Regional Strategic Business Planning. A Successful Model for Local Government Water Industry Reform in Regional NSW

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1 Regional Strategic Business Planning A Successful Model for Local Government Water Industry Reform in Regional NSW Stewart McLeod Director Technical Services for Dubbo City Council Mike Brearley Director, Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates

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3 Warrumbungle Bogan Bourke Walgett Brewarrina Gilgandra LMWUA Cobar Coonamble Dubbo City Wellington Warren Narromine

4 Where the Alliance is now Genuine commitment to regional collaboration at a senior level Many gains to date at a strategic level. Focus now on on-the-ground initiatives. An action plan to implement high priority projects Vision and industry leadership

5 LMWUA on track with LG Reforms ILGRP October 2013 Final Report: there are several emerging regional alliances promoting closer cooperation between member councils Suggested opportunities: strategic business and network planning regional water cycle management high-level technical support to smaller councils joint infrastructure development and service delivery.

6 LMWUA on track with regional collaboration LG NSW February 2015 submission: Water supply and sewerage services support councils ability to achieve effective regional collaboration. Regional co-operation is successfully implemented in many regional areas, for example by the Lower Macquarie Water Utilities Alliance.

7 C o n t i n u o u s I m p r o v e m e n t The journey Regional Collaboration Regional Best Practice Compliance for 8 Councils Formation of LMWUA Regional Strategic Business Planning Implementation of Regional Strategies eg Regional Asset Management, Regional best practice compliance and auditing Expansion from 8 to 12 Councils LG Reform direction?

8 Current Issues Some of the councils have limited forward asset condition data/capital works plans. A coordinated approach to asset management and capital works planning is a priority Changes to Best Practice framework impacts the way the Alliance will approach a regional IWCM and future strategic business plans. Best practice reporting audits and support structures underway Fit for the Future

9 Regional Strategic Business Plan Commenced in 2013 Expanded to 12 Councils in 2014 Proposed strategies aimed at financial sustainability at a regional level, whilst maintaining the independence and autonomy of each Council. Implementation Plan developed 2015

10 Relationship between the Alliance and its members Identify gaps State/federal government expectations Level of service shortfalls Sustainability issues Measure effectiveness Report to Alliance on plan implementation Annual performance reporting Regional initiatives Regional strategies and plans Shared staff/resources identified and supported Local application Local plans to Alliance specifications Business structure reflects role in Alliance (funding, people) Sustainable pricing LMWUA actions Member LWU actions

11 Implementation Plan Workshop to develop 6 high priority projects from 50 recommendations

12 Implementation Plan a project management approach

13 Implementation Plan 1. Best Practice Implementation Maintaining currency of compliance 2. Regional approach to asset management and asset maintenance practices 3. Workforce Planning Shared Specialist Personnel 4. Funding Source funding as a regional entity 5. Structure Pending Fit for the Future 6. Risk Management Plan

14 Service Delivery LOCAL Operation and maintenance services according to Level of Service adopted Expertise shared regionally REGIONAL Prioritised capital works planning across the region Regional asset management Regional service contracts Some regional shared services

15 Workforce Planning Possibilities Share resources where appropriate Apprenticeship scheme Develop region-wide operational practices based of Level of Service Standardised position descriptions Regional training and accreditation Suggested LMWUA positions: Contracts/ Procurement Officer Liquid Trade Waste Officer Telemetry Officer

16 Possibilities for the future A holistic capital works plan across the 12 alliance Councils on a priority basis NAMAF and Regional Asset Management Establishment of the Alliance as a financing entity that has the capacity to borrow funds from commercial banking lenders? Regional contracts for capital works plan Operational management at the local level with regional support

17 New loans ($'000) Sustainable borrowing profile? $16,000 $14,000 $12,000 $10,000 $8,000? $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 - Dubbo Warrumbungle Wellington Cobar Narromine Walgett Coonamble Gilgandra Bourke Bogan Warren Brewarrina

18 Future Governance Structure A subsidiary of a new Joint Organisation of Orana Councils? Is there an elephant in the room?

19 A model of regional collaboration Raising the bar Industry exemplar We can be sustainable and we can competently manage water and sewer businesses for our communities Regional collaboration whilst maintaining local independence Realistic and achievable regional strategic business planning can set the direction

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