Web Conferencing
Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the internet. This can be either a downloaded application on each of the attendees' computers or a web-based application where the attendees access the meeting by clicking on a link distributed by e-mail (meeting invitation) to enter the conference.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are a set of recommendations for making Web content more accessible.
Web Content Management System
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 and control a large, dynamic collection of Web material (HTML documents and their associated images). A WCMS facilitates content creation, content control, editing, and many essential Web maintenance functions. [1]
Web Server
A web server is a computer loaded with software that allows it to deliver content stored in a directory as web pages.
Web-Based Asset Management Plan
A Web-based Asset Management Plan is an Asset Management Plan that has been created as series of web pages.
Web-based Office Suites
There are a number of web-based software suites that can be used without any software being installed on a computer except for a browser, including;
- Google Docs
- OnlyOffice (You will need an HTML5 friendly browser, i.e. not IE)
- Zoho
Web-Based Tools
WebComm CMS
WebComm CMS is a Web Content Management System used by a number of Australian Councils.
Website
A website is a set of related web pages typically served from a single web domain.
Weed Management
Local governments have a role in managing weed problems on their own land, and support weed management through activities such as the development of local weed strategies and community weed management programs. In some states, local governments are responsible for planning, coordinating and monitoring noxious weed control. (3)
Weighbridge
A weighbridge is a device used to measure the mass of vehicles passing over it.
Weir
A weir is a small overflow-type dam commonly used to raise the level of a river or stream.
Wellington Blayney & Cabonne Strategic Alliance
The Wellington Blayney & Cabonne Strategic Alliance is a voluntary cooperative alliance between Wellington Shire Council, Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire Council and the Central Tablelands Water County Council. It was formed in 2003, with Central Tablelands Water County Council joining the Alliance in 2005. The Alliance was formed in response to the local government reform agenda.
Western Alliance For Greenhouse Action
The Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA) is an alliance of eight Melbourne metropolitan councils.
Western Australia
Western Australia is the largest state by area within Australia. It borders the Northern Territory in the north and South Australia in the south.
Western Australian Department Of Water
Western Australian Jobs
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Western Australian Local Government Accounting Manual
The Western Australian Local Government Accounting Manual is published by the Western Australian Department of Local Government and Communities.
Western Australian Local Government Act 1995
The Western Australian Local Government Act 1995 is the Local Government Act currently in force in Western Australia.
Western Australian Local Government Association
The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) is the voice of Local Government in Western Australia. As the peak industry body WALGA advocates on behalf of the State's 141 Local Governments and negotiates service agreements for the sector. WALGA is not a government department or agency. It is a member of the ALGA.
Western Australian Main Roads Act 1930
The Main Roads Act 1930 regulates the following aspects of roads in Western Australia
- Commissioner of Main Roads, and powers and duties of the Commissioner
- the Main Roads Advisory Board
- higways and main roads
- declared roads
- roads other than declared roads
- secondary roads
- motor traffic passes
- control of access
- control of advertisements
Western Australian Road Authorities
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Western Australian Water Corporation
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Western Water
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Armadale City Council | ua.vog.aw.eladamra|ofni#ua.vog.aw.eladamra|ofni | |
Ashburton Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.notrubhsa|aos#ua.vog.aw.notrubhsa|aos | |
Augusta-Margaret River Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.csrma|csrma#ua.vog.aw.csrma|csrma | |
