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Funding local roads LGNSW Finance Summit
September 2017
How do we create
shared value?
Our shared value
Business
Member Social
Safe mobility Sustainable communities
Access for all
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Safe mobility Infrastructure funding
Road maintenance
Safer driver campaigns
Using technology to create safer and connected cars
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Access for all More transport options
Multi-modal travel
Transparent fuel information
Cost of mobility including road user charging
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Sustainable communities
Improving connectivity
Increasing employment and business opportunities
Growing tourism in the regions
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The current road
infrastructure deficit in NSW is in the order of
$100 billion
Crashes on NSW roads
cost the economy
$35.7 billion
Congestion in Sydney
costs $6.9 billion and is expected to rise
to $12.6 billion
by 2031.
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40.1 cents per litre contributed
to fuel excise
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34.4 per cent is returned to road funding
Fuel excise collection 2008-09 to 2019-20 ($ billion)
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5.46 7.55
5.09
13.15 14.29 14.99
15.88 16.33 17.53
8.03 8.56 9.17 9.76 10.14 11.02
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Australian Government Road Funding Fuel Excise Collected Net Fuel Revenue
Road funding as a percentage of total fuel excise collected
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52.1%
39.9%
26.6%
49.9%
22.2%
37.3%
29.0%
34.4%
49.5% 46.3%
36.7%
29.0%
20.6%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
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Funding local roads NSW & ACT Roads
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Yearly report, been completed since 2012-13
Used to support advocacy for infrastructure investment and reform
Sourced from annual financial returns – Special Section No. 7
Evaluated recurrent funding: Roads to recovery funding Financial Assistance Grants – Local Road Component Non State Road Assistance – NSW Grants (Block Grants, REPAIR Program)
Funding local roads – context
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Total local council road infrastructure backlog 2012/13 to 2015/16 millions
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3,867.9
3,180.6
1,730.8 1,958.6
500.0
1,000.0
1,500.0
2,000.0
2,500.0
3,000.0
3,500.0
4,000.0
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
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Total metropolitan and regional council road infrastructure backlog 2012/13 to 2015/16 millions
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927.2 739.1
399.8 398.2
2,940.7
2,441.5
1,331.0 1,560.4
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500.0
1,000.0
1,500.0
2,000.0
2,500.0
3,000.0
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2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
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Backlog has increased
13.2 per cent $1.73 billion to
$1.96 billion
80% NSW road network is
local roads
Regional council backlog $1.33 billion to $1.56 billion
17.2 per cent
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$5.3 billion average annual cost of road trauma
Hunter North Coast
40% of regional backlog
Roads to Recovery to clear regional infrastructure backlog
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Funding local roads – results
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Council Infrastructure backlog % change % of total infrastructure backlog
2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16
Metropolitan Councils 399.8 398.2 -0.4% 23.1% 20.3%
Regional Councils 1,331.0 1,560.4 17.2% 76.9% 79.7%
Total 1,730.8 1,958.6 13.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Local council road infrastructure backlogs 2014-15 and 2015-16 ($millions)
Funding local roads – results
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Council Infrastructure backlog ($ million)
Road Grants ($ million)
Deficit/ Road Funding
Maintenance surplus/shortfall
2015-16 % change 2015-16 % change 2015-16 ratio 2015-16 ($m)
Metropolitan Councils 398.2 -0.4% 134.3 14.4% 3.0 11.2
Regional Councils 1,560.4 17.2% 543.8 2.0% 2.9 -11.2
Total 1,958.6 13.2% 678.1 4.2% 2.9 0.1
Assessment of local council roads 2015-16 ($millions)
Funding local roads – results
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Council Infrastructure backlog ($ million)
Road Grants ($ million)
Deficit/ Road Funding
Maintenance surplus/shortfall
2015-16 % change 2015-16 % change 2015-16 ratio 2015-16 ($m)
Sydney North 55.6 1.5% 24.0 10.4% 2.31 -0.9
Sydney Central/South 132.2 -7.9% 43.6 18.4% 3.03 2.0
Sydney South West 210.4 4.4% 66.7 13.3% 3.15 10.1
Metro Councils 398.2 -0.4% 134.3 14.4% 2.96 11.2
Assessment of local council roads 2015-16 ($millions)
Funding local roads – results
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Council Infrastructure backlog ($ million)
Road Grants ($ million)
Deficit/ Road Funding
Maintenance surplus/shortfall
2015-16 % change 2015-16 % change 2015-16 ratio 2015-16 ($m)
Central 81.9 2.1% 14.6 4.9% 5.61 3.8
Hunter 194.2 -5.8% 43.4 3.8% 4.48 2.7
North Coast 430.7 -11.1% 87.3 2.2% 4.94 -13.8
New England/N West 107.8 -1.9% 72.0 1.4% 1.5 0.6
Blue Mountains 22.9 10.1% 9.9 -0.9% 2.32 5.9
Central NSW 109.9 14.4% 89.1 1.5% 1.23 -8.8
Assessment of local council roads 2015-16 ($millions)
Funding local roads – results
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Council Infrastructure backlog ($ million)
Road Grants ($ million)
Deficit/ Road Funding
Maintenance surplus/shortfall
2015-16 % change 2015-16 % change 2015-16 ratio 2015-16 ($m)
Far west 60.3 68.1% 35.1 1.2% 1.72 -4.6
Murray 43.5 -13.1% 44.1 2.4% 0.99 -1.8
Riverina 321.2 524.7% 64.5 0.4% 4.98 4.6
Illawarra/South Coast 115.1 -15.9% 33.8 4.0% 3.40 -1.2
Capital Country 41.2 -2.2% 37.0 2.3% 1.11 3.3
Snowy Mountains 31.7 85.9% 13.0 2.0% 2.45 -1.7
Regional Councils 1,560.4 17.2% 543.8 2.0% 2.87 -11.2
Assessment of local council roads 2015-16 ($millions)
Clearing the backlog Funding local roads
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Funding
Fast track funding of the Roads to Recovery program
Provide a % of the fuel excise levy to local councils to fund maintenance
Expand the Local Government Infrastructure Backlog Fund
Provide local government with low interest region-specific infrastructure and investment funds
Funding local roads – recommendations
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Reform
Establish Road Stewardship Maintenance contracts to improve infrastructure delivery
Reform Australian and NSW Government funding programs for local councils
Conduct a financial audit of the annual Special Schedule 7 to improve accuracy of infrastructure and funding requirements
Funding local roads – recommendations continued
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Thank you