Infrastructure WA

Work is continuing apace to prepare IWA’s first draft 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy ready for release mid-year.

The baseline assessment of agency plans is now complete and, as the program of external discussions and consultation are finalised, work has intensified to put the many proposals, ideas and recommendations through a strategic evaluation process.

IWA Chief Executive Officer Phil Helberg noted the challenges of developing the State’s first infrastructure strategy, and expects its release will form the foundation from which future strategies will evolve.

From the CEO

It's been a demanding start to 2021 for IWA. Since our last update at the end of 2020 we released our Consultation Outcomes Report and were well underway in evaluating proposals received from our consultation program.

IWA has continued its engagement with its State Agencies Working Group hosting a series of one-on-one sessions with senior leaders called on for their specific knowledge and expertise on cross-sectoral, technical, policy and other non-build matters.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Lance Glare said these targeted engagements helped IWA to better understand the priority infrastructure needs across the State Infrastructure Strategy’s identified sectors and cross-sectoral themes.

Infrastructure WA recently held its second External Stakeholder Reference Group meeting which brought together peak body leaders to discuss the development of the State Infrastructure Strategy and key opportunity areas for the State.

The Group forms part of IWA’s important stakeholder engagement framework with their knowledge and experience essential in assisting to build IWA’s 20 year infrastructure strategy.

CEO Phil Helberg said it was a great opportunity to provide a summary of works undertaken by IWA since the Group first met in October.

From the CEO

The last couple of months have been a busy time for us at IWA. Our team have been working through the nearly 800 responses received from our state-wide Discussion Paper engagement program which has culminated in the release of our Consultation Outcomes Report. 

Infrastructure that assists to diversify WA’s economy, contributes to improved health outcomes, addresses climate change and delivers digital connectivity to our regions all feature in Infrastructure WA’s (IWA) Discussion Paper: Consultation Outcomes Report.

The report, released today, summarises feedback from IWA’s wide-ranging consultation program on its A Stronger Tomorrow - State Infrastructure Strategy Discussion Paper which concluded in late August this year.

From the CEO

Since commencing as Infrastructure Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer in August, much has occurred in a relatively short space of time. 

submissions have closed on our State Infrastructure Strategy Discussion Paper, our state-wide workshop series has concluded, and we have moved on quickly to begin analysing feedback received. From our consultative process we had more than 520 attendees at our workshops, received more than 140 responses to our Discussion Paper and surveyed nearly 600 Western Australians.