2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT

the is committed to protecting the global environment through local action. By printing this publication on Australian made 100 per cent recycled paper, the city aims to conserve the resources of the city. the document is available via the Internet at www.subiaco.wa.gov.au. Council

MAYOR SOUTH WARD NORTH WARD EAST WARD CENTRAL WARD

Cr Lynley Hewett Cr Sandra Riccelli Cr Rodney Wells Cr Judith Gedero Heather Henderson

Cr Phil Jacobsen Cr Stan Lauder Cr Murray Rowe Cr Scott Arbuckle

Cr Lee Hemsley Cr Loren White Cr Paul Clements Cr James Turnbull (Deputy Mayor)

Strategic Management Plan Our vision Our goals A friendly inclusive community with many interests, A diverse and desirable city respecting and building on our heritage setting and a A vibrant, liveable, safe and accessible city, at the forefront of modern village lifestyle. current design, making it a desirable place for people to live, work, visit and play.

Our mission An engaged and connected community To enhance the lives and wellbeing of all in the life of the An engaged and connected community, proud of its sense of City of Subiaco, by engaging the community, providing wellbeing, belonging and inclusiveness. regional leadership, stewardship, infrastructure and services A prosperous community that preserves our community sense of place and positions A thriving community where the prosperity of our businesses, it for a sustainable future. residents and institutions is maintained and enhanced. Our values A healthy and sustainable environment An innovative city that demonstrates leadership and adaptive • Honesty and integrity management to ensure the health and sustainability of its built • Respect and openness and natural environment. • Caring and empathy A city positioned for the future • Collaboration and cooperation A city positioned as a leader in taking advantage of economic, environmental, political, social and global changes and opportunities.

2 | City of Subiaco 2009-10 Annual Report MAYOR’S REPORT

I am pleased to present this year’s annual report, which Engaging our community provides a snapshot of the key milestones and achievements One of the fi ve key goals outlined in the city’s new Strategic for 2009-10. Management Plan is engaging and connecting our community. In support of this goal, the city has commenced work This year has seen many changes and challenges for the City of on developing a new community engagement strategy. Subiaco, and indeed the local government sector as a whole. Community engagement underpins the process of community Major events affecting local governments across include planning. It is a bottom up approach, harnessing the the state government’s renewed focus on local government community’s knowledge and skills. Through the strategy, structural reform and the major storm event in March 2010. the city aims to develop a more participative approach to The below provides more detail on these, as well as other major its decision-making processes. The city is also looking at initiatives the council has undertaken in 2009-10. embarking on a community visioning process to develop a Local government reform community plan and a vision for the city’s future. This year, the state government put local government reform Climate change mitigation and adaptation back on the agenda. Amalgamation of local governments The city together with the Western Suburbs Regional in the western suburbs has been the subject of debate for Organisation of Councils commenced a climate change risk more than fi fty years. At its meeting on 29 June 2010, council assessment in February 2010. The importance of this project resolved to enter into a regional transition group with the was highlighted by the impact of the March 2010 storm. The . As a fi rst step in this process, the city will assessment identifi ed the potential future impacts of climate explore the feasibility of the proposal through development of change in the region. By identifying the impacts, the city has a business plan. now developed an action plan to lessen the damage of extreme The feasibility study will better equip the city to evaluate weather events. whether a merger is right for our community. The state Men’s shed government is funding the development of the business plan and other structural reform initiatives. The results of In 2009-10 the city sponsored the business plan are expected to be available in early 2011. and opened the fi rst inner- city council run men’s shed in Australia, which is located in the grounds of the Tom Dadour Community Centre. The shed provides a wonderful opportunity for men from all backgrounds to come together in their own space to talk, share skills, swap ideas, solve problems or just discuss life in general. The city’s men’s shed is part of the Australian Men’s Shed Association and was made possible by a Department of Health Home and Community John Holtsbrook working at the Care grant. Subiaco men’s shed

Finally, I would like to thank my fellow councillors, the CEO and city staff for their tireless efforts in guiding the city through this busy twelve-month period. The successes detailed in this report are testament to their hard work and commitment to our community.

