Overview

• WaterNSW will eliminate approximately 300 positions, about a quarter of its workforce, to secure $80 million in annual savings mandated by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
• Executive and senior manager roles will be cut by over 30 percent under a ‘fundamental reset’ plan announced this week.
• Australian Services Union secretary Angus McFarland cautioned that reduced specialist teams could undermine water infrastructure safety and flood preparedness.
• Unions warn that the cuts came without warning or consultation and could leave communities without essential support after flood events.
• The job reductions follow Transport for NSW’s announcement of more than 1,250 role cuts and form part of Premier Minns’s broader drive to streamline public agencies and reallocate resources to frontline services.