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

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

3. BAL Plan A history of trying new ideas: MECC Central (Crisisworks) - 2007 Paper elimination via iPads - 2010 Asset inspection apps - 2011 Fire notice app - 2012

4. BAL Plan 2012 Joe Ratepayer

5. BAL Plan Fire and Alpine Shire

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

7. BAL Plan Pre-application tasks

8. BAL Plan 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. BAL Plan The BMO

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

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

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

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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. BAL Plan 2014 Jo Ratepayer

16. BAL Plan 2014 Fire and Alpine Shire

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

18. BAL Plan Pre-application tasks

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

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

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24. What have we learnt?

25. BAL Plan Learning 1: Unleash your geeks - Pia Waugh

26. BAL Plan Learning 2: Develop vendor relationships

27. BAL Plan Learning 3: Think

28. BAL Plan Learning 4: Engage end user

29. BAL Plan Learning 5: KISS

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

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

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33. Thank you