they are elected to govern. We wondered how things might be different if these people were set up to succeed from the get go. We knew we could make a difference. 

So, in 2020 Locale Learning was born with the mission to provide a new kind of support to locally elected leaders. We are leading a growing movement of political leadership accelerators whose purpose is to support ethical, mindful and effective leadership. Our programs are engaging and relevant and directly draw on the lived-experience of seasoned councillors to accelerate the capabilities of all councillors. We bring fresh ideas from experts from outside the sector. Importantly, we are non-partisan and non-political in our approach.  

Behind the scenes, a core part of our purpose is to support the council staff who are tasked with supporting the councillors. We take the hassle out of finding quality professional development opportunities and assist with meeting compliance obligations.

We are the training arm Locale Consulting - a small boutique consultancy that works closely with councils and communities across many local government areas and who cares deeply how people are connected to their places and spaces, and to each other.