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Bundanon Trust

Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

http://www.bundanon.com.au/

Annual Budget

$12M

2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)
-15.0%vs prior year ($14M)
Total Revenue

$10M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

40

Headcount (2024-25)
Budget Commentary

Material downward shift in 2026-27 funding (-15.0%, $2M change). 2025-26 estimated actual $14M → 2026-27 budget $12M. Source: Budget Paper No. 4, Agency Resourcing tables.

Major Digital Projects
5

New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Tier 2
DCA: Medium
Active

Total Budget

$79.2M

Digital Budget

$23.8M

July 2024January 2026

The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.

Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$30.8M

Digital Budget

$14.2M

July 2023June 2026

The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.

Digital First (DF) Program

National Archives of Australia

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$25.1M

Digital Budget

$20.6M

July 2023June 2026

The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.

Fighting SMS Scams

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$10.9M

Digital Budget

$3.2M

October 2024July 2026

This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.

Spectrum Management

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$22.7M

Digital Budget

$20.9M

October 2022May 2027

The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.

Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

No current official strategy document has been verified yet

Only low-confidence webpage, media, contact, news, or global-intelligence evidence is available.

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Cultural & Educational

Artist Residency Satisfaction

Implement a quarterly survey to measure artist satisfaction with residency programs.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.27]

Environmental Stewardship

Landcare Partnerships

Establish partnerships with global landcare initiatives to share best practices and resources.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Enhanced Learning Program

Expand the annual learning program to include interactive workshops and digital content.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Data & Performance

Performance Dashboard

Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.29]

Cultural & Educational

Partnership Engagement

Increase the number of partnerships with First Nations practitioners to five per year.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Cultural & Educational

Heritage Management Practices

Adopt heritage management practices from the UK’s Historic England’s ‘Heritage Counts’ program.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Digital Engagement Strategy

Develop a comprehensive digital engagement strategy to enhance visitor interaction and feedback.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.32]

Cultural & Educational

Enhanced Wayfinding

Update wayfinding signage to include QR codes linking to interactive maps and visitor information.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Cultural & Educational

Artist Engagement

Increase the number of resident artists contributing to public programs to five per annum.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.27]

Environmental Stewardship

Landcare Living Landscape Initiative

Adopt Singapore’s Smart Nation landcare initiative to enhance Bundanon’s environmental resilience.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Funding Agreement Compliance

Ensure all operational areas meet the requirements of the funding agreement with the Australian Government.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.30]

Cultural & Educational

Visitor Feedback System

Implement an online feedback system for visitors to rate their experiences and suggest improvements.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.32]

Cultural & Educational

Artist Residency Satisfaction

Implement a quarterly survey to measure artist satisfaction with residency programs.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.27]

Environmental Stewardship

Landcare Partnerships

Establish partnerships with global landcare initiatives to share best practices and resources.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Enhanced Learning Program

Expand the annual learning program to include interactive workshops and digital content.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Data & Performance

Performance Dashboard

Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.29]

Cultural & Educational

Partnership Engagement

Increase the number of partnerships with First Nations practitioners to five per year.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Cultural & Educational

Heritage Management Practices

Adopt heritage management practices from the UK’s Historic England’s ‘Heritage Counts’ program.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Digital Engagement Strategy

Develop a comprehensive digital engagement strategy to enhance visitor interaction and feedback.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.32]

Cultural & Educational

Enhanced Wayfinding

Update wayfinding signage to include QR codes linking to interactive maps and visitor information.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.28]

Cultural & Educational

Artist Engagement

Increase the number of resident artists contributing to public programs to five per annum.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Medium

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.27]

Environmental Stewardship

Landcare Living Landscape Initiative

Adopt Singapore’s Smart Nation landcare initiative to enhance Bundanon’s environmental resilience.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

association-worldbank.org-governance.txt

Cultural & Educational

Funding Agreement Compliance

Ensure all operational areas meet the requirements of the funding agreement with the Australian Government.

Impact: High
Effort: High
Large

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.30]

Cultural & Educational

Visitor Feedback System

Implement an online feedback system for visitors to rate their experiences and suggest improvements.

Impact: Medium
Effort: Medium
Small

2026.pages.jsonl [CP p.32]

Legislation administered

· 3

Act

2013

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Bundanon Trust is subject to this act for governance and accountability.

Act

1983

Archives Act 1983

Bundanon Trust manages and conserves its collections in accordance with this act.

Policy

2023

National Cultural Policy Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place

Bundanon Trust aligns its activities with this national cultural policy.

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