159
Various data gaps were uncovered through this process. These include:
x
Valuation of individual assets (disaggregated), that are consistently classified across each council
area. This includes public housing data, local government assets, region and interregional-wide utility
infrastructure.
x
Insurance levels for individual assets owned by public bodies.
x
Utilisation levels of assets to determine the social and economic importance of the asset to the
region, and indeed the potential impacts arising from damage from future climate change.
x
To ensure this data is of value, it is important that data is presented consistently across councils.
10.3. Local Government Assets
Pursuant to Section 122 of the
Local Government Act 1999
, Councils are required to develop and adopt
an infrastructure and asset management plan, which as a minimum, documents the proposed
management and development of infrastructure and major assets by the Council for a period of 10 years.
A review of the asset management plans for each of the Western Adelaide region Councils identified that
Local Government is responsible for assets with an estimated present day value in excess of $3.1 billion.
A breakdown of the assets managed by each Council is provided in
Table 10.1
below.
It should be noted that each Council aggregates or details their assets in a different manner. This causes
Table 10.1
to appear unbalanced between Councils in terms of the quantity of assets, however the full
range of assets are included and their costings are equivalent.
Table 10.1: Local Government Assets
Council
Type
Value
Valuation
Year
Estimated
Present Value*
Maintenance
Expenditure+
Scope
Unit No.
Unit Type
West
Torrens
Buildings
$69,860,054
2007
$80,339,062
$3,133,168
All building assets
148
Properties
West
Torrens
Footpaths
$55,494,713
2008
$62,154,079
$660,687
All footpath assets
532
km
West
Torrens
Roads
$209,072,231
2008
$234,160,899
$5,221,369
Road surfaces
2446
km
2
Pavements
2456
km
2
Kerbs & Gutters
670
km
West
Torrens
Stormwater
$56,936,716
2008
$63,769,122
$3,280,254
Pipes
135
km
Box Culverts
16
km
Entry Pits
2793
Units
Junction Boxes
783
Units
West
Torrens
Subtotal
$391,363,714
N/A
$440,423,161
$12,295,478
All Council Assets
N/A
N/A
Charles Sturt
Reserve &
Street Furniture
$4,286,000
2007
$4,928,900
$446,000
Reserve & Street Furniture
2500
Units
Charles Sturt
Sports &
Accessories
$12,226,000
2007
$14,059,900
$457,000
Turf sportsgrounds, 'other'
playing surfaces, sports
accessories
62
Units
Charles Sturt
Playgrounds
$1,730,000
2005
$2,093,300
$125,000
Playgrounds
110
Units
Charles Sturt
Kerb & Gutter
$162,550,000
2006
$191,809,000
$3,000,000
Kerbs & Gutters
1277
Km
Charles Sturt
Car Parks
$11,120,000
2008
$12,454,400
$13,000
Northern Coastline & West
Lakes
18
Car parks
Southern Coastline
17
Car parks
River Torrens Catchment
12
Car parks
