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Annual Report 2007-08 WELCOME _____________________________________________ 2 SHIRE PROFILE_________________________________________ 3 OUR COMMUNITY _______________________________________ 8 Mission Statement and Values Message from our Mayor Message from our Chief Executive Officer OUR COUNCIL __________________________________________ 16 Elected Representatives Executive Staff Corporate Governance OUR PEOPLE ___________________________________________ 24 Organisation Chart KEY PROGRAM AREA OVERVIEW ___________________________ 29 Key Program Areas Finance Administration and Corporate Services Planning and Development Transport and Drainage Infrastructure Services Community and Cultural Environmental Services Business Services Urban Waste Water Urban Water` Cleansing STATUTORY INFORMATION _______________________________ 53 COMMUNITY FINANCIAL REPORT __________________________ 67 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS _________________________________ 73 CONTACT INFORMATION _________________________________ 113 “TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS, WE MUST NOT ONLY ACT, BUT ALSO DREAM, NOT ONLY PLAN, BUT ALSO BELIEVE” ANATOLE FRANCE Welcome to the 2007/08 Balonne Shire performance of Council in achieving the Council Annual Report. This report goals and objectives outlined in the provides a snapshot of Council’s Corporate Plan 2005 - 2009. Under the performance and achievements over Local Government Act 1993 we are the past twelve months in undertaking required to prepare and adopt an annual its legislative and community report for each financial year and our responsibilities. stakeholders, be it government, semi- government, community groups or The annual report is the major citizens are strongly encouraged to read accountability tool in Council’s the report. governance framework providing non- financial and financial information to enable the community to assess the 2 THE SHIRE’S CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL FOR A LARGE VARIETY OF HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTRUAL CROPS AS WELL AS CATTLE AND SHEEP GRAZING Area: Average Annual Rainfall: GEOGRAPHY 31,130 square kilometers 516 millimetres* Towns: Average Annual Daily Maximum St George, Dirranbandi, Bollon, Temperature: Location Thallon, Mungindi and Hebel 27.5 oC* South West Qld Small Localities: Average Annual Daily Minimum Nindigully and Boolba Temperature: 13.9 oC* Climate: Sub-tropical *Source:- Bureau of Meteorology OVERVIEW through the devolution of powers from the The Shire of Balonne is located in Queensland state government include, in broad terms, on the New South Wales border some 500 the provision of transport infrastructure, kilometres from the east coast of Australia community, recreational, sporting and and has an area of 31,130 square kilometres. cultural facilities, the control of building and development, the administration of public Balonne Shire has a predominately rural and environmental health, the promotion of based economy with cotton, wool, beef, grain economic development and the provision of and horticultural production being the most urban water supplies, waste water and common primary industries. More recently, cleansing services. promising growth has been shown in areas such as tourism, as well as horticultural crops COUNCIL SERVICES such as wine and table grapes and melons Council is responsible for managing and for the export market. maintaining the following services. Rural industry is supported by the towns of St Shire road network – 2,377 kilometres George, Dirranbandi, Bollon, Thallon, Reserves – 14,040.65 hectares of reserve Mungindi and Hebel. Small localities such as land that are classed as reserves under Nindigully and Boolba are important meeting the Land Act 1994 places for the rural communities and Shire libraries in St George, Dirranbandi, travelling public they serve. Thallon, Bollon and Hebel Community halls in St George, The existence of these distinct communities Dirranbandi, Thallon, Bollon and Hebel spread across such a large part of Public swimming pools in St George and Queensland presents a special challenge to Dirranbandi the Balonne Shire Council as it carries out the Aerodromes in St George, Dirranbandi, functions of local government. These Bollon and Hebel functions which have been determined on the Water and sewerage infrastructure and basis of community needs and in some cases supply Community sports grounds and parklands 4 ECONOMIC PROFILE agricultural use in the Balonne Shire was The leading primary industries in the Balonne 2,883,152 ha, which is about 90% of the Shire are cotton, sheep/wool, grain crops, shire area. The total value of the agricultural wild game harvesting, fruit/vegetable industry at the year ending March 1999 was production and beef/cattle. Successful calculated