Presentation to Engineers Australia – Southern Highlands and Tablelands Regional Group

Wingecarribee Infrastructure for

Regional Growth and Development

Presented by

Jason R. Gordon

General Manager

Wingecarribee Shire Council

27 October 2011

Shire Snapshot

Services

Structure

Assets values

Couple of Examples

Asset Management

2031+

Questions

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Where is Wingecarribee? Located 75 kilometres from the south

western fringe of Sydney and 110

kilometres from Sydney CBD.

Within the Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne

transport corridor on the Southern rail line

and Hume Highway.

Located 1 hr 30 minutes from Canberra and

1 hr from the coast.

Also referred to as the Southern

Highlands due to its position on a spur of

the Great Dividing Range (640 to 800

metres above sea level).

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Wingecarribee Shire

• 2700 square kilometres

• Population approx 44,000

• By 2031 approx 58,670 • 32% are 55 years of age or

older

• Shire is predominantly rural with agricultural lands separating towns and villages

• Development pressures including subdivision for residential and lifestyle, infrastructure, industry and agriculture

• 1,149 kms of roads (local and regional,

sealed and unsealed)

• 160 buildings (including 3 libraries)

• 4 pools

• 46 playgrounds

• 13 cemeteries

• 1 saleyard

• 129 parks & gardens

• 2 dams

• 3 water treatment works

• 15 water pump stations

• 17469 Water Services

• 655 km of water mains

• 461(km) Gravity Mains sewer

• 58(km) Rising Mains sewer

• 17086 Meters

• 32 Bulk Meters

• 8500 manholes

• 70 sewer pump stations

• 29 reservoirs

• 5 sewage treatment works

• 1 Resource Recovery Centre

• 19,000 residents receive garbage

services

• Kerbside collections (i.e red and yellow

bins) garbage collected 7111 tonnes

(approx 58% by weight) Recycling -

5126 tonnes (approx 42% by weight)

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Snapshot of our Shire

Services we provide

Services are not limited to but include:

• community and cultural development

• family day care

• library services

• maintenance & management of parks,

reserves and sports fields

• community events

• land use planning

• construction & maintenance of council

roads and roads infrastructure

• development assessment

• transport & parking planning

• management and maintenance of

council buildings

• heritage

• natural resource management

• sustainability education & programs

• provision of water & sewer services

• floodplain management

• resource recovery centre

• environmental monitoring &

assessment

• economic development

• tourism services

• management of southern regional

livestock exchange

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Civic Leader

ship

Administratio

n

Libraries

E & P Tourism

Tech Serv

Admin

Design Roads &

Traffic

Parks &

Recreation

Property

Waste Water Supply

Sewer Supply

Infrastructure Renew

al

Env Levy

Economic

Development

Bushfire

Services

$,000 1,750 10,58 1,553 10,64 1,039 397 1,156 18,36 3,121 2,627 13,31 13,21 32,21 11,18 991 287 1,423

Total $123,853,000

Expenditure by Function

Structure

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Director Environment and Planning Director Infrastructure Services Director Corporate Services

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Corporate Services

Peter Nelson

Governance

Councillors & Committees

Compliance

Internal Audit

GIPA

Audit

Risk

Legal

Doug Neville

Finance

(Economic) Financial Mgt

Creditors/Debitors

Investments

Payroll

Leased vehicles

Snr Staff Contracts

Meter readings

Janice Cruickshank

Organisational

Performance

Recruitment

Training &

Development

Performance

Appraisal

Industrial Relations

Workers‟

Compensation

Rehabilitation

OH&S

IMS/ABEF

Corporate Planning

Media

Andy Carnahan

Information

Services

Customer

Service

IT

Records

GIS

Web

Customer

Services

Libraries

Cemeteries

Admin

Peter Bowmer

Business Units

(Commercial)

Saleyards Mgt

RRC Mgt

Pools Mgt

Buildings Mgt

Property

(Commercial)

Leases and

Sandwich Boards

Steve Rosa

Tourism & Economic

Development

Tourism

Economic Development

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Infrastructure Services

Dominic Lucas

Engineering Services

(Front End of Projects)

