1. Innovation as Leadership in Local Government
Thursday October 9, 2014

2. Alpine Shire: Approx. 350 km from Melbourne 4800 sq km 92% public land
13,500 population
Based in Bright

3. A history of trying new ideas:
MECC Central (Crisisworks)
Paper elimination via iPads
Asset inspection apps
Fire notice app

4. 2012
Joe
Ratepayer

5. Fire and Alpine Shire

6. Here’s what you need to do…
I want to build a house.
Great!
Here’s what you need to do…
Council

7. Pre-application tasks

8. The problem Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) covers 94% of the shire
New developments within BMO must provide Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment to Council as part of a planning application
Methods for undertaking a BAL assessment are generally ad-hoc and subjective
Expensive

9. The BMO

10. This is what they want to do
We need more information
This is what I want to do
We need more information

11. This is what they want to do
We need more information
We need more information
We need more information
We need more information
This is what I want to do
This is what I want to do
This is what I want to do
We need more information
This is what I want to do
We need more information

12. OK This is what they want to do This is what they want to do
We need more information
We need more information
We need more information
We need more information
This is what I want to do
This is what I want to do
This is what I want to do
We need more information
This is what I want to do
We need more information

14. The Idea:
Automate the BAL assessment process replacing guess work with spatial data and processes
Allow a Council Officer to test a number of development locations at a single site to find the best place to build
Provide the applicant with standardised plans for inclusion in planning application

15. 2014 Jo
Ratepayer

16. Fire and Alpine Shire
2014

17. Here’s a new service we offer…
I want to build a house.
Great!
Here’s a new service we offer…
Council

18. Pre-application tasks

19. BAL Assessment Undertaken by a Council Officer with applicant
Opportunity for engagement/education
FREE

22. OK
This is what they want to do
This is what I want to do

24. What have we learnt?

25. Learning 1:
Unleash your geeks
- Pia Waugh

26. Develop vendor relationships
Learning 2:
Develop vendor relationships

27. Learning 3:
Think

28. Learning 4:
Engage end user

29. Learning 5:
KISS

30. Learning 5:
Every application has one purpose. If you can’t name that purpose, don’t build the app
- Paul Ramsey, Boundless

31. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new
Learning 6:
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new
- Albert Einstein

33. Thank you