Bassendean Town Council | ua.vog.aw.naednessab|liam#ua.vog.aw.naednessab|liam | |
Bayswater City Council | ua.vog.aw.retawsyab|liam#ua.vog.aw.retawsyab|liam | |
Belmont City Council | ua.vog.aw.tnomleb|tnomleb#ua.vog.aw.tnomleb|tnomleb | |
Beverley Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yelreveb|nimda#ua.vog.aw.yelreveb|nimda | Stephen Gollan |
Boddington Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.notgniddob|erihs#ua.vog.aw.notgniddob|erihs | |
Boyup Brook Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.koorbpuyob|erihs#ua.vog.aw.koorbpuyob|erihs | |
Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nwotegdirb|erihsntb#ua.vog.aw.nwotegdirb|erihsntb | |
Brookton Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.notkoorb|liam#ua.vog.aw.notkoorb|liam | |
Broome Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.emoorb|erihs#ua.vog.aw.emoorb|erihs | |
Broomehill-Tambellup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.tberihs|liam#ua.vog.aw.tberihs|liam | |
Bruce Rock Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.kcorecurb|nimda#ua.vog.aw.kcorecurb|nimda | |
Bunbury City Council | ua.vog.aw.yrubnub|sdrocer#ua.vog.aw.yrubnub|sdrocer | |
Busselton Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.notlessub|erihs#ua.vog.aw.notlessub|erihs | |
Cambridge Town Council | ua.vog.aw.egdirbmac|liam#ua.vog.aw.egdirbmac|liam | |
Canning City Council | ua.vog.aw.gninnac|remotsuc#ua.vog.aw.gninnac|remotsuc | |
Capel Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.lepac|ofni#ua.vog.aw.lepac|ofni | |
Carnamah Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.hamanrac|erihs#ua.vog.aw.hamanrac|erihs | |
Carnarvon Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.novranrac|erihs#ua.vog.aw.novranrac|erihs | |
Chapman Valley Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yellavnampahc|nimda#ua.vog.aw.yellavnampahc|nimda | |
Chittering Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gnirettihc|rettahc#ua.vog.aw.gnirettihc|rettahc | |
Christmas Island Shire Council | xc.vog.erihs|ycul#xc.vog.erihs|ycul | |
Claremont Town Council | ua.vog.aw.tnomeralc|cot#ua.vog.aw.tnomeralc|cot | Stephen Goode |
Cockburn City Council | ua.vog.aw.nrubkcoc|remotsuc#ua.vog.aw.nrubkcoc|remotsuc | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council | cc.erihs|ofni#cc.erihs|ofni | |
Collie Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.eilloc|erihsloc#ua.vog.aw.eilloc|erihsloc | |
Coolgardie Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.eidraglooc|cescexe#ua.vog.aw.eidraglooc|cescexe | |
Coorow Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.worooc|erihs#ua.vog.aw.worooc|erihs | |
Corrigin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nigirroc|erihs#ua.vog.aw.nigirroc|erihs | |
Cottesloe Town Council | ua.vog.aw.eolsettoc|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.eolsettoc|licnuoc | |
Cranbrook Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.koorbnarc|erihs#ua.vog.aw.koorbnarc|erihs | |
Cuballing Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gnillabuc|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.gnillabuc|seiriuqne | |
Cue Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.euc|erihs#ua.vog.aw.euc|erihs | |
Cunderdin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nidrednuc|nimda#ua.vog.aw.nidrednuc|nimda | |
Dalwallinu Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.unillawlad|erihs#ua.vog.aw.unillawlad|erihs | |
Dandaragan Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nagaradnad|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.nagaradnad|licnuoc | |
Dardanup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.punadrad|sdrocer#ua.vog.aw.punadrad|sdrocer | |
Denmark Shire Council | ua.moc.nw|erihskramned#ua.moc.nw|erihskramned | |
Derby-West Kimberley Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.kwds|kwds#ua.vog.aw.kwds|kwds | |
Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.koorbynnod|erihs#ua.vog.aw.koorbynnod|erihs | |
Dowerin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nirewod|osc#ua.vog.aw.nirewod|osc | |
Dumbleyung Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gnuyelbmud|oec#ua.vog.aw.gnuyelbmud|oec | |
Dundas Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.sadnud|erihs#ua.vog.aw.sadnud|erihs | |
East Fremantle Town Council | ua.vog.aw.eltnamerftsae|nimda#ua.vog.aw.eltnamerftsae|nimda | |
East Pilbara Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.arabliptsae|cesnes#ua.vog.aw.arabliptsae|cesnes | |
