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EMPLOYER VALUE PROPOSITION (EVP)

EVP tagline: providing a high quality, essential service to the community and having a positive impact on the environment in a supportive, flexible and safe organisation.

WHAT WE VALUE AT HUNTER WATER

Safety: Keeping high levels of health and safety is a priority at Hunter Water. We believe that every person who leaves for work in the morning should expect to return home at night in good health.

Teamwork: We are loyal, committed and excellent in our field, and strive to work collaboratively to develop productive working relationships whilst keeping the workplace fun.

Purpose: We believe in the high quality services we provide and are proud of our ability to make a positive difference to the community and the environment.

BENEFITS OF WORKING HERE

Hunter Water understands that the right job is about a whole range of factors - not just the position description or salary. We believe that we provide a range of incentives that demonstrate a balance between work and life. Lifestyle • Flexible working arrangements • Harbour location of Head Office, close to beaches, Honeysuckle’s café precinct and many of

Newcastle’s renowned social centres • Additional holidays such as Picnic Day, Bank Holiday and Show Holiday for eligible employees • Access to renting the Chichester Dam cottages. Health and Wellbeing • Free, confidential counselling and advice for all employees and their immediate family members • 14 weeks paid maternity leave • Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport • Access to discounted health insurance through NIB • Discounted dental treatment with Dental Care Network • Free influenza vaccinations, Head Office exercise classes, wellbeing seminars • Access to additional carer’s leave, flexible start and finish times. Professional Development • Access to industry magazines, journal articles, latest industry standards, books, legal and corporate

information, research searches and advice • Education Assistance Support • Ongoing training and development on the job, education assistance at courses/ seminars. Financial • You have the opportunity to salary package novated leases, laptops and relocation costs • We have a rewards program which provides recognition of outstanding employee performance and

demonstration of the organisation’s values.

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HUNTER WATER’S 2017+3 STRATEGY

Our Vision

To be a valued partner in delivering the aspirations for our region. Our Purpose

To enable the sustainable growth of the region, and the life our communities desire, with high quality, affordable services. Strategic Priorities

To address our strategic drivers, we will pursue the following strategic priorities:

• To be a thought leader in developing a sustainable and resilient water and wastewater future

• To enable good development

• To provide great services to our customers, consumers and communities

• To realise the benefits that being a digital utility can provide

• To lead the water industry in efficiency and productivity

• To be a great employer. Aspirational Goals

• Being carbon neutral by 2030

• Maintaining our prices in line with inflation

• Add 10 years to the timing of future source augmentation

• Full support from our customers and community for our decisions. Our Values

Our values define who are as an organisation and how we behave. We will be successful by embodying our values in our actions and decisions. Wellbeing: We care for each other’s wellbeing and that our communities and our environment.

Trust: We are honest, open and ethical.

Inclusion: We value and respect diversity.

Leading: We step up!

Learning: We have a thirst for learning.

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ABOUT HUNTER WATER

Hunter Water is a State Owned Corporation (SOC) providing drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and some stormwater services to a population approaching 600,000 people in homes and businesses across the Lower Hunter.

Hunter Water was the first SOC to be proclaimed within New South Wales pursuant to the State Owned Corporations Act 1989. We are proud of our humble beginnings, starting in the 1880s when water was first delivered to Newcastle from a temporary pumping station on the Hunter River at Oakhampton to Newcastle No 1 Reservoir on Tyrrell Street. Today we operate under the Hunter Water Act 1991 (NSW).

We have 468 employees who are committed to delivering safe, affordable and reliable services to our community. Our employees work closely with contractors, stakeholders and the community to manage an asset base of more than $2.5 billion worth of water, wastewater and recycled water infrastructure, ensuring a sustainable water future for the Lower Hunter.

Our services, projects and activities cover 6,671 square kilometres in the areas of Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Dungog and small parts of Singleton. We deliver an average of 188 megalitres (one megalitre equals one million litres) of water per day. Our major water sources are: Grahamstown Dam (182,305ML), Chichester Dam (18,356ML), Tomago Sandbeds (60,000ML) and Anna Bay Sandbeds (16,024ML). We supply bulk water to small parts of the Great Lakes area and are capable of sharing up to 35ML per day with the Central Coast.

We maintain an extensive system to transport wastewater (sewage), which includes 4,995km of sewer mains, 434 wastewater pumping stations and 19 wastewater treatment works, treating almost 70,000ML of wastewater annually. We also own and operate a small amount of stormwater assets in Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Cessnock.

Our water consistently meets quality guidelines for drinking water set by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMC).