Built for Local Government. Backed By Experience.
Over two decades of supporting councils with software that simply works.
Modern Tools for Modern Councils
Automate & Innovate your meeting management with proven software designed exclusively for councils.
Modernise your council’s governance processes with a complete meeting management solution built exclusively for local government by Australia’s most trusted local council meeting platform provider. Infocouncil helps you digitise and automate agendas, minutes, and actions without compliance concerns so you can focus on what you do best - delivering outcomes for your community.
Trusted by Over 240 Local Councils. Over two decades of supporting councils with software that simply works.
What if Governance could be simple?
Local government teams are under pressure... Manual processes. Inconsistent documents. Risk of error. Constant time constraints.
Infocouncil replaces the pressure with clarity, confidence and control.
Before Infocouncil
Staff spend hours formatting agendas manually
Version control errors create compliance risk
Inconsistent reports across teams
Publishing takes days, teams left waiting
With Infocouncil
One-click agenda creation
Audit-ready minutes, every time
Instant public transparency with one click
Works directly in Microsoft Word
The Top Challenges for Local Councils (and how we solve them).
THE CHALLENGE
Many councils struggle with time-consuming paperwork and fragmented processes. It’s a lot to keep track of, not to mention an unnecessary risk of papercuts!
The Solution
Infocouncil automates report writing, agenda compilation and minute-taking, reducing hours of manual work to minutes with one-click agenda creation. Staff can redirect their time to higher-value tasks and serving the community.
THE CHALLENGE
Keeping up with governance regulations and record-keeping requirements is critical to gaining and maintaining community trust.
THE CHALLENGE
Our smarter solution ensures consistent templates, workflows and audit trails for every meeting. All reports and minutes follow your council’s compliance standards, reducing errors and providing confidence that you’re meeting legal obligations.
THE CHALLENGE
The Aussie public demands open and transparent decision-making. Keeping your council's constituents onside is crucial to succeed.
The Solution
Infocouncil facilitates public transparency by publishing agendas and minutes to your website (Infocouncil offer hosted website for publishing) with a single click. You can also notify subscribers by email when new documents are available, keeping residents informed and engaged in council decisions.
THE CHALLENGE
New software is only effective if your team can use it. You need tools that work for your team, and not the other way around.
The Solution
Our implementation experts (former council professionals) guide you through setup and training for a smooth launch. We provide ongoing support, regular check-ins, and even best-practice reviews to ensure your staff stay confident and get maximum value long term.
Maximising Meetings: The Guide for Local Councils
Our comprehensive eBook provides practical, data-driven strategies for councils to improve meeting planning, report preparation, agenda and minute management, confidentiality safeguards, public transparency, action tracking, and audit readiness. Each section outlines common council challenges, backed by recent Australian data, and offers clear solutions.
Key Features
A look under the hood of our total automation solution
Agenda & Meeting Management
Manage the entire meeting lifecycle in one system. Draft reports in Microsoft Word, obtain approvals, and generate agendas with 100% automation. During meetings, capture decisions and assign action items in real time, then produce accurate minutes instantly, no double-handling or retyping.
Records
Integration
Seamlessly connect meeting documents with your existing record-keeping systems. Infocouncil integrates with popular platforms like Office 365 and SharePoint, ensuring all agendas, reports and minutes are securely stored in your council’s records repository to maintain compliance without extra effort.
Councillor
Portal
Equip your elected members with secure, paper-free access to council business. Through Infocouncil’s portal (accessible on web or tablet), Councillors can review agenda papers, make private notes, and follow along in meetings from anywhere. This improves engagement and eliminates the need for bulky paper binders.
Community
Engagement Tools
Keep your community in the loop. Infocouncil automatically publishes agendas and minutes to your public website and can send email alerts to subscribed residents. By sharing information quickly and transparently, you promote community trust and encourage public participation in local government.
Action Tracking
& Reporting
Never lose sight of what was decided, and avoid repeating items from past meetings. Infocouncil captures action items during meetings and tracks their progress through to completion. Built-in reminders and reporting tools ensure that decisions lead to results, supporting transparency and operational follow-through.
Report Authoring
& Workflow Approvals
Empower staff to draft, review, and approve reports efficiently with Infocouncil’s integrated workflow. Set up custom approval paths, track real-time progress, and ensure accountability across departments, all within a familiar Microsoft Word interface.
Council Governance & Meeting Maturity Assessment
In under ten minutes, this self-assessment helps your council identify strengths and improvement areas in governance and meeting processes, benchmarked against sector standards. It provides a clear starting point for building greater transparency, consistency and impact.
The Infocouncil Difference
For over 20 years, Infocouncil has been dedicated solely to local government meeting management, making us a trusted partner for councils across Australia and New Zealand. We aren’t a generic software vendor; our solution was built by and for council governance professionals.
Infocouncil leverages the power and familiarity of Microsoft Word for ease of use to ensure staff adoption, and the benefits of this powerful platform can be rapidly realised.
While built in a familiar user-friendly format, our solution delivers advanced capabilities explicitly tailored to council needs (like agenda workflows, minute-taking tools, and records integration).
Our platform was built exclusively for local councils by former council professionals. This is not a complicated and costly one-size-fits-all type of solution; it's built just for you; to overcome your challenges, save you time, and empower your team to achieve more for the community you represent. We also understand that every council is different, so our platform is highly configurable to match your council’s specific templates and processes, ensuring a perfect fit for your organisation.
What truly sets Infocouncil apart is our total solution approach. When you come on board, you gain more than software. You get access to a dedicated support team of former council governance staff who understand your challenges. From day one, we work alongside your team to implement best practices and streamline your workflow. We offer in-depth training programs for new and existing users, plus regular Best Practice Reviews to optimise your usage continuously.
Our commitment to client success is unparalleled, starting with assigning a dedicated client engagement manager from day one to ensure you’re getting the most out of Infocouncil’s solution every day.
Infocouncil offers the security and stability that few others can. We are part of the Constellation Software group, a global family of 600+ software companies operating in 100+ countries.
This backing means you can trust that we’ll be here for the long run, continuously improving our product and supporting your council for years to come. With Infocouncil, you’re not just buying a product but gaining a long-term partner in good governance.
Learn more about our mission, team and track record on the About Us page
What Our Clients Say
Latest Insights
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Mar
How Small Councils Scale Governance and Compliance Without Increasing Headcount
Unlike larger organisations, in a small council, governance tasks compete with everything else that keeps a council running.
18
Feb
From Compliance to Capability: Lifting Council Governance and Meeting Maturity
Strong governance and effective meeting processes sit at the centre of trust, accountability, and service delivery in local government.
20
Jan
5 Practical Ways to Build Proactive Local Council Governance
You sit at the centre of your community’s decision-making, yet too often your time is consumed by routine tasks rather than delivering meaningful outcomes
18
Dec
Beyond Compliance: How Councils Can Elevate Report Quality and Meet Deadlines With Confidence
Infocouncil advocates for transparency in local government and sees reporting quality as fundamental to accountability and public trust.
10
Nov
Chaos to Clarity: How Councils Can Modernise Agenda Planning and Improve Governance Outcomes
Councils rely heavily on trawling through Word docs, emails, spreadsheets, and intranets for their agenda-keeping.
28
Oct
When Plans Change: Supporting Councils Through Staffing Gaps Without Missing a Beat
Across Australia, local councils deliver over 150 essential community services, ranging from infrastructure and development approvals to consultation and governance.
Ready to streamline your council’s governance and make meetings more effective?
We’re here to help. Contact Infocouncil today to request a free consultation or schedule a personalised demo. Our friendly team will discuss your council’s needs, show you the platform in action, and answer any questions.
Let’s work together to modernise your council’s meeting process and empower better decision‑making.
Get in Touch and discover what Infocouncil can do for you.
