IA seeking council help to frame national infrastructure plan

Infrastructure
Australia is developing its next infrastructure roadmap and wants to confer
with interested parties on possible policy directions and reforms.

The Australian Infrastructure Plan 2021 will set out IA’s advice on policy and reform (non-build) solutions to improve user and community access to and quality of infrastructure services as identified in the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

The plan will focus on the transport, water, energy, social, digital/telco and waste infrastructure sectors as well as the themes of place, industry productivity and innovation, and sustainability and resilience.

To refine
and improve reforms, IA will stage workshops and direct discussions throughout
September and October.

The
National Growth Areas Alliance; NSW and Queensland water directorates; the
Gateway Cities Alliance; the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia;
and a range of Regional Development Australia agencies will be part of the
consultation process – along with interested local councils.

IA will
also be seeking data and case studies to inform the case for reform and to
highlight best practice amongst infrastructure owners and operators.

Councils
wanting to help inform policy development work should email mail@infrastructureaustralia.gov.au

IA will
release the plan in the first half of 2021.