PROGRESSING REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

- TREVOR HOCKLEY

Based on the case study for the Central Local Government Region

• Background• Approach to Formulating the Strategy• Writing and Presenting the Strategy• Lessons Learned

BACKGROUND

Previous Consultancy 600+ pages of reports and modelling

– covered consultation, fact finding and initial part of strategy with extensive financial modelling – professional accurate and an excellent resource

Consultancy to TJHMS Building on the previous work,

develop a concise, achievable five year Regional Strategy

Approach to Formulating the Strategy Split the Region into three sub-regions

Outer-metropolitan Northern Mid-Northern

Convened workshops with stakeholders from elected Member body, CEOs and officers

Market test with EOI process to inform the Strategy Simple cost benefit analysis based on benchmark costs for

various options, eg. Regional Landfill, Waste Collection Developed simple concept designs with costing

Writing and Presenting the Strategy Total document 58 pages

Written in a Local Government format that includes recommendations

Recommendations framed so that individual Member Councils that cannot adopt the recommendation does not compromise the Strategy

Need to show individual Council benefits, costs and impacts

Need ownership and understanding through constant communication and presentations to Member Councils

Endorsement of CLGR and individual Member Councils

Lessons Learned 15 individual Councils will work in their own best interests

Need to recognise budget and political constraints

Need to demonstrate efficiencies, cost savings and environmental benefits

Need a shared services model that can work

Who has the risk?

Build on the goodwill amongst the Region Member Councils

Momentum and resources to implement the strategy

Everybody has their day job

Key principle cannot expect fifteen individual entities to act as one entity when framing a Regional Waste Strategy

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