John Davies is the Manager of the Office of Local Government’s Council Governance Team. The purpose of the team is to promote and support ongoing improvement in council governance practices through the development and implementation of governance frameworks. He is currently overseeing the development of a new Local Government Act. John has had many years experience in dealing with local government governance issues. He was previously a Senior Investigations Officer with the Office’s Investigations and Review Branch. Prior to that, he was a Senior Investigations Officer with the NSW Ombudsman specialising in local government. In these roles, he has participated in reviews, investigations and public inquiries into a number of councils. He served as Commissioner of the second Brewarrina Shire Council Public Inquiry.