Since moving to Vancouver, one of the biggest professional reality checks has been just how different the the water sector is here compared to what I was used to in Melbourne, Australia. At first glance, the structures appear similar: like Melbourne Water, Metro Vancouver oversees drinking water supply and sewage treatment for the metro area.ContinueContinue reading “Metro Vancouver vs Melbourne Water”
Category Archives: Water Utility Operations
Victorian Metro Water Utilities Performance Report 2023-24
Why this report is being produced?Parliamentary documents1 prepared in the lead-up to the enactment of the new Water Industry Act 1994 indicate that the establishment of three metropolitan retail water corporations was intended, in part, to enable a degree of service comparison for customers. As these corporations do not directly compete for customers, such comparisonsContinueContinue reading “Victorian Metro Water Utilities Performance Report 2023-24”
Review of South East Water (SEW) Annual Report 23-24
This is the final installment of annual report reviews for Melbourne Metro water authorities. You will find the the previous annual report reviews below: Melbourne Water Annual Report Review 2023-24Greater Western Water Annual Report Review 2023-24Yarra Valley Water Annual Report Review 2023-24 In each review, including this one, the focus is on Governance, Key PerformanceContinueContinue reading “Review of South East Water (SEW) Annual Report 23-24”
Review of Yarra Valley Water (YVW) Annual Report 23-24
This third installment of my review of the Victorian Metro water utilities focuses on Yarra Valley Water (YVW). Previously, I have examined the annual reports for Melbourne Water and Greater Western Water for the same reporting period. In this review, I will use the same template as in my earlier posts, concentrating on Governance, KeyContinueContinue reading “Review of Yarra Valley Water (YVW) Annual Report 23-24”
Review of Greater Western Water (GWW) Annual Report 23-24
This is the second in the series of reviews of 2023-24 annual reports for water corporations based in Victoria with my first review being of Melbourne Water’s annual report. I decided I would next look at Greatest Western Water’s annual report as it is the newest water corporation in Victoria and there is a lotContinueContinue reading “Review of Greater Western Water (GWW) Annual Report 23-24”
Melbourne Water 2023/24 Annual Report Key Highlights
Annual reports are valuable sources of information that could overwhelm even the most seasoned observers. To make sure there is a level of consistency in these reviews, this post and any subsequent reviews will focus on governance, capital expenditure, and financial performance only. This choice is partly informed by the fact that all Victorian waterContinueContinue reading “Melbourne Water 2023/24 Annual Report Key Highlights”
Top 20 Consultancies in Victoria by Utility Expenditure
After a painstaking exercise to collate consultancies based on disclosures from all Victorian water authorities engaging consultants with expenditure above $10,000 for the 2022/23 financial year, the following are the top 20 consultancies with the highest earnings in the corresponding year. Disclaimer: the information above was obtained using publicly available information disclosed as part ofContinueContinue reading “Top 20 Consultancies in Victoria by Utility Expenditure”
Consultants Expenditure in Victorian Water Sector
Water authorities commonly use consultants for their operational and capital delivery needs. Consultants bring with them a level of technical expertise and specialised skill that is often lacking within the ranks of water authorities and is needed for a temporary and/or urgent basis. Public disclosures by water authorities allow us to inspect how each waterContinueContinue reading “Consultants Expenditure in Victorian Water Sector”
Greater Western Water is born
Today, history was made in the water industry as Western Water (WW) and City West Water (CWW) officially merge and begin to operate as a single entity known as Greater Western Water (GWW). In their joint media release, the new water board was confident of its ability to service the existing 1.2 million customers inContinueContinue reading “Greater Western Water is born”
The (uncertain) way forward
COVID-19 pandemic arrived on our shores more than a year ago. Allow me to reflect on the way the Victorian water industry has reacted and played its part. I focus here on Victorian water industry as I have not been following developments in other states. So Victoria it is, my home state. I’ll break upContinueContinue reading “The (uncertain) way forward”
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