Council Efficiency & Innovation

Wyndham Smart City, Improving Council Efficiency & Productivity
  • Improve Council's productivity by adopting new & high technology.
  • Improve Council's communication with the community.
  • Better budget spending transparency. Better explanation and presentation of the budget allocation through easy to understand reports.

During the 2016-2020 council term:

  • Initiated one of the first Smart City portfolios in local government in Australia
  • Adopted Wyndham's first-ever award-winning Smart City Strategy
  • Smart City project WynLens won the 2017 National Award for Excellence in Local Government.
  • Other Smart City projects, eg: IoT Network, Smart Parks, Smart Bins, Smart Car Parking, Smart Sports Field Planning, Monitoring & Management, Transport Data Analytics
  • Citizen dashboards: Capital Works Dashboard, Tree Plant Dashboard, myWyndham Services Dashboard, Report an Issue Web App
  • Started building a more efficient councillor request dashboard
  • IT & ERP System Upgrade: $6m invested in the technology to improve productivity and to support our organisation to be flexible & responsible in times of uncertainty to ensure that services continue to be delivered uninterrupted in 2020/21 alone
  • Lighting the West: To date, the Council has invested $8.4 million in this program, with the Federal Government contributing $1.5 million. Over the 2019/20 financial year, Council upgraded 1500 streetlights across the municipality. The program will see:
    • Council reducing greenhouse gas output by 2,600 tonnes annually.
    • Saving Council approximately $13 million over 20 years.
    • Improving community safety
  • First time Council officially supported GovHack event at Wyndham in 2017
  • The first-ever Wynnovation started in 2018 and had the first-ever pitch competition in early 2020
  • Started the Large Scale Solar project
  • Motion adopted to improve land use around train stations
  • Established Small Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fund
  • Innovate to Excelerate Business Growth Program at Wyndham
Tags: 
Efficiency
Transparency
Productivity

Photo Gallery

  • 2016, it was a great experience to participate as a committee member of council's first Cultural Diversity portfolio.

    2016, it was a great experience to participate as a committee member of council's first Cultural Diversity portfolio.

  • 2016, meeting at UniMelb after work with passionate people across Victoria to discuss school issues.

    2016, meeting at UniMelb after work with passionate people across Victoria to discuss school issues.

  • 2016 Providing research evidence to council on the school shortage issue

    2016 Providing research evidence to council on the school shortage issue

  • 2016, at Williams Landing station, discussing with local bus drivers regarding transport issues.

    2016, at Williams Landing station, discussing with local bus drivers regarding transport issues.

  • 2016, at the Multicultural Entrepreneur Awards

    2016, at the Multicultural Entrepreneur Awards

  • 2015, Community Panel Workshop. Give feedback to council.

    2015, Community Panel Workshop. Give feedback to council.

  • 2015, help organised community BBQ.

    2015, help organised community BBQ.

  • 2015, community dinner and consultation session at council.

    2015, community dinner and consultation session at council.

  • 2014, organized the first Chinese community meeting in Point Cook Community Learning Centre, supported by councillor and council officer.

    2014, organized the first Chinese community meeting in Point Cook Community Learning Centre, supported by councillor and council officer.

  • 2014, did city plan and annual budget submission presentation in council chamber as a resident

    2014, did city plan and annual budget submission presentation in council chamber as a resident

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