IPART’s Special Rate Variation Applications

The half day seminar is intended for Engineers, Asset Managers, Finance Friday 18 August 2017 Professionals, General Managers and Councillors. The seminar has been developed to enhance participants’ skills and knowledge to undertake all of what is necessary to Venue: Dubbo Regional prepare for and apply for a Special Rate Variation. Council - Corner of Church and Darling Streets -Dubbo

The Seminar will be presented by the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia Members: $450+ GST (IPWEA NSW) in collaboration with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Non Members: $500 + GST (IPART). Group Discount 5 or more $400.00 +GST To book please contact

About the Presentations

1.Welcome and Introduction • Assessment of Financials - Anthony Rush 2.IPART’s Local Government Functions 5.Community Consultation • The Accumulative Increase - • Overview – Anthony Rush Anthony Rush • Recent work – Anthony Rush • How to listen – Gary Woodman • Processes – Anthony Rush and Gary 3.How IPART Sets the Rate Peg – Woodman Anthony Rush 6.Questions and Answers - Anthony Rush 4.Special Rate Variations and Gary Woodman • Overview – Anthony Rush • Integrated Planning and Reporting Requirements – Gary Woodman • Asset Management – Gary Woodman

Who should attend?

Directors of Engineering Services or Public Works Chief Financial Officers General Managers Asset Managers Technical Services Managers Councillors Finance Managers For registration and workshop fees, please click on this link:

http://www.ipwea.org/newsouthwales/nsweducation/search/upcoming IPART’s Special Rate Variation Applications

Presenters

Anthony Rush Principal Analyst (IPART) Anthony Rush is a Principal Analyst in the Local Government division at IPART, currently responsible for managing the assessment of councils’ Special Variation (SV) applications to increase rates above the rate peg. He has also worked on the Review of the Local Government Ratings System (December 2016).

Prior to working at IPART, Anthony worked as an Economist at the Reserve Bank of , with experience managing the RBA’s AUD$50 billion foreign reserves portfolios. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree.

Gary Woodman (IPWEA Presenter) Gary is a local government engineer manager with almost 30 years of local government experience at , , , Singleton and Shire Councils.

He has been involved in most aspects of local government services during his professional career which has included almost twenty-two years as a Council Senior Officer with eight and half years as Manager Engineering Services (Department Head) at Warren Shire Council, over seven years as Director Operations at and almost six years as General Manager at Council and Secretary of the Cobar Water Board.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA), a member of the Local Government Engineers Association (LGEA) and is a member of the Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA). Gary was elected Vice President of the IPWEA NSW Division in October 2014 and holds the Director Portfolio of Membership Services (2002-Present) and is a member of the Committee of Management of the LGEA (2002-2008 and 2010-Present).

Outcomes • Attendees will learn of IPART’s Local Government Functions. • Attendees will learn how IPART Sets the Rate Peg • Attendees will be provided a detailed analysis of Special Rate Variation processes and the required Community Consultation

For registration and workshop fees, please click on this link:

http://www.ipwea.org/newsouthwales/nsweducation/search/upcoming

For further information, please contact IPWEA (NSW) • Email: [email protected] • Ph: (02) 8267 3001 • Web: www.ipwea.org/nsw Level 12, 447 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000