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Most of the Western Ausralian & Tasmanian Council pages have been updated recently.
All Council pages now contain a locality plan and a wikipedia link, and nearly all pages have some contact...
12D Model is a CAD / Civil Design software suite developed by 12D Solutions.
External Links & References
12D Solutions Website
12D Solutions Pty Ltd is an Australian software developer specialising in civil engineering and surveying applications.
Established in 1988, 12D Solutions sells and supports its principal product...
Yesterday was the site's six month anniversary, for a new site it is going pretty well, but with a bit of luck in six months time it will be even bigger & better.
Here are a few site stats.
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A social network for Australian Federal, State & Local Government has been set up recently. If you are interested in making connections with people working in the other tiers of government or...
There has been a couple of recent additions to the site.
1. The new glossary page provides another means of navigating around the site. It automatically links to & lists the first paragraph of...
Fiona MacColl the Executive Officer at Australian Bicycle Council is trying to establish a network for Australian local government professionals and elected representatives interested in active...
The Forum has been restructured to better reflect the structure of the side menu. Hopefully this will encourage a few more posts. A few posts with some suggestions about how to improve the site...
AADT -> Annual Average Daily Traffic
The Australian Asset Management Collaborating Group (AAMCoG) was formed in August 2006, progressing the Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Asset Management's (CIEAM’s) National Forum...
AAPA -> Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
AAS 27 is the Accounting Standard pertaining to the "Financial Reports by Local Governments".
External Links
AAS27_6-96.pdf
AAS 5 is the Accounting Standard pertaining to "Materiality".
External Links
AAS 5
AASB 1015 is the Accounting Standard pertaining to the "Acquisitions of Assets".
External Links & References
AASB 1015
AASB 1021 is the Accounting Standard pertaining to "Depreciation".
External Links
AASB 1021
AASB 116 is the Accounting Standard pertaining to the "Property, Plant & Equipment".
External Links
ASSB 116
ABEF -> Australian Business Excellence Framework
Purpose
The Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base is a 100% free information sharing resource for Councils & associated organisations.
It was set up to encourage cooperative...
ABS -> Australian Bureau of Statistics
AC -> Asbestos Cement
An Access Place is a cul-de-sac or minor street providing local residents access for up to 30 properties with shared traffic and pedestrian use, but with priority on the movement of pedestrians....
An access street is a street designed to provide access to a small number of residential properties. [1]
An access street typically services up to 200 properties, and is designed for both traffic...
An access way is a private road or local street serving very low traffic volumes, whose design need not be dominated by traffic considerations.
References
Glossary of Austroads Terms
Accounting Standards are published by the Australian Accounting Standards Board, and are downloadable free of charge from their website.
Standards of Interest include:
AAS 5 - Materiality
AAS 27 -...
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines "Accrual Accounting" as the "recognition of revenues as they are earned and expenses as they are incurred.
External Links
Wikipedia...
Accumulated depreciation is the total amount of depreciation charged to an asset from when it was first recognised to a given point in time.
ACEAM is an Asset Management Practice providing services in Australia, South East Asia and USA. They were listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early...
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An acronym is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a word.
Below is an alphabetical list of acronyms used on this site.
For a lists of acts see: Australian Legislation.
For the territory see: Australian Capital Territory
"Active Asset" is a term that is sometimes used by some valuers (and others) to describe above-ground networks assets (e.g. reservoir, pump station).
The term "above-ground asset" may be a better...
Activities can be grouped in many different ways, but four of the most common groupings are upgrade, renewal, maintenance and operation. There are several definitions for each of these terms, but...
Australian Legislation
New Zealand Legislation
ADAC -> Asset Design and As Constructed
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Adapt Solutions
Adapt Solutions has offices in Australia and New Zealand and provides asset management software to local governmenet...
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Advanced Asset Management is Asset Management which employs predictive modelling, risk management and optimised decision making techniques to establish asset lifecycle treatment options and related...
ADWG -> Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
AEC Group were listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
An Aeration Basin is a basin where oxygen is supplied by mechanical agitation or pneumatic means to enhance the breakdown of wastes held in suspension.
Aeration Basins are typically found at...
An Aerobic Wastewater System is an aerobic biological wastewater treatment system, usually producing secondary treatment.
An aerodrome is a defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations, and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement...
An Aerodrome Apron is a defined area on a land aerodrome intended to accommodate aircraft for the purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking, or maintenance.
An Aerodrome Beacon is an aeronautical beacon used to indicate the location of an aerodrome from the air.
An affinity diagram is used to organize a large amount of language data into groupings based on natural relationships between each item. It is created with the following steps:
Record on cards or...
Aggregate is a material composed of discrete mineral particles of specified size or size distribution, produced from sand, gravel, rock or metallurgical slag, using one or more of the following...
AGIMO -> Australian Government Information Management Office
AHD -> Australian Height Datum
Home -> Asset Management Software -> AIM
AIM is Civica's Asset Management Module.
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An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land.
Council Aiports
Many Councils operate airports. Below is a list of links to...
An airport apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as...
Airservices Australia are a government-owned corporation providing safe and environmentally sound air traffic control management and related airside services to the aviation industry.
External...
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Alexa is a web site that publishes information about the amount of traffic visiting web sites.
The sites are ranked in ascending order, i.e. the most popular site has a ranking of "1".
As can be...
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The sites Australian Alexa Rating has jumped from 7396 to 4098 over the last couple of weeks, and the World 3-month average ranking is 801,239. The one week average is 225,063.
ALGA -> Australian Local Government Association
The Local Government Knowledge Management toolkit (the Toolkit) has been developed by the ALGA to help build the capacity of local government staff to recognise the opportunities for discovering...
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Allotment Drainage is a system of field gullies, manhole chambers and underground pipes constructed within private property to convey flows through and from allotments.
References
Queensland Urban...
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The Local Government Asset Management (LGAM) site has been created for the use of and to promote collaboration between Local Government asset management managers & practitioners.
It is a place...
Trial Wikis
I spent a bit of time researching other possible hosting options prior to deciding on Wikidot, and set up trial wikis at the following sites.
Netcipia (Probably the second best free...
A-MAP -> Asset Management Advancement Program
AMCE Consulting were listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
AMMJ -> Asset Management Maintenance Journal
AMMS -> Asset Maintenance Management System
AMP -> Asset Management Plan
An "AMP Asset Capacity & Performance Summary" should address:
Design Capacity, Actual Measured Capacity & Current Utilization of Assets.
The Location of Detailed Information.
Asset...
An AMP Asset Condition & Estimated Life Summary should include:
Summary of current asset condition based in best information currently available.
Brief details on how condition is...
Content
An "AMP Current Levels Of Service Summary" should define current levels of service being provided by an asset and identify related performance measures.
Examples
Content
An "AMP Customer Research & Expectations Report" should detail the results of any customer expectation research carried out by Council or about Council.
Examples
An "AMP Demand Forecast" should detail:
Factors influencing demand
Projected growth or decline of demands on services
Anticipated changes in demand on asset utilisation
The impact of changes in...
An "AMP Demand Management Plan" should:
Describe non-asset solutions available as alternatives to asset-based solutions (i.e. demand management, insurance, managed failures)
Summarise new works...
An "AMP Desired Levels of Service Summary" should:
Provide details on the level of service desired if different from what is being provided
Provide details of the difference between current and...
A "Disposal Plan" should:
Forecast future disposal of assets including timing and costs.
include a cashflow forecast of income /expenditure from asset disposal.
An "AMP Framework Summary" should summarise a Council's the Asset Management Framework.
An "AMP Goals & Objectives Statement" should list all of Council's goals & objectives of asset ownership.
The AMP Included Assets Summary should summarise which asset classes are included within the plan and where any ambiguity exists which assets are excluded from the plan.
An "AMP Legislative Requirements Summary" should list any acts, regulations and standards that require certain levels of service, or otherwise affect the contents of an Asset Management...
A "Life Cycle Management Plan" should contain the following:
Routine Maintenance Plan
Renewal/Maintenance Plan
Creation/Acquisition/Augmentation Plan
Disposal Plan
Physical Parameters
Asset...
An AMP Linkages Statement should list all documents that are refer to and are referred to by an Asset Management Plan.
Below is an (inexhaustive) list of documents that may need to be listed in an...
An "AMP Organisational Responsibilities Summary" should outline a Council's organisational structure and explain where within the structure the responsibility for the various Asset Management...
An "AMP Physical Parameters Summary" should contain:
General comments of asset mix, age, size, material, location & current issues.
A summary of total asset parameters in table in graph...
An AMP Purpose Statement should:
Specify and document how and what asset data is collected, and how it is stored and disseminated;
Demonstrate responsible management;
Comply with regulatory...
An AMP Stakeholders Summary should list all of an AMP's key stakeholders.
Content
An "AMP Strategic & Corporate Goals Summary" should summarise any strategic & corporate goals relevant to Asset Management .
Examples
An AMP Technological Change Forecast should include notes about:
The use of new technology
Obsolescence
AMQ International is a small company based in Adelaide, South Australia, that promotes and supports the Asset Management community.
AMQ International publishes a fornightly newsletter called...
AMS -> Asset Management System
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Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road...
The Annual Service Cost is an estimate of the cost that would be tendered, per annum, if tenders were called for the supply of a service to a performance specification for a fixed term. The Annual...
ANZLIC is the peak body of the Australian and New Zealand spatial industries.
ANZLIC's role is to facilitate easy and cost effective access to the wealth of spatial data and services provided by a...
APV -> Australia Pacific Valuers
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted. Some Councils rely on...
An Aquifer Recharge System is a system for pumping or otherwise transferring stormwater or treated wastewater from a surface storage into an aquifer.
Keppel Cresent Aquifer Recharge System
There is...
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Aqwest - Bunbury Water Board is a Western Australian State Government Statutory Authority providing potable water services...
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Geographical Information System -> ArcGIS
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ArcGIS is an ESRI product. ESRI Australia are experts in location intelligence. Wherever you are, and whatever you do, we have the...
Area Lighting may be considered to be an asset or asset component by some Councils, made up of:
Electrical Cables
Poles
Light Fittings
Circuit Breakers/Fuses
Lamp Starting Equipment
Conduit
Lamp
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Locality Plan
Software Systems
Asset Management System: MATMAN
Document/Records Management System: TRIM
Financial System:...
ARRB were listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
An Arterial Road is a road that predominantly carries through traffic from one region to another, forming principal avenues of travel for traffic movements. [1].
Related Pages
Road...
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If anyone would like to submit an article to the site, just create a new page with the prefix "art:" and type away. They will be automatically listed below.
AS 2419.1 is the Australian Standard relating to Fire hydrant installations - System design, installation and commissioning.
Related Pages
Fire Hydrant
External Links
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Asbestos is a fibrous form of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine and amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including actinolite, amosite (brown asbestos), anthophyllite, chrysotile...
Asbestos Cement (AC) is am material constructed from sand aggregate and cement reinforced with asbestos fibres.
It was formerly used in corrugated asbestos cement sheets and in AC pipes.
Regulatory...
An Asbestos Management Plan is a document created to help persons with control of premises to comply with the asbestos prohibition and prevent exposure to airborne asbestos fibres while ACM remain...
An Asbestos Register is a register of asbestos-containing materials.
Under the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 and the asbestos management code, owners of the following structures used...
An "As Constructed Drawing" is an engineering drawing detailing exactly how a asset or a facility was constructed.
Designs are sometimes modified during a project, and if this happens the original...
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The Ashburton District “The Granary of New Zealand” covers the central part of the South Island. The area is bounded in the east...
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Ashfield Council (The Council of the Municipality of Ashfield) is located approximately 10 kilometres west of Sydney's central business...
A-SPEC is a consortium of Councils that is developing common specifications for the supply of digital data, with a view to achieving efficiency and cost savings in the process of maintaining their...
Asphalt is a composite material consisting of bituminous binder and mineral aggregate mixed together then laid down in layers and compacted.
Related Pages
Australian Asphalt Pavement...
An Asphalt Overlay is a course of asphalt applied to and existing road surface or other pavement.
Alternate Definitions.
The Glossary of Austroads Terms defines an overlay as the addition of one or...
An asset is an object (physical or intangible) that has an identifiable value and a useful life greater than 12 months, that is or could be used by the entity responsible for it to provide a...
Asset and Business Solutions were listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
Asset and Business Solutions offer specialised services in:
strategic...
An asset class is a grouping of assets of a similar nature and use.
Alternate Definitions
A grouping of assets of a similar nature and use in an entity's operations - AASB 116
The Queensland...
In Australia Local Governments are responsible for a large variety of asset types, and the names for these assets can vary from municipality to municipality. Consistent naming conventions and solid...
Asset condition is a measure of the health of an asset.
Asset Condition is a key parameter in determining remaining useful life, and can be used to predict how long it will be before an asset needs...
An Asset condition assessment is the process of continuous or periodic inspection,assessment, measurement and interpretation of the resultant data to indicate the condition of a specific asset so...
An asset condition inspection is an inspection carried out on an asset to determine its condition.
Related Pages
Condition Assessment Systems
Condition Assessment Techniques
There are a number of attempts being made to develop asset data standards, including:
ADAC
A-Spec
Roads Alliance Minimum Common Data Set
The Asset Design & As Constructed (ADAC) product is developed and maintained by a consortium of Local Government agencies in Queensland in conjunction with the Institute of Public Works...
An Asset Disposal Plan is a plan that documents the timing of, and the costs associated with the disposal of assets. It typically forms part of an Asset Management Plan.
The International...
Asset.gov is a NSW Department of Commerce initiative aimed at using the Internet to create secure, collaborative environments that support the management of projects and information.
External...
An asset hierarchy is a framework for segmenting an asset base into appropriate classifications. The asset hierarchy can be based on asset function; asset type or a combination of the...
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Assetic is an Australian based company that provides Asset Investment and Management products and associated implementation, training, support and...
An asset inventory is a list of assets containing sufficient information about the assets to physically locate and identify them.
Alternate Definitions
A list of assets considered worthy of...
An asset's lifecycle can be broken up in a number of different ways.