Esperance Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ecnarepse|erihs#ua.vog.aw.ecnarepse|erihs | Matthew Scott |
Exmouth Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.htuomxe|xerihs#ua.vog.aw.htuomxe|xerihs | Bill Price |
Fremantle City Council | ua.vog.aw.eltnamerf|ofni#ua.vog.aw.eltnamerf|ofni | Philip St John |
City of Greater Geraldton Council | ua.vog.aw.ggc|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.ggc|licnuoc | |
Gingin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nignig|liam#ua.vog.aw.nignig|liam | |
Gnowangerup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.puregnawong|erihspng#ua.vog.aw.puregnawong|erihspng | |
Goomalling Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gnillamoog|erihsog#ua.vog.aw.gnillamoog|erihsog | |
Gosnells City Council | ua.vog.aw.sllensog|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.sllensog|licnuoc | |
Harvey Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yevrah|erihs#ua.vog.aw.yevrah|erihs | |
Irwin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.niwri|noitpecer#ua.vog.aw.niwri|noitpecer | |
Jerramungup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.pugnumarrej|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.pugnumarrej|licnuoc | Brent Bailey |
City of Joondalup | ua.vog.aw.puladnooj|ofni#ua.vog.aw.puladnooj|ofni | |
Kalamunda Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.adnumalak|erihs.alak#ua.vog.aw.adnumalak|erihs.alak | |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder City Council | ua.vog.aw.dluoblak|gabliam#ua.vog.aw.dluoblak|gabliam | |
Katanning Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gninnatak|osc#ua.vog.aw.gninnatak|osc | |
Kellerberrin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nirrebrellek|ap#ua.vog.aw.nirrebrellek|ap | |
Kent Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.tnek|nimda#ua.vog.aw.tnek|nimda | |
Kojonup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.punojok|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.punojok|licnuoc | |
Kondinin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ninidnok|oec#ua.vog.aw.ninidnok|oec | |
Koorda Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.adrook|erihs#ua.vog.aw.adrook|erihs | |
Kulin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.niluk|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.niluk|seiriuqne | |
Kwinana Town Council | ua.vog.aw.ananiwk|nimda#ua.vog.aw.ananiwk|nimda | |
Lake Grace Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ecargekal|erihs#ua.vog.aw.ecargekal|erihs | |
Laverton Shire Council | ua.moc.tentsew|erihsnotreval#ua.moc.tentsew|erihsnotreval | |
Leonora Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.aronoel|nimda#ua.vog.aw.aronoel|nimda | |
Mandurah City Council | ua.vog.aw.harudnam|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.harudnam|licnuoc | |
Manjimup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.pumijnam|ofni#ua.vog.aw.pumijnam|ofni | |
Meekatharra Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.erihsakeem|oec#ua.vog.aw.erihsakeem|oec | Roy McClymont |
Melville City Council | ua.vog.aw.ellivlem|ofnilem#ua.vog.aw.ellivlem|ofnilem | Shayne Silcox |
Menzies Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.seiznem|nimda#ua.vog.aw.seiznem|nimda | |
Merredin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.niderrem|nimda#ua.vog.aw.niderrem|nimda | |
Mingenew Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.wenegnim|oec#ua.vog.aw.wenegnim|oec | |
Moora Shire Council | ua.moc.nw|erihsaroom#ua.moc.nw|erihsaroom | |
Morawa Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.awarom|nimda#ua.vog.aw.awarom|nimda | |
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Mount Magnet Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.tengamtm|oec#ua.vog.aw.tengamtm|oec | |
Mount Marshall Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.llahsramtm|nimda#ua.vog.aw.llahsramtm|nimda | |
Mukinbudin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nidubnikum|nimda#ua.vog.aw.nidubnikum|nimda | |
Mundaring Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gniradnum|erihs#ua.vog.aw.gniradnum|erihs | |
Murchison Shire Council | moc.dnopgib|erihsnosihcrum#moc.dnopgib|erihsnosihcrum | |
Murray Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yarrum|gabliam#ua.vog.aw.yarrum|gabliam | |
Nannup Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.punnan|punnan#ua.vog.aw.punnan|punnan | |
Narembeen Shire Council | ua.moc.tentsew|erihsneebmeran#ua.moc.tentsew|erihsneebmeran | |
