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Rural and regional outreach program South Coast NSW

The NSW South Coast is the next destination for the Commission's Rural and Regional Outreach program. The visit to Wollongong is scheduled for the week commencing 18 August 2025.

A range of activities has been organised including: visits to local councils and NSW Government departments; sessions with local government councillors; a public forum; interactive workshops for public officials, Local Aboriginal Land Council officials and representatives from NGOs; and a session with staff in State MP electorate offices.

More information about upcoming Outreach events will be available soon.

South Coast events and workshops

Workshops for NSW public officials in Wollongong

Building a culture of integrity
Monday 18 August 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A workshop for public sector senior executives and other staff responsible for corporate governance, corruption control and organisational culture initiatives. This workshop covers the empirical research that demonstrates how pro-integrity cultures can create high performing organisations that are resistant to corruption and other integrity breaches. It showcases practical tools and techniques designed to support ethical decision-making architecture. These are informed by neuropsychology and ethics studies. Participants are provided with activity sheets which they can take back to their organisation and use to apply these tools and techniques.

Corruption prevention in a regulatory role
Monday 18 August 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A workshop designed to assist public officials involved in regulatory activities, such as inspectors, assessors, rangers, and compliance officers. It focuses on reducing the corruption risks associated with their work.

Corruption prevention for managers
Tuesday 19 August 2025, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
A workshop designed for managers, supervisors, risk managers, corruption prevention, governance staff and auditors. It focuses on developing an understanding of corrupt conduct, why it happens and what managers can do to prevent it.

Corruption prevention in grant-making
Tuesday 19 August 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A workshop designed for public officials involved in the development and administration of grants and grant programs. It focuses on addressing the corruption risks in the awarding and administration of grants.

Corruption prevention in procurement and contract management
Wednesday 20 August 2025, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
A workshop designed for staff with procurement duties, contract management roles or responsibility for overseeing these functions. It focuses on helping participants understand what corrupt conduct is, relevant corruption risks and how applying basic probity and risk management principles can assist them in achieving good outcomes while preventing corruption.

Corruption prevention in the NSW planning system
Thursday 21 August 2025, 10.30 am - 2.30 pm
A workshop for public officials involved in assessing property development and land rezoning applications, creating, amending or reviewing planning instruments and certifying compliance with consent conditions. It focuses on corruption risks within the NSW planning system and how they can be managed.

More information and registration


Workshops for non-government organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils in Wollongong

Corruption prevention for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)
Wednesday 20 August 2025, 10.30 am - 2.30 pm
A workshop designed for LALC boards and staff members. It focuses on the specific corruption issues they may face and how these can be effectively managed.

Corruption prevention for Local Aboriginal Land Councils
Thursday 21 August, 10.30 am - 2.30 pm
A workshop designed for LALC boards and staff members. It focuses on the specific corruption issues they may face and how these can be effectively managed.

More information and registration


Eligibility and allocation of places for ICAC workshops

  • Places are strictly limited.
  • Registration does not guarantee a place in a workshop.
  • Each workshop has a specific target audience and applications from people outside the relevant target group will not normally be accepted.
  • Places are normally allocated on a first-come-first-served basis with a maximum of two participants accepted from an individual agency per workshop, however, preference may be given to:
    • officers from an organisation within the ICAC's jurisdiction
    • officers from agencies that have been recently investigated
    • officers with high-risk functions
    • applicants who applied for an earlier workshop but could not be given a place
    • people who have not attended an ICAC corruption prevention workshop in the past two years.

Book a workshop

Workshops for public officials

To register for a workshop as an individual public official, please complete the registration form

Workshops for non-government organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils

To register for a workshop as an individual public official, please complete the registration form

Agencies

To book an in-house workshop for staff at your agency, please contact [email protected].