System 1
Plan
Acquire
Deploy
Manage
Retire
System 2
Identify Need
Plan
Design
Procure or Build
Commission
Operate, Maintain...
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Aerial Photography
GPS
Traditional Survey Methods
An Asset Maintenance Management System (AMMS) is a system designed to program & record an organisation's maintenance activities.
The term Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is...
Asset Management is the combination of management, financial, economic, engineering and other practices applied to physical assets with the objective of providing the required level of service in...
The Asset Management Advancement Program (A-MAP) is is a program developed by the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning to provide a milestone based approach to the development and...
The list below is generated automatically. To add an Asset Management Consultant's page to the list, add the tag "am-consultant" to the page.
The Asset Management Council is a group formed to promote and advance all facets of the science and practice of reliability and maintenance engineering and the engineering management of assets, and...
Below is a list of Asset Management courses available in Australia & New Zealand. Please feel free to add links to any other Asset Management related courses.
Graduate Certificate in...
Many asset management documents including Asset Management Plans typically contain a number of separate elements, e.g. reports, projections, statements, summaries, forecasts, etc.
Some of these...
An asset management framework is the way in which asset management is approached within an organisation.
Section 2 of the International Infrastructure Management Manual is titled "Asset Management...
The Asset Management Improvement Plan is a strategic plan that provides for monitoring and control of the Asset Management Activites.
It should ensure that progress is made and can be verified.
It...
The Asset Management & Maintenance Journal (AMMJ), is for all those interested in the maintenance, monitoring, servicing and management of plant, equipment, buildings and infrastructure. The...
An Asset Management Plan (AMP) is a plan developed for the management of one or more infrastructure assets classes with a view to operating, maintaining and renewing the assets within the class in...
INTRODUCTION
AMP Purpose Statement
AMP Linkages Statement
AMP Included Assets Summary
AMP Stakeholders Summary
AMP Organisational Responsibilities Summary
AMP Goals & Objectives Statement
AMP...
An Asset Management Policy is a high level document that describes how an organisation intends to approach asset management within the organisation.
Policy Templates
Coming Soon
Related...
In Queensland the Department of Local Government, Sport & Recreation has mandated that Asset Management Plans should contain a section on asset management practices.1.
The International...
Because asset management functions tend to be distributed across an organisation, it can be useful to clearly document which functions are the responsibility of which section within a...
Asset Management Systems & Suppliers
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Each page contains a...
An Asset Management Strategy is a strategy for the implementation and documentation of asset management practices, plans, processes & procedures within an organisation.
Alternate Definitions
A...
An Asset Management System (AMS) is software system designed to manage assets.
Related Pages
Asset Management Software
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines an 'Asset Management Team' as "the team appointed by an organisation to review and monitor the corporate asset management improvement...
There are many acronyms and specialised terms used in the Asset Management arena. Some terms are well defined and others are not.
This glossary is generated automatically. It displays the first...
Home -> Asset Management Software -> AssetMaster
AssetMaster is a comprehensive asset management system developed by InfoMaster that is available in a number of flexible licensing...
AssetMates is an IPWEA hosted Asset Management forum.
An asset's operating environment includes the following:
location
usage
An asset's operating environment will effect it's useful life and deterioration profile, and hence its RUL at any given...
The Asset Planning and Management Framework has been published by the Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council.
The framework aims to provide a consistent reporting mechanism for all local...
Assetpro is an Asset Management System developed by Summit Software.
External Links
Summit Software Home Page
An asset register is a database containing specific information about the assets owned or controlled by an organisation.
Alternate Definitions
A Financial Management Document that records: Capital...
Setting up the correct asset register structure is an essential first step to ensure you have a useful, informative Asset Management System ('AMS').
The asset register structure needs to reflect...
An Asset Renewal Program is a program of scheduled works designed to return assets of a given type to as new condition.
Related Pages
Renewal
AMP Renewal/Replacement Plan
An asset replacement profile is the projected variation over time of capital expenditure on replacement of assets.
External Links & References
An Asset Valuation Manual for Queensland Local...
The Financial Management Standard 1997 requires asset strategic planning to be undertaken by agencies as part of their strategic and operational planning processes. The asset strategic plan links...
The Local Government Association of South Australia collects information on the performance of all Councils as part of its Comparative Performance Measurement Project (CPMP). Sources of this...
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Local Government Sites
The list below is auto-generated. All pages with an "assetta-scorecards" tag are included.
Vendor Comments
If...
ATGIS -> Atherton Tablelands Geographic Information Services
Atherton Tablelands Geographic Information Services (ATGIS) is a functional unit of the Tablelands Regional Council. ATGIS provides world class geographic information solutions to Local Governments...
An attack hydrant is a term used to describe a fire hydrant with flow and pressure suitable for fighting a fire at a commercial premises. In most cases it would be an internal hydrant on a...
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An audit trail is a cross-referenced record of relevant information accompanying an entity's financial statements, sufficient in detail and clarity to enable an informed opinion to be formed as to...
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Finance Systems -> Aussoft
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Local Government Sites
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AUS-SPEC is a Local Government specification for minor civil works, developed by Standards Australia.
External Links
Standards Australia AUS-SPEC Page
The Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology is an organisation set up in the early 1990's to:
To advance the science and practice of trenchless technology for the public benefit
Provide a...
Australia.Gov.au is a website operated by the Department of Finance and Deregulation which links to information and services on around 900 Australian Government websites as well as selected state...
The Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) represents Australia’s manufacturers and practitioners of asphalt and other bitumen products, and champions continual improvement in asphalt and...
The Australian Bicycle Council is the national body that manages and coordinates implementation of The Australian National Cycling Strategy 2005 - 2010.
Related Pages
Austroads
Cycling Resource...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is Australia's national statistical service.
External Links
ABS Website
ABS Local Government Area Information
The Australian Business Excellence Framework (ABEF) is a is a non prescriptive leadership and management system that describes the essential elements of organisational systems in seven categories...
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. The ACT has internal self-government, but it does not have the full legislative independence of the...
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government was created by the Federal Government to promote best practice, innovation and professionalism in local government.
The Centre will be based...
The Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG) met for the first time on 18 November 2008.
It is an initiative of the Federal Government aimed at establishing closer links with local governments...
The Australian Councils page has been modified to include a generic e-mail address for each Council, in addition to the existing link to the Council Page. If you notice any errors or can supply one...
The Department of Human Services is a Federal Government Department.
The Portfolio Department of Human Services includes the Child Support Agency and CRS Australia.
The Department directs,...
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) are guidelines published by the Australian Federal Government.
Related Pages
Drinking Water Scheme
External Links & References
Australian...
The Australian Government Directory's about us page states that:-
The Australian Government Directory incorporating Business Australia is your first stop for information on Australian:
*...
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) is part of the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
External Links
AGIMO Web Publishing Guide
The Australian Height Datum (AHD) is a geodetic datum for altitude measurement in Australia.
According to Geoscience Australia, "In 1971 the mean sea level for 1966-1968 was assigned the value of...
Australian Infrastructure Financial Management Guidelines are an IPWEA publication deigned to provide direction for every organisation and individual with responsibility for the management of...
Local Government in every state and territory is effected by many many different acts and regulations. Below is a non-exhaustive list of some of the acts which effect Australian Local Governments...
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is the national voice of local government, representing every council across the country.
In structure, ALGA is a federation the various state and...
The Australian Local Government Mapinfo User Group is a Yahoo based group created in 2006 to discuss MapInfo.
External Links
Australian Local Government Mapinfo User Group Yahoo Page
It has been suggested that an Australian Open Design Library should be created, to house designs released under an open licence like the GNU General Public License or a Creative Commons ShareAlike...
Australian Rainfall and Runoff is a design guide, comprised of two volumes. It is published by Engineers Australia and provides designers of works and structures subject to floods with the best...
Australian Standards are developed by Standards Australia Limited and sold and distributed worldwide by SAI Global Limited.
Related Pages
Open Standards
External Links
Australian Standards...
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New South Wales
Northern...
APV Valuers and Asset Management are consultants specialising in the filed of in Fair Value Valuations, Depreciation Methodologies (AASB 116 - land, buildings and infrastructure assets) and Asset...
Austroads is the association of Australian and New Zealand road transport and traffic authorities.
Related Pages
Glossary of Austroads Terms
External Links
Austroads Website
Austroads Publications...
the term authority can have a number of meanings in the local government context.
Civica produces a number of software products under in authority banner, including;
Authority Enterprise Software...
Finance Systems -> Authority Financials
Authority Financials is a financial system developed by Civica. It can be purchased separately or as part of the Authority Enterprise Software...
"A Wealth of Opportunities" was the title of a report on the potential from Infrastructure Asset Management in South Australian Local Government prepared for the Local Government Infrastructure...
Finance Systems -> AXS-One
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Locality Plan
Software Systems
Asset Management System: Various
Document/Records Management System: Data Works
Financial System: Fujitsu...
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The Banana Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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Locality Plan
How to embed a Google Map in a page
Software Systems
Asset Management System: None at this time - investigating...
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A Barbecue Area is an area set aside within a Park for people to sit, picnic and/or barbeque.
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Barnewall Resources is a consultancy that provides services in a number of areas including asset management, assisting clients in the management of their civil infrastructure assets (such as roads,...
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Baseline Water Use is the water usage for all sites within an organisation’s Water Management Action Plan over a 12 month period.
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A basketball court is a playing surface, consisting of a rectangular area with baskets at either end.
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Benchmarking is a process to measure, analyse, assess and describe an organisation’s performance against agreed criteria for appropriate management purposes. It is a tool used to compare a...
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A binder is a bituminous material used for waterproofing the surface of a road or similar pavement and holding an aggregate layer to it.
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A Bio-Retention System is a well-vegetated, retention cell or pond designed to enhance water filtration through a specially prepared sub-surface sand filter. Bio-retention cells may be incorporated...
Biosolids is sewage sludge that has been stabilised and is suitable for beneficial reuse.
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Bitumen is a very viscous liquid or a solid, consisting essentially of hydrocarbons and their derivatives, which are soluble in carbon disulphide. It is substantially non-volatile and softens...
Sprayed Seal
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Black water is water which contains human, food or animal waste.
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A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics...
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BMRG -> Burnett Mary Regional Group
The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland is the body responsible for administering the Queensland Professional Engineers Act 2002.
A Boat Ramp is a structure for loading & unloading boats.
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A boom gate is a bar, or pole pivoted in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. It is generally electric motor driven and commonly has a system of...
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A Booster Pump Station is a pump station designed to boost the pressure of water within a long pipeline. Typically they would be used to boost low reticulation pressure in areas of higher elevation...
A bore is a shaft constructed to extract water from an aquifer.
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A Bore Pump Station is a water pump station designed to extract water from an aquifer.
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BRC is an acronym for the following:
Bundaberg Regional Council
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Bricscad is an DWG CAD alternative offering a complete and recognizable feature set to professional users. Bricscad reads and writes the DWG format and offers high compatibility with AutoCAD®...
A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle.
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A bridge load limit is a restriction placed on the mass vehicles allowed to cross a given bridge.
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The Brisbane Metro Alliance Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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A Bro-Pit is a precast Side Inlet Pit manufactured buy Rocla.
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A Brownfields Valuation is a valuation of an asset that takes into account the cost associated with; existing underground services, adjacent buildings or other similar constraints when calculating...
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A buffer zone is an area of land separating certain types of development from adjoining sensitive land uses to minimise negative impacts. [1]
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A building is any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy.
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The Building Services Authority (BSA) is a statutory authority established under the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991.
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The Australian Road Rules define a built-up area as "an area in which there are buildings on the land next to the road, or there us street lighting, at intervals not over 100 metres for a distance...
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The Bundaberg Regional Council is located approximately 370km north of Brisbane by road. The Main Administration Building is located in Bourbong Street, Bundaberg & there are Service Centres in...
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The Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Inc (BMRG) is the peak coordinating body for natural resource management in the Burnett Mary region.
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Business Continuity Management: A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten the organisation and provides a framework for building resilience with the capability...
Many business improvement programs like the Australian Business Excellence Framework use common problem solving techniques.
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A bus stop is a designated place where a bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave a bus.
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CAD -> Computer-aided Design
Geographical Information System -> Cadcorp
Cadcorp is a GIS system marketed by Integrated FM.
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The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is a penetration test for evaluation of the mechanical strength of road subgrades and basecourses. It was developed by the California Department of...
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There are two Campbelltown City Councils in Australia.
Campbelltown City Council (NSW)
Campbelltown City Council (SA)
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Replacing an existing asset with an new asset that is better, bigger, or more powerful is considered to be an upgrade.
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Capital Expenditure is basically any expenditure that creates an asset or that increases an existing assets its remaining useful life (RUL).
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Capital Upgrades include:
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Four year capital works program (Civil infrastructure):
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Carbon Dioxide Plant is BRC's terminology for a pressure vessel with refrigeration for remote storage of Carbon Dioxide. Carbon Dioxide Plants are some times found within a Water Treatment...
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation is currently being considered by parliament.
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The passing of the legislation will have numerous...
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A car park is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. [1]
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The carriageway is the "portion of a road or bridge devoted to the use of vehicles, including shoulders and axillary lanes".
Carrying amount is the amount at which an asset is recognised after deducting any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. [1]
It is effectively a synonym of Written Down...
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A catch pit is a stormwater pit located at the end of a drainage channel used to settle out solids before the flow enters a pipe drain.
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CBD -> Central Business District
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CCTV -> Closed-Circuit Television
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A Central Business District (CBD) is the central district of a city, usually typified by a concentration of retail and commercial buildings.
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The WSAA Industry Standard for Submersible Pumps for Sewage Pumping Stations defines a centrifugal pump is a kinetic machine for converting mechanical energy into hydraulic energy through...
A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor, that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying force perpendicular to the axis. Centrifuges are commonly used in...
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A Chemical Storage Area is an area designed for storing chemicals.
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Chlorination is the process of adding the element chlorine to water as a method of water purification to make it fit for human consumption as drinking water.
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A '''Chlorine Detention Chamber''' is a large concrete chamber designed to provide contact time for dissolved chlorine gas to kill bacteria in sewage. Chlorine Detention Chambers are typically...