Narrogin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.erihsnigorran|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.erihsnigorran|seiriuqne | |
Narrogin Town Council | ua.vog.aw.nigorran|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.nigorran|seiriuqne | |
Nedlands City Council | ua.vog.aw.sdnalden|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.sdnalden|licnuoc | Greg Trevaskis |
Ngaanyatjarraku Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ukarrajtaynaagn|liam#ua.vog.aw.ukarrajtaynaagn|liam | |
Northam Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.mahtron|sdrocer#ua.vog.aw.mahtron|sdrocer | |
Northampton Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.notpmahtron|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.notpmahtron|licnuoc | |
Peppermint Grove Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.evorgtnimreppep|oec#ua.vog.aw.evorgtnimreppep|oec | |
Perenjori Shire Council | ua.moc.nw|erihsirojnerep#ua.moc.nw|erihsirojnerep | Ali Mills |
Perth City Council | ua.vog.aw.htrepfoytic|ytic_ofni#ua.vog.aw.htrepfoytic|ytic_ofni | Martin Mileham |
Pingelly Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yllegnip|nimda#ua.vog.aw.yllegnip|nimda | |
Plantagenet Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.tenegatnalp|ofni#ua.vog.aw.tenegatnalp|ofni | |
Port Hedland Town Council | ua.vog.aw.dnaldehtrop|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.dnaldehtrop|licnuoc | |
Quairading Shire Council | ua.moc.nw|erihsg#ua.moc.nw|erihsg | |
Ravensthorpe Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.eprohtsnevar|erihs#ua.vog.aw.eprohtsnevar|erihs | Ian Fitzgerald |
Rockingham City Council | ua.vog.aw.mahgnikcor|licnuoc#ua.vog.aw.mahgnikcor|licnuoc | |
Roebourne Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.enruobeor|ros#ua.vog.aw.enruobeor|ros | |
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.erihsjs|ofni#ua.vog.aw.erihsjs|ofni | |
Shark Bay Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yabkrahs|nimda#ua.vog.aw.yabkrahs|nimda | |
South Perth City Council | ua.vog.aw.htrephtuos|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.htrephtuos|seiriuqne | Geoff Glass |
City of Stirling | ua.vog.aw.gnilrits|gnilrits#ua.vog.aw.gnilrits|gnilrits | |
Subiaco City Council | ua.vog.aw.ocaibus|ytic#ua.vog.aw.ocaibus|ytic | |
Swan City Council | ua.vog.aw.naws|naws#ua.vog.aw.naws|naws | |
Tammin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.pullebmat|erihsmat#ua.vog.aw.pullebmat|erihsmat | |
Three Springs Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.sgnirpseerht|nimda#ua.vog.aw.sgnirpseerht|nimda | |
Toodyay Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.yaydoot|sdrocer#ua.vog.aw.yaydoot|sdrocer | Stan Scott |
Trayning Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gninyart|nimda#ua.vog.aw.gninyart|nimda | |
Upper Gascoyne Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.enyocsagreppu|nimda#ua.vog.aw.enyocsagreppu|nimda | |
Victoria Park Town Council | ua.vog.aw.krapciv|nimda#ua.vog.aw.krapciv|nimda | Anthony Vuleta |
Victoria Plains Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.snialpairotciv|noitpecer#ua.vog.aw.snialpairotciv|noitpecer | |
Vincent Town Council | ua.vog.aw.tnecniv|liam#ua.vog.aw.tnecniv|liam | Len Kosova |
Wagin Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nigaw|erihs#ua.vog.aw.nigaw|erihs | |
Wandering Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.gnirednaw|oec#ua.vog.aw.gnirednaw|oec | |
Wanneroo City Council | ua.vog.aw.oorennaw|seiriuqne#ua.vog.aw.oorennaw|seiriuqne | |
Waroona Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.anooraw|erihsraw#ua.vog.aw.anooraw|erihsraw | |
West Arthur Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ruhtratsew|erihs#ua.vog.aw.ruhtratsew|erihs | |
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Williams Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.smailliw|erihs#ua.vog.aw.smailliw|erihs | |
Wiluna Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.anuliw|noitpecer#ua.vog.aw.anuliw|noitpecer | |
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Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire Council | ua.moc.reitnorftsaleht|liam#ua.moc.reitnorftsaleht|liam | |
Yalgoo Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.ooglay|ap#ua.vog.aw.ooglay|ap | |
Yilgarn Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.nragliy|nragliy#ua.vog.aw.nragliy|nragliy | |
York Shire Council | ua.vog.aw.kroy|sdrocer#ua.vog.aw.kroy|sdrocer |
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Wet Rack
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.
