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SYDNEY PORTS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 12

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102<br />

Sydney PortS CorPoration<br />

Statutory diSCloSureS<br />

2011/<strong>12</strong> (Continued)<br />

fUndS Granted to non-Government CommUnity<br />

orGaniSationS 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

orGaniSation’S name amoUnt $<br />

Sydney Maritime Museum Ltd 5,000<br />

The Cancer Council of NSW 1,069<br />

6,069<br />

ConSULtanCy feeS<br />

Total fees paid and payable to consultants during 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

were nil ($0.206 million in 2010/11).<br />

ConSUmer reSPonSe<br />

Sydney Ports receives feedback and complaints through<br />

two primary contact points, General Enquiries (email/<br />

phone) and through Harbour Control, which operates<br />

on a 24 hour, seven day a week basis (24/7). Community<br />

Information Lines have also been established for each of<br />

our major projects and these are also staffed 24/7.<br />

We have recently developed an internal complaints register<br />

which records and consolidates all complaints and<br />

feedback received across the business. This ensures<br />

Sydney Ports complaints handling is transparent and can<br />

be measured for performance. Sydney Ports has a strong<br />

track record of responding to issues and requests in a<br />

timely and efficient manner so that appropriate actions are<br />

followed up with the relevant parties, ensuring best<br />

possible outcomes for all.<br />

PUbLiCationS<br />

During the year, in addition to the annual report,<br />

Sydney Ports published the following publications:<br />

hardcopy publications<br />

■■ Trade Report 2010/11 outlines the trade performance<br />

for the 2010/11 financial year.<br />

■■ Logistics Review 2010/11 provides detailed information on<br />

a range of initiatives that support land based logistics<br />

operations to benefit port users, stakeholders and the<br />

community.<br />

■■ Sustainability Report 2010/11 provides an update on the<br />

commitments Sydney Ports made in 2009/10 highlights<br />

the sustainable practices and outlines the sustainable<br />

commitments Sydney Ports will focus on in 2011/<strong>12</strong>.<br />

■■ Sydney Ports Handbook 7th Edition is a detailed directory<br />

for doing business through Sydney’s Ports.<br />

It provides information on Sydney’s ports and contact<br />

details for a range of port service providers. The<br />

Handbook was last updated in 2008.<br />

electronic publications<br />

■■ Statement of Corporate Intent 2011/<strong>12</strong> provides an outline<br />

of Sydney Ports’ vision, values, strategic direction and<br />

targets for 2011/<strong>12</strong>.<br />

■■ Performance Report for the half year ended for<br />

31 December 2011 reports on Sydney Ports’ financial<br />

performance compared to key budget targets<br />

established in its Statement of Corporate Intent 2011/<strong>12</strong>.<br />

Sydney PortS CorPoration annUaL rePort 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

■■ Schedule of Port Charges Including Pilotage effective<br />

1 July 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />

■■ Dangerous Goods Management Guideline provides<br />

information on the management of dangerous goods<br />

within Sydney’s ports. This publication is updated<br />

regularly.<br />

■■ eCurrent is Sydney Ports’ monthly electronic newsletter<br />

which is distributed to industry stakeholder subscribers<br />

via email.<br />

The Sydney Ports website www.sydneyports.com.au<br />

was updated regularly to provide information for our<br />

stakeholders and the public.<br />

annUaL rePort CoSt<br />

The total external cost incurred in the production of<br />

200 copies of the Sydney Ports Corporation 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

Report was $60,000. The report is available at<br />

www.sydneyports.com.au/corporation/publications.<br />

waSte redUCtion and PUrChaSinG PoLiCy (wraPP)<br />

As a State Owned Corporation, Sydney Ports is required to<br />

comply with the NSW Government’s Waste Reduction and<br />

Purchasing Policy (WRAPP). The policy requires waste<br />

reduction and purchasing to be cost effective and in line<br />

with sound business practices.<br />

Sydney Ports has developed a WRAPP Plan in accordance<br />

with Premier’s Memoranda 99-9 and 97-30. WRAPP<br />

Progress Reports are submitted to the NSW Department<br />

of Environment and Climate Change on a bi-annual basis,<br />

the most recent being for the financial year 2010/11.<br />

WRAPP reports address a number of key result<br />

areas including:<br />

■■ reducing the generation of waste<br />

■■ resource recovery<br />

■■ use of recycled materials.<br />

Activity in these key result areas, for the 2011/<strong>12</strong> year,<br />

is covered in the following sections.<br />

reducing the generation of waste<br />

Sydney Ports has a number of strategies in place to<br />

reduce the generation of printed materials. For example,<br />

publications for public stakeholders are made available in<br />

electronic format on the Corporation’s website and the<br />

intranet is used as a communication tool for staff. This year,<br />

Sydney Ports has implemented several additional initiatives<br />

to improve staff and external communication<br />

via electronic means. These include:<br />

■■ An on-line workflow prototype was developed.<br />

This replaces the need for the signing of physical<br />

copies. This initiative is to be expanded in 20<strong>12</strong>/13<br />

across the organisation.<br />

■■ A Stakeholder survey was conducted as a<br />

paperless activity.<br />

■■ The frequency of publishing a paper based internal<br />

staff magazine has been reduced from quarterly to<br />

biannually.

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