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The City of Swan Metropolitan Regional Road Group is one of a number of Western Australian Regional Road Groups.
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City West Water is one of three retail water businesses in metropolitan Melbourne owned by the Victorian Government.
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Locality Plan
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Clarita Solutions is an Asset Management and GIS software and consultancy firm.
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Clearwater is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable urban water management.
Clearwater was established in 2002 as part of the Victorian Stormwater Action...
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Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) can be used to inspect Gravity Sewers and Stormwater Pipes
A specially designed van is normally used. A set up of camera mounted on 4 wheel drive small tractor...
Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet.
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CMMS -> Computerised Maintenance Management System
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This Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces is a code of practice developed to assist persons with control of premises and/or plant to control the risks of...
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Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature...
Collective intelligence is a shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals.
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A Collector-Distributor Road is an auxiliary road, separated laterally from, but generally parallel to, a through road and joining it at a limited number of points. The road serves to collect...
A collector road is a non-arterial road that collects and distributes traffic in an area as well as serving abutting property. [1]
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A collector street is a street providing for local residential access and collection of traffic from access places and/or access streets. [1]
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The Commonwealth e-Journal of Local Governance journal is co-auspiced by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (UK) and the UTS Centre for Local Government (University of Technology, Sydney,...
A Communications Tower is a tower (usually steel) on which communications gear is mounted.
Having a range of existing policies to refer to, should help Councils yet to draft a particular policy or redrafting an existing policy to come up with an appropriate policy for their individual...
A Community Plan is a plan developed through community consultation to achieve a community endorsed vision for the future.
Alternate Definitions
The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport...
A community service level is a service level that specifies the level of service that is to be provided to the community.
Some Councils that use the term "community service level" or "community...
A component is a part of an asset that for any reason needs to be identified separately from its parent asset. Reasons may include a different useful life or maintenance regime.
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A composite asset is an asset necessarily assembled from from or compromised of assemblages and/or components.
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Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology for the design of objects, real or virtual. CAD often involves more than just shapes. As in the manual drafting of technical and...
A Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a computer system that schedules, tracks and monitors maintenance activities and provides cost, component item, tooling, personnel and other...
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Concrete footpaths are the most common type of footpath in many municipalities.
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The useful life of a concrete footpath will depend on a number of factors...
There has been a really good discussion about condition assessment on the IPWEA's Asset Mates forum & elsewhere...
Below is a list of techniques that can be used to determine the condition of an asset.
CCTV
Coupon Removal
Laser Profiling
Pipe Sample Removal
Pit Depth Measurement
Road Roughness Survey
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Condition-Based Depreciation is the determination of accumulated depreciation as the cost in any reporting period of restoring an asset's gross service potential, based on the condition of the...
Condition based maintenance is a maintenance technique that involves monitoring the condition of an asset and using that information to predict its failure.
In other words it is preventive...
Condition Monitoring is the continuous or periodic inspection, assessment, measurement and interpretation of the resultant data, to indicate the condition of a specific component so as to determine...
This page has been developed to allow "free flowing" thought on the topic of Condtion Rating - the hows , the whys and the wherefores!
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A confined space is an enclosed or partially enclosed space that -:
(a) is at atmospheric pressure when anyone is in the space and
(b) is not intended or designed primarily as a workplace and
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A Construction Safety Plan is a plan prepared by a principal contractor under Section 263 of the Queensland WH&S Regulation 2008.
Councils use a wide variety of consults in a number of areas, including:
Asset Management Consultants
Engineering Consultants
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A Control Building is a building located at a treatment plant from which the plant is run.
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Core Asset Management is Asset Management which relies primarily on the use of an asset register, maintenance management systems, job/resource management, inventory control, condition assessment,...
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A Corporate Plan is a business plan that identifies a Council's strategic direction and outcomes for the future.
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A Correction Chamber is a large concrete chamber designed to provide a dosing point for pH correction of treated water at a Water Treatment Plant.
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Corrective maintenance is maintenance carried out after a failure has occurred, and intended to restore an item to a state in which it can perform its required function. (This may include breakdown...
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Cost is the amount of cash or cash equivalents paid or the fair value of the other consideration given to acquire an asset at the time of its acquisition or construction or, where applicable, the...
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A councillor is an elected representative on a local government council.
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Over the weekend most Council Pages were updated. They now all have either a Locality Plan or a link to an explanation about how to embed a Google Map in a page.
Starter pages have been set up for every Australian Council. The starter pages include a link to the Councils website and a template for entering information about a Councils software systems and...
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A court or cul-de-sac is a dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet.
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CPRS -> Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Cracking is one of a number of sealed road failure modes. Cracking is a concern because they allow moisture to penetrate the surface which causes permanent material failure.
Treatment...
Crack Sealing is the process of sealing cracks in sealed roads with a hot polymer/rubberised bitumen sealant.
The main purpose of cracking sealing is to prevent moisture finding its way into a road...
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A Creation/Acquisition Plan is a document that defines how an organisation decides when new assets need to be created and existing assets need to be upgraded, the projected cost of these works and...
Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several...
"ShareAlike" is one of four standard license conditions used by Creative Commons in its six main licence models. It allows others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to...
Critical assets are assets for which the financial, business or service level consequences of failure are sufficiently severe to justify proactive inspection and rehabilitation. Critical assets...
Criticality is the quality, state, or degree of being of the highest importance.
Factors that may impact on criticality include:
Safety
Cost of Failure
Complexity
Severity of Duty
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Crocodile Cracking is interconnecting or interlaced cracking in a road seal resembling the hide of a crocodile. Cell sizes can vary in size up to 300mm across, but are typically less than 150mm...
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CSS -> Customer Service Standard
CT Management Group are Asset Management Consultants contracted by LGAQ to run a series of workshops as part of the LG Asset Program.
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A cul-de-sac or court is a dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet. [1].
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A culvert is a conduit used to enclose a flowing body of water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment for example. Culverts can be made of many different...
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A "current asset" is an asset which is expected to be consumed within one financial year.
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines current assets as "those assets which are...
Customer Request Management or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the processes a company uses to track and organize its contacts with its current and prospective customers. CRM software is...
Part 3 of Chapter 3 (“Service Provider Obligations”) of the Queensland Water Act 2000 requires service providers to take certain actions
designed to ensure continuity of the services they...
Cyclical maintenance or cyclic maintenance is maintenance which is repeated on a periodic basis.
Painting may be an example of cyclical maintenance.
The Cycling Resource Centre is a website set up by the Australian Bicycle Council as part of the Australian National Cycling Strategy 2005 - 2010.
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A DAF Unit or Dissolved Air Flotation Unit is a device that removes suspended matter such as oil or solids, from water, by dissolving air in the water under pressure and then releasing the air at...
The Dalby Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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data.australia.gov.au is the home of Australian government public information datasets.
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data.australia.gov.au Website
Dataworks is a Records Management System developed by Avand, and recently purchased by Technology One.
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DDA -> Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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Asset
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Facility
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A degradation curve is a graph of an asset's condition or remaining service potential plotted over time.
Synonyms
Pattern of Consumption
Valuation Pattern.
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The Department of Climate Change is a Federal Government Department.
It was established on 3 December 2007 as part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio.
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Department Website
The Queensland Department of Communities is a Government agency committed to promoting and supporting excellence in the delivery of human services to Queenslanders. Its stated purpose is to...
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The Queensland Department of Emergency Services is responsible for a number of services including:
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
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Emergency Management Queensland
The Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) is responsible for:
water - securing the quality and supply of water
climate change - preparing for the impacts of climate...
The Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning offers a range of services ranging from building and plumbing, planning and information forecasting, project and program management,...
The Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development and Local Government is a Federal Department dedicated to promoting economic, social and regional development by enhancing...
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is an Australian Federal Government Department.
The Department strives as a key priority to encourage the sustainable growth of...
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The NSW Department of Local Government is the state agency responsible for local government across NSW. Its specific role is to provide a clear policy and legislative foundation to local government...
The Western Australian Department of Local Government & Regional Development's mission is to promote sustainable local government and strong and vibrant regions, through:
practising good...
The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation is responsible for local government in Queensland.
External Links
Department Website
From the Backroom to the Boardroom
Glossary...
Queensland Department of Main Roads was amalgamated with Transport Queensland following the 2009 State Government elections, to form the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
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The Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Water (NRW) is responsible for Natural Resources & Water within Queensland.
Related Pages
Queensland Urban Drainage Manual
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The Victorian Department of Planning & Community Development is responsible for:
Planning and Local Government
Community Development
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The Department of Planning & Local Government is the Department responsible for Local Government in South Australia.
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Climate Change...
The Queensland Department of Public Works is broken up into 5 divisions:
Works
Shared Service Agency
CorpTech
Corporate Services
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QBuild
Contact(s)
QBuild:...
The Queensland Department of Public Works Works Division has published a number of Best Practice Guidelines relating to Strategic Asset Management
Section 4
41. Maintenance Strategic Planning
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The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is Victoria's lead government agency for sustainable management of water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests...
The ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) is responsible for …..
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The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is an Australian Federal Government Department.
The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts...
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) was formed in April 2009, when two former departments (Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads) merged.
The department is responsible...
The Department of Victorian Communities (DVC) was a Victorian State Government Department it was replaced by / absorbed into the Department of Planning & Community Development (Victoria) in...
The Western Australian Department of Water's Stormwater & Drainage Glossary contains a large number of definitions relating to stormwater & drainage.
External Links
Western Australian...
Depreciable amount is the cost of an asset, or other amount substituted for cost, less its residual value. [1]
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Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset due to usage, passage of time, environmental factors, wear and tear, obsolescence, depletion or inadequacy.
Alternate Definitions
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The depreciation charge or depreciation expense is the dollar amount of depreciation charged to an asset over a given period of time.
AASB 116 (Section 48 & 49) states that:
The depreciation...
When determining how a given asset should be depreciated the following steps should be taken. [1]
Identify the "nature" of the service potential provided by the asset, e.g. units of output,...
The "Deprival Value" of an asset is the value of the present owner if the owner were deprived of the asset and was required to continue to deliver the same level of service. Assets are valued at an...
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DERM -> Department of Environment and Resource Management
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A desktop revaluation is a revaluation of an asset classes undertaken without physical inspection of the assets, typically done by applying revised unit rates to known quantities of assets.
A Detention Basin is large, open, free draining basin that temporarily “detains” collected stormwater runoff. These basins are normally maintained in a dry condition between storm...
A development is any change to the use of land requiring town planning approval and/or oversite.
Development may include:
changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such...
A Development Manual is a document that specifies a Council's requirements with regard to the design & construction of infrastructure assets.
A Development Manual typically contains the...
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A Digester is a vessel that provides for the process of anerobic digestion. It is commonly made of concrete and houses anerobic bacteria. Sewerage sludge is normally pumped in at regular intervals...
A directive is a generic term for all formal guidance, instructions, or orders issued by an organization.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) is an Australian Federal Government Act.
The objects of the Act are:
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Disposal is any activities necessary to disposal if decommissioned assets.
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A Disposal Plan is a document that defines how an organisation decides when an asset should be retired or disposed of, and the activities associated with the process, including sale, demolition or...
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A Document/Records Management System is a software system designed to manage documents & records.
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A Dosing Station is a device designed to dose water or sewage with a chemical.
Types of Dosing Stations include:
Aluminium Sulphate
Caustic Soda
Ferric Chloride
Oxygen
Polymer
Sodium Hypochlorite
A "Aluminium Sulphate Dosing Station" is a device designed to dose water or sewage with Aluminium Sulphate.
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A "Caustic Soda Dosing Station" is a device designed to dose water or sewage with Caustic Soda.
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A "Ferric Chloride Dosing Station" is a device designed to dose sewage with ferric chloride.
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A "Polymer Dosing Station" is a device designed to dose water with a Polymer.
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A "Sodium Hypochlorite Dosing Station" is a device designed to dose sewage with a Sodium Hypochlorite.
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The provision of drainage infrastructure is a key Council function in all states.
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A drainage basin is an artificial basin designed to hold stormwater runoff for a limited period of a time.
A drainage basin is usually constructed when the cost of installing underground stormwater...
A drainage catchment is the area of land contributing stormwater runoff to a given point.
References
Queensland Urban Drainage Manual
A drainage channel is an open drain constructed for the purpose of transporting stormwater runoff.
Drainage channels can be earthen or lined with a range of materials,...
A Drainage Reserve is a parcel of land set aside for drainage purposes. Drainage Reserves usually contain either a drainage basin or an open drain.
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A drainage system is a system of gully inlets, pipes, overland flow paths, open channels, culverts and detention basins used to convey runoff to its receiving waters.
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Drinking Water Scheme means the "infrastructure owned by a drinking water service provider for single or multiple combinations of the individual components of treatment, transmission, reticulation,...
Drupal is an open source Web Content Management System.
Councils using Drupal
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DSE -> Department of Sustainability and Environment
dspec is a drainage specification developed by a consortium of Victorian Councils.
External Links
dspec
D-Spec is a drainage data specification developed by the A-Spec consortium.
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A-Spec D-Spec Page
DTMR -> Department of Transport and Main Roads
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DVC -> Department of Victorian Communities
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The Eastern Downs Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council is a regional local government working on behalf of 6 member Councils:
Town of Bassendean
City of Bayswater
City of Belmont
Shire of Kalamunda
Shire of...
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The Economic Life of an asset is the length of time for which maintaining and operating the asset remains the lowest cost alternative for providing a nominated level of service. "
Alternate...
An Edge Break is a broken or irregular edge of a road wearing surface.
Edge breaks generally occur when the road shoulder is worn, there is inadequate strength of the pavement at the edge if the...
An edge drop-off is road geometry defect where the vertical distance from the edge of seal to the adjacent shoulder exceeds acceptable limits.
Edge drop-offs generally occur when the road shoulder...
EDRMS -> Electronic Document and Records Management System
EEO -> Equal Employment Opportunity
Effluent is residual or waste water, including sewage, which is flushed through sewerage pipes and treated before re-use or discharge to the environment.
