Urban Development Advisory Committee (UDAC)

The Urban Development Advisory Committee was established in 1994 as an advisory committee to the Board of the then Water Authority of Western Australia with the primary role to review land development issues of a technical and commercial nature to provide:

  • advice on improving processes associated with the Corporation's involvement in the land development activity;
  • advice on performance indicators the Corporation should adopt, and how the development industry could be better served by the Corporation;
  • representative input to reviews of policies, processes, standards, practices and Corporation performance, particularly as these impact on land development activities State-wide undertaken and/or administered by private and public entities. 

With the creation of the Water Corporation, the new Board reviewed the need for the Committee and resolved that it fulfilled an important role that should be continued.

External members are voted onto the Committee by the Water Corporation Board, with the terms of appointment staggered to provide continuity.  The Committee is made up of representatives from associations and bodies that represent the development industry.

Listed below are the organisations and their representatives who attend the UDAC meetings:


  Consult Australia - Bruce Franklin (General Manager, M&E of Kellogg Brown and Root)
  
  Civil Contractors Federation - Trevor Gosatti (Managing Director, Vortex Pipes)
  
  Spatial Industry Business Association - Mark Mariotti (Director, McMullen Nolan & Partners Surveyors)
  
  Housing Industry Association - Ian Holloway (General Manager, Rural Building Company)
  
  LandCorp - Bruce Low (Business Manager, LandCorp)
  
  Master Builders Association - Nick Allingame (Director, Development Management Pindan Constructions)
  
  Urban Development Institute of Australia - Russel Perry (CEO Capricorn Village Joint Venture)
  
  Western Australian Local Government Association - Mark Batty (Executive Manager Environment & Weste)
  

UDAC Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference for the Urban Development Advisory Committee are available below.

 UDAC Terms of Reference
  

UDAC Quarterly Meetings

Committee meetings are held quarterly at the Water Corporation, chaired by Paul Ferguson, General Manager Planning and Capability and hosted by the Steve Hiller, Manager Development Services Branch, John Todd, Manager Land Servicing and Kevin Kannis, Manager Building Services.

The last meeting was held in March 2012, the presentation notes are available below.

 UDAC Meeting presentation notes - March 2012
  

UDAC Breakfast Meetings

The Water Corporation meets with a UDAC Member Organisation once a month. These breakfast meetings are chaired by Paul Ferguson (General Manager Planning & Capability) and each organisation has the opportunity to invite guests. The meetings are held regularly to keep all organisations up to date with changes and new policies in our development services.

UDAC Technical Sub Committee

These meetings provide a forum to establish appropriate and best practice technical standards for the design and construction of Water Corporation assets by others in Western Australia.

The Committees' roles are to:

  • Serve the Urban Development Advisory Committee (UDAC) as a technical sub-committee, concerning water, sewer and drainage technical issues relating to land development.
  • Review and assess new and existing standards and practices for mutual benefit and continuous improvement.
  • Provide formal responses or recommendations for:
    • Environmental Standards
    • Installation Type Specifications
    • Key Product Specifications and Approvals
    • Manuals of Design and Construction Standards
    • Miscellaneous Technical Issues
    • Preliminaries to Works Manual
    • Surveying Criteria
    • Water Services Association of Australia of National Codes

Representatives are:

  Consult Australia - Bruce Franklin (Chairmain)
  
  Consult Australia - Craig Hansen (Consult Australia Representative)
  
  Civil Contractors Federation - Trevor Taylor (CCF Representative)
  
  Civil Contractors Federation - Stuart Buckby (CCF Representative)
  
  Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA) - Colin Lyons
  

Water Corporation Representatives are:

  • Mark Tonti (UDAC Secretary)
  • Paul Ferguson (UDAC Chair)
  • Joe D'Orazio (Policy Coordinator, Development Services Branch)
  • Chris Woolford (Water Drainage Civil and Standards, Infrastructure Design Branch)
  • Ted Evans (Asset Manager - Asset Management Branch)