Submissions

Please click on the following Submissions below:

Submission on the Councillor Conduct Framework Review – November 2024

Submission on the third inquiry into the Rural and Regional Health Services – October 2024

Feedback on New National Water Agreement – September 2024

Feedback on Draft Australian Drought Policy – September 2024

Submission to the Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing on Options for Essential Worker Housing – September 2024

Submission on the Council Apprentice, Trainee and Cadet Program Funding Guidelines – September 2024

Submission on the Draft Disaster Adaption Plan Guidelines – August 2024

Dam Safety NSW Levy Review Draft Report – July 2024

Submission to provide input to Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan – July 2024

Submission to Review the NSW Waste Levy Issues Paper – July 2024

Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority- May 2024

Feedback on Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW Internment Services Levy – May 2024

Submission – to the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into Local Government Sustainability – May 2024

Submission – Inquiry into the Ability of Local Government to Fund Infrastructure and Services – April 2024

IPART Dam Safety NSW Levy – April 2024

Alternate Funding Models –NSW Productivity Commission – March 2024

Draft Restoring our Rivers Framework – March 2024

Submission to review Council Financial Model in NSW – February 2024

National Water Reform 2024 – third inquiry – January 2024

Submission to the review of the Regional Development Act – January 2024

Draft NSW Energy Policy Framework – January 2024

Essential Energy Determination 2024-29 – Revised Public Lighting Pricing Proposal – January 2024

Consultation on the Future Drought Fund Investment Strategy & Funding Plan 2024-2028 – December 2023

Submission to the NSW vocational education and training (VET) review – November 2023

Response to the Department of Planning and Environment Lachlan Regional Water Strategy shortlisted actions – November 2023

Inquiry into the planning system and the impacts of climate change on the environment and communities – November 2023

Inquiry into the performance of the Regional Investment Activation Fund and the Regional Job Creation Fund – October 2023

Inquiry into Protecting Local Water Utilites from PrIvatisation – October 2023

IPART Water NSW Operating Licence Review – October 2023 

Submission to AEMC on Enhancing Community Engagement in Transmission Building – September 2023

Inquiry into the implementation of recommendations relating to workforce issues, workplace culture and funding considerations for remote, rural and regional health – September 2023

Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding – August 2023

Biodiversity Assessment Method review – Department of Planning and Environment – August 2023 

Issues Paper – Monitoring the Biodiversity Credits Market in NSW – July 2023 – August 2023

Productivity Commission Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Implementation review 2023 – July 2023

Draft Report – Review of the rate peg methodology – July 2023 

Statutory review of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 – April 2023

Bank closures in regional Australia – March 2023

Blackheath to Little Hartley Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) – March 2023

Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy – Public Exhibition 2 Submission – November 2022

Input into the review of the IPART methodology for rate peg increases – November 2022

Town Water Risk Reduction Program Draft Quality assurance framework for the department’s regulation and assurance of local water utilities – August 2022

Department of Planning and the Environment – Water NSW Groundwater Strategy – August 2022

Town Water Risk Reduction Program Proposed Incident and Emergency Management Framework for Local Water Utilities – July 2022

Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012 – May 2022

Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 – May 2022

IPART Review of Domestic Waste Management (DWM) Charges Draft report December 2021 – April 2022

Draft Regulatory Framework for Local Water Utilities – April 2022

Maintaining Reliable Supply to the Bathurst, Orange and Parkes areas RIT-T – Project Assessment Draft Report – April 2022

Draft Central West and Orana Regional Transport Plan – March 2022

Draft Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2041 (CWORP) – February 2022

Draft State Significant Agricultural Land Map (SSAL Map) – January 2022

Draft risk management and internal audit guidelines – November 2021

Review of Public Lighting Code – November 2021

NSW/ACT/TAS/NT Framework and Approach Consultation – November 2021

AEMC Review of the Regulatory Framework for Metering Services – October 2021

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Infrastructure Contributions) Bill 2021 – September 2021

NSW/ACT/TAS/NT Electricity Distributors Consultation Paper 1:Service Classification – September 2021

Medlow Bath Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors and Concept Design – September 2021

Regional Housing Taskforce – August 2021

Agritourism and small-scale agriculture development- Proposed amendments to support farm businesses and regional economies, Explanation of Intended Effect – April 2021

Draft NSW Water Strategy Public exhibition – March 2021

Productivity Commission National Water Reform Draft Report – March 2021

Agricultural Land Use Planning Strategy feedback on options to improve certainty and consistency for agriculture in the planning framework.  – February 2021

Legislative Assembly Committee Investment, Industry and Regional Development Inquiry into the Inland Rail project and regional NSW Joint Submission – February 2021

Rapid Assessment Framework – February 2021

Inquiry into health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales – January 2021

Response to DPIE on the Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy Consultation September 2020 – November 2020

Response to DPIE on the Lachlan Regional Water Strategy Consultation September 2020 – November 2020

Inquiry into the rational for and impacts of, new dams and other water infrastructure in NSW – October 2020

Commission’s draft recommendations on water in the Continuing the Productivity Conversation – Green Paper – September 2020

Inquiry into the Integrity, efficacy and value for money of NSW Government grant programs – August 2020

NSW Housing Strategy Discussion Paper – July 2020

Regional Aviation Policy Issues Paper – March 2020

Inquiry into Reducing Trauma on Local Roads in NSW – March 2020

Katoomba to Lithgow – Great Western Highway Upgrade Program – December 2019

A New Risk Management and Internal Audit Framework for Local Councils in NSW – December 2019

Inquiry into Growing Australian Agriculture to $100bn by 2030 – November 2019

Response to the Discussion Paper Kickstarting the Productivity Conversation – November 2019

Inquiry into support for drought affected communities – November 2019

Inquiry into Regional Australia – November 2019

RDA Central West + Central NSW Joint Organisation – Regional Connectivity Discussion Paper  – September 2019

Inquiry into Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas – September 2019

Inquiry into Sustainability of Energy Supply & Resources in NSW – September 2019