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Zoological Parks Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Agency Performance – Report on Operations
Directorate Reports
Corporate and Commercial Development Directorate continued
• Painted Dog Conservation Inc for an African
Painted Dog anti-snaring unit in South
Luangwa National Park, Zambia, and a
conservation education outreach program
for school children in South Luangwa.
The anti-snaring unit removes snares and
apprehends suspected poachers, as well as
rescuing trapped dogs and other wildlife.
• Silvery Gibbon Project for a project
coordinator for the Global Cooperative
Management Program for the endangered
Javan (Silvery) Gibbon.
• Free the Bears Fund for the protection
and mapping of wild populations of Sun
Bears and Asiatic Black Bears in Cambodia
and Laos.
• Tenkile Conservation Alliance for the
conservation of tree kangaroos in the Torricelli
Mountain Range in Papua New Guinea.
• Asian Rhino Project to support conservation
work with the critically endangered
Sumatran Rhinoceros including population
estimates, genetic profiling and sex ratios in
Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and Way
Kambas National Park in Indonesia.
• Australian Wildlife Conservancy to support
the translocation of Greater Stick Nest Rats
from Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary to
Faure Island Sanctuary.
• Recovery work with the critically endangered
Western Ground Parrot.
In 2011-12, WCA raised a further $305,874
through a range of activities including the
sale of merchandise, donations and cross
promotions. Funds raised in 2011-12 will be
allocated in 2012-13.
Perth Zoo welcomed a new sponsor during
2011-12, Koast Tyres Pty Limited.
Policy and Administration
There was a continued focus on goods
and services procurement processes with
a comprehensive agency spend analysis
completed during the year. Twelve new
agency-specific contracts and new targets
for ongoing contract development have been
developed resulting in operational efficiencies.
Procurement training continues to be a focus
to ensure that all purchases made for the Zoo
are compliant with policy and procedures and
that contracts are managed to yield maximum
benefit for the Zoo.
The development and implementation of
Perth Zoo’s Customer Management and
Ticketing System continued in 2011-12 with
the introduction of on-line donations on the
Zoo’s website in June 2012. Work began
on the next development stage – on-line
admissions ticketing.
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The first stage of a project to audit Perth
Zoo’s construction drawings and plans was
completed. This project will provide a significant
improvement in storage and access to drawings
and plans.
Information management was enhanced
with the development and implementation
of a new policy and related guidelines for
information systems management which will
act as a control against possible risks to the
organisation’s information systems.
Corruption Prevention
The Zoo has a comprehensive risk
management program and addresses
corruption and misconduct issues as part of
an annual sectional risk assessment process.
Since 2005, the Zoo has been progressively
implementing actions flowing from an original
assessment of fraud and corruption risks.
Actions in 2011-12 included:
• review and updates to the Gifts and
Hospitality Policy including a new registration
form with a record of gift decisions
• comprehensive risk assessment of fraud
and corruption
• review and updates of financial and
procurement procedure manuals
• ongoing procurement training for all officers
with delegated procurement authority