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Annual Report 2020 2 Introduction 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Introduction 4 Greater Bendigo profile 4 Snapshot of Council 5 Demographic profile 6 The year in review 7 Highlights of the year 8 Engaging with our community 15 Challenges and future outlook 16 Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer 17 Financial summary 19 Description of operations 22 Our Council 23 Current councillors 23 Our people 24 Organisation structure 25 City staff 26 Equal employment opportunity 28 Other staff matters 29 Our performance 30 Planning and accountability framework 30 Council Plan 31 Performance 31 Goal 1: Lead and govern for all 32 Goal 2: Wellbeing and fairness 35 Goal 3: Strengthening the economy 42 Goal 4: Presentation and managing growth 44 Goal 5: Environmental sustainability 48 Goal 6: Embracing our culture and heritage 51 Governance, management and other information 53 Governance 53 Management 56 Governance and management checklist 57 Statutory information 60 Glossary 64 Financial and Performance Statements 2019/2020 67 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY The City of Greater Bendigo is on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. We acknowledge and extend our appreciation for the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung People, the Traditional Owners of the land. We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of all Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Peoples. We express our gratitude in the sharing of this land, our sorrow for the personal, spiritual and cultural costs of that sharing and our hope that we may walk forward together in harmony and in the spirit of healing. Annual Report 2019/2020 3 WELCOME TO THE REPORT OF OPERATIONS FOR 2019/2020 Council is committed to transparent reporting and accountability to the community and the Report of Operations for 2019/2020 is the primary means of advising the City of Greater Bendigo community about Council’s operations and performance during the financial year. GREATER BENDIGO PROFILE The City of Greater Bendigo is in the Lockwood, Neilborough, Sebastian, centre of Victoria, covering almost Woodvale, Raywood, Mia Mia and 3,000 square kilometres. Redesdale, which are renowned for Greater Bendigo is a vibrant, creative their strong sense of community and and culturally-enriched major lifestyle. regional centre for northern Victoria The local population is continuing to and southern New South Wales and grow and is becoming increasingly has the third largest urban area in culturally, religiously and ethnically Victoria. diverse. Council is committed to It also includes productive Greater Bendigo being a community agricultural areas and many that understands and respects small towns and villages such as cultural and religious differences, Heathcote, Axedale, Huntly, Marong, supports multiculturalism and Elmore, Goornong, Kamarooka, actively promotes cultural inclusion. 4 INTRODUCTION SNAPSHOT OF COUNCIL The City of Greater Bendigo (the City) has nine councillors across three wards. Lockwood Ward Whipstick Ward Localities include: Big Hill, Golden Localities include: Ascot, Avonmore, Gully, Golden Square, Harcourt Bagshot, Bagshot North, Barnadown, North, Kangaroo Flat, Leichardt, Bendigo, California Gully, Drummartin, Lockwood, Lockwood South, Maiden Eaglehawk, Eaglehawk North, East Gully, Mandurang, Mandurang South, Bendigo, Elmore, Epsom, Fosterville, Marong, Myers Flat, Quarry Hill, Goornong, Hunter, Huntly, Huntly Ravenswood, Sailors Gully, Sedgwick, North, Ironbark, Jackass Flat, Shelbourne, Spring Gully, West Kamarooka, Long Gully, Neilborough, Bendigo, Wilsons Hill. North Bendigo, Raywood, Sebastian, Wellsford, Whipstick, White Hills, Woodvale. Eppalock Ward Elmore Localities include: Argyle, Axe Creek, WHIPSTICK WARD Axedale, Bendigo, Costerfield, Derrinal, Raywood East Bendigo, Emu Creek, Eppalock, Flora Hill, Heathcote, Junortoun, Neilborough Kennington, Kimbolton, Knowsley, Sebastian Goornong Ladys Pass, Longlea, Lyal, Mia Mia, Mount Camel, Myrtle Creek, Redcastle, Huntly Redesdale, Strathdale, Strathfieldsaye, Tooleen. Eaglehawk Bendigo Myers Flat Epsom Marong Maiden Gully Golden Square Flora Hill Axedale Strathfieldsaye LOCKWOOD WARD Kangaroo Flat Mandurang Lockwood EPPALOCK WARD Costerfield Ravenswood Heathcote Mia Mia N Redesdale Annual Report 2019/2020 5 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE • Greater Bendigo has an estimated • 27% of households rent their home • 2% of people take public transport population of 118,093 people to work • 85% of residents live in urban • More than 23.9% of the population Bendigo • 23.1% of residents volunteer are aged 60 years and over • 16% of people have a Bachelor • 21% of households are considered • The median age is 39 degree or higher to be low income • 8% of the population were born • 41.9% of people have no formal • 1.7% of the population are overseas, compared to the Victorian qualifications Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander average of 28% • 26% of people live on their own • The Greater Bendigo SEIFA score of * Data sourced from profile.id, which compiles 981 (index of inequalities) is lower • 41% of the labour force work and presents data from the Australian Bureau of than the Victorian average of 1,010 part time Statistics (2016 Census) Pictured are the City’s Intercultural Ambassadors 6 THE YEAR IN REVIEW THE YEAR IN REVIEW 723,196 35,000 274,840 visits to the City’s trees, early education website shrubs and and care hours grasses provided at the planted City’s two early learning centres 16,034 43,039 229 dogs registered library members new citizens across Greater welcomed at a Bendigo Citizenship Ceremony 176 49,200 23,062 food spring bulbs planted, tonnes of rubbish samples including tulips collected taken to test for food safety schools took part in Walk 33 to School 79 65 community arts business programs development delivered events delivered Annual Report 2019/2020 7 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR July August • The City’s Creative Industries • Bendigo was announced as the Strategy, Greater CREATIVE location for the Lost Trades Fair for GREATER Bendigo, was officially launched the next three years • The City began a flood resilience • Balenciaga, Shaping Fashion was study for Kangaroo Flat and Golden announced as a new exhibition for Square Bendigo Art Gallery • The City received funding through • Record numbers attended the the Healthy Heart of Victoria Bendigo Writers Festival initiative for outdoor fitness • Council voted to begin the equipment, solar lighting and process to amend the Planning BENDIGO improved walking trail connections Scheme to incorporate the Huntly in Kangaroo Flat and Long Gully Development Contributions Plan to provide essential community infrastructure Bendigo was announced as the home of the Lost Trades Fair for the next three years 8 THE YEAR IN REVIEW September • An Issues and Opportunities report • Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke • The City officially signed a Small for the Reimagining Bendigo Creek and Chief Executive Officer Craig Business Friendly Charter Project was released Niemann travelled to Canberra • The City’s Walk, Cycle Greater • New training lights for the netball to advocate for funding for the Bendigo Strategy was adopted by courts and Pitch 4 at the Epsom Bendigo Airport and Golden Dragon Council Huntly Recreation Reserve were Museum • Concept design plans for the Ewing officially ‘switched on’ • The City and the Karen Organisation Park Wheeled Sports Hub were • A new playspace at Truscott of Bendigo launched a new video released for feedback Reserve featuring a blue, orange called We Are Karen to increase • A draft Bendigo City Centre Plan and white colour scheme inspired understanding and acceptance of was released for public comment by the Eaglehawk Soccer Club the Karen community colours was completed • Fine couture, tailored millinery, handmade jewellery and acclaimed fashion portraits were showcased in a new exhibition at the Living Arts Space, Homage to Style The new playspace at Truscott Reserve Annual Report 2019/2020 9 October • Bendigo became a City (and • Bendigo Airport won Small region) of Gastronomy, joining Regional Airport of the Year • A new regional tourism website the UNESCO Creative Cities at the Australian Airports was launched, bringing network Association annual industry together four central Victorian awards Councils in an initiative to • Greater Bendigo’s historic boost the tourism industry Rosalind Park retained its • The City launched the 2020 across the entire region prestigious Green Flag award performing arts program, and the Eaglehawk Regional featuring a range of acclaimed • The City announced Kangaroo Playspace was named best national performances Flat Library will move to the playspace valued over former Senior Citizens building • The annual Summer in the $500,000 on Lockwood Road, which will Parks program kicked off with receive a $1.38M upgrade the lighting of the Christmas November Tree in Rosalind Park • Restoration works completed on the Queen Elizabeth Oval • The City prepared a Planning • The City asked for Cottage Scheme Amendment to community feedback on its include recommendations first Reconciliation Plan as • Work began on a new from the Heathcote Flood it prepared to develop a concrete memorial wall being Study new plan constructed at the Kangaroo Flat Soldiers Memorial • The City was awarded a • Greater Bendigo scooped Victorian Award for Excellence four golds, one silver and • A new Changing Place in the from the Governor of Victoria one bronze at the 2019 RACV Hargreaves Street Multi Storey for its
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