Infrastructure WA

From the CEO

As we reach the end of the year it's an important time for us here at IWA to reflect on our achievements, and to look ahead to the next chapter of our work. It's only as we sit down to take stock of what we have achieved, that we see how quickly the milestones add up.

Greater infrastructure pipeline transparency, improving culture and wellbeing, and establishing commercial principles which emphasise fairer risk allocation and collaboration head the priority list of potential solutions that could unlock capacity within WA’s constrained construction sector.

The workshop held in early December and hosted by Infrastructure WA was attended by more than 50 representatives from 40 organisations, including industry bodies, unions and state government agencies and trading enterprises.

From the CEO

October and November has been a busy period for IWA as we saw many of our work programs gaining momentum.

This includes our investigation into market capacity constraints and skills shortages that the construction sector is facing. Following our initial workshop with industry and government stakeholders in September, we have followed on with a series of targeted working group sessions to develop viable solutions for consideration by the WA Government.

IWA Chairperson, Nicole Lockwood was recently invited to attend the Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit in Tokyo alongside some of the world’s most senior leaders in infrastructure and capital projects, with a focus on creating pathways to sustainable infrastructure.

Ms Lockwood participated in a discussion about orchestrating a sustainable energy transition and spoke about how governments can lead the way by providing the necessary strategic direction and incentives for new and emerging technologies that will help accelerate transition.

Our team recently completed an intensive period of engagement with over 20 public sector infrastructure agencies to discuss the importance of sound asset management and planning.

Feedback included insights into work that is underway across the sector to provide enhanced understanding of government assets, their condition, potential impacts of future system demands and disruptors, and ultimately the support needed to improve strategic asset planning.

From the CEO

The tabling of Foundations for a stronger tomorrow in Parliament last month was a significant achievement for IWA and all Western Australians. While we eagerly await the WA Government’s response, the team have been busily progressing our other key work functions.

It was great for the IWA team to test out the Forrestfield-Airport Link – one of WA’s newest infrastructure projects – which will change the way we get around our city.

Public Transport Authority Project Director, Dave Thomas, took IWA Board members and senior management on a tour, which started with the team boarding a test train at Perth Station and visiting each of the 3 new stations High Wycombe, Airport Central and Redcliffe along the eastern suburbs line.

More than 2 years’ rigorous visioning, consultation and analysis has culminated today in the tabling of WA’s first State Infrastructure Strategy in Parliament.

The tabling of Foundations for a stronger tomorrow marks a major milestone for Infrastructure WA (IWA) and the beginning of a new chapter for infrastructure planning and delivery in the state.