Heather Henderson Mayor

Students working on the Strategic Management Plan

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The 2009-10 financial year represented a period of consolidation Process improvement and cultural change for staff at the City of Subiaco. The first In the interests of improved transparency and accountability, year of operation of Lords recreation centre was a notable decisions of the council being made behind closed doors are success and bears testimony to the ability of city staff to take now made public at the soonest opportunity. on new challenges. In response to the hail storm in early 2010, local emergency I again express my admiration, respect and deep appreciation recovery arrangements are being reviewed and a disaster for our directors, managers and staff who continue to rise to recovery centre is being established at the Palms the occasion by committing to necessary change and putting Community Centre. the council, and the community it serves, first.

In this report, I provide examples of how the organisation is Measurement and control systems implementing several elements of best practice right across The city implemented a range of new measurement and the city. control systems including a fleet sustainability matrix for its fleet of vehicles, which determines vehicle purchases based on Strategic planning their overall economy, safety, greenhouse gas and particulate Earlier this year council reaffirmed the need for a emissions. The city also introduced programmed work schedules comprehensive community visioning process, which will for all technical services field staff to improve efficiencies. underpin the development of its strategic plan. To this end, the Think2030 community visioning project will be launched Change leadership in October 2010. In addition to supporting the city’s strategic With funding from the state government, the City of Subiaco plan, the results of the consultation will have a significant has joined with the City of Nedlands to undertake a feasibility influence on policy development and council decisions over the study into a possible merger of the two local governments. longer term. The results of the study will place the City of Subiaco in a Structure strong position to critically examine the pros and cons of structural reform. During the year, appointments were made to three new positions – director of land and property, coordinator of Employee empowerment community engagement and asset management officer. A The city is actively developing its staff for promotion in new position of public arts officer was also created. The city’s the face of impending labour shortages. Professional communications team is linked directly with the CEO and the development initiatives included entering a city team in the management structure at Lords recreation centre has been Local Government Managers Australia’s 2010 Management reorganised. These changes reflect a stronger commitment Challenge. The team, including staff from various branches to the management of the city’s assets and improved communication with the city’s residents and ratepayers. across the city, was the Australasian runner-up in the challenge. In addition, the manager of community services completed the 2010 Leadership WA Program.

The city also created a number of cross-organisational teams to report on customer service improvements and work/life balance initiatives.

I trust that the above provides a clear snapshot of where the City of Subiaco has come from and where it is headed. I look forward to another successful twelve months of working closely with council and staff to ensure we are continually improving our range of services, facilities and amenities for the benefit of our community.

Stephen Tindale CEO

The city’s successful 2010 LGMA Management Challenge team

4 | City of Subiaco 2009-10 Annual Report 2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS

A diverse and desirable city

A vibrant, liveable, safe and accessible city, at the forefront of current design making it a desirable place for people to live, work, visit and play

Library programs and initiatives To meet the growing demand for fl exible online service delivery, the city introduced a range of new online services at Subiaco Library in 2009-10. The city provided subscriptions to audio e-books accessible from home or work, as well as introducing a free wireless Internet service available at the library and outside the Subiaco Museum. The online tutoring service, yourtutor, was launched in September 2009 to provide students with live, one-to-one tutoring sessions. New online databases were added to the existing suite, including Ancestry: Library Edition and Popular magazines.

In order to promote community wellbeing and provide positive Georgia Moorthy took part in one of the library’s programs for opportunities for continuous learning, the city held a range children and young people of events and programs at the Subiaco Library throughout the year. These included hosting a variety of professional Celebrating our heritage writers and artists for the popular writers’ nights, artists’ In December 2009 the city opened Subiaco into the sixties, a evenings, as well as guest speakers on a range of topics for the new exhibition at the Subiaco Museum offering a glimpse of lunchtime talk series. Over the year, the library also provided the changes that took place all over Australia in the 1950s and basic computer classes, Write your life writing course, poetry 1960s and how these were refl ected in Subiaco. The city also workshops, short story writing classes for teenagers, book club, presented reminiscence sessions for seniors, and workshops on philosophy club and art appreciation / history courses. archaeology, preventive conservation of heritage collections, and memoir and history writing. The city also coordinated a range of reading and literacy programs for children and young people, including baby rhyme fostering safe communities time, story time, Sue Bee’s Reading Hive, National Simultaneous The city undertakes a number of activities to ensure the safety, Story Time, summer holiday reading program and Children’s health and wellbeing of community members is maintained. Book Week. The city held a range of information sessions and workshops to contribute towards community safety, including leavers’ information, women’s basic self defence, child resuscitation, bullying prevention and party safe information for parents.