Specifications

Designers

EMC

Survey

Traffic

Contracts/Procurement

Subdivision policy

Front end projects

Road Safety Officer

Special Projects

S94/S64 information

Procurement

Flood Plains

Vacant (advertised position)

Engineering Operations

Roads

Parks

Water/Sewer

Recreational Operations

Property Maintenance

Waste Collection

RRC Operational staff

Dead animal collection

Bush Care & vegetation

Plant operations

Depots

Quarries

Cemeteries

MTC- Fitters

Stores

WOFE (operations)*

CCTV (operations)

Street litter bins

Amenities cleaning

Building/Office cleaning

Roadside vegetation

Weed spraying

Selva Selvaratnam

Asset Owner (Physical Assets Planning)

All Non Commercial Assets

Asset Management- Roads,

Parks/Properties,

Water/Sewer

Road/street/parks naming

WTP/STP/ Headworks

Street lighting

POM

DA Input

Education

Asset data

Plant Assets

Non commercial property

Vegetation management

Asset risk

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Environment and Planning

Mark Pepping

Strategic (Social)

Landuse planning

Asset Planning (holistic)

S94/S64 Policy

Community Engagement

Traffic planning

Community Development (Social and Culture)

Arts & Culture

Aboriginal

Youth

Social

Heritage

Family Day Care

S355 Committees

Aged & Disability

Children & Families

Les Pawlak

Environmental Assessment

(Regulatory)

Subdivision assessment

DA assessment

Inspections

Enforcement

Environmental Compliance

Ranger RID

Rangers

Trade Waste enforcement

Septics

Shops

Companion animal register

Contaminated lands register

Noxious weeds

enforcement

Pound*

Barry Arthur

Environmental

Sustainability

(Environment)

Education

WOFE Planning

Environmental Planning

EMS

Water testing

Environmental Health

Immunisation

Environmental policies (eg

Trade waste)

Replacement Costs

• Roads & Traffic facilities = $704,629,492

• Stormwater Drainage = $61,458,572

• Parks & Property = $129,000,000

• Water = $294,278,267

• Sewer = $264,615,795

• Waste Management = $5,900,000

• Total Infrastructure, Property & Plant = $1,568,323,791

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ASSET VALUES : (30 June 2011)

ASSET MANAGEMENT WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE COUNCIL

Asset Class Estimated Backlog($) Annual Depreciation($) Renewal Expenditure ($)

Public Buildings $2,815,000 $976,296 $75,461

Public Roads $67,772,858 $8,018,390 $2,873,597

Water $2,485,440 $3,976,281 $324,004

Sewerage $1,536,000 $3,390,576 $2,361,457

Drainage $250,000 $709,711 ___

Other Structures $4,100,000 $559,813 ___

Total- all assets $78,959,298 $17,631,066 $5,634,519

Asset Renewal Backlog & Renewal Funding

The Asset Management Journey

• WSC proud of the implementation of Asset Management – Policy, AM Strategy, “Core” AMPs in place (including “State of our Assets”), AMS roll out in full swing

– We now have key asset information at our finger tips

– Sustainability Index for all asset groups is monitored (in AMP and several financial models)

– Funding gap is available (AMP has this information)

– Valuable inputs for Community Strategic Plan

The Goal of Asset Management: Financial Sustainability.

Roads

A closer look at “Roads” Level of Service vs Expenditure

• We now have some

survey information on

the condition of our

roads

• 80% of our roads are

rated as “fair” (condition 3

or above)

• 20% are “poor or very

poor” (conditions 4 and 5)

Roads Total - Condition Assessment

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5.00

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35.00

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Condition Rating

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Roads Total

Roads

Condition 1 Condition 3 Condition 5

Minimal Cracking, Minimal

Rutting, Low Roughness,

Good Ride Quality, Minor

Patching, Minimal Edge

Break, Minimal Surface

Defects

Moderate Cracking,

Moderate Rutting,

Moderate Roughness,

Heavy Patching, Moderate

Edge Break, Moderate

Surface Defects

Heavy Cracking, Severe

Rutting, Severe

Roughness, Heavy

Patching, Severe Edge

Break, Severe Surface

Defects

Our Natural Assets

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Land ... essential to support terrestrial ecology, and sustain land uses e.g. agriculture,

commerce, urban development, and infrastructure.

• Area of responsibility - 2,700km2

• 50% Rural agriculture, 41% managed bushlands, 3% Urban

• Issues: Inappropriate land use, development demand, erosion, contamination, salinity

Water… fulfill crucial ecological, chemical, & geomorphic functions, such as flood

mitigation, nutrient cycling, & provide essential links in aquatic and terrestrial

food chains.

• 7290 km of water ways in the shire - Council manages 130 kms of waterways.

• ~ 250 stormwater discharge points and 5 Sewerage discharge points

• Water catchment area, including 3 drinking water supply dams

• Issues: Surface water & groundwater extraction & exportation, degraded riparian

zones (~3,000km), erosion & sediment, Storm water & STP outputs

Biodiversity… significant role in maintaining physical environments, providing human needs, & supports major industries such as agriculture, forestry, & tourism.

• 49 different vegetation communities

• 1558 flora species and 358 fauna species

• 3,400 Ha of bushland reserves managed by Council

• 63% of the shire or 1,700 sq Km is covered in native bush

Issues: Native vegetation clearing, pest animals, noxious and environmental weeds,

dieback, habitat protection, fire regimes.

Natural Assets

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Land Program expenditure ~ $1,705,428

•400 business reviewed to improve environmental sustainability.

•Erosion control inspection and education regime

•Waste / litter control

Water Program expenditure ~ $1,447,160

•Over 14 km of riparian land re-established

•2 year water quality study of shire

•Wetlands – wetlands mapped and managed.

•Catchment management activities and pollution control devices

Biodiversity Program expenditure ~ $2,205,522 •Approx 35,000 trees planted •280 ha of bush land regenerated •280 ha of bush land regenerated •Biodiversity mapping undertaken for entire Shire •Biodiversity strategy developed •46 species of weeds & pest animals managed •Conservation measures for 600 ha of private bushland

Community Capacity Program expenditure ~ $403,042

•Community nursery established

•15 Bushcare groups supported with 174 active members

•1600 school children attending Environment education

•Community education campaigns

Environment Levy Activities: 2000-2011

Our Asset Management Future

• Advanced Asset Management Plans including critical

assets linked to our Asset Management System

• Long Term Financial Plans across all assets

• Asset Reference Manuals, Road Assets, Water & Sewer assets,

Parks Assets (hard and soft)

• Works Order Management System

• Continuous Condition Assessments & Ratings

• Levels of Service (fed from Community Engagement)

• Link LoS to Condition Ratings to Expenditure patterns

• Account for our Natural Assets

• Resonate Engineering (Financial views)

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Integrated Planning & Reporting

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Wingecarribee 2031+

• W2031+ is a long term plan for the future of the Southern Highlands community.

• It represents the vision, aspirations, goals, priorities and challenges for our community.

• The purpose of W2031+ is to: – Describe the vision and goals the community has for this Shire

– Outline strategies to achieve the vision and goals

– Provide a long term focus for decision making and resource allocation

– Provide a basis for measuring our progress

– Provide an opportunity for community participation in decision making

– Address social, economic, environmental and civic leadership

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Wingecarribee 2031+

• W2031+ was developed by the community and

will be maintained and implemented by Council.

• It is a guide for other levels of government,

private sector and NGO‟s about the future of the

southern highlands.

• Signifies a change in the way planning is

undertaken and implemented.

• Our localised Community Strategic Plans are aimed at

changing the fortunes of small towns and villages in the

Shire and creating long term sustainability for them.

• It can inspire residents in smaller communities to be

innovative, creative and it promotes the sharing of

knowledge.

• Our first two villages will be Balmoral Village and

Wingello our most remote villages.

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„Tiny Towns‟ concept

• The position sits within the Strategic and Community Development (S&CD) Branch

reporting to the Manager Strategic and Community Development (MS&CD).

• This position will be responsible for the development of effective communication links

between the Community and Council.

• Community Information „Kiosks‟ have been scheduled at locations around the shire to

allow the community to raise local issues and obtain relevant information.

• The position will also work with Council staff involved in project and service

management and ensure that appropriate community engagement strategies become

part of all such projects and services.

• Community input can improve the quality of policies being developed and ensure that

services are delivered in a more effective and efficient way.

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Community Engagement Officer

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