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An Effluent Reuse Paddock is a paddock designed to accept & use treated water from a Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Electric Motor Repairs (rewinds, bearing replacement, etc.) can be considered to be maintenance activities.
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Literally an embellishment unnecessarily added touch, an ornamental addition, a flourish, but in Australian local government parlance it is sometimes to used to describe an asset or improvement,...
Emergency maintenance is maintenance that is necessary to put in hand immediately to avoid serious consequences.
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An enclosed GPT is a type of Gross Pollutant Trap consisting of a fully enclosed trash rack and/or sediment collection sump usually located at or near the end of a stormwater...
Australian Councils are responsible for a wide range of engineering works.
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Engineering.com is a North American web based organisation. It is mainly Engineering focused, but it does deal with some Asset Management related topics.
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Engineers Australia is a national forum for the advancement of engineering and the professional development of its members.
Its goals are to:
Advance the science and practice of...
Entreprise Bargain in Local Government
Usually Enterprise Bargain Agreements are developed every 3 years. Delegates and officials from Union and Senior Management negotiate: working conditions,...
Queenslands Environmental Protection Agency is the department responsible for:
Environmental management
Sustainability
Parks and forests
Nature conservation
Cultural heritage
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Equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws make it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or potential employees.
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Having a range of existing policies to refer to, should help Councils yet to draft a particular policy or redrafting an existing policy to come up with an appropriate policy for their individual...
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Esk Water Authority (trading as Esk Water) was established on 25 June 1997 as a Joint Authority under
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The Shire of Esperance, is located on Western Australia's southeast coast, about 725km from Perth by road, Esperance is one of the most...
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Eurobodalla Shire Council services 35,000 people along 110 kilometres of the south coast of NSW.
The main towns are Batemans Bay,...
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Exor Corporation PTY LTD are Asset Management Consultants
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The URL of the Exor web site is http://www.exorcorp.com
Exor offers a Commercial Off The Shelf asset management solution custom...
Expenditure is the spending of money on goods and services.
Expenditure is typically broken up into recurrent & capital expenditure, and further sub-categorised as operating, maintenance,...
Many pages on this site have an External Links section. Sometimes the owners of a website will move or delete pages. Unless the website owner adds a redirect page, the link will no longer work.
If...
An extranet is a private network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity, and possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an organization's information or...
A facility is a group of assets located within a designated area that are associated in some way.
Alternate Definitions
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines a facility as "a...
FAG -> Federal Assistance Grant
An asset's failure mode describes the way in which a failure occurs.
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Fair Value is "the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties, in an arms length transaction." [1]
The fair value of an asset is...
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The Far North GIS Users Group Inc (FUNGIS) is a non profit organisation, set up in 1988 as a local forum to develop and promote the application of spatial community and influence government policy...
The Far North Queensland Regional Road Group is one of a number of Regional Road Groups operating in Queensland.
External Links
FNQROC Regional Road Group Page
The Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) is an integrated collection of Spatial ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) tools for spatial data transformation and data translation produced by Safe Software...
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A feed hydrant is a term used to describe a fire hydrant suitable for supplying water to the suction of a fire fighting appliance.
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary.
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A field inlet pit is a grated stormwater pit designed to drain a low point. Field inlet pits are typically located in parks, footpaths, medians and similar locations.
Where there is considerable...
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Finance One is a TechnologyOne product.
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Councils in some (all?) states are required by legislation to set an amount below which the value of a non-current asset must be treated as an expense. This amount is sometimes referred to as the...
Financial Management is the management of the finances of an organisation in order to achieve financial objectives.
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A Financial Report is a report is a formal record of the financial activities of a business, person, or other entity.
Councils are required to prepare financial reports annually.
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Most Councils have a Section or Department by the name of Financial Services or something similar. This section/department is typically responsible for a range of areas including:
Commercial...
A fire access track is a track that is designed, constructed and maintained for the safe passage of fire fighting vehicles undertaking fire suppression activities. [1]
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Fire Fighting Appliance is a term used to describe a fire truck with a booster pump used to boost water pressure for fire fighting.
Water is typically source from a fire hydrant in urban areas, but...
The fire fighting flow is the flow rate required for fire fighting purposes established by assessing the building material type, building design and size and referring to the Fire Fighting...
A fire hydrant is a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in...
The term fitout (from a building valuation perspective) is the internal fittings and fixtures (that are permanently attached to the
building, e.g.
Floor Coverings (carpet, vinyl, tiles, timber...
Replacing the internal fitout (carpet) in a building is a renewal activity.
Minor repair/fix works are maintenance.
Examples
Office Refurbishment
A fixed asset is an asset which cannot easily be converted into cash. This can be compared with current assets such as cash or bank accounts, which are described as liquid assets. In most cases,...
A fixed asset register is a high-level, asset register designed primarily to cater for the financial aspects of asset management rather than the engineering & operational aspects of asset...
Fleet Management Software is ……
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An enclosed GPT is a type of Gross Pollutant Trap consisting of a partial channel-width floating boom directing floating litter and debris into a floating pollutant retention...
Flushing (in the context of a road seal) is the partial or complete immersion of aggregate into the bituminous binder causing low texture depth and inadequate skid...
FME -> Feature Manipulation Engine
A footbridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic.
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A footpath is a strip of concrete, asphalt, pavers, bitumen seal or crushed rock laid between the back of kerb and the property boundary (or elsewhere) for use as a path by...
Footpath Grinding is a maintenance activity involving grinding down of exposed footpath lips with a mechanical grinder.
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Footpath Grinding Contractors & Suppliers
The...
Footpaths (Concrete) - 60 years
This is a special page that supplies data to the Useful Life page. Changing the useful life above will automatically change the value displayed on the useful life...
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The Glossary of Austroads Terms defines the "Formation" as "the surface of finished earthworks, excluding cut or fill batters."
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I started this page, because someone asked about free clip art in another forum. There seems to be quite a few sites that have free clip art.
The first one I found was the Open Clip Art Library,...
Open Source Software
Operating systems
FreeBSD - a complete Unix based OS. Used by a few Councils
Centos - a complete Unix/Linux based OS. Used by at least a few Councils.
Ubuntu - a Desktop Linux...
If your company provides or carries out free research for Local Governments, please feel free to add your details below:
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The Free Software page has been updated with links to information about many more free & open source software packages, and to articles about open source software in Local Government.
Free Software
Free Tools
Free Research
A number of other sites have free downloads.
Engineering.Com has links to a number of free downloads here.
The Water Industry Operators Association Web Site has a Operator Resources Section which...
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Fully Funded Depreciation is the amount saved to replace assets at the end of their useful life.
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WikiAnswers Definition
The future economic benefit embodied in an asset is the potential to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the flow of cash and cash equivalents to the entity.
OR
In respect of not-for-profit...
A gabion is a cage, cylinder, or box filled with soil or sand that can be used in drainage channel construction, road building, shore protection works or other civil engineering works, undertaken...
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Garbage collection is the utilisation of machinery to collect rubbish from ratepayers residences.
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A GATT (Graded Aggregate Total Treatment) seal is a low cost surface treatment sometimes used on unsealed roads with low traffic volume.
GATT seals are made up of a mixture of bitumen &...
GCPEDIA is a MediaWiki based Canadian Government Encyclopedia that is only available within the gc.ca internal network.
GDA -> Geocentric Datum of Australia
GDA94 -> Geocentric Datum of Australia
A generator is device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction.
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Generic Queensland AMP for Stormwater Drainage Networks
1. Introduction and Overview
This Asset Management Plan (AMP) is based on the minimum requirement for asset management plans in Queensland.
1.1 Scope
The following classes and sub-classes are...
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The Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA) is the current Australian coordinate system. It replaced the Australian Geodetic Datum (AGD).
GDA is part of a global coordinate reference frame and is...
A Geographical Information System (GIS) is an information system that integrates, stores, edits, analyses, shares, and displays geographic information. GIS applications are tools that allow users...
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GHD is an international network of professional and technical consultants serving clients in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and...
GHD is an international professional services company. Our people deliver innovative solutions by combining technical skill and experience with an understanding of our clients’ objectives and...
GILF -> Government Information Licensing Framework
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Require Policy and Strategies in relation to GIS at all levels from Departmental to Enterprise wide.
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The Gladstone Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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Software Systems
Asset Management System: MAMS, Navison
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In addition to the main glossary a number of subject specific glossaries have been set up and listed below.
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The Glossary of Austroads Terms is available free from Austroads in PDF format.
It defines a large number of terms and is a very useful document.
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Austroads Online Publications Page
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Beyond our beautiful beaches, is vast...
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Good Asset Management Practice (GAMP) will cover all aspects of asset management and will dictate that all (worthwhile) processes and procedures should be efficiently documented and promoted (and...
Good Earth Matters Consulting was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
Google docs provide online sharing for documents either created somewhere or within Googledocs for word processing, spreadsheet etc type of basic office/home type of software suites.
Google Sidewiki is a browser sidebar that lets you contribute and read information alongside any web page.
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Google Sidewiki
Google Wave is a new model for communication and collaboration on the web that was released as a limited beta on 1 October 2009.
Google wave is part e-mail, part instant messaging & part wiki....
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GovDex is a Federal Government initiative set up to support collaboration across portfolios and administrative jurisdictions to deliver better services to citizens and firms. It provides a secure...
Government 2.0 is a recently coined term describing attempts to apply the social networking and integration advantages of Web 2.0 (wikis, blogs, rss feeds, etc.) to the practice of government. The...
The Government 2.0 Taskforce has been set to advise and assist the Australian Government to:
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Local Government interacts with many State & Federal agencies on a regular basis including those listed below.
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GovForms is a website up to allow businesses to quickly and conveniently find, manage and complete the forms online with all levels of government.
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GovLoop is a Ning based social network for Government Employees.
It was initially set up for US Government, and it is still somewhat US-centric, but it does contain some information &...
GPT -> Gross Pollutant Trap
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A grated field inlet is an alternate name for field inlet pit
Typical Arrangements
A Grated Field Inlet Pit is a type of Stormwater Pit designed to receive stormwater through a grate in the top of the pit.
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A Grated Kerb Inlet Pit is a stormwater pit with a grated inlet located within the tray of the kerb & channel.
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A Grated Pit is a type of Stormwater Pit incorporating a metal grate to stop the ingress of rubbish into the pit.
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Gravel Resheeting is the process of applying a layer of gravel (usually about 150mm) to a section of unsealed road.
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Gravel Resheeting is the process of applying a layer of gravel (usually about 150mm) to a section of unsealed road.
In most cases for most purposes Gravel Resheeting is...
A gravity sewer is a sewer in which flow is caused by the force of gravity.
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A Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) is a device designed to trap coarse pollutants in stormwater.
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A guide sign is a traffic sign that tells drivers about where to go and what they will find there.
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The Queensland Urban Drainage Manual uses the term "gulley inlet" in defining the term "Drainage System, but does not explicitly define it. It is presumably a type of kerb inlet.
A gully pit is a type of grated stormwater pit.
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A hall is a building consisting largely of a principal room, that is used for meetings and social affairs.
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A hazard is any matter, thing, process or practice that may cause death, injury, illness or disease.
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A headwall is a small retaining wall placed at the outlet of a stormwater pipe or culvert.
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A "Heritage Asset" is an asset with historic, artistic, scientific, technological, geographical or environmental qualities that is held and maintained principally for its contribution to knowledge...
A Highlift Pump Station is a pump station designed to pump treated water into the water reticulation system at pressure either directly or via a Water Tower.
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Bundaberg City Council (BuCC) started using a Wiki to help manage its assets in mid 2006.
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Hummingbird was acquired by Open Text Corporation in October 2006.
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An ICT Policy is a policy related to Information & Communication Technologies.
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IIMM -> International Infrastructure Management Manual
IMEA -> Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia
In accounting, the term impairment means a downward revaluation of fixed assets.
IAS 36.6 states that an asset is impaired when its carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
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An improvement community is any group involved in a collective pursuit to improve a given capability. Examples include a professional association, community of practice or consortium, a corporate...
The Improvement Service is a Scottish Organisation dedicated to promoting Knowledge Sharing between Scottish Local Governments.
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An industrial collector road is a road that acts as a feeder or connecting road, linking industrial areas within the arterial or distributor road system. Industrial collectors will provide direct...
An Infiltration Basin is a large, excavated drainage basin designed to retain storm flows, allowing infiltration and evaporation.
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Information and communication technologies (ICT) is an umbrella term that covers all technical means for processing and communicating information. The term has gained popularity partially due to...
Information Management Policy
Information technology (IT), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer...
The IIMM describes "Infrastructure Assets" as "Stationary systems forming a network and serving whole communities, where the system as a whole is intended to be maintained indefinitely at a...
The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation circulated the following list of Infrastructure Asset Classes and Sub-Classes to Queensland Councils in December...
Infrastructure Asset Management is the discipline of managing infrastructure assets.
When the term Asset Management is used in the Local Government context it is usually Infrastructure Asset...
Under the Queensland Integrated Planning Act 1997 the 120 Queensland local governments had until 30 March 2003 to adopt new planning schemes prepared under the Act. Further, from 30 March 2003 (or...
Framework for municipal infrastructure delivery program
The term "Infrastructure Gap" describes the difference between the cost of renewing existing infrastructure assets and the current expenditure on those assets.
An Inlet Chamber is a chamber designed to receive a water from a reservoir.
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An inlet pit is a stormwater pit with an opening or grate designed to allow stormwater to enter.
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The Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia (IMEA) was renamed the the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia in 1999.
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An intangible asset is as an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance.
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Standards and interpretations are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).
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The International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) can be purchased from the IPWEA in Australia or through the NAMS Group in New Zealand.
Both sites accept international orders.
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The International Roughness Index (IRI) is a worldwide standard for measuring pavement smoothness. The index measures pavement roughness in terms of the number of metres per kilometre that a laser,...
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The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary defines the term "inventory" as;
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A junction pit is a stormwater pit lacking an inlet of any type.
Junction pits are typical used in the following circumstances.
To allow access to a long pipe at regular intervals, usually not...
A junction structure is a manhole, pit or chamber constructed at the junction of two or more pipes, or at a change of grade.
