2021-01-18 GC - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Pathways and Boardwalks Asset Management Plan

1. Executive Summary
Noosa Council is responsible for a diverse and extensive range of community assets which
represents a major investment over many years. To fulfil its objectives in delivering a variety of
services to the community, Council must ensure that the assets supporting these services are
managed in a way that guarantees an optimal balance of cost, risk and performance.

Council’s pathways and boardwalks play a vital role in the services provided to the community across
the Noosa Shire. There is approximately 209km (3,135 segments) of pathway and boardwalk assets
on Council’s financial register considered in this Asset Management Plan (AMP). These assets have
a current replacement value of $67.4m, equating to approximately 6% of Council’s financial assets.

Operational and maintenance activities are fundamental for the ongoing management of the
pathways and boardwalks; it is considered an investment not a liability. The pathways and
boardwalks assets rely on operational and maintenance costs for the serviceability of the assets
identified in this plan. These activities are a significant annual investment that directly influence the
potential for pathways and boardwalks assets to reach its intended service life. The ongoing
development of asset knowledge through asset inspections, improved maintenance activities,
subsequent defect monitoring and repairs are fundamental in developing sustainable intervention
levels for renewals and replacement of pathways and boardwalks assets.

The capital, operational and maintenance expenses for pathways and boardwalks make up
approximately 1.5% of the $94m annual budget. The capital works program fluctuates from year to
year, however, the 2019/20 capital works program the capital investment of $289k for pathways and
boardwalks equates to 1% of the $29.5m capital works program.

The mitigation of risks is fundamental in the management of pathways and boardwalks assets for
Council to make informed decisions. With the focus placed on consistent cyclical inspections across
all pathways and boardwalks and condition data accurately recorded in the Technology One - asset
management system (T1). This will be achieved by reconciling financial asset data, operational data
and inspection data to have a single point of truth for all pathways and boardwalks assets.

This pathways and boardwalks asset management plan (AMP) meets the objectives of the Noosa
Corporate Plan. Key focus areas under the Corporate Plan’s Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa
Shire – includes: undertaking long term financial sustainability planning identifying asset
management outcomes and establishing functional Asset Management Plans for all Council asset
classes. These focus areas have been a major driver in the development of this AMP. The pathways
and boardwalks AMP provides the relevant information and organisational activities to ensure the
organisational objectives for asset management have been achieved and that the pathway for
continual improvement across all management activities for pathways and boardwalks has been
established. The provision of pathways and boardwalks is, therefore, a significant pillar of the
infrastructure services provided by Council.




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