City Assets

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Access and Transport Management

  • Transport

  • Road Safety

  • Street Lighting

  • Local traffic committee.

Plant and Energy

  • Purchase and maintenance of Council Fleet

  • Purchase and maintenance of Fixed Plant

  • Energy Management.

Asset Planning and Support 

  • Asset Management

  • Works Improvement Program

  • Contract Administration

  • Works in Kind Agreements

  • Land surveying.

Asset Construction

  • Asset construction

  • Iconic project construction – civil projects.

Building Construction and Maintenance

  • Maintenance and cleaning of buildings

  • Design and construction of buildings

  • Outdoor and field lighting

  • Building security.

Civil Maintenance 

  • Maintenance of Civil Infrastructure

  • Street Cleaning

  • Graffiti Removal.

Open Space Maintenance

  • Maintenance of Parks and Open Space

  • Trees

  • Bushland and waterway maintenance.

 

Department Head

Paul Belz 

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Paul Belz is commercially focused senior executive and leader with over 25 years’ experience in strategy formulation, planning, asset and investment optimisation and operating major asset organisations.

A strong reputation of building liveable cities and communities through engagement and planning on water, innovative servicing approaches and a sustainability focus that achieve positive financial and economic outcomes.

Paul joined Blacktown City Council in 2021 after 12 years as Planning Executive and Chief Operating Officer with Queensland Urban Utilities. In this role he was pivotal in the planning and delivery of water services in South East Queensland. Prior to this Paul was a senior executive in Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Water in planning, capital delivery and operation of major infrastructure across the city. He has demonstrated success in influencing and engaging at federal, state and local levels to develop utility and council’s service delivery and planning strategies

Paul holds the following qualifications:

  • Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Master of Business Administration – La Trobe University
  • Graduate Diploma of Management
  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Southern Queensland