The great majority of junction structures are junction...
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Kerb & Channel (Kerb & Gutter) is a concrete or stone structure typically located at the edge of a road designed to provide road drainage, and as a barrier to prevent vehicles from leaving...
Kerb & Channel - 65 years
Kerb & Channel (Kerb & Gutter) is a concrete or stone structure typically located at the edge of a road designed to provide road drainage, and as a barrier to...
A kerb inlet is an inlet to a stormwater pit located behind or adjacent to a section of kerb & channel.
Section 7.05.1 of the Queensland Urban Drainage Manual states that there are types of...
A kerb inlet pit is a stormwater pit located under or behind a section of kerb & channel with an opening and/or grate designed to allow stormwater to enter.
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A key performance indicator (KPI) is a measure of performance. Such measures are commonly used to help an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically in terms of making...
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Knowledge Management (KM) comprises a range of practices used in an organisation to identify, create, represent, distribute and enable adoption of insights and experiences.
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This site is one of a growing number of Knowledge Sharing Projects.
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KPI -> Key Performance Indicator
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A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
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A Landfill Environment Management Plan (LEMP) is a technical reference document, design record, and general management and monitoring plan for the development and ongoing operation of a landfill...
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A Level 1 Bridge inspection is a routine maintenance inspection to check on the general serviceability of the bridge structure.
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The LGAM Unit Rate Database is an attempt to make it easy for Councils to share unit rate information.
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The LGAM Unit Rate Database is an attempt to make it easy for Councils to share unit rate information.
Whilst unit rates may vary considerably from one municipality to another, having access to the...
The LGAM Unit Rate Database is an attempt to make it easy for Councils to share unit rate information.
Whilst unit rates may vary considerably from one municipality to another, having access to the...
The LGAM Unit Rate Database is an attempt to make it easy for Councils to share unit rate information.
Whilst unit rates may vary considerably from one municipality to another, having access to the...
The LGAM Unit Rate Database is an attempt to make it easy for Councils to share unit rate information.
Whilst unit rates may vary considerably from one municipality to another, having access to the...
LGAQ -> Local Government Association of Queensland
The LG Asset Program is a program developed by LGAQ based on the STEP Asset Management Program in Victoria. It is designed to encourage Councils to improve their Asset Management...
LGMA -> Local Government Managers Australia
LGOnline is a website created by the LGAQ.
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Agendas
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The LG Web Network is a network is for Local Government people involved in working on the web.
Its aims & objectives are:
To build a community amongst web people in Local Government
To support...
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines the term Lifecycle as "the cycle of activities that an asset (or facility) goes through while it retains an identity as a particular asset...
The term Lifecycle Cost refers to the total cost of ownership over the life of an asset including; planning, design, construction/acquisition, operation, maintenance, renewal, finance and disposal...
Lifecycle Cost Analysis is a method of assessing which asset option, will be the most economical over an extended period of time.
Alternate Definitions
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Line Marking is the process of applying a painted line to the surface of a sealed road.
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A liquid asset is an asset which can be turned into cash easily or swiftly with minimum capital loss.
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Local Buy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Local Government Association of Queensland which provides all encompassing, value-adding procurement services and solutions to Queensland Councils.
Local Government is the third tier of government in Australia. There are in excess of 550 Australian Councils.
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The Local Government Act is the name of a number of State Government Acts, including;
Northern Territory Local Government Act 2008
NSW Local Government Act 1993
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The Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council (LGPMC) is made up of Local Government and Planning Ministers from across Australia and New Zealand and the President of the Australian Local...
The Local Government Association of NSW and the Shires Association of NSW are the peak industry bodies for Local Government in NSW. They together are members of the ALGA.
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The Local Government Association of Northern Territory (LGANT) is recognised as the peak representative body for Local Government in the Northern Territory and has federated nationally with other...
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) formed in 1896 to give local government a united voice. The Association is the peak body representing local government in its dealings with...
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The Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is the voice of local government to other governments, interested stakeholders and the wider community. LGAT works to protect the interests and...
Local Government FOCUS is a free, independent newspaper that highlights the key issues facing Local Government and promotes best practice among Councils across Australia. FOCUS aims to help...
If you have a local government job you want to advertise, feel free to use the Jobs Forum.
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Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) is a professional association representing managers and aspiring managers in local government throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific.
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Local Government New Zealand is the national voice of local government in New Zealand.
It represents the diversity and local democracy of local government, the metropolitan areas, the district, the...
A number of reports that Councils are required to submit including the LRRS Network Return include a "Local Government Number" or "LGA Number" field.
Queensland
Council
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The "Local Government Records Management Group" is a Yahoo Group set up as a forum for the Discussion of Local Government Records Management issues & practices.
External Links
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At the June 2009 Plenary Meeting of the Australian Council of Local Government a $25 million Local Government Reform Fund was announced.
The media release states that:
Over two years, the $25...
The Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council has released three Local Government Sustainability Frameworks.
Criteria for Assessing Financial Sustainability Framework
Asset Planning and...
Local Government has its own distinctive acronyms & terms. The list of Local Government Terminology below is generated automatically. To add a page to the list add the tag "definition" or...
Local Government Victoria is a part of the Department of Planning & Community Development (Victoria). It works cooperatively with Victoria’s 79 local councils to ensure that Victorians enjoy...
A local road is a road or street primarily used for access to abutting properties. [1].
Alternate Definitions
The Victoria Grants Commission defines a "Local Road" as any road under the control of...
The Local Roads of Regional Significance (LRRS) network is a network of roads of similar function owned by Queensland state and local governments which serve both state and local (regional)...
A local street is a street whose main function is to provide access to and from adjacent land uses. [1].
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Section 104(6) of the Queensland Local Government Act 2009 defines a "Long-Term Asset Management Plan" as a document that -
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A Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) is a comprehensive community based long term plan mandated by the New Zealand Local Government Act 2002.
External Links
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The LRRS Network Return is the annual report submitted by Local Governments to The Roads Alliance for verification and allocation of funding.
Related Pages
Roads Alliance Minimum Common Data Set
LTCCP -> Long Term Council Community Plan
To date, the rates are averages generated from a very limited set of user contributed data. The rates will probably fluctuate somewhat as more Councils contribute data to the project.
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A main sewer is a principal reticulation sewer excluding the upstream section of any end-of-line sewers and property connection sewers. [1]
References
Sewerage Code of Australia
Maintenance is any activity performed on an asset with a view to ensuring that it is able to deliver an expected level of service until it is scheduled to be renewed, replaced or disposed...
The list of maintenance activities below is generated automatically. To add an activity to this list, add the tag "maintenance-activity" to the page.
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Activity Types
A maintenance history is an historical record of the maintenance carried out on an asset or group of assets for the purpose of maintenance planning.
External Links & References
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Maintenance Management is the mangement and organisation of maintenance activities
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CQU Maintenance Management Course Notes
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines a "Maintenance Plan" as collated information, policies and procedures for the optimum maintenance of an asset, or group of...
Maintenance planning is the process of deciding in advance the jobs, methods, tools, machines, labour time required, and timing of maintenance actions.
External Links & References
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A Maintenance Program is the planned roll out of a given maintenance activity.
Alternate Definitions
A time-based plan allocating specific maintenance tasks to specific periods - Total Management...
A "Maintenance Regime" is the sum of all maintenance applied to an asset, an asset component or a class of assets.
Maintenance regimes are documented in a Maintenance Plan.
The term "Maintenance Service Level" is bandied about quite a bit, but an authoritative definition is hard to find.
There are at least a couple of schools of thought on the subject.
That a...
There are a number of definitions of the term "Maintenance Strategy".
An (Organisational) Maintenance Strategy is a long-term plan, covering all aspects of maintenance management which sets the...
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The Queensland Grants Commission defines a major culvert as a culvert or culverts with a total span of greater than 6m.
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Manhole is a (politically incorrect) name for concrete structure designed to allow access to an underground service, such as a stormwater pipe or a sewer.
Drainage
In the drainage arena a manhole...
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There are a number of Asset Management Manuals in existence, including:
International Infrastructure Management Manual
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Geographical Information System -> MapInfo
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MasterPlan is a e-Planning System developed by InfoMaster.
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MasterView & MasterPlan are award winning online development...
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"Material change of use" is a Town Planning term relating to a premises.
It can mean:
the start of a new use of a premises
the re-stablishment on the premises of a use that has been abandoned
a...
An item is material if its omission or misstatement could influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial report. Materiality depends on the size and nature of the...
Replacing one asset with another made of a better (longer life) material is considered to be an upgrade.
Examples
Replacing a colourbond roof with a tile roof.
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MAV -> Municipal Association of Victoria
The MAV Asset Management Knowledge Base is an initiative of the MAV designed to:
Advance knowledge to link asset management practice with management and financial reporting.
Work with councils to...
The MAV have set up a number of wikis including an Asset Management wiki.
External Links
MAV Asset Management System Wiki
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The MAV are in the process of creating a number of wikis. Not to much there yet, but it is good to see that there is someone else out there who has seen the light.
Related Pages
MAV Asset...
Home -> Asset Management Software -> Maximo
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The URL of the IBM Maximo web site is Maximo Asset Management. Application overview of features:
Assets - Provides register of...
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Having a range of existing policies to refer to, should help Councils yet to draft a particular policy or redrafting an existing policy to come up with an appropriate policy for their individual...
MediaWiki is a web-based wiki software application. It is software on which Wikipedia is built, and one of the most popular wiki platforms.
Councils using MediaWiki
The list below is generated...
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The membership graph below has been generated using Zoho.
It shows how many new members have joined this site each month since October 2008 when it was created.
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User Map
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Merit CRM is an Enterprise Customer Relationship Management solution centred around the provision of services.
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Microsoft SharePoint, also known as Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, is a collection of products and software elements that includes, among a growing selection of components,...
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Locality Plan
How to embed a Google Map in a page
Software Systems
Asset Management: Currently AXIM but will be moving to AIM in...
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The minimum requirements for Asset Management Plans vary from country to country & state to state.
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The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport & Recreation circulated a letter to Queensland Councils in December 2008 which specifies the minimum requirements for Asset Management...
The Queensland Grants Commission defines a minor culvert as a culvert or culverts with a total span of less than 6m.
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The "modern equivalent" asset is the notional asset with which an existing asset's service potential would be restored on deprival using the latest technology available in the normal course of...
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How to embed a Google Map in a page
Software Systems
Asset Management System: MBRC, a QLD amalgamated council,...
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Morrison Low Consulting was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
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Software Systems
Asset Management System: ROMAN, Greenfields AMS
Document/Records Management System: Unknown
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A Motor Control Centre is a Switchboard primarily used for controlling motors.
External Links
Wikipedia Article
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A multi-storey car park is a building (or part thereof) which is designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place. It is...
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The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the peak representative and advocacy body for Victoria's 79 councils. It is a member of the ALGA.
Contact Details
Tel: 03 9667 5555
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A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is...
MuniGov 2.0 is a US based web site devoted to exploring government collaboration via technology.
External Links
MuniGov 2.0 Website
MuniGov Mailing List
Munigov Local Government Wiki
The Munigov Local Government Wiki is the United States equivalent of this site.
It was setup on 2 August 2009, by the Munigov Group, and will hopefully become a very good resource for local...
Geographical Information System -> Munsys (distributed in ANZ by Open Spatial Australia)
Vendor Comments
7th Annual User Group Forum (OSUF 2009) - 15th - 17th September Gold Coast ->...
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MWH was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
MyData is a module within the Assetic Asset Management System.
Related Pages
Asset Management Software
External Links
Assetic myData page
MyPredictor is a module within the Assetic Asset Management System.
Related Pages
Asset Management Software
External Links
Assetic myPredictor page
MyValuer is a module within the Assetic Asset Management System.
Related Pages
Asset Management Software
External Links
Assetic myValuer page
NAASRA -> National Association of Australian State Road Authorities
NAASRA was the acronym for the "National Association of Australian State Road Authorities". NAASRA is now known as Austroads.
Class 1 - Those roads which form the principal avenue for communication between major regions of the Commonwealth, including direct connections between capital cities.
Class 2 - Those roads, not...
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NAR is an acronym for Name & Address Regsiter.
NAMS.AU is a synonym for the IPWEA's National Asset Management Strategy Committee. It provides national leadership and advocacy in the sustainable management of community infrastructure.
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NAMS.PLUS is an initiative of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) to assist Councils to develop a 'core' asset management plan and implement sustainable asset management...
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The National Asset Management Manual was an IMEA publication.
It has been largely superseded by the International Infrastructure Management Manual.
The Federal Government has announced it will establish a new company that will invest up to $43 billion over eight years to build and operate a National Broadband Network delivering superfast...
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS) establishes a national framework for corporations to report greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption from 1 July 2008.
External...
The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) gives information on the types and amounts of 93 substances being emitted to the Australian environment.
The NPI program is run cooperatively by the...
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The Nessie Curve is an Australian infrastructure asset management tool developed by Haydn Reynolds, that graphically depicts the annual replacement needs in a particular utility, based on when the...
A network asset is an asset that is considered to be part of a network & is therefore not subject to a "financial capitalisation threshold".
Roads, drainage, sewerage & water reticulation...
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Quite a few organisations with links to Local Government have news feeds on their websites.
LGAM on Twitter
Queensland Government
Brisbane City Council
Below are links to the websites of all 85 New Zealand Councils
LGAM Page
Website
Generic E-mail Address
Ashburton District Council
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NGERS -> National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System
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A non-current asset is an asset that is expected to be consumed over more than one financial year.
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Current Asset
External Links & References
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The North Burnett Regional Council is located to the West of Bundaberg in Queensland. The main population centres within the...
The "North Coast Spatial Information Group" (NCSIG) was established in 1993 to improve information flow between users of Geographic Information Systems on the North Coast of NSW, Australia - to...
The North East Asset Management Group is a User Group established to facilitate Asset Management networking between North East Victoria Councils
External Links
North East Asset Management Group...
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North East Water provides water and sewerage services to 38 towns, villages and cities in North East Victoria, serving an estimated...