The city was one of twelve local governments invited to participate in the Alcohol Management Program, a pilot project initiated by the Western Australian Local Government Association. The project supported local governments to address alcohol-related issues more effectively within their communities. As a response the city is developing a Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan that will incorporate strategies addressing alcohol management.

The city convenes the licensed premises working group, a forum of key stakeholders, including local police, city staff and businesses that operate licensed premises. The aim of the group is to discuss issues relating to alcohol and to identify and mitigate alcohol-related impacts in the community. City staff meet with police every week to share information and foster the city’s contribution to the Eyes on the street program. Davis Martin trialling the new yourtutor service with Manager Library and Heritage Services, Colleen Harris

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An engaged and connected community

An engaged and connected community, proud of its sense of wellbeing, belonging and inclusiveness

Arts and cultural programs The city hosted a range of popular arts and cultural events in 2009-10 including the sunday@subi and sunset@subi concert series. Together the concerts provided twenty-four weeks of community entertainment, with over 13 000 community members attending.

The city continued to coordinate its popular range of award programs including the Local History Awards, Tim Winton Award for Young Writers, Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists and Photographic Awards. The Photographic Awards attracted a record 225 entries from people across the metropolitan area, demonstrating a wide range of photographic talents. The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers also saw its highest number of entries in 2009-10 with 1663 stories submitted by young people across Perth.

Volunteering in our community A high level of volunteering is an indication of a strong and Shaun Tan Awards for Young Artists: Shaun Tan and James Cheng active community. Volunteers are vital in supporting the range in front of James’ painting - ‘And I was like, OMG!’ of activities undertaken by not-for-profit organisations within position that is just right for them. The volunteer hub placed the community. Recognising the importance of volunteers, the over eighty volunteers into positions within the community in city opened a volunteer referral hub in November 2009. The 2009-10. The city would also like to recognise the tireless efforts volunteer hub is open twice a week at the Subiaco Library and of its 146 volunteers who give their time to assist in the delivery supports and engages both potential volunteers and community of a range of city services. organisations seeking volunteers. Local organisations, groups and clubs can list their volunteer positions on the searchable Positive ageing and community care database allowing members of the public to search and find a Throughout 2009-10 the city provided in-home services to over 300 local residents, including the delivery of meals, domestic assistance and personal care. The city also operated a dedicated adult day centre at the Tom Dadour Community Centre providing almost 8000 hours of activity-based care to the frail aged and adults with disabilities. Each Tuesday, the centre ran ongoing seniors’ learning programs covering topics such as armchair travel, story writing, tai chi and jewellery making.

The city also developed and implemented a number of new seniors programs including a physiotherapy program for the frail aged at Lords and an intergenerational playgroup. The playgroup was a new initiative for seniors and families with young children, to enhance relationships and communication between the generations.

The inaugural Ageing Well Expo was held in October 2009 at the Subiaco Community Centre, with stalls from a range of organisations such as the Asthma Foundation of WA, the Alzheimer’s Association and the Heart Foundation. Mayor Heather Henderson making a Meals on Wheels delivery

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Programs for children and young people In March 2010, the city together with over 200 community members, celebrated the opening of the new Mueller Park universal play space. The play space is designed to provide children of all ages and abilities with exciting play opportunities. It is located inside a fenced area for added safety and includes a variety of sensory play options, sand play and trails.

Throughout the year over 600 children participated in a wide range of school holiday programs offered by the city, from yoga to skate clinics. A number of parenting workshops were also introduced to support parents in the community in their role as caregiver. A new quarterly booklet called Subi Alive was developed to provide a one- stop-shop for information on the range of city programs and services for children, families and young people.

