Practice Notes

About IPWEA Practice Notes:

  • IPWEA NAMS.AU has recognised the need for industry guidelines to assist practitioners with Asset Management and Financial Planning
  • The aim is to foster a national approach and encourage consistency of data and outputs
  • These documents will be reviewed and updated as further, and better, information comes to hand
  • A series of further Practice Notes is being researched and will be published to assist with the important task of how best to carry out condition assessments for various classes of assets as well as other important aspects of asset and financial management

Future Practice Notes:

  • Level of Service (LoS)

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Practice Note 6: Long-term Financial Planning

 

 

     
           








           
             
Practice Note 6: Long-term Financial Planning
Published 2012   NEW!          
  • Guidance for the preparation of a long-term financial plan
     
  • Valuable for local government organisations that need to manage long life infrastructure assets to provide services for their communities
     
  • Enable decision makers to be properly informed now and into the future ensuring equity and informed prioritisation so that the organisation can deliver its variety of services to a desired, affordable and sustainable level
     
  • Practice Note 6 has been developed by IPWEA in partnership with the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government. It has been funded through the Australian Government Local Government Reform Fund
     

LTFP Toolkit

  • To assist organisations to prepare a LTFP without use of proprietary software, IPWEA has devloped a simple excel based LTFP model
  • By using this model you can input financial projections and generate outputs in the form of Appendix 1 of the Practice Note
  • The model can be used as is, or may be adapted to specified requirements
  • The model consists of 15 worksheets
  • Requires only basic familiarity with Excel to
  • Included in the Toolkit is a 'How to Guide' to assist with the setup

 
Download Practice Note 6 NOW!

Included in the download is the LTFP Toolkit & (Excel) How to Guide (pdf).
 

      
Practice Note 6 is FREE if you wish to download the online version. If you would rather a hard copy it can be purchased at IPWEA.

PN6 Online Copy   FREE!
Included in the download:
- Practice Note 6 (pdf)   
- LTFP Toolkit (Excel)
- How to Guide (pdf)

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Type
1. Online Copy FREE!
2. Hard Copy

Cost

Online Copy FREE!
or
$55 / Hard Copy
(inc GST & P&H within AU)

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Practice Note 5: Stormwater Drainage         
           
             
Practice Note 5: Stormwater Drainage
Published 2011
  • Assist practitioners in applying best practice for Asset Management, Condition Assessment and Performance Inspection for various asset classes
     
  • Applicable for SWD systems including traditional underground conduit systems (pipes, culverts) and lined open channel systems. These systems include the various collection mechanisms such as gully pits and field inlets and structures for access to buried assets
    
Type
Hard Copy

Cost

$187 / Copy (inc GST & P&H within AU)
           
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Practice Note 4: Asset Management for Small, Rural or Remote Communities

 

 

    

             
Practice Note 4: Asset Management for Small, Rural or Remote Communities
Published 2011
  • Provides full guidance to produce Asset Management Plans suitable for Small Communities
     
  • Online templates and tools can be tailored for individual council needs.
    This provides the ability for councils to :
    - Review and update plans for sustainable infrastructure and service delivery
    - Manage assets with much greater knowledge, understanding & commitment
     
  • Developed with the support of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG). ACELG is providing all councils in Australia that have a population less than 5,000 with 2 complimentary copies. These Councils will be separately advised               
    
Type
Hard Copy - 140 pages

Cost

Complimentary

2 Complimentary Copies are available for all AU Councils with population < 5,000

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Further Information
For further information on Asset Management For Small Rural and Remote Communities  more..

 

 
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Practice Note 3: Buildings

 

    
             
Practice Note 3: Buildings
Published 2009
  • Is applicable for typical local government, public works or other organisations

  • It provides guideline principles to carry out condition & performance assessment of buildings and surrounds assisting the establishment of a register, component condition assessment, estimates of remaining useful life, risk analysis, reporting, work schedules and financial planning
     

NOTE: Purchase includes download access to valuable spreadsheet resources, data collection forms, case studies and report templates

    
Type
Hard Copy - 106 pages

Cost

$264 / Copy
(inc GST & P&H within AU)

Sample Content
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Practice Note 1: Footpaths & Cycleways
          
             
Practice Note 2: Kerb & Channel (Gutter)
Published 2008
  • Drawn on examples of best practice from around Australia
     
  • Provide practitioners with tools to assist in carrying out inspections that can lead to action plans for remedial works based on risk management principles
      
  • Provide an assessment of overall network condition for longer term planning
    
Type
Hard Copy - 45 pages


Cost
$110 / Copy
(INC GST & P&H AU)

Sample Content
Download Here (PDF, 312KB)

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Practice Note 1: Footpaths & Cycleways
             
Practice Note 1: Footpaths & Cycleways           

Published 2007
  • Recognising their propensity to feature in damages claims agaist Councils.
    
Type
Hard Copy - 48 pages

Cost

$110 / Copy
(INC GST & P&H AU)

Sample Content
Download Here (PDF, 940KB)

Purchase
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Practice Note 1: Footpaths & Cycleways
             
Preamble Document     
  • A Preamble Document (eBook) sets out the generic principles applicable to all types of assets. It covers the basic concepts of condition assessment, performance measurement, risk management and data management.

  • This overview draws from the the International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM).

    
Type
eBook

Cost

FREE
           
Download Free eBook 

 

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