NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Water Group: member feedback on changes to the Plan
4 June 2026
The Public Service Association met with members in the Water Group on Friday 22 May 2026. Consultation on the Change Management Plan has now closed and a Final Change Management Plan has been provided to staff and your union
The PSA is calling a members’ meeting to provide an update on changes so far and outstanding issues.
Meeting details
Date Friday 5 June 2026
Time 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Location Online via Teams
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Meeting ID 448 849 571 734 54
Passcode Xb2B3qd3
A fair and transparent process for filling roles
At the last members’ meeting on Friday 22 May 2026, several members reported concerning instances of the process to fill roles as outlined in the Final Change Management Plan not being followed, and of staff being told they would potentially be directly assigned despite not participating in the EOI process. The PSA wrote to management on Monday 25 May 2026 seeking an urgent response to these reports and to other concerns raised throughout the consultation process.
On the afternoon of Friday 29 May 2026, Water Group management met with the PSA and confirmed they had considered directly appointing staff. Management then confirmed following PSA member feedback and discussions with the DCCEEW 2026 Industrial Relations Advisory team that the process would revert to what had been agreed.
Roles not filled by the ringfenced EOIs will cascade to the following step, and on to subsequent steps until filled.
If a role remains unfilled at the end of step 5, management stated they intend to check back in with ringfenced staff who chose not to participate in the EOI process to confirm whether they would still like to progress to the Mobility process. If the role remains unfilled at the end of these steps, the role will then proceed to external advertisement.
Your Engagement Gets Results
In addition to solidifying the process for filling vacant roles, management have made other changes to the Change Management Plan following PSA Member feedback.
- Additional roles are being retained across multiple teams
- The additional steps in the process for filling roles will recognise the contributions and experience of those acting in higher duties, and those long term temporary staff who have been part of the Water Group for longer than 12 months
Your union is continuing to pursue a number of issues relating to Aboriginal employment goals within the Water Group.
PSA Delegates
PSA Staff
Ivan Coates, Industrial Officer –