Today’s goal. Long-term financial sustainability
By: David Jenkins
Asset management practice has had a lengthy evolution. However, it has arguably arrived at a point today where all of the relevant...
Toowoomba takes an integrated approach
Like many local government organisations, Toowoomba Regional Council’s various departments were historically siloed in terms of decision making and information sharing.
Realising that this was...
Embracing technology to drive productivity
By: David Jenkins
When organisations and societies have focussed on boosting productivity they have usually looked to labour to provide the gains.
The thinking has been...
Good infrastructure asset management in 2023. Hopes and resolutions
By: David Jenkins
Many of us take the opportunity of the new year to come up with some resolutions and hopes for the year ahead....
Asset managers at home in Christchurch
David Pinkney and Irmana Sampedro are both originally from Europe, but both asset management professions now call the New Zealand city of Christchurch home...
AUS-SPEC collaborates with industry for 2022 update
By Emma Green, NATSPEC Communications
AUS-SPEC always works to respond to the needs of local governments around the country. For this reason, AUS-SPEC maintains multiple...
New ways of living require a new approach
By: David Jenkins
The pandemic lockdowns have left us with some diametrically opposed approaches on how people want to configure their home and work lives.
On...
Infrastructure planning in a fast changing world
By: David Jenkins
One of the biggest dilemmas in the modern world is between our need for long term planning and adapting to a time...
Natural assets. A natural alternative
By: David Jenkins
Sustainability is one of the key priorities for asset managers today and in the drive for sustainability natural assets can often be...
Custodians of community assets
Elected Local Government members are key stakeholders in asset management, but with their election come responsibilities.
Many of the key decision makers responsible for the...