The city partnered with other western suburbs councils to organise a Youth Digital Arts Festival to celebrate National Youth Week. The festival included photography workshops, a four day fi lm course, a youth photography competition and a free youth fi lm screening of Bran Nue Dae.

The musical talent of local young people was recognised and encouraged through the coordination of Amped, a youth music event. The city also collaborated with the towns of Mosman Park and Claremont and the West Australian Music Industry Association to deliver AmpFest, an original youth music competition with over 700 young people participating.

Sport and recreation in our community The city offers a range of quality active and passive recreation spaces for use by the whole community, including parks, playing fi elds, cycle paths, walking trails and sporting facilities. In addition, community- based recreation opportunities were offered through the city’s walking groups and the Subiaco Work Out Program, including classes in aquarobics, meditation, spin, BODY PUMP®, walking, pilates and salsa.

On 4 July 2009 the city reopened Lords recreation centre as a local government owned and operated community recreation facility. Membership reached 2000 members in less than twelve months, exceeding all projections. Customer satisfaction survey results saw Lords receive an overall facility satisfaction rating of 88 per cent and a customer service satisfaction rating of 93 per cent.

The successful reopening of Lords has provided opportunities to deliver community-focused events and activities, including the inaugural Subiaco Community Walk, para-soccer, grand fi nal day events, school holiday activities and pool pregnancy classes, to name a few.

Lords also underwent a facelift with highly renowned and established artists Helen Smith and Jeremy Kirwan-Ward completing a spectacular design for the Hay Street facing entrance. The striking abstract design adds another dimension to the city’s public art portfolio, and the colours were chosen to produce a bright, easily visible entrance, giving the industrial ‘shed’ a more contemporary look and feel. Lords’ fi rst birthday celebration

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A prosperous community

A thriving community where the prosperity of our businesses, residents and institutions is maintained and enhanced

Supporting community organisations The city recognises the important contribution that community organisations make to the community. In support of their contribution, the city developed a number of programs to assist community organisations with their work. The city introduced a range of organisational professional development opportunities in 2009-10, including networking forums, educational sessions and one-on-one consultancy support. In addition, a sporting club development program has commenced to facilitate the growth of well-managed and governed sporting clubs.

During 2009-10 the city developed new partnerships with the Subi Farmers Markets, Perth Upmarket, the Shenton Park Dogs’ Refuge Black Spot project at the intersection of Coghlan Road and Churchill Avenue, Subiaco and Opera Baroque, while also continuing successful partnerships additional bays in the Rowland Street car park to increase with Perth International Arts Festival and the Rotary Club of the amount of parking available in the CBD area. As part of Matilda Bay. The city continued its support of the Subi Street the staged redevelopment of Rosalie Park, the city completed Festival in 2009 providing $25 000 plus in-house city resources for upgrades to the access road and parking facilities. New lighting the event, which attracted over 28 000 community members. at a cost of $0.5 million was also installed on the playing fields Amenity and traffic management improvements to enhance usability.

The city has an extensive road rehabilitation program to The city implements a range of traffic management maintain appropriate community amenity throughout the city. In improvements to increase pedestrian and driver safety and 2009-10 the program included works at Thomas Street, Court amenity. The city successfully obtained state and federal Place and Subiaco Road. Work has been completed on creating government Black Spot funding for Bagot, Barker, Churchill and Princess roads. Black Spots are locations and sections of roads identified by safety audits as having a significant risk.

The Black Spot project at Churchill and Coghlan roads included the installation of a roundabout and high efficiency LED lighting to improve safety, visibility and traffic movement. Traffic calming measures were implemented at Bagot and Barker roads, to reduce the approach speeds at the intersections with Townshend Road, while the Princess Road project included installation of a roundabout at the intersection with Fairway to improve traffic flow. Did you know? In 2009-10 the city: • processed 306 applications for development approval • spent $2.2 million on local and major road improvements • planted 222 street trees • spent $200 000 on streetlight improvements and maintenance • processed 334 building licence applications.

