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South Gippsland Water
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South Gippsland Water’s service area covers 22 towns and 4,000 square kilometres.
South Gippsland is located about 2 hours drive from Melbourne and is well known for its coastal resorts, such as Inverloch, Cape Paterson, Venus Bay, Sandy Point and Port Albert. The region also has two internationally recognised National Parks: Wilson’s Promontory and Tarra Bulga, north east of Yarram.
Key industries include agriculture, primarily dairy farming, associated production industries and tourism.
South Gippsland Water’s total operation in 2008/09 comprised:
• Some 18,995 water assessments [accounts] over 21 rural centres
• 13 reservoirs and 18 service storages
• 4,726 million litres [ML] annual volume of metered water supplied to
customers
• Water catchments with a total area of 1,234 square kilometres
• 10 separate water supply systems
• 10 water treatment plants
• 661 km of water mains
• 17 water pump stations
• Some 15,997 wastewater assessments over 11 rural centres
• 3,811 ML of wastewater collected
• 11 conventional wastewater systems
• 1 vacuum wastewater system
• 10 wastewater treatment plants
• 401 km of wastewater mains
• 45 wastewater pump stations
There are no employment opportunities at this time
Llew Vale OAM
(Chair).
Appointed 1st January 1995 Llew Vale has lived in South Gippsland for over thirty years where he has been heavily
involved in local affairs including serving as Councillor and Shire
President of the South Gippsland Shire and a term on the Gippsland
Coastal Board. He has served as Chair of South Gippsland Water since its
inception in 1995, having previously been a Member of the South
Gippsland Water Board. Llew has also served two terms as Chair of the
Victorian Water Industry Association and Chair of the Regional Urban
Water Authorities Group . He was a founding Director of WaterAid
Australia the industry’s International charity, a position he still
holds. Llew is also a Director of the Toora and Foster Bendigo Community
Bank Board. He is a beef farmer at Toora and also works as a consultant
to Bendigo Bank in its Community Banking division. Llew was awarded an
Order of Australia in 2002 for his services to the water industry and
the community. Currently Llew is the Chair of the Gippsland Region
Sustainable Water Strategy, Consultative Committee.
Joan Liley. B.Com (Melb) Dip.Ed. (Monash) GAICD
(Deputy Chair) Appointed 1st of July 2004.
Joan is a fourth generation Gippsland farmer and a former Secondary
Teacher. She joined the Board of South Gippsland Water in July 2004. Her
other Board Memberships include the West Gippsland Catchment Management
Authority and Gippsland Ports. She is a past member of the Board of
Southern Rural Water. She has an abiding interest in the sustainable
development of the Gippsland Coastal Region and the responsible
management of its resources.
Noel Maud. Appointed 1st of July 2005.
Noel is a
former journalist with varied community involvements. He served for six
years as a councillor with Bass Coast Shire including two terms as
mayor, is a former president and current member of the South Gippsland
Conservation Society and currently is serving on the boards of the West
Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and Gippsland Coastal Board. He
worked as an electorate officer for Susan Davies whilst she was the
Member for Gippsland West and for many years was a journalist in rural,
provincial and metropolitan locations.
John Anderson
Cert EDP,MACS.Appointed 1st of October 2007.
John brings over 30 years experience in the Information Technology
industry to the organization. In partnership with his wife, he also
operates a Dairy farm in West Gippsland. John is currently an
independent information technology consultant and is the Deputy Chair of Victrack, a Director of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group and a
Director of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. John has
a strong interest in community and volunteer groups including Landcare.
Jim Fawcett CPA. Appointed 1st of October 2007.
Jim is a certified practising accountant and partner in a local
accounting firm for over 25 years. He has also had extensive involvement
with local community and sporting groups during that time. He is a
former board member and President of Woorayl District Memorial Hospital
and its successor Gippsland Southern Health Service. He is a councillor
and currently serving as Mayor of South Gippsland Shire Council.
John Rundell BE, BEc, MBA LLM DipICArb CA, FCPA, FHKICPA, FIAMA,
FCIArb, GAICD Appointed 1st October 2007.
John has over 25 years experience in industry, merchant banking, chartered accounting and management consulting, including as a partner of KPMG. John commenced his career as a Engineering cadet with what is now SA Water. John is now Managing Director of a specialist consulting firm Stratica which provides strategy, sourcing, and risk advice to both the private and public sector.
Kim McGrath LLB BA GAICD
Kim McGrath joined the South Gippsland Water Board in July 2010. Kim has over 20 years experience in public policy development and implementation in a range of portfolio areas including governance, sustainability and the water industry. Kim is currently engaged by the United Nations Development Program to assist Steve Bracks AC on his Timor Leste Governance Project.
February 2010 Board Meeting overview - PDF
March 2010 Board Meeting overview - PDF
April 2010 Board Meeting overview - PDF
May 2010 Board Meeting overview - PDF
June 2010 Board Meeting overview - PDF
Corporate Plan 2009/10- 2013/14 - PDF
The Freedom of Information Act
allows the public a right of access to documents held by the
Corporation. South Gippsland Water is considered to be a “Government
Agency” under the terms of the Act . Accordingly, it is required to
comply with the procedures that have been prescribed and the
Corporation’s Freedom of Information policy guidelines. Decisions to
release information are made by an Authorised Officer.
Requests under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982, describing the documents requested, must be made,
in writing. A Freedom of Information (FoI) application fee of $23.40
[from 1st July 2009] is payable. Depending on the circumstances, further
charges may also be payable. FoI fees and charges are not subject to GST.
Requests should be addressed to:-
The FoI Contact Officer
By mail :- PO Box 102, Foster, Vic 3960
By Email :- sgwater@sgwater.com.au
Freedom of Information Policy - PDF
South Gippsland Water operates under a hardship policy for those customers who are identified as having the intention although not the financial capacity to make required payments.
Residential Hardship Policy - PDF
If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of South Gippsland Water's services, operations or the actions of our employees please let us know by contacting our Customer Service Team on 1300 851 636.
Complaints and Disputes Handling Policy - PDF
The Whistleblowers Protection
Act 2001 came into effect on 1 January 2002. The Act is designed to
protect people who disclose information about serious wrongdoing within
the Victorian Public Sector and to provide a framework for the
investigation of these matters.
The Protected Disclosure
Coordinator for the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)
acts as an agent for South Gippsland Water to receive disclosures under
the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001, and applies departmental
procedures in managing disclosures. Disclosures may also be made
directly to the Ombudsman. The contact details for the Protected
Disclosure Coordinator and Ombudsman are:
Protected Disclosure
Coordinator,
Department of Sustainability and Environment,
PO Box 500, East Melbourne Vic 3002
Telephone: 9637 8575 Facsimile: 9637 8129
Email: JenniferBerensen@dse.vic.gov.au
Link to the Water Act
The Minister for Water, The Hon. Timothy Holding MP announces the two way pipeline between the Desalination Plant and the Lance Creek water reticulation system.
From the left, Philippe du Plessis, Llew Vale, Minister Holding and Steve Evans.
A comprehensive guide to the roles and responsibilities of water related organisations in Gippsland.