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Locality Plan
How to embed a Google Map in a page
Software Systems
Asset Management System: MAMS
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The Northern SEQ Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
All of the Northern Territory Council Pages have been updated recently. They all now have a locality plan, and the majority have an e-mail address.
New South Wales . Northern Territory . Queensland . South Australia . Tasmania . Victoria . Western Australia
Council
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The Northern Territory Local Government Act 2008 is the Local Government Act currently in force in the Northern Territory.
External Links
Northern Territory Local Government Act 2008
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The North Queensland Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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The North West Queensland Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
This page is associated with Asset Management Software
NPI -> National Pollution Inventory
Most of the NSW Council pages have been updated recently. They all now have a locality plan, a wikipedia link, and where available some contact information.
New South Wales . Northern Territory . Queensland . South Australia . Tasmania . Victoria . Western Australia
Council
Generic E-mail Address
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The NSW Local Government Act 1993 is one of several state Local Government Acts.
External Links
NSW Local Government Act 1993
State/Territory
Number
New South Wales
152
Northern Territory
16
Queensland
74
South Australia
74
Tasmania
29
Victoria
79
Western Australia
139
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It has never been easier for people to connect. In today's online world public servants, elected officials and citizens can be constantly connected.
Transforming this connection into collaboration...
Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an asset is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order. Obsolescence frequently occurs because a replacement has become...
Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) also known as Workplace Health & Safety is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in...
Odysseus-imc is an Infrastructure Management Company created in 2005.
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Open collaborative design involves applying principles from the remarkable free and open-source software movement that provides a powerful new way to design physical objects, machines and systems....
An Open Drain is an unenclosed earthen, grass, concrete or stone lined structure for transporting stormwater.
An Open GPT is a Gross Pollutant Trap consisting of a combined sediment basin and trash rack usually located at the downstream end of a stormwater pipe or a constructed drainage...
Hi, the Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base (http://www.lgam.info) is a free website set up as a knowledge repository and information sharing resource for Councils of all sizes. It...
Open source software (OSS) is computer software for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that meets the Open...
An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it.
The terms "open" and "standard" have a wide range of meanings associated with their...
This page has been set up to facilitate the creation of an Open Standard for As Constructed Drawings.
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The Open Technology Foundation (OTF) is an initiative of the Office of the Chief Information Officer in South Australia.
The OTF aims to help governments make better, more cost effective, and more...
Open Text Corporation is a Canadian software company based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It produces and distributes computer software applications designed to enable enterprise content management...
Operating Pressure is the internal mains pressure that occurs at a particular time and at a particular point in a water supply system.
For gravity systems, maximum operating pressure is the full...
Operation is the act of utilising an asset. Asset operation will typically consume materials and energy.
Alternate Definitions
The National Asset Management Manual defines "Operation" as an "active...
An Operational Plan is a plan prepared by Councils (and other organisations) on an annual basis.
It ….
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An operational service level or operational level of service is a service level associated with the operation of an asset.
The term "operational service level" is probably a synonym of "technical...
An Operational Works Decision Notice is a document that details a Council's requirements under a town planning scheme for any works carried out by developers and/or their contractors.
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Australian Councils & Water Authorities deal with many varied kinds of organisations including those listed below.
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OSS -> Open Source Software
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The Outback Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
The owner of an asset is the person or entity that has exclusive rights and control over that asset, whether it be an object, land/real estate or intellectual property.
Section 7 of the Queensland...
An Oxygen Dosing Station is a device designed to dose sewage with oxygen.
PAC -> Powder Activated Carbon
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Painting is the process of applying a coat of paint to a building or structure.
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A park is a bounded area of land, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped) state and set aside for some purpose, usually to do with recreation.
A typical council park may contain a...
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Grass growing in parks is periodically mowed to ensure the park can be enjoyed by the public.
There is some debate about whether mowing is a maintenance or operation activity.
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Councils are responsible for Parks & Gardens in all states.
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PAS 55 - Asset management is a Publicly Available Specification published by the British Standards Institution.
A "pattern of consumption" is a graph of the rate of consumption of an asset's service potential.
Consumption patterns may be; constant, increasing, decreasing or haphazard.
Most infrastructure...
Road Pavement
Pavement Management Services (PMS) is an Engineering Consultancy specialising in road infrastructure, asset management and non destructive data collection.
Typical pavement treatments for Urban sealed network (local roads):
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Treatment
Type
Remarks
Roughness >= 6 Cracking* >= 7 %
Reconstruction : New pavement design; removal of...
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A penstock valve, is a large square slide style valve used as a flow stop, as in a well inlet, mounted flush to a wall.
Penstock Valves were originally the gate style valves used to close off the...
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Periodic maintenance is similar to, but more extensive than routine maintenance. Typically, periodic maintenance involves programmed clearing, programmed painting and programmed upgrades.
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A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars.
The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation circulated a list of Infrastructure Asset...
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PIP -> Priority Infrastructure Plan
The term pit can have a number of meanings, but in the local government arena it usually refers to an underground concrete chamber.
Types of Pits
Instrumentation Pit
Stormwater Pit
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Pit depth measurement is a condition assessment technique that can be used to assess the condition of metallic pipes.
On metallic pipelines such as cast and ductile iron and steel it is possible to...
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Planned maintenance is maintenance organised and carried out with forethought, controland the use of records to a predetermined plan.
External Links & References
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The Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Water has published Planning Guidelines for Water Supply and Sewerage, which can be downloaded from the department website using the link...
The Planning Institute of Australia is the peak body representing professions involved in planning Australia’s cities, towns, regions and places. PIA is a not-for-profit association delivering...
A planning scheme is ….
Alternate Definitions
A planning scheme is an instrument made by a local government under Division 3 of the Queensland Integrated Planning Act 1997.
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A Playground is an area containing childrens play equipment.
Playgrounds are typically found in parks.
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POC -> Point of Connection
Councils/Water Authorities are required to provide customers with a point of connection (POC) to a sewer at or within a property boundary.
The point of connection is generally considered to be the...
Councils typically develop and refer to a wide range of policies, directives & procedures.
Some are specific to a single Council and situation, but others are fairly standard and only vary...
A policy is a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.
Councils typically develop and refer to a wide range of policies. Some Councils distinguish between two...
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Relining a pool to restore its original (as new liner) condition can be considered to be a renewal activity.
Population growth is the change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for measurement.
Population growth...
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A pothole is a hole in a road pavement, frequently rounded in shape, resulting from the loss of pavement material under traffic.
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Pothole patching is a maintenance activity involving filling a pothole with premix.
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Powder Activated Carbon (PAC) is used in filters in Water Treatment Plants
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The Pressure Sewerage Code of Australia is published by Water Services Association of Australia.
The current version as of July 2009 is WSA 07-2007 V1.1
External Links
WSAA Page
Preventive maintenance is maintenance carried out at predetermined intervals, or corresponding to prescribed criteria, and intended to reduce the probability of failure or the performance...
A Priority Infrastructure Plan (PIP) is a plan that identifies the future infrastructure needs of a Municipality. It provides a clear, transparent and certain basis for the calculation of...
Proactive maintenance is scheduled maintenance programmed on the basis of condition data.
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Wikipedia
Many business improvement programs like the Australian Business Excellence Framework use common problem solving techniques.
Affinity Diagrams
Fishbone Diagrams
Five Whys
Pareto Analysis
PEST...
A procedure is a particular method for performing a task/activity.
Gold Coast City Council - Engineering Services :: Standard Operating Procedures Manual.
To cater for business requirements...
Having a range of existing policies to refer to, should help Councils yet to draft a particular policy or redrafting an existing policy to come up with an appropriate policy for their individual...
Hi all, I am declaring next week "Profile Photo Week", and I am encouraging as many members as possible to upload a profile photo.
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A Property Connection Sewer is a short sewer, owned and operated by a Water Agency, which connects the main sewer or Sewer Access Point to the Customer Sanitary Drain; it includes a junction on the...
The WSAA defines a Property Service as a portion of a property water service from the reticulation main to meter location.
PSM -> Permanent Survey Mark
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Below is a list of public sector knowledge sharing initiatives from around the world. Please feel free to add any other sites that you are aware of to the list.
Improvement Service...
A pump is a device used to move fluids, such as gases, liquids or slurries. A pump displaces a volume by physical or mechanical action. [1]
Water Authorities & Councils responsible for water...
Pump Overhauls are typically a high expense item within the maintenance budgets of Water & Sewerage Authorities.
A pump overhaul is considered to be a maintenance activity.
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QAO -> Queensland Audit Office
QSIC -> Queensland Spatial Information Council
The QSIC Digital Road Network Standard is designed to provide an optimal method for the capture and maintenance if road network data and to provide broad parameters for the exchange of such...
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Quality Management Systems is a management system to direct and control an organisation with regards to quality.
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ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
One of the minimum requirements for AMPs in Queensland is "Quantitative data in respect of the asset classes and sub-classes".
This raises the question, "What is quantitive...
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The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation requires Queensland Councils to submit an Annual Return on the Status of Asset Management.
The return is based on the Local...
The Queensland Audit Office (QAO) is an independent office assisting the Auditor-General. The QAO conducts annual audits of more than 800 Queensland public sector entities.
The Queensland Competition Authority is an independent Statutory Authority which was created as a result of a series of Council of Australian Government agreements which aimed to forge a national...
The information below has been predominately sourced from Council Web Sites, and should be reasonably accurate.
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Most of the Queensland Council Pages have been updated recently. The large majority of them now have some basic information, like a locality plan, a generic e-mail address and a couple of links. A...
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The Queensland Government Data Hub is a whole-of-Government repository for customised or restricted licence data. Data sets contained in Data Hub have been created or purchased by the Office of...
The Queensland Government Records Management Panel consists of the following three providers/systems.
Objective
Open Text
TRIM
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Australian IT Article
Queensland Health ….
The "Queensland Heritage Register" is a list of places or buildings of cultural heritage significance in Queensland. Developed under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992, the Register recognises the...
The Queensland Integrated Planning Act 1997 or (IPA) establishes a simple step-by-step process for making, assessing and deciding development applications in Queensland. This process is called the...
The Queensland Land Act 1994 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
The Queensland Local Government Act 1993 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
The act is currently being updated -> Local Government Bill...
The Queensland Local Government Act 2009 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
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Local Government Act
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The Queensland Local Government And Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
Related Pages
Queensland Local...
When passed into law the Queensland Local Government Bill 2008 will become the Queensland Local Government Act 2008 and replace the 1993 Version of the Act.
External Links
Queensland Local...
Queensland Local Government Directory
The Queenland Local Government Finance Standard 2005 is a standard made under the Queensland Local Government Act 1993.
The Queensland Local Government Grants Commission (QLGGC) is an independent statutory body, which makes recommendations to the State Government Minister for Local Government and Planning on the...
The Queensland Ombudsman's Office is an independent complaints investigation agency. Our role is to make sure that our public agencies (State government departments and bodies, and local councils)...
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The Professional Engineers Act was enacted in 2002 to;
a) protect the public by ensuring professional engineering services are provided by a registered professional engineer in a professional and...
The Regional Groups Collective represents the state-wide interests of the fourteen Regional Natural Resource Management Bodies in Queensland.
There has been a flexible approach to regionalised...
The primary objective of the Queensland Right to Information Act 200 is to give a right of access to information in the government's possession or under teh government's control unless, on balance,...
The Queensland Spatial Information Council (QSIC) was set up to provide strategic direction and a framework for the development and use of spatial information to support business, community and the...
The Queensland Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
Regulations
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The Queensland Urban Drainage Manual is a joint venture of the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water, the Queensland Division of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia,...
The Queensland Valuation of Land Act 1944 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a (Queensland) Council's day to day operations.
External Links
Valuation Of Land Act 1944 (pdf)
The Queensland Water Act 2000 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
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Strategic Asset Management Plan
The Queensland Workplace Health & Safety Act 1995 is one of a number of Acts & Regulations relevant to a Council's day to day operations.
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Ramafin was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
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Ravelling is the progressive disintegration of a (road) pavement surface through loss of both binder and aggregate.
Alternate Definitions
A pavement surface defect involving progressive...
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Reinforced Concrete Stormwater Pipe - 100 years
A 'Reinforced Concrete Stormwater Pipe' is a reinforced concrete pipe designed to transport stormwater.
A large percentage of stormwater pipes...
"Reactive Maintenance" is a form of maintenance in which equipment and facilities are repaired only in response to a breakdown or a fault.
There are a number of good reasons to contribute information to this site.
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RecFind is a Records Management System marketed by KnowledgeOne
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Wikipedia defines Records Management as "as the practice of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving, and destroying records."
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The Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA) network throughout Australia provides a wide range of services to the membership. This ranges from participation in the development of...
Having a range of existing policies to refer to, should help Councils yet to draft a particular policy or redrafting an existing policy to come up with an appropriate policy for their individual...
There are a number of acronyms and specialised terms used in the Records Management arena. Some terms are well defined and others are not.
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RecQuery is a Records Management System marketed by KnowledgeOne
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A recreation reserve is a parcel of land set aside (by the state) for recreational purposes.
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The DVC defined "Recurrent Expenditure" as "relatively small (immaterial) expenditure or that which has benefits expected to last less than 12 months. Recurrent expenditure includes operating and...
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Locality Plan
How to embed a Google Map in a page
Software Systems
Infrastructure Asset Management System: Maximo,
Road Asset Management...
The Reef Guardian Councils Program is an initiative of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority designed to recognise and foster environmental stewardship for the Great Barrier Reef from local...
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Refurbishment is the process of restoring an asset to near new condition.
The term refurbishment is probably most often used to describe the replacement of a building's fitout, which would be...
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Regional Organisations of Councils or ROCs are: 'partnerships' between groups of local government entities that agree to collaborate on matters of common interest. They are diverse in size,...
A Regional Roads Group (RRG) is a group of consisting of members from Councils an Road Authorities within a region that meet on a regular basis to discuss road related issues of mutual interest.
A...
A Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is …..
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To qualify as a registered valuer, a person must have an appropriate tertiary qualification and at least 3 years of professional experience.
Some assets can only be valued by a Registered Valuer.
