2008-2009 - IPAA WA - Institute of Public Administration Australia

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Our Special EventsInstitute of Public Administration Australia WA / ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09Reid Oration withProf MargaretSears AOThe Reid Oration wasestablished by theInstitute in 1991 tohonour Professor GordonReid’s contribution topublic life.The event has evolvedinto a joint collaborationwith The Institute ofAdvanced Studies atUWA and is supported each year by representativesof the Reid family. For this year’s Oration, an interestedaudience gathered at the UWA Club to hear MargaretSears AO discuss ‘Creating a Vision for the Arts andCultural Sectors in our Capital City’.Oral Histories:The Oral History project is a joint collaboration withthe Public Sector Commission. The aim of the OralHistory Project is to collect oral histories from longserving public servants about the changes they haveobserved and experienced in their workplaces overthe term of their employment in the Western AustralianPublic Sector. The histories are intended to providea rich source of information about the way the publicservice has evolved in our parliamentary democracy.Participants are chosen by their diversity of experienceand the length of their service and they are individuallyinterviewed by historians to capture their unique stories.This year the IPAA WA organised an event to honourthe most recent cohort of participants, including LesMcCarrey, Dr Jim McNulty, George Cooper andBruce Beggs.Les McCarrey, retired Under Treasurer for WesternAustralia, spoke at the event reflecting on the challengesof his time, the achievements during his tenure and howhe believes things have changed and become morecomplex for today’s public servants as he commented“I know little about the ease of communication betweenCEOs and Ministers today. I was fortunate to work in anenvironment of ready access to my Minister and of freeand frank discussion.”WS LONNIE AWARDS for Excellence inAnnual Reporting 2008The WS Lonnie Awards were established in 1984following a bequest from Mrs H.L. Lonnie in memoryof her late husband Mr W.S. Lonnie MC CBE MVO.Mr Lonnie had a long and distinguished career in theState public service, culminating in his final post asUnder Secretary, Premier’s Department during thepremiership of Sir Charles Court.The primary vehicle for accountability in the PublicSector has been the way Public Sector agenciesreport their performance. The Awards recognise theimportance of being accountable and transparent ina succinct and independent way. It encourages andcelebrates excellence in annual reporting, which iscentral to good corporate governance.IPAA WA organises and hosts these important annualawards which recognise and highlight excellence andimproved accountability standards in annual reportingacross the WA State Public Sector. This is a mammothtask as all State Agencies and tertiary educationinstitutions are eligible and considered as part of thejudging process. Over 120 agencies and organisationshad the electronic versions of their 2007/2008 annualreport reviewed by the independent judging panel,resulting in a short list of 29 agencies from which thisyear’s award winners were drawn.An independent panel of leading figures assesses allentrants against the established criteria. Dr Wally Cox,IPAA WA National Fellow and former State CouncilPresident has chaired the WS Lonnie Awards JudgingPanel for the past four years. He commented on howpleasing it is to see the impact the Awards have had inimproving reporting standards across the sector.10
WS Lonnie Awards (continued):Organisations that won major awards were:The Allan Skinner TrophyWorkCover WA.The Margaret Nadebaum TrophyBunbury Port Authority.WorkCover WA was the overall winner receiving the WS Lonnie Award andPerpetual Trophy for ‘Excellence in Annual Reporting for the 2007/2008Financial Year’.Judges Comments on this year’s winner concluded: – “Excellent report, easy toread, very clear on targets and performance. Has interactive PDF’s and makesvery good use of appendices. The report included excellent discussion of issuesand future objectives. Outstanding report!”In a significant change in format this year saw the awards ceremony hostedover lunch and this alternative timing was received positively by members andattendees alike.A special word of thanks to the organisations who continue tosupport the Special Awards• Transparency and Accountability Award – Office of the Auditor General’s• Complaint Handling Award – Office of the Ombudsman• Chief Financial Officer of the Year Award – Institute CharteredAccountants in Australia• State Records Award – State Records Commission• Occupational Safety, Health and Injury Management Award –Jointly supported and lead by Department of Commerce withPublic Sector Commission, RiskCover and WorkCover.• Performance Management Award – Department of Treasury and Finance• Good Governance Award – Office of the Public Sector StandardsCommissionerWorkCover WA – Jeff McDonough, General ManagerCorporate Resources, and Gretta Peachment,Daughter of William Scott Lonnie“I expect my membership to bear fruit over the years to come.This is a long term investment. Attendance at seminars hasimproved my confidence when approaching challenges in mywork. Seize the opportunity to inform your work by becominga member and hearing from fellow members what is going onthroughout the public sector.” – Andrew Dunkin, Project Officer – LandgateInstitute of Public Administration Australia WA / ANNUAL REPORT 2008/0911
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