Over many years, the state has failed to deliver the transport infrastructure and services needed to support rapidly growing communities. This is adversely impacting accessibility, and risks the future liveability of metropolitan Melbourne. Urgent action is required to address this serious problem. Inadequate public transport and growing gaps in the road network in these communities...

From the late 1990s, water corporations used public private partnerships (PPP) to deliver a number of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects. PPPs provide an opportunity to achieve value for money by contracting the private sector to deliver and operate facilities over an agreed period, while managing contractually allocated risks. This audit assessed the operational...

This report defines good performance reporting as that which provides sufficient information to reliably, objectively and clearly determine whether public sector agencies are delivering on their objectives effectively, efficiently and in compliance with laws and policies, arguing that the Environment Protection Authority's approach to data specification, data collection and assurance, and report development represents better...

Between September 2010 and March 2011 Victoria experienced severe flooding, affecting 70 of the 79 Victorian local governments and resulting in relief and recovery costs estimated to total $971 million. This report finds that the governance response model chosen resulted in a fragmented approach to relief and recovery creating a lack of consistent flood recovery...

Over the past five years, the reliance of audited councils on government grants has grown substantially. While rates and charges have increased in real terms, this has not been enough to keep pace with councils' increases in costs. Several audited councils are projected to have deteriorating positions against key financial indicators, which places them at...