2009 Subi Street Festival

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A healthy and sustainable Environmental education A number of community education programs were undertaken environment throughout 2009-10, including a home retrofi tting workshop, Clean Up Australia Day activities and a great gardens An innovative city that demonstrates leadership and workshop. Community members and school students planted adaptive management to ensure the health and approximately 3500 native species for National Tree Day and sustainability of its built and natural environment Schools Tree Day. Residents also contributed to greening the city by replacing lawn on their verge with over 1500 species of Water conservation native plants as part of the city’s native plant subsidy scheme. As part of its involvement in the ICLEI Local Governments The city introduced the Sustainable Verge and Garden Award for Sustainability, the city achieved Milestone 4 of the Water in 2009 to recognise streetscapes and private gardens that Campaign for community and corporate water quality and contribute to sustainable living, biodiversity and water conservation. The city installed waterless urinals and water conservation. The new annual award is designed to recognise effi cient showerheads and taps in high water-consuming the community’s contribution to sustainability and greening buildings and facilities. To encourage the community to reduce our community. water use, the city offered a range of programs including

Sustainable Verge and Garden Award 2010: 10 Cardigan Terrace, Jolimont, winner of the sustainable garden category household assessments, workshops and subsidies. The city was also endorsed as a Waterwise Council by the Department of Water and the Water Corporation.

Through the fi nalisation of a groundwater operating strategy, the city implemented a range of water effi cient irrigation initiatives, including a reduction in irrigation frequency from three to two days a week over the 2009-10 summer period. The city also upgraded the effi ciency of irrigation systems and replaced areas of lawn with mulch and native vegetation. Stage three reticulation upgrade works were completed this year at Rosalie Park ensuring all sections of the active playing surface are irrigated uniformly. This decreased water use and provided a more consistent playing surface.

Complementing the federal Green Loans Program, the city partnered with local assessors offering a rebate of $100 per household to reduce water and energy use. In addition, the city purchased 100 per cent natural power for over 1000 energy effi cient decorative streetlights. This reduced the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by 18 per cent, saving 440 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Cliff Sadlier Park community planting event

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A city positioned for the future Statutory compliance Promoting access and inclusion A city positioned as a leader in taking advantage of economic, environmental, political, social and global The city’s commitment to ensuring access and inclusion for all changes and opportunities community members continued through actioning its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. The city successfully completed an Promoting sustainable transport audit of health and medical facilities for the Access WA website through funding from the Disability Services Commission. In As part of our commitment to encourage the use of sustainable transport options, the city ran the popular Bike to work addition, a range of programs and events were undertaken breakfast, Cycle to school day and Walk to school day as throughout the year to ensure that the city effectively engages well as two new programs – the active shopper and active with people with disabilities in our community. commuter challenges. The challenges required participants Plan for the future to cycle or walk to the shops or work a minimum number of times per week over a twelve-week period. The challenges The city undertook a review of its Strategic Financial Plan in provided an excellent opportunity for participants to get out 2010. The plan provides the financial framework for achieving of their cars and onto the footpaths or their bikes. Apart from the city’s goals. Along with carrying out a range of core the personal benefits for participants by incorporating exercise operational and infrastructure activities, it includes investment in into their daily routine, the program also contributed to a more major capital works projects such as undergrounding power and sustainable Subiaco. a CBD streetscape improvement project. It also provides for a range of social capital projects such as community development The city was pleased to work with Rosalie Primary School programs, sustainability initiatives and recreational facilities. students on sustainable transport issues as part of the TravelSmart to School program. Students presented the city with Records Keeping Plan a TravelSmart action plan following a Sustainability Leadership The city’s Records Keeping Plan maintains a focused approach Workshop held in April 2010. The workshop brought together for staff to capture accurate records in accordance with the students, teachers and parents from across Perth to discuss their State Records Act 2000. Records awareness training for ideas about transport around schools. The city will now assist new staff members is included as part of the city’s induction Rosalie Primary School to implement their action plan. program providing new employees with up-to-date information Land and property management on record keeping obligations and responsibilities. The During 2009-10 the city introduced a new directorate – land 2009 City of Subiaco Record Keeping Plan is fully compliant and property – to its organisational structure. The directorate and approved by the State Records Office, forming part established strategies and plans to optimise the city’s land and of an information and records management strategy that property to better meet the needs of a diverse and expanding encompasses all the information created or received by the city community. The review of the city’s investment portfolio as evidence of its business activities. and audit of the social and community property assets has Register of complaints underpinned this process. For the purposes of the Local Government Act 1995, no complaints were made to the city during 2009-10.

