Organisational Structure

Port Pirie Regional Council has three departments.

Corporate & Community

Director: Stephen Rufus

Primary Functions:

  • Administration
  • Community Aged/Youth
  • Community Bus
  • Community Services
  • Elections
  • Events
  • Finance
  • Governance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Internet Centre
  • Library
  • Tourism & Arts
  • Work Health & Safety (WHS)

Infrastructure

Director:  Kathryn Johnson

Primary Functions:

  • Aerodrome
  • Asset Management
  • Cemeteries
  • Emergency Management
  • Environment protection including recycled water to parks and reserves
    • Fishermans Jetty
    Levee and Tidal Protection
  • Marine Facilities - boat ramps and associated car parking, jetties, wharf, revetment wall
  • Natural Environment
  • Parks, Gardens, Reserves and Playgrounds
  • Plant and machinery
  • Public safety - street lighting, road safety centre, rapid response service
  • Roads, Kerbs, Gutters and Footpaths
  • Stormwater Drainage
  • Streetscaping  - verges, median strips, street trees, roadside vegetation management
  • Traffic Management - signs, line marking, road side furniture
  • Works Depots in Port Pirie and Crystal Brook

Development & Regulation

Director: Chris Davey

Primary Functions: 

  • Building Control
  • Building Fire Safety Inspections
  • Community Swimming Pools
  • Community Wastewater Management Scheme
  • Dog and Cat Management
  • European Wasp & Bee Control
  • Feral Bird Management
  • Fire Prevention
  • Food Safety & Food Premises Inspections
  • Health Education & Promotion
  • Local Heritage
  • Mosquito Control
  • Parking & Council By-law Control
  • Planning Control
  • Public and Environmental Health
  • Sharps Disposal Service
  • Street Sweeping
  • Unsightly Land & Building Control
  • Warm Water & Cooling Tower Control
  • Waste Management - kerbside collection, Waste Transfer Stations in Port Pirie and Crystal Brook
  • Wastewater Assessment & Control