Essential insights

Essential Insights: Community governance in 2026 - 5 things committees need to know

  • NQS Areas
  • 6
    Area 6Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
  • 7
    Area 7Governance and leadership

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Community governance in 2026 brings both challenge and opportunity. With important legislative reforms, strengthened child safety expectations and evolving regulatory requirements, management committees play a critical role in shaping safe, high quality services for their communities.

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Course Overview

In this essential insight session, we will explore five of the key messages every committee should understand in 2026. We will provide a clear, practical overview of responsibilities, highlight current reform priorities and support committees to feel more confident in their governance role.

Participants will gain insight into:

  • The key challenges and opportunities facing not for profit committees in 2026
  • The respective responsibilities of management committees and directors
  • What good governance looks like at a practical level
  • Core legal and regulatory requirements under the national quality framework
  • The broad impact of 2026 legislative changes, including child safety, digital safety, the national register, child protection and mandatory training
  • Why understanding your service constitution supports effective governance

We will also allow time for a short question and answer session and provide a brief introduction to our newly developed community governance hub, designed to further support committees in their role.

Leadership

The Director's Toolkit: Family And Community Partnerships

Are you building strong, meaningful connections with families and your wider community?

This session delves into Quality Area 6 of the National Quality Standard (NQS), which highlights the critical role of fostering collaborative relationships with families and community members in delivering high-quality early education.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

6, 7

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LeadershipThe Directors Toolkit

Available Dates

Tue, 26 May 26
🕒 10am-12pm

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Governance

So Now You Are On The Committee

Committee members often change annually, leading to a constant need to rebuild knowledge for the upcoming year. It's important to have committee members on the same page so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and can implement high quality governance.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

7

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