Council General Manager Troy Green awarded Public Service Medal

12 June 2017

Tweed Shire Council General Manager, Troy Green, has today been honoured with a NSW Public Service Medal in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Mr Green was recognised for outstanding public service to local government in northern NSW.

The Queen’s Birthday Honours list award summary said:

“In his first role at Tweed Shire Council, Mr Green, Director, Technology and Corporate Services successfully administered a digital modernisation program and customer service excellence initiative to improve the Council's operations as well as services to the public.

Since his appointment as General Manager, the Tweed Shire Council has become one of the most digitally progressive Councils in NSW in the area of ePlanning, a transformation from the traditional paper-based and face-to-face interactions to an online environment where people can access planning services from anywhere at any time. He has played a significant role in the governance of this program and was asked by the State Government to participate in a Steering Committee to implement the ePlanning pilot project.

To reduce the financial liability and risks associated with large amounts of unused long service leave, he has been instrumental in changing the NSW Award for unused long service leave. He collaborated with various stakeholders to seek a win-win outcome which would benefit the staff and Council. The Local Government (State) award was amended and is now benefitting local government employees across New South Wales.

In addition to his duties as the General Manager he has is also a passionate campaigner for the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Program, a run-water and sanitation program established by Tweed Shire Council. He supports and encourages staff and local businesses to sponsor the program which provides safe drinking water to at least 6000 residents in Western Kenya.

“A recipient of a number of awards for excellence in the local government sector, Mr Green is a highly regarded and valuable contributor to the public sector and community life.”

Mr Green said he was honoured and very humbled to be recognised in this way.

"There are so many deserving public servants who give so much to serving the public in their best possible capacity,” he said.

“It is a privilege to work in the public sector and to be able to make a positive difference to the community in which we serve.”

For the full list, see www.gg.gov.au

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Caption: Tweed Shire Council General Manager, Troy Green, has been awarded a Public Service Medal (NSW)