The Office of Local Government strives to work collaboratively with the Local Government sector and it is the key adviser to the NSW Government responsible for local government across NSW.

From its decentralised office in Nowra the Office plays a role in the development and implementation of government policy relating to local government with a focus on matters ranging from local government finance, infrastructure delivery, organisational performances and governance. Its investigative team assists to keep councils accountable to their ratepayers and residents.

Contact: Legal Director - Grant Gleeson
02 4428 4100

Tim is an accredited Clinical Member of the governing body CAPA (Counsellors & Psychotherapists Association) and a trained mediator. Central to Tim’s work is the belief that functional relationships are vital to health and happiness. Tim is a Clinical Psychotherapist registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia ( PACFA). He has 30 years experience in these fields.

Tim spent twenty years with Lifeline as a personal/relationship and telephone counsellor. He was a trainer of Lifeline counsellors and a group leader. He has designed and facilitated long-running anger management groups. Tim is a Mediator trained by the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre (ACDC) and an approved allied health practitioner for SIRA (State Insurance Regulatory Authority / Workcover).

He is a founder member of the Shoalhaven Allied Health Network and is on the Committee of the Shoalhaven Professional Business Association. Tim has a private practice based in Jaspers Brush.
Services include:
• Relationship issues at home and at work
• Anger management
• Men’s issues
• Change of life – for example -marriage, divorce, retirement
• Grief & Loss
• Caring for Carers

Contact: Tim Harvey
Mob: 0414 704087