Infrastructure and Assets

The Infrastructure Delivery department is responsible for Hume City Council’s annual capital works program for buildings, roads, landscaping, and footpaths, through project management, direct contract management and supervision. The team also manages the procurement phase for capital projects and looks after the construction contracts between Council and the successful tenderers. Infrastructure delivery includes the surveillance of civil works in new subdivisions to ensure the final built drainage, streets and house lots conform to engineering standards.

The Assets department is responsible for the management and maintenance of Council assets including local roads, bridges, drains, footpaths, parking spaces, streetscapes and lighting, and buildings. The department also undertakes local area traffic management studies, investigates traffic management and is responsible for compliance with the Road Management Act 2004.

City Parks and Open Spaces maintains more than 2,800 hectares of open space, including an AFL standard facility, state rugby facility and premier league soccer and cricket facilities, playgrounds, park infrastructure, exercise facilities, and conservation reserves.

The Project Management Office collaborates with staff across the organisation to lead or advise on all Hume City Council projects. The department ensures initiatives and investments are aligned with Council’s policies to provide value to the Hume community and includes project managing Council’s capital works program and subdivisional development

The Waste and Sustainability department supports and encourages Hume City Council and the community to adopt sustainable waste practices. The department manages a range of services including organics and waste collection, street sweeping, drainage maintenance, waste education, litter and dumped rubbish clean-up and contract management.

The Climate Action Integration team is responsible for coordinating Hume City Council’s climate action plan and our climate adaptation response. This includes rolling out solar and energy efficiency initiatives across council buildings, progressing Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) in new council buildings, delivering the household energy program to support households to implement more efficient energy approaches and prepare legislated reporting on our emissions. The team also coordinates delivery of Council’s integrated water management plan.