The "Register of the National Estate" is a list of places of natural, historic and indigenous significance conpiled by the Australian Heritage Commission between 1976 to 2003. The Australian...
A regulation is delegated legislation, that is a law made by an executive authority under powers given to them by primary legislation in order to implement and administer the requirements of that...
A regulatory sign is a traffic sign indicating an obligation to comply with an instruction given under order, regulation, Act, ordinance or by-law. [1]
There are two types of regulatory...
Rehabilitation is "works carried out to rebuild or replace parts or components of an asset, to restore it to a required functional condition and extend its life, which may incorporate some...
A 'Reinforced Concrete Stormwater Pipe' is a reinforced concrete pipe designed to transport stormwater.
A large percentage of stormwater pipes greater than 225m in diameter are made from reinforced...
Reliability-Centered Maintenance, often known as RCM, is an industrial improvement approach focused on identifying and establishing the operational, maintenance, and capital improvement policies...
ReliabilityWeb.Com is a web based US based organisation primarily concerned with Maintenance Management.
The Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of an asset is the estimated length of time remaining before it will need to be replaced.
Determining Remaining Useful Life
Determining an accurate remaining useful...
A Remote Telemetry Unit (RTU) is a device which interfaces objects in the physical world to a DCS, SCADA or similar system by transmitting telemetry data to the system and/or altering the state of...
Renewal is the replacement or refurbishment of an existing asset (or component) with a new asset (or component) capable of delivering the same level of service as the existing asset.
Alternate...
A Renewal/Replacement Plan is a document that defines how an organisation decides when assets need to be renewed, the projected cost of renewals and the standards applicable to them....
The "Replacement Cost" of an asset is the cost of replacing it with a substantially identical new asset.
References
International Infrastructure Management Manual
The term reserve can have a couple of different meanings in the local government context, either;
Land set aside for a particular purpose
Money set aside for a particular purpose
Land is...
A "Reservoir" is typically a large steel or concrete tank designed for holding water.
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Resheeting is the process of applying a layer of rock or gravel (usually about 150mm) to a section of unsealed road.
Residual Pressure is a term used in AS 2419.1 and refers to the pressure remaining in a pipe during flow conditions. It is often referred to during water supply adequacy testing for fire fighting...
The residual value of an asset is the estimated amount that an entity would currently obtain from disposal of the asset, after deducting the estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already...
Planning and Management - Corporate Human Resources
Planning and Management - Project level/Branch level
A Retention Basin is a large, open, partially free draining drainage basin designed to retain a portion of the storm runoff either for water quality treatment benefits, or to assist in reducing the...
A revaluation is the act of recognising a reassessment of values of non-current assets at a particular date.
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Rising Main is a synonym for Pressure Main. Although water pressure mains are sometimes referred to as rising mains, the term is most commonly used when referring to a sewer pressure main.
A risk assessment is a process that to used to assess the risks associated with a hazard.
As risk assessment should:
identify factors that may be contributing to the risk.
review health and saftey...
Risk Management is the process of measuring, or assessing risk and developing strategies to manage it.
“To be effective within an organisation, risk management should be an integrated part of the...
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Organisations now need to manage their...
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The Riverina Water County Council is responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of works of water supply...
RMPC -> Road Maintenance Performance Contract
A road is a narrow strip of land cleared of vegetation and often improved by the importation and compaction of rock and/or other material. Roads are constructed primarily to allow vehicles to...
The Road and Bridge Asset Management Kit has been developed for the purposes of the Road Management and Investment Alliance (Roads Alliance) initiative in Queensland. The Kit describes the state...
A road authority is the body responsible for the care, control or management of roads within a given jurisdiction. Road authorities are typically local governments or state government departments...
See: Road Reserve
The "Road Formation" is the surface of finished earthworks on which a road pavement is constructed. It includes the earthworks, the general shaping of the road and basic drainage, but excluding...
Street Furniture
Gravel and natural surface roads can be graded to restore the driving surface by removing irregularities, corrugations, pot holes, etc. The grader operator will typically remove these...
A road hierarchy is a scheme for categorising roads into groups based on a number of factors including; usage, location, surface type, etc.
Road Classes
The names of road classes vary from one Road...
Routine maintenance works in Queensland Main Roads are carried out under Road Maintenance Performance Contracts, (RMPC)’s.
The predominant delivery method is through sole invitee arrangements...
Division 5 of the Victorian Road Management Act 2004 details what may be included in a Road Management Plan.
Sample Plans
MRCC Road Management Plan
See: Pothole Patching
The Road Pavement is the portion of the road located directly above the subgrade, and beneath any wearing surface. In urban areas it is often bordered by kerb & channel, and in rural areas by...
A road register is an Asset Register set up specifically for roads.
A road reserve is a legally described area within which facilities such as roads, footpaths, and associated features may be constructed for public travel.
References
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In the past in rural areas roads were sometimes constructed outside of the road reserve in which they should have been located.
Often by the time the error is identified, the only practical remedy...
Road Roughness is a condition parameter used to measure deviations from the intended longitudinal profile of a road surface, with characteristic dimensions that affect vehicle dynamics, ride...
A Road Roughness Survey is a method of determining the roughness (IRI) of a road using vehicular mounted equipment.
There are a number of systems and pieces of equipment that can measure roughness...
The Roads Alliance is an innovative partnership between Queensland's state and local governments to jointly manage about 32,000km of Queensland roads, known as the Local Roads of Regional...
The Roads Alliance Desirable Data Set is a list of fields that that the Roads Alliance recommends be included in an asset register to facilitate strategic asset management.
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The Roads Alliance Hub is a Queensland-wide Data Management System developed to fulfil the aggregation task required by the Alliance. The Hub's ultimate aim is for RRGs and the Board to report on...
Roads Alliance Minimum Common Data Set is a list of fields that that the Queensland Roads Alliance encourages all Regional Road Group members to include in their road registers to facilitate the...
The Road Alliance Road Condition Evaluation Model's rating methods are based on ROCOND90 and are designed for decentralised use by field staff.
The RTA is the NSW State Government agency responsible for:
Improving road safety.
Testing and licensing drivers and registering and inspecting vehicles.
Managing the road network to achieve...
The provision of Roads and Drainage infrastructure is a key Council function in all states.
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A road segment is a uniform section of road that is identified separately in an asset register.
The Queensland Roads Alliance's Road and Bridge Asset Management Kit suggests that a road segment...
A road shoulder is a strip of land immediately adjacent to the traffic lane of a road not bordered by kerb & channel. The shoulder may be sealed in the case of highways and major roads, but it...
Roadside Slashing is an activity utilising a tractor and slasher to slash grass within the road reserve to improve visibility of wildlife and other vehicles using the road.
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A road sign is a board, plate, screen, or another device, whether or not illuminated, displaying words, figures, symbols or anything else to regulate, direct or warn road users.
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The provision of Roads and Transport infrastructure is a key Council function in all states.
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Road Widening is an example of an Upgrade.
How wide is a road? It actually depends on what type of road you are referring to and exactly what it is you want to measure.
To try and pin down the meaning a number of more specific terms (see...
The ROCCY Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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WALGA is currently developing ROMAN II.
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A roof anchor is a device installed on the roof of a building that is designed to serve as an anchor point for a fall arrest system.
Clause 9.3.3 of AS 1891.4:2000 requires that permanently...
Replacing a roof on a building with the same (or equivalent) material is a renewal activity.
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A Roundabout is a type of road intersection at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island.
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Rous Water is the regional water supply authority providing potable water in bulk to the Council areas of Lismore (excluding Nimbin),...
Appendix A of the International Infrastructure Management Manual (2006) defines "Routine Maintenance" as "the regular ongoing day-to-day work that is necessary to keep assets operating, including...
Appendix A of the International Infrastructure Management Manual (2006) breaks up a Routine Maintenance Plan into three parts;
Maintenance Plan
Trends (i.e. spending, complaints) and...
RPEQ -> Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
RRG -> Regional Road Group
R-Spec is a road data specification developed by the A-Spec consortium.
External Links & References
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RTU -> Remote Telemetry Unit
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RUL -> Remaining Useful Life
A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land.
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The Queensland Grants Commission defines a rural road as;
All roads of any surface; and
not classified as urban sealed roads; and
for which council has the full financial responsibility for their...
Rutting is the longitudinal vertical deformation of a pavement surface in a wheelpath, measured relative to a straight edge placed at right angles to the traffic flow and across the wheelpath, with...
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Saha International was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
A SAMI Seal is a type of sprayed seal. SAMI is an acronym for Strain Alleviating Membrane Interlayer.
Usage
SAMI seals are sometimes applied to a road surface prior to the surfacing the road...
SAMP -> Strategic Asset Management Plan
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SCADA -> Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCADA Perspective
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The Scenic Valley Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
Scheduled maintenance is preventive maintenance carried out to a predetermined interval of time, number of operations, kilometres, etc.
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Many Councils have a policy in place that requires unattended computer terminals and monitors to be automatically locked after a given period of time, to prevent unauthorised access to or viewing...
The Victoria Grants Commission defines as "Sealed Road" a as road with surfaced with bitumen, emoleum, asphalt, chip seal, concrete or clay segmented pavers.
Related Pages
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There are a number of failure modes associated with sealed roads, including:
Cracking
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A Seat Shelter is a sheltered area within a park or facility containing a number of seats, but no tables.
Similar areas containing tables are generally known as Picnic Areas or Barbeque...
A Sedimentation Tank a tank in which suspended solids are allowed to settle out of a liquid under the influence of gravity.
Sedimentation Tanks used in sewage treatment can be for either primary...
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Service capacity is an asset's ability to deliver its service potential over time, expressed as a rate of service delivery.
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A service lane is a lane 6 metres or less in width between boundaries, including rights-of-way less than 3.7 metres in width & resident access lanes. [1]. Some older neighbourhoods contain...
A service level statement is a brief statement explaining to a customer the level of service that can be expected.
Service level statements are some times attached to outgoing...
The WSAA defines a Service Pipe as a water pipe that supplies water from the reticulation main to the consumer. The portion of the service pipe under the control of a Water Agency generally...
The Victorian Department of Human Services Capital Development Guidelines state that "The process of “Service Planning” defines the core services to be delivered to the community, in...
Service potential is the total future service capacity of an asset. It is normally determined by reference to the operating capacity and economic life of an asset. [1]
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A Service Road as a subsidary carriageway within the road reserve of a main artery and separated from the carriage ways of the main artery.
A service road is typically:
a) separated from other...
SES -> State Emergency Service
Sewage is water polluted by use and discharged to a sewer system.
Synonyms
Wastewater
References
Sewerage Code of Australia
A sewer is a pipeline or other construction, usually buried, designed to carry sewage.
Components
Sewers are typically made up of the following components.
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A Sewer Access Point is a pit or a shaft designed to allow access to a sewer for maintenance.
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The Sewerage Code of Australia is published by Water Services Association of Australia.
The current version as of July 2009 is WSA 02-2002 V2.3
External Links
WSAA Page
The Sewerage Pumping Station Code of Australia is published by Water Services Association of Australia.
The current version as of July 2009 is WSA 04-2005 Version 2.1
External Links
WSAA Page
A Sewerage Pump Station (SPS) is a pump station designed to pump sewage either directly or via an intermediate pump station to a Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Sewerage Treatment is the process of utilising plant, equipment and normally chemicals to convert raw sewage into a stable sludge and water fit for discharge to a river or irrigation of a...
The Queensland Local Government Act 2008 defines a Sewerage Treatment System as "the infrastructure used to receive, transport and treat sewage or effluent (including sewers, access chambers,...
Sewer Flushing Point may be a synonym for Sewer Lamphole. Please add to this page if you are familiar with the term and what it means.
A sewer lamphole is a reticulation sewer end of line access point to allow limited access to facilitate inspection or clearing of obstructions.
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A 'Sewer Maintenance Hole' is a Sewer Access Point with a removable cover which allows human and machine access to a (typically buried) Sewer.
WSAA use the term in preference to the older and...
Sewer Maintenance Hole - 80 years
A 'Sewer Maintenance Hole' is a Sewer Access Point with a removable cover which allows human and machine access to a (typically buried) Sewer.
WSAA use the term in...
A Sewer Maintenance Shaft is a Sewer Access Point on a sewer between Sewer Maintenance Holes, larger than inspection openings, which provides equipment access but not person access to the sewer and...
Sewer manhole is a deprecated term for Sewer Maintenance Hole.
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A sewer pipe in a pipe designed to transport sewage.
Useful Life
The useful life of sewer pipe will vary considerably due to a range of environmental factors and the material it is constructed...
Sewer Pipe - 65-80 years
A sewer pipe in a pipe designed to transport sewage.
Useful Life
The useful life of sewer pipe will vary considerably due to a range of environmental factors and the...
Sewer Relining is a Renewal Activity, where a PVC pipe is inserted or extruded into a clay or concrete Gravity Sewer, nearing the end of its life.
The internal diameters of relined sewers are about...
A Sewer System is a network of pipelines and ancillary works that conveys sewage to a treatment works or other place of disposal. [1]
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A sewer terminal maintenance hole is an end of line sewer access point with a removable cover which allows human and machine access to a sewer. A sewer terminal maintenance hole provides access to...
A Sewer Terminal Maintenance Shaft is a Sewer Access Point to allow insertion into the sewer of equipment for CCTV inspection and maintenance.
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A shared footway is a footpath on which pedestrians and bicyclists mix, but on which bicyclists must give way to pedestrians. (Austroads Glossary of Terms)
A shared path or shared use path is a pathway designed for the use of both pedestrians & cyclists.
Alternate Definitions
A shared path is a paved area particularly designed (with appropriate...
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Road Shoulder
Shoving is the deflection and bulging of the road surface generally parallel to the direction of traffic, and/or horizontal displacement of surfacing materials. Shoving is typically caused by...
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A side entry pit is a stormwater pit located adjacent to kerb & channel designed to collect stormwater from the a road surface.
A Side Entry Pit is known as Catch Pit in many areas.
Typical...
A side inlet pit is a stormwater pit located behind a length of kerb & channel with an opening under the backstone or lintel to capture road runoff.