Employees’ salary The number of employees entitled to an annual cash salary of $100 000 or more were six in the following categories:

$110 000 to $119 999 Two $120 000 to $129 999 Two $130 000 to $139 999 One $160 000 to $169 999 One Competition policy The city has met its obligations with regard to its competition policy. The city has no local laws or policies that contain anti- competitive provisions. No complaints have been received by the city in 2009-10 in relation to anti-competitive practices. Promoting sustainable transport - TravelSmart to School - Hon Simon O’Brien MLC and Mayor Henderson with Rosalie Primary School students

10 | City of Subiaco 2009-10 Annual Report 2008-09 and 2009-10 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SUMMARY

2008-2009 2009-2010 $’000s $’000s Operating revenue General purpose funding 16 847 17 553 Governance 4 5 Law, order and public safety 23 28 Health 121 175 Welfare and education 928 977 Community amenities 2669 2980 Recreation and culture 367 2994 Transport 3716 3771 Economic services 239 657 Other property and services 4417 4236 Total operating revenue 29 329 33 376 Operating expenditure General purpose funding (1092) (1173) Governance (962) (1151) Law order public safety (1909) (1976) Health (444) (455) Welfare and education (1636) (1704) Community amenities (4341) (4745) Recreation and culture (7056) (10 692) Transport (5585) (5754) Economic services (1513) (1169) Other property and services (2009) (1865) Total operating expenditure (26 546) (30 683) Borrowing costs expense Other property and services (20) (20) Recreation and culture (51) (28) Economic services (199) (170) Total borrowing costs expense (270) (218) Share of profi t of associates Community amenities 171 197 Total share of profi t of associates 171 197 Contributions to the development of assets Welfare and education - 175 Community amenities 152 - Recreation and culture 4625 - Transport 1348 1540 Total contribution to the development of assets 6125 1715 Profi t/(loss) on disposal of assets Governance - (19) Law order public safety (26) (7) Welfare and education (13) (1) Community amenities (2) (40) Recreation and culture (6) (12) Transport (4) 1098 Economic services (1) - Other property and services (63) 22 043 Total profi t/(loss) on disposal of assets (113) 23 062 Fair value adjustment of fi nancial assets General purpose funding (1348) 102 Total fair value adjustment of fi nancial assets (1348) 102 Net result 7349 27 550

This document in conjunction with the Annual Financial Statements forms the city’s Annual Report for 2009-10. This is an extract from the Annual Financial Statements, which are available on request and on the website www.subiaco.wa.gov.au

CiTY Of SUbiACO 2009-10 AnnuAl RepoRt | 11 About the City of Subiaco

Area 7.1 sq km Population 18 115 Rateable properties 9592 Gross rental value $229 m Sealed roads 117 km Parks, gardens, reserves 78 ha Distance from Perth 5 km Employees (FTE) 185 Suburbs Subiaco, Jolimont, Daglish, Shenton Park, Crawley, Nedlands

Events of interest • sunday@subi – free music concerts held in the Subiaco Arts Centre during winter • sunset@subi – free music concerts held outdoors in city parks during summer • Subi Street Festival – a pre-Christmas carnival • Subiaco Craft and Community Fair – a huge craft fair, with proceeds going to charity • Events at Subiaco Oval – up to forty national and international sporting and entertainment events

Places of interest Community facilities • Subiaco Arts Centre • Subiaco Library • Subiaco Oval • Subiaco Museum • Regal Theatre • Lords recreation centre • War Memorial Clock • Tom Dadour Community Centre • The University of • Shenton Park Community Centre • WA Medical Museum • Subiaco Community Centre • The Berndt Museum of • Palms Community Centre Anthropology • Rosalie Park sporting complex • E de C Clarke Geological Museum

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