Local Buy
Anita Kirby is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project delivery and management across various sectors. Currently serving as Project Delivery Manager at Local Buy Pty Ltd since October 2023, Anita has held significant roles including Travel Systems Manager at Queensland Government from February 2018 to October 2023, and Customer Implementation Manager at FCm Travel Solutions Australia from February 2015 to February 2018. With a strong foundation in business analysis and application specialization from longtime positions at Flight Centre, alongside early experience as a Systems Administrator and Unix Administrator, Anita's expertise is further supported by a Diploma in Procurement and Contract Management from Pro Leaders Academy.
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Local Buy
All councils want to support their local businesses, but council procurement is costly, takes time, needs to manage fraud and corruption risks, and must meet Queensland Audit Office standards. Local Buy helps council procurement meet legislative, reputation and compliance needs, simplifying the process by connecting councils to pre-qualified local Queensland suppliers, big and small. This saves time and money reducing councils need to tender, advertise and prepare contracts. Councils were asking for help with procurement, which is why the LGAQ created Local Buy in 2001. Access to Local Buy is a valuable component of LGAQ membership. The profits from Local Buy are returned each year to the LGAQ and invested to help keep council membership fees low. Local Buy simplifies the procurement process for councils and government entities across Queensland through these arrangements which save money through aggregated buying (discounts through bulk purchasing) and save time by reducing the cost of going to market for the purchasing of goods and services. While councils and government entities are not legally bound to use Local Buy, purchasers using Local Buy contractual arrangements are fully compliant with the Local Government Regulation 2012.