at $297.2million in value terms development of the horticultural industry is a while current projections are calculated at rapidly expanding sector in the local economy $425.6 million which is evidence of a rapidly and has been led by local production of table expanding agricultural base. Of the total of all grapes. Although agriculture is subject to the the grain crops in the shire 70% was wheat, fluctuations in the weather, the St George 10% was barley and the other 20% was district has a tested record of being a made up of all other cereal grains. Thallon is valuable agricultural producing area with a the location of the largest grain storage reliable water source due to our large water facility in Queensland. catchment area. Although, we are not immune to the effects of the current 1 in 100 The St George Irrigation Project provides year drought, upon receiving rain in our water to about 113 cotton and horticultural catchments the district will quickly recover farms, and water harvesting permits have and return to more productive times due to allowed additional areas of crops to be our diversification. Balonne Shire is fortunate planted. The shire’s climatic conditions are that the district contains a balance of ideal for a large variety of horticultural and allocation and flood farmers which provides agricultural crops as well as cattle and sheep some stabilisation in water resources for the grazing. area. Macropod (Kangaroo) harvesting has had a In terms of industry, the shire is heavily long term impact on the economy of Balonne reliant on agriculture which is relatively Shire. In 2007 the processing plant located evenly split between crops and livestock. In near St George announced further 1997, the total area of land holding for expansions to include processed meat to human consumption standards and it will Based on census data, around 2,800 people result in St George having the second largest are employed in Balonne Shire. The shire’s plant in Queensland certified to human largest sector is agriculture, forestry and consumption standards. This expansion is fishing which accounts for 37.5% of currently being undertaken and will provide employed persons. This is followed by further opportunities for this industry and wholesale and retail trade 15.7% and health more jobs for our district both in processing and community services 7.3%. Cotton and harvesting. Macropod harvesting is growing was the largest agricultural activity somewhat immune to effects of the drought accounting for 60% of the value of and provides a stabilising effect in our local production. The cotton industry is supported economy. Chiller boxes are dispersed by three cotton ginning plants located within throughout the shire supporting employment the shire. Beef cattle (12%) and sheep in our smaller communities which then grazing were also significant, with wool transfer carcasses to St George for accounting for 3% and sheep meat processing. accounting for a further 2.7% of the value of agricultural production. Cereal grain (wheat The area of the Surat Basin is known to and sorghum) accounted for 12% with contain large deposits of oil, gas and coal. horticulture accounting for a further 4%. The Recently released reports from state accommodation, cafes and restaurants sector development confirm coal deposits within the is the sixth largest employer in the Balonne region. Future development potential for Shire. these resources would allow a further diversification of our local economy. 6 Table 2.0 ITEM AMOUNT VALUE Cotton - fibre approx. 70 000 ha $252 536 200 Cotton – seed $39 200 000 Wool approx. 40 000 Bales approx. $15 000 000 Beef/Cattle approx. 100 000 head approx. $50 000 000 Grapes approx. 491 ha $9 820 000 (predominantly table) Sheep Meat approx 150 000 approx. $6 000 000 Wild Game Harvesting approx 394 000 approx $7 269 000 (excluding skins trade) Wheat approx. 150 000 ha $32 400 000 All other cereal grains approx. 30 000 Melons 400 ha $5 500 000 Pasture and Grasses for Hay 621.5 ha $3 049 620 and Seed Cut Flowers n/a n/a Peanuts 171 ha $442 693 Soybeans 331 ha $379 205 Pumpkins 60 ha $1 000 000 Olives n/a n/a Onions and Garlic 69 ha $ 3 000 000 TOTAL $425 596 718 Data sourced –Economic Profile Balonne Shire May 2007 WE ENJOY DIVERSE MAJESTIC LANDSCAPES, HISTORIC PUBS, UNIQUE COUNTRY EVENTS AND A SHIRE WITH HEAPS OF CHARACTER AND HISTORY 8 SHIRE STATISTICS Population: 4,936 Average Annual Growth Rate (1996- 2006): 0.18% based economy with production consisting of People of Indigenous Origin: cotton, wheat, cattle, goats, sheep, table 688 (14.9%) grapes, wine, rockmelons, soybeans, sorghum and various forms of nuts and Median Age: 34 years legumes. Things to see and do include: a visit Birthplace of respondents: to the ‘Unique Egg’ (World Expo accredited 90.2% Australian born display of carved,
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