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LGA Directions in Waste Management

Presented by: Bill CosseyDate: 23 March 2007Venue: Rubikon Room -

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

DME 31642

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What I will cover today• Overall purpose of the LGA Review of Waste

Management Arrangements• Specific Aims of the Review for the Local

Government Sector• Principles to be Applied to the Review• Next Steps

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Overall Purpose of LGA ReviewThe Local Government Association wishes to ensure that:

• The Local Government Sector is well placed to contribution to the SASP Targets in the area of Waste Management

• The State Government adequately recognises and supports the Local Government Sector’s role

• The Local Government Sector is influential in the future policy setting by the State Government

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Specific Aims of the Review for the Local Government SectorThe six month review ill aim to assist the Local Government Sector in the following ways:

• To understand better how well it is currently placed in contributing to the overall objectives of the State by determining -

what constitutes best practice how best practice might be extended

across the Sector

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Specific Aims of the Review for the Local Government Sector (Cont’d)

• To understand better the opportunities and constraints particularly -

with reference to aspects where there is a high component of waste to landfill

Considering the difficulties facing Rural and Regional Councils

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Specific Aims of the Review for the Local Government Sector (Cont’d)

• To be able to present to the State Government how it can best support the Local Government Sector (including financial support) and/or reduce or remove impediments to the Sector achieving the best results for the State

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Principles to be Applied to the Review

• The Review will be owned, overseen and managed by the Local Government Sector

• The Review will seek the co-operation and input of the State Government and its various agencies

• Existing Local Government Managers and Practitioners will have maximum opportunity to contribute to both the assessment of the current situation and to possible future directions

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Principles to be Applied to the Review (Cont’d)• The Review will respect all arrangements with

respect to commercial confidentiality and will aim to engage – with the assistance of Councils – commercial providers in its fact fining and analysis

• Where soundly based agreements can be reached – either within Local Government or with State Government – along the way, they will be put forward for consideration without awaiting the final outcome of the Review

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Principles to be Applied to the Review (Cont’d)• The role of the community in assisting the Local

Government Sector will be of primary concern and given particular attention by drawing on the experience of Councils in South Australia and elsewhere

• The Review’s recommendations will emphasise practicability of implementation

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Next StepsThe immediate next steps are as follows:

• Formal sign-off by the Local Government Association of the Review brief

• Initial Meeting of the Steering Committee to agree on the conduct of the initial fact finding phase

• Formal communication to all Councils that the Review has commenced and including details of how they can contribute to the Review

• Initial interviews with key Local Government and State Government people

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ConclusionWaste Management is an area of core Local Government experience and expertise

The SASP Target provides an opportunity for the Local Government Sector to show significant leadership to the community

The Review will hopefully position the Sector in the strongest possible way to achieve just that