Wetlands
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Wharves
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Wheatbelt North Regional Road Group
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Wheel Rut
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Wheel Wash
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White Card
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Whitsunday Regional Road Group
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Whole of Life
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Wide Bay Burnett Asset Management Group
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Wide Bay Burnett Regional Road Group
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Wide Bay Water Corporation
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Wiki
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Wiki-based Asset Management Plans
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Willingness to Pay
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Wind Mill
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Windows Sharepoint Services
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Windsock
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Win-win Strategy
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WIOA
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WIP
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Wire Rope Safety Barrier
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Wish List
A wish list is a list of goods or services desired by an individual, group or organisation.
Wombat Crossing
A Wombat Crossing is a type of raised pedestrian crossing, where the road ramps up to meet the level of crossing rather than (as typical) the footpath dropping to meet the road surface via a pram crossing.
Won't I become redundant if I document my knowledge in a wiki?
- I’ve been doing my best to document everything I know since 1999, and I’m still employed.
- I’ve learned heaps in the process, and consolidated my knowledge, by thinking about how to communicate it to others.
- In my experience sharing your knowledge absolutely increases your value to an organisation.
- It is also a great way to 'remember' something that was learned earlier but which has been 'lost' in the recesses of time :)
Work Collaboratively
Work Collaboratively - Working collaboratively is perhaps the single best way of reducing duplication of effort and waste, and maximising an organisation's collective intelligence.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 is designed to provide for a balanced and nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces by:
Work in Progress
The term Work in Progress (WIP) refers to any works that are incomplete at the end of an accounting period. WIP is valued at cost, and is considered to be a separate Asset Class by many Councils.
Work Instruction
A work instruction is a document is designed to help staff perform their tasks more efficiently and consistently.
Work Method Statement
A Work Method Statement is a document that states how a potentially dangerous or high risk activity is to be carried out safely.
Work of Art
Work of Art -> Artworks
Work Order
A work order (or job card) is a hard copy document created when works are approved.
Work Order Number
A Work Order Number is a unique ID number assigned to a particular Work Order used to track expenditure against a particular project or task.
Work Ticket
A job card or work ticket is a hard copy document given to a person responsible for carrying out maintenance or other works on an asset or asset component that details the work that needs to be undertaken. The extent of work carried out is typically recorded on the card, and returned to the point of issue, so that the information can be recorded against the asset.
Some organisations use the term work order to describe a document similar to that described above.
Related Pages
External Links & References
- Google Search (Job Card)
- Google Search (Work Ticket)
Workforce Planning
Workforce Planning is a continual process used to align the needs and priorities of the organization with those of its workforce to ensure it can meet its legislative, regulatory, service and production requirements and organizational objectives.
Working Group
A working group is an ad hoc group of subject-matter experts working together to achieve specified goals.
Workplace Challenge Group Consultation
A Workplace Challenge Group Consultation is a structured five step process that aims to use the collective wisdom of a group of people to generate different ways of seeing and solving a challenge identified by an individual.
Workplace Harassment and Bullying Policy
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 situation without "reinventing the wheel" from scratch.
Workplace Health & Safety
See: Occupational Health & Safety
Workplace Health & Safety Act
A number of states have Workplace Health & Safety Acts, including;
Workplace Health & Safety Policy
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 situation without "reinventing the wheel" from scratch.
Workplace Health and Safety
Workplace Power
There are a number of different types of power within the workplace, including those listed below. Understanding this could help you to understand how your organisation works, and how to get things done.
Works
Works are any kind of activity in connection with the construction, maintenance or repair of physical infrastructure.
Works Programming
Works Programming is the act of deciding when each item in a list of approved works should be undertaken.
Worksafe Victoria
Worksafe Victoria is the Victorian government agency responsible for:
- helping avoid workplace injuries occurring;
- enforcing Victoria's occupational health and safety laws;
- providing reasonably priced workplace injury insurance for employers;
- helping injured workers back into the workforce;
- managing the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practices.
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.
Worldwide Parking Group
Worldwide Parking Group LTD are the owners of the worldwide IP for precast concrete car parking buildings that are environmentally friendly, permanent or recyclable.
