Regional citizen jury report

Two citizen juries - one metropolitan and one regional - of approximately 43 people each brought together a representative, random sample of Victorians to consider the question: What should we do to meet Victoria’s infrastructure needs? The two citizen juries were drawn from across the greater Melbourne area and the area surrounding Shepparton. This helped ensure both metropolitan and regional perspectives were considered. Jury members also spent many hours reading public submissions and information materials between sessions. Jury members were able to request additional information and presentations from subject matter experts to help their deliberations. The reports of both juries will be considered by Infrastructure Victoria as a key input into the strategy. The unedited recommendations of both juries have been published on the Infrastructure Victoria website and a response to the recommendations will be given in person by Infrastructure Victoria’s Chair

From design to operations: a process management life-cycle performance measurement system for Public-Private Partnerships

YesPublic–Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become a critical vehicle for delivering infrastructure worldwide. Yet, the use of such a procurement strategy has received considerable criticism, as they have been prone to experiencing time/cost overruns and during their operation poorly managed. A key issue contributing to the poor performance of PPPs is the paucity of an effective and comprehensive performance measurement system. There has been a tendency for the performance of PPPs to be measured based on their ex-post criteria of time, cost and quality. Such criteria do not accommodate the complexities and lifecycle of an asset. In addressing this problem, the methodology of sequential triangulation is used to develop and examine the effectiveness of a ‘Process Management Life Cycle Performance Measurement System’. The research provides public authorities and private-sector entities embarking on PPPs with a robust mechanism to effectively measure, control and manage their projects’ life cycle performances, ensuring the assets are ‘future proofed’

Second container port advice - evidence base discussion paper

This discussion paper provides an overview of the evidence Infrastructure Victoria will consider in developing its advice to the Special Minister of State on when and where the Government should invest in new container port capacity for the State. This is not our advice to the Minister, it is the information, data and analysis we have collected to date. We must provide our advice to the Minister by May 2017. Our future advice to the Minister will help ensure that the Victorian Government is well placed to make an informed decision about when to invest in new capacity, and whether that capacity should be at the Port of Melbourne, or at a new port at either Bay West or Hastings. From the evidence collected thus far it is clear that all options have pros and cons for the Government to consider. The release of this discussion paper and body of evidence is the next important step in our consultation process to help develop our advice. In September 2016, we released our discussion paper Preparing advice on Victoria’s future port capacity, which sought to begin building understanding and consensus among the community and stakeholders on the key factors we should consider as we prepare our advice. We heard from many different groups and this feedback has helped shape our work and inform this paper. Our consultation summary paper, released together with this paper, provides more detail on what we heard and how it has been used. You can view this document on our website. Our advice on when we might need a new port and where it should be located must be based on the best available evidence. We have used existing studies, undertaken new technical investigations and consulted with key stakeholders and local communities over the past six months to develop this evidence. As our work has progressed, it has become clear there are a number of factors that will be critical to our advice on when to invest in new capacity and where. These are: Ship size: what size ships, and how many, are likely to want to visit Australia, what is the biggest ship that can access the Port Phillip Heads, and how much we value being able to accept an unrestricted ship size. Cost of complementary infrastructure: the capital and operating cost of the complementary transport infrastructure to support each port. Environmental and social impacts: the impact expanding the Port of Melbourne or developing a new port would have on significant environmental and social values, and what that means for the difficulty of securing environmental approvals. T This paper explains the evidence we have gathered on these factors, as well as other issues that need to be considered when planning new port capacity, such as trade and container demand forecasts. We have had our work and technical reports peer reviewed. This evidence is available in our document library at infrastructurevictoria.com.au. Consistent with our approach, we are releasing this evidence to help promote understanding and build consensus on our evidence base. We are now inviting stakeholders and the community to consider this evidence and bring forward any further evidence they may have, before we deliver our advice to the Minister in May this year

Metropolitan citizen jury report

Two citizen juries - one metropolitan and one regional - of approximately 43 people each brought together a representative, random sample of Victorians to consider the question: What should we do to meet Victoria’s infrastructure needs? The two citizen juries were drawn from across the greater Melbourne area and the area surrounding Shepparton. This helped ensure both metropolitan and regional perspectives were considered. Jury members also spent many hours reading public submissions and information materials between sessions. Jury members were able to request additional information and presentations from subject matter experts to help their deliberations. The reports of both juries will be considered by Infrastructure Victoria as a key input into the strategy. The unedited recommendations of both juries have been published on the Infrastructure Victoria website and a response to the recommendations will be given in person by Infrastructure Victoria’s Chair

Value capture - options, challenges and opportunities for Victoria

This paper outlines the options, challenges and opportunities for implementing value capture in Victoria, including opportunities that arise from both infrastructure investment and planning changes. If you are interested in understanding more about using value capture to help fund infrastructure in Victoria, this paper will explain it for you. This paper aims to build community awareness and understanding of the concept of value capture and advise the Victorian Government on a way forward by: Providing a definition of value capture and associated mechanisms relevant to Victoria. Explaining the benefits and limitations of value capture. Identifying if, why and when Victoria should seek more opportunities for value capture. Identifying key challenges and pathways for implementation and overcoming key challenges. Modelling key value capture mechanisms applied to case studies or scenarios related to options considered in Victoria’s draft 30-year infrastructure strategy developed by Infrastructure Victoria (Draft strategy). Consistent with Infrastructure Victoria’s approach, our analysis considers a range of sectors, including transport, health, education, social housing and planning

Assessment of the physical and ecological condition of the Roper River and its major tributaries

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Executive summary -- Introduction -- Overview of the Victoria River catchment -- Methods -- Catchment results -- Sub-catchment results -- Summary - Victoria River catchment -- Conclusions, broad management issues and recommendations -- References -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Maps.Date:2005"December 2004"--T.p. Bibliography: p. 85-90