1. STEP Program 2016/2017 Regional Forum – May 2017

2. 2017/18 - STEP Program

3. Environment Amendments to LG Act Rate capping
Accountability & Transparency
Networked Society
Transformative shift to digital government
Financial Sustainability
Service Driven Customer focused organisations
Management of Services
Impacts of reduced financial resources

4. Organisational Response
Need for
Integrated Planning
Organisational Agility
Community/Stakeholder Engagement
Customer Centric culture
Regional Collaboration
Confidence in Data & Information Systems
Sound financial management systems – LTFP etc.
Comprehensive knowledge of assets and services
Repositioning of reporting capacity
Doing more with less without staff burnout

5. Financial Sustainability Assessment
Services
Service Plans
Programs & Operational Projects
Capital New, Expansion & Upgrade Programs
Management Framework
LTFP
Assets
AM Plans
Capital Renewal Programs

6. NAMAF

7. NAMAF

8. STEP Program 2017/18 Component Cost (Ex GST) Comment
2017/18 STEP Program membership
$4,500
All Councils
Site visits (per visit)
$1,950
As requested by Council

9. Program Content - All Regional & State wide Meetings
Benchmarking – Asset Management, Services and Financial Sustainability;
Resources - Access to resources and templates;
Support/help desk – Access to expert advice in the fields of asset management, financial management and service planning;

10. Program Content - All Communication and sharing of information
NAMAF - Self-managed NAMAF competency program;
SPAF - Self-managed Service Planning (SPAF) competency program;
VAGO - Review and support to address hot spots; and
Other issues that arise during the year.

11. Site Visit Content As determined by each Council Asset Management
Service Planning
Financial Sustainability

12. Asset Management Asset Register reviews Asset Management Policy
Asset Management Strategy and action plan
NAMAF Review and/or Audit
Mapping Assets to Services
NAMAF, skills etc.
Asset Management Plans – Focus on financial aspects
Levels of Service
Alignment between Asset Management and Financial Management
Enhanced Asset Management to support councils moving towards Advanced NAMAF maturity
Asset data levels of confidence
Asset handover – data, financial information and maintenance management information
Financial Management of landfills
Addressing any outstanding audit requirements
Advanced long-term renewal modelling methodologies and systems
Support and guidance on how to prepare a good “State of the Asset” report
Using asset data to add value to strategic decisions

13. Service Planning Capturing service information
Range and levels of service – cost and management implications
Linking Services to Assets
Service Planning - including various stages and methodology to incorporate financials of each Service Plan into the Long Term Financial Plan
Service plans and templates
Comparative choice filters
Examples and methodologies used to consolidating the financial plans associated with each service plan into the corporate LTFP
Review of the SPAF scorecard.
Service Planning policies
Service Planning strategies
Integrated Planning – services & assets

14. Financial Sustainability
Long Term Financial Plans
Preparation of ESC Rate Variation
Rating Strategies
Revenue – Fees and Charges
Developer Contributions
Asset Revaluation policy
Depreciation methodology and assumptions
Alignment between asset management and financial management
Chart of Account structure to enhance reporting and monitoring

15. Regional Local Road Freight Networks

16. Project Steps
Identify Strategic Freight Routes/Roads on the Local Road Network within the Region
Determine Strategic Importance – State, Regional, First Klm-Last Klm
Identify any impediments which impede efficient freight movements
Identify projects to reduce impediments
Prioritise improvement projects across Region
Prepare a Regional Local Road Investment Plan

17. Gippsland Road Network

18. Road Data

19. Road Data

20. Strategic Freight - Local Roads

21. Strategic Projects

22. Project Summary

23. VicRoads Projects

24. Strategic Projects - Combined List

25. Road Investment Plan

26. Work in Progress - Project Prioritisation

27. Work in Progress - VicRoads

28. End