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asset management objectives will be
achieved by:
• Stakeholder consultation to es-
tablish and confirm service stand-
ards.
• A regular program of inspections
and monitoring activities to assess
asset condition and performance.
• Application of a systematic analy-
sis to prioritise renewals and es-
tablish the most cost effective
works programs.
• Continuously reviewing and im-
proving the quality of Asset Man-
agement practices.
Talking about the specific enhance-
ments that will be made to those facil-
ities, Barry explained the idea of having
a single facility for various different uses
as a more financially responsible ap-
proach which is also easier to maintain.
“We have to strategically assess and
manage how and where we invest
those funds to ensure that the servic-
es and the facilities that are provided
are appropriate for what the commu-
nity needs now and looking forward.
That’s when we can look at those mul-
ti-purpose/multi-use types of facilities
instead of single-purpose/single-use
to ensure that more people and more
groups of services are provided from
fewer facilities. It maximizes Council’s
investments as it is easier to manage
and provide one facility instead of five,”
Barry explains.
Aside from all that, the Council will
also continue to work closely on its
assets and ascertain what needs to
be upgraded and when. The storm
water infrastructure capabilities, for
instance, will have to be upgraded in
the next couple of years. Being able
to undertake all those projects and
keep costs for repairs at a minimum
is particularly important for the Coun-
cil. With their combined expertise,
however, the various teams will con-
tinue to improve the lives of the com-
munity both in the forefront and the
background.
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