Corporate Governance – How to save brand damage and have a happy new year
As 2017 draws to a close, we reflect on what constitutes Good Corporate Governance and challenge everyone, as a resolution for 2018, to ask the hard questions on whether their organisation is doing the right thing! Please enjoy our insights into how to save brand damage. I have also added a little bit of cheeky […]
Cyber Risk is Real – Will You Be Held to Ransom
Cyber Risk – May 2017
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year.
Being innovative, JNW is pleased to send you a Merry Christmas Video. I am sure you will enjoy it… especially the end. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year – Jeff Webb, Managing Director.
You too can be ridiculously liked!
How do you become ridiculously liked! – September 2016
Tips for Completing a Rate Variation Application
Financial Areas of Focus Local council expert Jeff Webb from JNW Strategic Consulting, who assisted the Essential Service Commission (ESC) with the development of the rate capping framework and is assisting Frankston City Council develop a Service Planning Costing Methodology, recommends all applications needs to be clear on purpose and be financially congruent to both […]
Tool for Future Council Planning
Tool for Future Council Planning (452KB)
Rate Cap Legislation Now Law
As part of the Minister for Local Government’s Local Government Reform Agenda, one of the main planks of the package, rate capping, has just become law. The Local Government Act Amendment Bill was passed in the Legislative Council and will stop councils raising their rates above a cap, based on the Melbourne Consumer Price Index […]
Water reforms – desal to be turned on
Based on an article published today in the Age by Marc Moncrief and Josh Gordon, it appears likely that Melbourne will access water from the desalination plant in Wonthaggi for the first time. The persistent drought conditions have led the state government to consider water reforms such as: allocation of 75 gigalitres in Lake Eildon belonging to Melbourne’s […]
Outcomes from the ESC Water Pricing Conference
Over the past two days, the Essential Services Commission (ESC) has hosted a water pricing conference to invigorate discussion around the different models that could be used for pricing water. “Is a regulator in the best position to establish the desired return on assets, or should that be informed by the stakeholders? I enclose my […]
Rate Capping Framework – are you prepared?
Rate Capping Framework – are you prepared? (718KB)