Nominate for Power Line Environment Committee

LGA South Australia is calling for nominations from suitably qualified council members or employees of other local government entities to fill this position.

Successful candidates must attend 12 meetings per year in Adelaide. Online participation is available.

Eligibility

To be eligible to nominate, you must have:

• local government knowledge and experience
• knowledge and experience of the Electricity Act 1996 and local government impacts
• knowledge of the Power Line Environment Committee program and infrastructure related projects
• ability to advocate and represent the interest of local government.

You must be a currently serving council member or employee of a council or other local government entity, unless otherwise determined by the LGA Board of Directors.

Only nominations submitted by a council, following a resolution of council, will be considered.

Sitting fees

Sitting fees are $2,110 each year for ordinary members.

How to nominate

Read the Call for Nominations Information Sheet for more information about the role and selection criteria.

To submit your nomination:

• complete the Nomination Form
• attach a copy of the council resolution
• provide current CV
• respond to the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages)
• email documents to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au.

Applications close on the 22 November 2024.

Next steps

The Minister for Energy and Mining has requested local government nominees consist of at least one male and one female nominees, in accordance with Premier and Cabinet Circular 022.

Following the close of nominations, a meeting of the LGA Nominations Committee will be held to consider nominations.

Recommendations from the Nominations Committee will be considered by the LGA Board of Directors.

An update will be provided to nominating councils’ CEOs once a successful candidate has been decided.

The LGA Appointments and Nominations to Outside Bodies – Policy sets out the process to examine nominees with respect to the responsibilities and strategic importance of the outside body.

About the Power Line Environment Committee

The Power Line Environment Committee sits informally under section 58A of the Electricity Act 1996, and operates under a Charter.

The charter defines the Power Line Environment Committee activities, its composition, financial arrangements, reporting requirements and associated administrative processes.

It is made up of eight members, representing the interests of each of the following:

• Department of Environment and Heritage (or its equivalent)
• Transport SA (or its equivalent)
• LGA South Australia
• conservation interests
• holders of licenses under the Electricity Act 1996 which authorise the operation of networks (Network Licensees)
• two community representatives.

The committee exists to assist local government with initiatives to enhance the aesthetics of a location by undergrounding power lines.

Undergrounding can enable trees to be established and streetscaping projects to be implemented, improving the appearance of a locality.

The Power Line Environment Committee has developed guidelines which define the roles and responsibilities for committee projects.

More information can be found on the Department for Energy & Mining website.

Find out more

For further information, please contact the Nominations Coordinator, Kelli Strugnell, at
nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au or 8224 2130.