Annual Report 2011/12
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Annual Report 2011/12 PREMIER CORPORATE MEMBERS 2011/12 Highlights 31 Thought Leadership Events 78 Training Courses 75 In-Agency Courses 7000+ Registrations 86 presenters including Director Generals, CEOs, Executive Directors, Politicians and Academics. 14,500 coffees, chocolate brownies, carrot cake and muffi ns served 712kg of sliced fruit 3,800 pens & pads supplied About Us The Western Australia Institute of Public As a strong membership organisation, we welcome Patron Administration Australia (IPAA WA) is the peak new members who are passionate about public His Excellency professional association for the public sector across administration in WA and who want to increase their Mr Malcolm McCusker AO QC, the state and enables those with an interest in public personal and professional development within the Governor of Western Australia administration and public sector reform to exchange sector. ideas on trends, practices and innovations. Vice Patrons Services The role of the Institute is to: Hon. Colin Barnett MEc MLA • Membership • Advance the sharing of ideas and knowledge by Premier of Western Australia • Events providing an impartial environment for dynamic Public Service Training Hon. Mark McGowan MLA BA, LLB debate. • Leader of the Opposition • Customised In-Agency Training • ConnectC people and ideas by providing • Event Administration networkingnet opportunities to meet colleagues from Awards allall levelsl of government, and establish links with • academicsaca and industry specialists. • Resources • CelebrateCe the public sector by showcasing best Vision The Institute is pleased to support The Big Issue practice, recognising excellence through award To advance excellence in the public sector. in Western Australia. Some of our Events will have programs, and promoting the public sector as a a Big Issue vendor in attendance and delegates fulfi lling and challenging career. Values may choose to show their personal support by • Learn from our members and partners, through purchasing a copy. Half the $5.00 cover price of We value the capacity to positively support our exposure to cutting edge ideas and practices, to the magazine goes directly to the vendor. members and contribute to the sector, encouraging provide thought leadership events and training. innovation, learning, collaboration, integrity and The Institute was created in 1954 and works with inclusiveness. The Institute’s independence is key a number of public and private organisations who to ensuring we are able to deliver services to our share our strategic vision and purpose. members without political constraint. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AUSTRALIA WA ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 PAGE 1 From the President Since the last AGM the Institute of Public During the year, a very important initiative was Administration in Western Australia has seen a introduced. The fi rst ever IPAA WA Achievement number of changes. Professor David Gilchrist was Awards. The inaugural awards were presented unable to continue in the role of President, which I in June at the Hyatt Regency Perth. The Awards have been happy to take on in a temporary capacity were attended by over 260 people and recognised until I have been able to offi cially nominate for the the commitment and achievements of those position, and at the time of writing this report we working across the sector, including the State and are going through a selection process for a new Commonwealth public service, local government and Chief Executive Offi cer. Due to the commitment and the not-for-profi t, or community sector. I would like professionalism of the Institute staff and Council, to congratulate Grahame Searle, Director General, these changes can be dealt with, with very little Department of Housing for being presented with the disruption to day to day business. However, it is with fi rst Patrons Award for his outstanding and ongoing sadness that we farewelled Alison Petrie and I would contribution to the public sector. like to take the opportunity to thank Alison for what We have also had many successes throughout the she has achieved as the CEO of the Institute. She year in the services we provide our membership. has personally helped lift the Institute to a higher In-house training is a major growth area, with an professional level and we wish her all the best for the increase of 50% in the number delivered and an 89% members who benefi t from our events. I would also future. increase in revenue. This has more than balanced like to thank the Council who volunteer their time to We were delighted when the incoming Governor out the slight downturn in attendance at other events provide direction for the Institute. I look forward to of Western Australia, his Excellency Mr Malcolm and training. Financially it has been a good outcome seeing the Institute continue to grow and develop McCusker AO accepted our invitation to be Institute for the year, however this needs to remain a focus for over the next few years and to participating in the Patron, a role traditionally held by the Governor of the Council and CEO in future years. calendar of events and activities that will be offered. this state. We have also had support from his lovely I would like to extend my personal and sincere Sue McCarrey FCILT MIPAA wife Tonya McCusker when she shared her life thanks to the Institute staff who work extremely hard President journey with us at the annual Women in Leadership for the benefi t of the membership and many non- seminar. PAGE 2 INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AUSTRALIA WA ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 Council The Council is responsible for governance and Councillors Council Attendance 2011/12 Attendance strategic planning. Councillors are Personal Members Amanda Bott MIPAA and we encourage Members to nominate to join Sue McCarrey 7/7 National Manager Strategy and Policy, Australian the Council as a great way to learn new skills and Dr Kim Schofi eld 2/7 increase networks. Customs and Border Protection Susan Hunt 4/6 Councillors that resigned this year were Susan Hunt Joe Calleja MIPAA and Dr Robyn Pilcher and we thank them for their Chief Executive Offi cer, Richmond Fellowship of WA Sven Bluemmel 7/7 contributions. Dr Kylie Coulson MIPAA Alan Abraham 5/7 Councillors as at 30 June 2012 Assistant Director Performance and Evaluation, Amanda Bott 5/7 Department of Treasury President Ms Sue McCarrey MIPAA Joe Calleja 5/7 Deputy Director General, Department of Transport Professor David Gilchrist MIPAA Dr Kylie Coulson 4/4 Vice President Dr Kim Schofi eld MIPAA Industry Professor School of Accounting, Curtin Deputy Commissioner Capability and Development, University Professor David Gilchrist 3/7 Public Sector Commission Dr Yvonne Haigh 6/7 Gay Thornton MIPAA Vice President Dr Yvonne Haigh MIPAA Lecturer, Murdoch University Director Community Development, City of Dr Robyn Pilcher 1/4 Rockingham Secretary Sven Bluemmel MIPAA Gay Thornton 4/7 Information Commissioner, Offi ce of the Information Lesley van Schoubroeck MIPAA Lesley van Schoubroeck 4/7 Commissioner Director Organisational Reform, Mental Health Treasurer Alan Abraham MIPAA Commission Project Manager, Department of Treasury Sue McCarrey Dr Kim Schofi eld Dr Yvonne Haigh Sven Bluemmel Alan Abraham Amanda Bott Joe Calleja Dr Kylie Coulson Professor David Gilchrist Gay Thornton Lesley van Schoubroeck INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AUSTRALIA WA ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 PAGE 3 From the Chief Executive Offi cer So many milestones reached....... the world, with a specifi c focus on Asia. Watch this space as plans unfold. This year saw the team implement a number of initiatives specifi cally We introduced a dedicated Membership Manager’s designed to improve service delivery to role which has been enormously successful and assisted us in being far more in tune with our our members and the broader spectrum members, broaden the communication channels and of constituents. create a number of new personal member value add The fi rst was the launch of our long awaited refreshed services at no extra cost. and vastly improved web site. We worked for many Young Professionals have always had a high priority months developing its complex specifi cations and with us and this year we embarked on a campaign then came the long road of testing, testing and to assist Corporate Members encourage their more testing! Since going live the web site has young achievers to become actively involved in their received widespread endorsement from members own professional development. We achieved this who appreciated being able to review their real time by providing a number of free Young Professional booking history, gain access to a number of online Memberships as part of the standard corporate resources, edit their own profi le, easily book places at member package. In addition a Young Professional innovations we introduced was providing delegates courses and events and generally have a much more Advisory Committee was formed. with SPA branded wristbands that they could keep effective and seamless experience in dealing with us rather than tickets they would then discard. online. We event managed the largest seminar ever in our history, with over 1,500 people registering to Another new initiative was the creation and launch This year we won the right to host the 2014 IPAA attend the Martin Seligman workshop at the Perth of the Public Service Training brand. This was National Conference. We last hosted this important Convention & Exhibition Centre. We were appointed created so members could readily identify training event in 2007 and have big plans for 2014, including by the School Psychologists Association (SPA) courses that were relevant for them and others in making it an international event attracting public to assist them with this massive event. It was a public service. administrators with innovative thinking from all over fantastic experience for all concerned and one of the PAGE 4 INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AUSTRALIA WA ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 Finally, the triumph of launching the IPAA WA Achievement Awards.