Proud Mary Consulting Pty Ltd

Proud Mary Consulting creates public value with clients through advising on policy, strategy, governance and public administration in relation to water, climate change, energy, environment and sustainability.
Proud Mary’s clients include organisations in the water, local government, state government, not-for-profit and university sectors.
We have practical experience in navigating government, shaping and working within complex policy environments, and understanding the needs of executives and boards.
We have extensive experience in integrated water management, water sector and industry regulation, water law, water industry governance, and climate change and water.
Our website is: www.proudmaryconsulting.com.au

Organisational Capability

Proud Mary Consulting creates public value with clients through advising on policy, strategy, governance and public administration in relation to water, climate change, energy, environment and sustainability.
Proud Mary’s clients include organisations in the water, local government, state government, not-for-profit and university sectors.
We have practical experience in navigating government, shaping and working within complex policy environments, and understanding the needs of executives and boards.
We have extensive experience in integrated water management, water sector and industry regulation, water law, water industry governance, and climate change and water.
Our website is: www.proudmaryconsulting.com.au

Projects

Policy Platform Review, Victorian Water Industry Association
With its members, VicWater developed a Policy Platform as the foundation for its primary mission of advocating for the Victorian water industry to government. VicWater engaged Proud Mary to revise the Policy Platform in consultation with a Policy Advisory Committee drawn from its membership, three water corporation Managing Directors, and a panel of independent experts. We designed and facilitated workshops tailored to each of these three audiences. Based on the ideas, knowledge and opinions shared in these workshops, we successfully revised the Policy Platform, which has been adopted and published by VicWater; see https://vicwater.org.au/vicwater-policy-platform/
Development of a Climate Resilience Framework
A regional water corporation engaged Proud Mary to work with it to develop a framework to identify and address key physical risks to the organisation that could disrupt its services to its customers.
Decision-Making Framework for Carbon Offset Use
Melbourne Water engaged Proud Mary to develop a Decision-Making Framework for Carbon Offset Use to inform its decision making on carbon offset purchases. The Framework was developed in consultation with all Victorian water corporations. In consultation with the client, Proud Mary researched and wrote an extensive discussion paper on the challenges of selecting quality carbon offsets. We used this discussion paper as the basis for consultation and designed and facilitated an online workshop for forty water industry participants to build understanding of carbon offsets and develop a consensus position on a decision-making framework. The Decision-Making Framework and associated report have been adopted by the industry as a whole and are published by VicWater. See https://vicwater.org.au/industry-guides/
Victorian Water Industry, Emissions Reduction Framework
Designing and implementing the Victorian water industry's emissions reduction framework, including the establishment of Zero Emissions Water Ltd to purchase renewable energy for the sector.
Water Law
Transforming Victorian water resource management and water utility policy into law and regulatory frameworks involving engagement with Ministers, departmental executives, and Industry Executives to set priorities, collaborate, and produce the most effective outcomes.
Leading the creation of effective and robust frameworks to ensure accountability and transparency in the water sector to support continuous improvement in the efficient delivery of water services.