Transcript Department of Infrastructure ALGA National State of the Assets Project JRA 1. 2. 3. 4. JRA Sustainability - this is serious Get your numbers right Talk to your community.

Department of Infrastructure
ALGA National State of the Assets Project
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Sustainability - this is serious
Get your numbers right
Talk to your community about
living within your means
Advocacy - state of the assets
data collection starts next week
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CAPACITY
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Moving to 50% Not Sustainable
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1. Sustainability this is serious
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2. Competency –
get your numbers right
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3. Engagement –
Living within your means
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4. Advocacy –
Infrastructure is a whole of
government issue
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Department of Infrastructure
ALGA National State of the Assets Project
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Background
ALGA commissioned Jeff Roorda and Associates (JRA) to develop
a National State of the Assets Report 2012.
This is to build on the work undertaken by JRA in 2010 that
looked at the gap in funding for local roads.
This new Report was to provide a clearer picture about the state
of local road assets in terms of quality, functionality and
capacity.
The focus for the review is sealed local roads, and unsealed local
roads, concrete bridges and timber bridges.
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Background
The ALGA, together with the Local Government Associations in
each State and Northern Territory, identified a number of
councils for inclusion in the pilot phase.
These councils were selected to include both urban and rural
local governments in each State and Territory.
55 councils provided data for inclusion in the pilot phase.
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Contributors
Respondents by State or Territory
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2012 Outcomes
Councils have high levels of awareness of the quality
/ condition of the road and bridges infrastructure.
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Outcomes
Council asset managers have lower confidence in the
data associated with the functionality and capacity of
the roads and bridges.. But it is important
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Finding 1
State of the Assets Reporting is achievable
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Finding 2
There are significant benefits and low costs in extending State of the
Assets reporting to all councils in Australia
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Finding 3
State of the Assets Reporting will identify financial sustainability
challenges
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Recommendations
The Australian Local Government Association should:
Monitor via an annual process the actual physical state of the
transport infrastructure managed by local government.
Monitor the extent to which councils have implemented
integrated planning processes that encompass asset
management plans and long term financial plans as a minimum.
Consider a national timetable for the achievement of properly
formulated and complete asset management plans and long term
financial plans.
Report on the state of the transport infrastructure and any
emerging trends in terms of the deterioration or improvement in
those assets.
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Recommendations
All Australian councils should:
Separately identify planning for renewals as distinct
from planning for new and upgrade projects.
Ensure that the measurable physical state of the road
infrastructure matches underlying asset management
planning assumptions and projections.
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Recommendations
State Local Government Agencies need to:
Provide support to consistent monitoring and reporting of the
current state of roads and bridges assets under management
by local governments in each jurisdiction.
The Commonwealth Government should:
Continue Local Government Reform Fund projects to further
accelerate implementation of asset management planning and
reporting in all councils.
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In 2013
A complete data set from all Australian local
governments will be available for the first time.
Data will then be available:
•in total for all councils
•by State or Territory
•by rural /urban or otherwise agreed classification
•for each of quality, functionality and capacity
•with associated confidence levels
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In 2014
Comparative data would be available for the first time, for direct comparison
to each of the data elements of 2013.
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Comments
The indications are that councils are close to realising the
benefits from the sustained period of asset management
activity.
The achievement of the first round of asset management plans
in councils is a significant milestone.
This process needs to ensure however that the risks and
community consequences of affordable service levels are
identified.
Risks and community consequences of affordable service levels
must form part of the decision making processes of Mayors and
Councillors..
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Comments
Mayors and Councillors are the key to the ongoing financial
sustainability of Australian local governments.
The elected representatives of the community are responsible
for the short term and long term management of the local
government area and its infrastructure.
The decisions made by Councils must ensure that the needs of
the present generation are met without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
JRA
Sustainability - this is serious
Get your numbers right
Talk to your community about
living within your means
Advocacy - state of the assets
data collection starts next week
TODAY
+10 YEARS
CONDITION
FUNCTION
CAPACITY
JRA
OPERATIONS –
Maintenance &
Engineering
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