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A sign in the local government sense is usually a two dimensional object with writing or a symbol advising the public of or about a place or object(s).
The most common types of signs are traffic...
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Smaller Sewerage Pump Stations are often single well pump stations. Single well pump stations are characterised by two or more submersible pumps & a single pump well.
Standard Components
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Six Sigma is a business management strategy originally developed by Motorola.
Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects (errors)...
A skatebowl is a purpose-built recreational environment for skateboarders, BMX riders and aggressive skaters.
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Austroads defines a slurry seal as "a thin layer of bituminous slurry surfacing, usually without a polymer modifier."
Electronic development assessment
Smart electronic Development Assessment (Smart eDA) is an online service developed by the Queensland Department of Infrastructure & Planning that streamlines...
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Smoke testing of sewer systems is primarily used to find places where ground water and storm runoff can enter the sanitary sewer system.
Non-toxic smoke is used to find leaks in plumbing and...
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A list of social media and social computing consultants serving local government and regional communities:
Headshift
Headshift Australasia was launched in mid-2008 and builds on Headshift's...
The Social Media Subcouncil is a group of (US?) government web managers at the federal, state, and local levels bringing together social media best practices and other resources for the benefit of...
A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most...
Softscaping is the a component of landscaping consisting of plants, trees, shrubs, lawns, gardens etc.
Lists of which Councils use which software, should be a good resource for Councils making a software purchase.
It will be a good indication of which systems are most popular, and will provide a...
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The South Australian Local Government Act 1999 is the Local Government Act currently in force in South Australia.
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South East Water provides water and sewerage services to approximately 1.3million people in the south-east of greater Melbourne,...
The Southern Border Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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The Southern Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
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Southern Rural Water (SRW) was formed on 1 July, 1995 when the Rural Water Corporation was dissolved.
It is owned by the State...
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The South West Regional Road Group is one of a number of Queensland Regional Road Groups.
Spalling is the disintegration of concrete or heavily bound pavements that occurs at edges, joints, corners and cracks.
Alternate Definitions
A surface defect chiefly in concrete and occasionally...
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A spraybed is a concrete structure containing approximately 75mm diameter limestone rubble. Undergound (Bore) water is pumped through Tomago spray nozzles onto the spraybed. This process oxidizes...
A sprayed seal is a thin layer of binder sprayed onto a pavement surface with a layer of aggregate incorporated and which is impervious to water. A Sprayed Seal is sometimes referred to as a "Spray...
Sprayed Seal - 15 years
This is a special page that supplies data to the Useful Life page. Changing the useful life above will automatically change the value displayed on the useful life page. The...
Sprayed Seal.
SPS -> Sewerage Pump Station
SQID -> Stormwater Quality Improvement Device
A standard drawing is a drawing of a typical asset or component.
Many Councils in Queensland use the IPWEAQ's Standard Drawings.
List of Standard Drawings
If you have any standard drawings you...
Standard Operating Procedures ('SOP') are an important part of Asset Management and Good Asset Management Practice - GAMP.
However for procedures to be useful and perform their part in GAMP, they...
Standards Australia Limited is recognised by the Government as Australia’s peak standards body. It develops Australian Standards® of public benefit and national interest and supports excellence...
State Government is the second tier of government in Australia.
For a list of State Government Departments click here
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Stormwater is a term used to describe water that originates during precipitation events (rain).
Section 76(2) of the Queensland Local Government Act 2009 defines a "Stormwater Drain" as a drain, channel, pipe, chamber, structure, outfall or other works used to receive, store, transport or...
Below is a short list of stormwater & drainage product suppliers. Please feel free to add additional information.
Gatic Milnes
Grates
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Stormwater...
Section 76(3) of the Queensland Local Government Act 2009 defines a "Stormwater Installation" for a property as -
any roof gutters, downpipes, subsoil drains or stormwater drain for the property;...
A Stormwater Pipe is a pipe designed for carrying stormwater.
Larger pipe sizes are usually Reinforced Concrete Stormwater Pipes .
Smaller pipe sizes (<300mm) are often PVC Stormwater...
A Stormwater Pit is a reinforced concrete chamber constructed below ground, designed to accept rainwater from surface inlets and/or one or more upstream stormwater pipes and to discharge this...
A Stormwater Quality Improvement Device (SQID) is a large pit designed to stop rubbish entering a body of water such as a creek or river. They are typically located at the end of a stormwater...
Straight-line depreciation is a depreciation method that results in a constant reduction of an assets written down value over the useful life of the asset, providing its residual value does not...
A Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) is a plan that documents service standards (set by the service provider) as well as an operations, maintenance and renewals strategy for achieving these...
The International Infrastructure Management Manual defines a Strategic Plan as "a plan containing the long-term goals and strategies of an organisation.
Strategic plans typically have a strong...
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and...
A Strategic Service Level is a service level concerned with customer outcomes. It is probably a synonym for Community Service Level, but it is difficult to find an authoritative definition of...
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A street is a road that has mainly continuous housing or buildings on one side or both. It provides access to houses, buildings, shops, etc. with frontages onto the street. A street, by definition,...
Street Furniture & Road Furniture are generic terms for various road related assets, including;
Bus Shelters
Road Signs
White Posts
Traffic Lights
Street Sweeping is an activity undertaken to remove unwanted material such as litter and excess aggregate from the road surface. It is generally undertaken for aesthetic reasons, but may also...
A street tree is a tree located within a road reserve.
The care & maintenance of street trees is typically a Council responsibility.
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Stripping (in the context of a sprayed seal) is the loss of aggregate from the surface, resulting in exposed binder and/or pavement.
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The Queensland Local Government Act 2008 defines a Structure as "anything that is built or constructed, whether or not it is attached to land."
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A sub-arterial road is a road connecting arterial roads to areas of development, and carrying
traffic directly from one part of a region to another. [1].
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The replacement of an assets sub-components is typically considered to be a maintenance activity.
Examples
Rewinding an electric motor.
Replacing light bulbs
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A 'Subdivision' in Town Planning terms, is the splitting up of a large block of land into 2 or more smaller allotments. Larger subdivisions typically require the construction of civil works,...
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Sustainability, in a broad sense, is the ability to maintain a certain process or state. In the Local Government context it refers to the ability of Councils to continue delivering a level of...
The term Sustainable Asset Management Pathway is used by NAMS.PLUS to describe 15 simple Asset Management steps.
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A swimming pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation.
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A Switchboard is a device that directs electricity from one source to another. It is an assembly of panels, each of which contain switches that allow electricity to be redirected. The operator is...
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Sydney Water is a statutory State owned corporation, wholly owned by the New South Wales Government. Sydney Water provides drinking water,...
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A table is collection of data displayed in a matrix.
Below is an explanation of how to create a table using WikiDot syntax.
Examples
The simplest way of creating a table is to click on the table...
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The Tasmanian Local Government Act 1993 is the Local Government Act currently in force in Tasmania.
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The Total Asset Management Manual is a manual developed by the NSW Government Asset Management Committee.
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A Total Management Plan (TMP) as an integrated strategic planning framework and business plan for maintaining or improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of services, in both the short and long...
DERM has published a useful glossary as part of its Guidelines for Implementing Total Management Planning.
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Town Planning is the process of ensuring the unified development of cities, towns and regions by managing development, infrastructure and services.
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The trafficable width of a road is equal to;
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A traffic sign is a board, plate, screen, or another device, whether or not illuminated, displaying words, figures, symbols or anything else to regulate, direct or warn road users.
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The WSAA defines a Transfer Main as a Water Main that interconnects Sources, Treatment Works, Reservoirs and/or Supply areas, normally without direct consumer connections.
Transport Infrastructure Public Marine Facilities Regulation 2000 is a regulation made under the Queensland Transport Infrastructure Act 1994.
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Tr@ceR is a Document/Records Management System developed by Liverpool Plains Shire Council.
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A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical...
TRIM is a Records Management System developed by Tower Software and owned by Hewlett-Packard.
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A trunk collector street is a street connecting the internal street network of a residential subdivision with the external arterial road network, thus providing a specialised form of connection at...
A trunk drain is a large-capacity channel or conduit which carries runoff from local street drainage systems to receiving waters. They are typically natural or artificial open channels located in a...
Trunk infrastructure is the ‘higher order’ or ‘shared’ development infrastructure required to ensure the healthy and safe functioning of the uses it is servicing. Trunk infrastructure’s...
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A two coat seal consists of a layer of bitumen with large aggregate that is sealed over with another layer of bitumen with smaller aggregate.
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A "unit rate" is the cost per unit to build or repair an asset or to perform some action. Unit rates can be used to calculate the value of an asset or a network of assets or to estimate the cost of...
The University of New England Centre for Local Government commenced operation in March 1995 in the then Department of Continuing Education. Its primary purpose at this initial stage was the...
The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is a major Australian University that provides a number of courses relevant to Local Government, including a Graduate Diploma in Local Government...
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"Unplanned Maintenance" is maintenance carried out to no predetermined plan.
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An Upgrade is any work of a capital nature that brings and asset (or asset component) back to as new but providing a higher level of service than the asset (or component) originally provided.
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An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not...
An urban arterial road is a road that provides the main basis for public and private movements of persons and goods in urban areas. [1].
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An Urban Centre is a population cluster of 1,000 or more people. [1]
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An Urban Road is a road located within the boundaries of a built-up area.
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The "useful life" (UL) of an asset is the estimated length of time during which the asset is able to deliver a given level of service.
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The UTS Centre for Local Government is an autonomous unit within the University of Technology, Sydney. It was established in 1991 and is now the largest centre of its kind in Australia.
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The Vacuum Sewerage Code of Australia is published by the Water Services Association of Australia.
The current version as of July 2009 is WSA 06-2008 V1.2
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A valuation is the determination of the economic value of an asset.
In local government the term "Valuation" is often used to describe the valuation of an entire class of assets.
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Vibration Monitoring is a condition assessment technique relevant to many types of machinery.
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The Victorian Local Government Act 1989 is one of several state Local Government Acts.
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The Victorian State government enacted the Road Management Act in 2004, in response to the removal of the Non-feasance defence by the High Court.
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A visual condition inspection is a common method of assessing an asset's condition by examining the external appearance of the asset.
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Votar Partners was listed as one of 18 approved Asset Management Consultants by Local Buy in early 2008.
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Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials.
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A "Waste Management Facility" is a facility designed to store, recycle or dispose of any type of waste or rubbish.
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A Waste Transfer Station is structure designed to receive and temporarily store waste, before it is disposed of in a landfill or incinerator.
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Wastewater is spent or used water from residential, business or industrial sources.
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A Wastewater Treatment Plant is a facility for treating wastewater (sewage).
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A water authority is an organisation set up by a state government to provide water & sewerage services within a given area or catchment.
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Water by Design is a capacity building program that supports the uptake of Water Sensitive Urban Design in South East Queensland.
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A water corporation is a water authority that has been set up as a corporation.
Many of the larger water authorities like the Western Australian Water Corporation are water corporations.
The term water hydrant is a synonym for fire hydrant.
R-Spec uses the term "water hydrant" rather than "fire hydrant".
The Water Industry Operators Association (WIOA) is an Incorporated Association and invites Membership from any persons carrying out the whole, or part operation and maintenance of any facet of the...
A water main is water pipe which is a part of the water supply system.
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Replacing a PVC water pipe with the same size, new PVC pipe is a renewal activity.
A "water meter" is a device used to measure the volume of water usage.
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A water "property service" is the portion of a water service pipe located between the reticulation main and the water meter.
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A Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) is a catchment and regional-based water quality management plan. They seek to improve water quality by reducing the amount of key pollutants (e.g. nutrients,...
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) is a set of design elements and on-ground solutions that aim to minimise impacts on the water cycle from the built urban environment. It offers a simplified and...
The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) is the peak body of the Australian urban water industry.
WSAA Codes of Practice
Pressure Sewerage Code of Australia
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Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties in the water industry, commonly a Council or Water Authority, of water resources of various qualities to different...
The Water Supply Code of Australia is published by the Water Services Association of Australia.
The current version as of July 2009 is WSA 03-2002 V2.3.
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A water supply system is a system designed to collect, store, purify and distribute water.
A water supply system may be made up of the following assets, facilities & components.
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A Water Tower is a large tank constructed for the purpose of holding a supply of water at a height sufficient to pressurise a water supply system.
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A Transfer main is a water main used to transport bulk quantities of water from a source or storage to another Water Facility as part of the water supply system. The water transfer main is not part...
Water Treatment is an activity normally utilising plant, equipment and chemicals to process raw water into potable water.
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A Water Treatment Plant is a facility designed to produce potable water for a Water Reticulation Network.
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Some Councils are responsible for the provision of water & wastewater services. In many areas however this responsibility lies with an independent Water Authority.
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A wearing surface is that part of a road pavement specifically designed to resist abrasion from traffic and to minimise the entry of water.
Types of Wearing Surfaces
There are a range of wearing...
There are a number of web-based software suites that can be used with out any software being installed on a computer except for a browser, including;
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A web-content-management system (WCMS or Web CMS) is content management system (CMS) software, usually implemented as a Web application, for creating and managing HTML content. It is used to manage...
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A Weighbridge is a device used to measure the mass of vehicles passing over it.
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Western Australia is the largest state by area within Australia.
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The Western Australian Local Government Act 1995 is the Local Government Act currently in force in Western Australia.
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A Wet Rack is a term used in the Water Treatment industry to describe a cubicle containing water quality test instruments with live sample lines passing the water through the instrument sensors.
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A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.
The Queensland Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation circulated a list of Infrastructure Asset Classes...
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A Wiki ([ˈwiː.kiː] <wee-kee> or [ˈwɪ.kiː] <wick-ey>) is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit...
The Wheatbelt North Regional Road Group is one of a number of Western Australian Regional Road Groups.
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The Wide Bay Burnett Asset Management Group is a proposed Regional Asset Management Group consisting of representatives from the following Councils.
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The second meeting of the Wide Bay Burnett Asset Management Group was held at 10.00am Thursday 16th of July, 2009 at the Bourbong Street Administration Building in Bundaberg.
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