Engagement Update - July 2025
By Jeremy Walker, Senior Engagement Manager
The Local Buy Engagement Team continues to deliver online information sessions while also meeting with councils and suppliers from across the state.
In June, the Head of Engagement, Emma Peters, and Category Manager, Daniel O’Donnell, joined Datacom and Codify in hosting ICT Insights Webinar Series: 3. Licensed Software for purchasing organisations. Thet topics included:
- The rapidly changing landscape of software providers,
- How licences are offered and will be offered in the future,
- Choosing the right license model.
The engagement team also hosted Supplier Welcome Sessions, both in-person and online, and a Local Buy Update & VendorPanel Demonstration and Training session for councils which saw 117 participants dial in.
Senior Engagement Manager, Audrey Dobell, conducted met with Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, Mornington Shire Council and Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council. Liz Macfarlan visited Somerset Regional Council and Noosa Council. Liz also represented Local Buy at the City of Moreton Bay ‘Supplying to Councils’ event and attended the IPWEA-QNT International Women in Engineering Day event with Category Officer, Isobel Czislowski. While Jeremy Walker met with Winton Shire Council, Livingstone Shire Council and Gympie Regional Council.
Fleet Managers Forum
Registrations are now open for our inaugural Local Buy Southern Queensland Fleet Managers Forum. This event has been held in Townsville over the past two years, and we are bringing it south to ensure our Fleet Managers in the southern half of the state benefit from this valuable event. With a blend of speakers, workshops and adequate time for networking, this event is aimed at Fleet Managers and procurement staff in councils who purchase fleet products and services. This event is free for councils to attend - we look forward to hosting you on Tuesday 5 August at The Glen Hotel. Please note, this event is for council staff only (not suppliers). Please register here.
Central Queensland Procurement Summit.
We’d like to announce that a location and date has now been set for Local Buy’s Central Queensland Procurement Summit. We hope that you will be able to join us in Yeppoon on Wednesday 5 November as we share knowledge and explore new avenues for advancing procurement practices in Queensland. As speakers are confirmed we will release more information about the event. In the meantime, please SAVE THE DATE!
Local Buy have a range of online and face-to-face events taking place, so please do check out our events page on the website for more information.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me, or one of our experienced Senior Engagement Managers if we can be of any assistance.
