Under its Charter, LC LGA has a broad role to:
• Work in association with the Local Government Association of South Australia and the Australian Local Government Association to assist in the achievement of their aims and objectives;
• Undertake co-ordinating, advocacy and representational roles on behalf of its Constituent Councils as a regional level;
• Facilitate and coordinate activities of local government at a regional level related to social, environmental and community development with the object of achieving improvement for the benefits of the communities of its Constituent Councils;
• Develop, encourage, promote, foster and maintain consultation and co-operation and to strengthen the representation and status of local government when dealing with other governments, private enterprise and the community;
• Develop further co-operation between its Constituent Councils for the benefit of the communities of its region;
• Develop and manage policies which guide the conduct of programs and projects in its region with the objective of securing the best outcomes for the communities of the region;
• Undertake projects and activities that benefit its region and its communities;
• Associate, collaborate and work in conjunction with other regional local government bodies for the advancement of matters of common interest;
• Implement programs that seek to deliver local government services on a regional basis.
