The Importance of good governance in infrastructure
By David Jenkins
Asset management must be practised from a long-term perspective, yet some critical factors that determine success have noticeably short time frames. Budgeting...
Joondalup’s climate programs win international recognition
Joondalup in Western Australia is a planned city created in 1998, but those original plans were not able to completely factor in the advancing...
Seizing the infrastructure moment
New Zealand, says Nick Leggett, is having an “infrastructure moment” with a widespread public understanding of the need to invest in new infrastructure and...
Improving asset management in Queensland
What do Olympic champion Kieren Perkins, minister for infrastructure, transport and regional development, Catherine King, and the president of the Local Government Finance Professionals...
Accounting for assets
Tanya Garost started her professional career as an accountant and had been working in Canada’s local government sector for around five years when changes...
Asset management as a “life skill”
When Ursula Bryan began her career in asset management in the early 1990’s she wanted to join an organisation with a clear purpose.
Then a...
Glenorchy’s transformative journey in asset management
In the time that Patrick Marshall delivered his presentation at the IPWC 2024 conference in May, the $1 billion in assets he manages for...
Fleet Council Profile: Michael Kenyon
How did you get started in the Fleet Industry? My career spans 36 years in Local Government predominantly in the Finance, Procurement, Customer Service...
The importance of storytelling
By David Jenkins
Undoubtedly, people in technical professions have a highly developed understanding of their chosen domains after many years of study and experience.
The level...
Kevin Walters. Lessons from a sporting life
A few years ago the Brisbane Broncos NRL team was struggling for wins, and coach Kevin Walters was copping advice from all sides.
“We were...
