Localtech Core

One system for council finance, rates, assets and works.

Localtech Core is ERP software written for Australian councils. This page lists what is in it today, and each area has its own page.

Statement of Comprehensive Income in Localtech Core for a demonstration council, with a note reference, a source and a check mark against each line.
Swipe sideways to see the whole screen.The Statement of Comprehensive Income, built from the trial balance. Each line shows its note, its source and whether the two agree. Demonstration council.

Finance

Ledger, creditors, debtors, purchasing, bank reconciliation, GST and budgets, with a second officer on every posting.

  • General ledger and chart of accounts
  • Journal entries
  • Creditors
  • Debtors
  • Purchase orders
  • Contract register
  • Corporate cards
  • Delegations and approvals
  • Budget control
  • Bank reconciliation
  • GST and tax
  • Recurring payments

Financial reporting

From the trial balance to the annual financial statements, with drill-down from every line.

  • From statement to transaction
  • Annual financial statements
  • Report Builder
  • Day-to-day reporting
  • Year end

Rates and property

Levies, notices, water billing, receipting and debt recovery, beside the property and ownership records.

  • Rates
  • Water
  • Property
  • Receipting
  • Debt collection
  • Queensland Globe data

People

Contacts and HR records in Core. Pay runs are calculated in Employment Hero and posted back to the ledger.

  • Contacts
  • HR
  • Payroll

Assets and works

Asset register, plant, stores, work orders and project costing, with costs charged to the right job.

  • Asset register
  • Plant and equipment
  • Stores and inventory
  • Work orders
  • Project costing
  • RMPC
  • QBuild

Community and compliance

Customer requests, animal registrations, grants, records and development applications.

  • Customer requests
  • Animal register
  • Grants
  • Records
  • Development applications

Moving in

Your data brought across in a set order, with every figure proved against your own reports.

  • Finance first
  • Then rates and property
  • Then assets and the registers
  • Finding the data
  • Mapping old codes to new
  • Proof
Integrations

The apps, banks, payment channels and government services Localtech Core works with.

Status

Where Localtech Core is today.

Localtech Core is in testing with councils now. Finance, rates and property, assets and works are built. The annual financial statements are being proved with a council accountant on real figures, and a first council trial is under way.

Release is planned for early 2027.

Read the roadmap

Ask for a briefing on the areas your council cares about.

Tell us which areas matter to your council and we will take you through each one in the system.