This is a pre-engineered design-build system that has major economic benefits over over traditional consultant design contracts for above-ground parking structures of unlimited size and has benefits of low cost, quiet construction methods, exceptional speed of erection and early commissioning of carpark leading to early cashflow, and ability to relocate in future, makes the WPG system ideal for airports, hospitals, transport hubs, municipal parking, shopping centres, and private developments.
Buildings have wide spans and can be erected to bridge over railway lines or roads, or existing carparking.
The WPG system can reduce or eliminate the input required from independant consultants such as project managers, structural engineers, and architects.
The technology can be licensed, and licensees exist to date in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
WQIP
WQIP -> Water Quality Improvement Plan
Write Off
The term write-off describes a reduction in recognized value. In accounting terminology, it refers to recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. (Wikipedia)
Written Down Cost
Written Down Replacement Cost
The Written Down Replacement Cost (WDRC) (or Written Down Value) of an asset is its current replacement cost less accumulated depreciation.
Written Down Value
The Written Down Replacement Cost (WDRC) (or Written Down Value) of an asset is its current replacement cost less accumulated depreciation.
The written down replacement cost of an asset varies over time, in a fashion that depends on how the asset is depreciated, and what maintenance & renewal works are carried out on the asset.
The following graph shows how the WDRC or an asset varies over tine if straight-line depreciation is assumed.
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Contributors
The following site members have contributed to this page:
External Links & References
- Google Search (Written Down Replacement Cost)
- Google Search (Written Down Value)
WSAA
WSAA -> Water Services Association of Australia
WSAA Sewerage Pumping Station Code of Australia
The Sewerage Pumping Station Code of Australia (WSA 04-2005) is published by the Water Services Association of Australia. It can be purchased from the WSAA Bookshop.
WSUD
WSUD -> Water Sensitive Urban Design
XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages. It is classified as an extensible language, because it allows the user to define the mark-up elements.
X-Prize Foundation
The X-Prize Foundation is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity, thereby inspiring the formation of new industries and the revitalization of markets that are currently stuck due to existing failures or a commonly held belief that a solution is not possible. The foundation addresses the world’s Grand Challenges by creating and managing large-scale, high-profile, incentivized prize competitions that stimulate investment in research and development worth far more than the prize itself. It motivates and inspires brilliant innovators from all disciplines to leverage their intellectual and financial capital.
Yammer
Yammer is an enterprise social networking service, typically used for private communication within an organization. Access to a Yammer network is determined by a user's Internet domain so that only individuals with appropriate email addresses may join their respective networks.
Yankalilla District Council
Yarra Valley Water
Home -> Australian Water Authorities -> Yarra Valley Water
Yorke Peninsula District Council
The District Council of Yorke Peninsula is located in South Australia. It has a population of approximately 12,000.
Locality Plan
How to embed a Google Map in a page
Contact Information
E-mail: ua.vog.as.ekroy|nimda#ua.vog.as.ekroy|nimda
Software Systems
Asset Management System: Unknown
Document/Records Management System: Unknown
Financial System: Civica
Geographical Information System: MapInfo
Site Members
About This Page
If you are looking at this page because you work for this Council, please consider signing up to the site and contributing some information or circulating this link to other Council employees who might be interested. Some information about what software systems the Council uses & some contact details would be a good start, but any information that you can contribute to the site, on any topic will be greatly appreciated. There are a lot of good reasons to contribute, and it is pretty easy. Click here for an explanation about how to edit pages.
External Links & References
Yotta
Home -> Asset Management Software -> Yotta [http://www.weareyotta.com]
Your Development
Your Development is a website set up by the CSIRO and the Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts.
Youth Services
Many Councils offer a range of services designed for youths and young people.
Youth Support
Many Local Government Councils support local youth via a range of of services.
Zero-based Budgeting
Zero-based budgeting is an approach to budgeting in which every line item of the budget is considered on its merits, without reference to previous expenditure levels.
Zoho
The Zoho Office Suite is a Web-based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM, project management, invoicing and other applications.
Zoom Camera Pipe Inspection (Aka QuickView)
A Zoom Camera Pipe Inspection using tool such as QuickView is a variation on a traditional CCTV Pipe Inspection.
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