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2019/20 Darwin First 2019/20 ANNUAL REPORT DARWIN FIRST CITY OF DARWIN ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 INTRODUCTION ©2020 City of Darwin This work is copyright. Permission to reproduce information contained in this report must be obtained from: City of Darwin GPO Box 86, Darwin NT 0801 Phone: +61 8 8930 0300 Web: www.darwin.nt.gov.au Annual Report Legend This year, City of Darwin has utilised icons throughout the Annual Report to denote reference to other information or programs and projects impacted by Coronavirus as follows: CASE STUDY Indicates performance through a case study and may include references to other information or external websites. REFERENCE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Indicates a reference or link to additional information which can be found on Council’s website www.darwin.nt.gov.au or other external website. COVID-19 Indicates where a program or project performance has been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19). The following icons are utilised throughout the report to demonstrate the level of performance that has been achieved in 2019/20. Definitions of performance are outlined below and commentary has been provided throughout the report to substantiate Council’s assessment of performance. This icon demonstrates Council’s programs or This icon demonstrates monitoring of Council’s deliverables are on track or projects have been performance for deliverables and projects is completed within budget and on schedule required. It may also indicate that a program or where Council has achieved its deliverables project did not achieve the desired result. or where a project has been completed. This icon demonstrates Council’s programs This icon demonstrates that a deliverable or or deliverables are in progress and project has not yet commenced, has been projects are almost complete. deferred to 2020/21 or will not progress. 2 Contents 1. Introduction 4 5. Our Council 44 8. Governance 148 Acknowledgement of Country 5 Council Structure 45 Risk Management and Audit 153 About Our Annual Report 6 Elected Members 46 Legislative Compliance 156 Lord Mayor’s Message 8 Chan Ward 47 External Complaints 156 Chief Executive Officer’s Message 9 Lyons Ward 48 Freedom of Information 156 City Features 10 Richardson Ward 49 Information Publicly Available 156 Strategic Planning Framework 11 Waters Ward 50 Media, Marketing and Communications 157 Vision and Strategic Directions 13 6. Our Organisation 60 Procurement 159 2. Our Highlights 14 Organisational Structure 61 9. Finances 162 Key Achievements 18 Council Services Scorecard 64 Financial Overview 163 2019/20 in Darwin 20 Our People 66 Key Financial Indicators 166 Community Financial Report 22 Our Culture 68 Audited Financial Statements 168 Coronavirus (COVID-19) 26 Our Safety 73 3. Our Capital City 32 7. Our Performance 76 10. Appendices 222 Contracts Awarded 2019/20 223 Darwin Profile 33 SD1 – A capital city with best 2019/20 Council Sponsorships, History of Darwin 34 practice and sustainable Operating Subsidies and Grants 225 Local Government in Darwin 34 infrastructure 82 Legislative Compliance 230 People, Economy SD2 – A safe, liveable Australasian Reporting Awards and Environment 35 and healthy city 92 (ARA) (www.arawards.com.au) 231 Index of Figures and Tables 238 4. Our Strategic Role 36 SD3 – A cool, clean Acronyms, Glossary, Index 240 and green city 110 Community Engagement 37 Contacting City of Darwin 244 Government Relations 39 SD4 – A smart and Advocacy 39 prosperous city 120 External Grants and Funding 41 SD5 – A vibrant and creative city 134 2019/20 Municipal Plan Scorecard 138 3 CITY OF DARWIN ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 4 Acknowledgement of Country City of Darwin acknowledges that we are living and working on Larrakia Country. We acknowledge the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the Darwin region. We pay our respects to the Larrakia elders past and present and support emerging Larrakia leaders now and into the future. City of Darwin is committed to working together with all Larrakia to care for this land and sea for our shared future. PHOTO COURTESY OF LARRAKIA RANGERS 5 CITY OF DARWIN ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 INTRODUCTION About Our Annual Report transparency and accountability. • Communicate our vision and strategic directions to the community; City of Darwin is pleased Each year, Council aims to ensure that to present our Annual the annual report is relevant to all • Instil community confidence in our Report for 2019/20 stakeholders and focusses on ensuring ability to show strong leadership readability. Our community and and deliver on our promises; stakeholders include Darwin residents • Demonstrate our commitment to The report outlines City of Darwin’s and ratepayers, local business owners, good governance as an accountable performance for the first year of our potential investors, community and transparent local government; new strategic plan, Darwin 2030 groups, government agencies, funding - City for People. City of Colour. bodies and present and future staff. • Promote City of Darwin and and achievement of the 2019/20 Council to investors locally and In accordance with the Local Municipal Plan ‘Darwin First’. The with our international neighbours Government Act 2008, all councils annual report also presents Council’s and partners; must present an annual report to Audited Annual Financial Statements. the Minister for Local Government, • Build confidence and satisfaction The report provides an insight into Housing and Community Development in the partnerships that are being the strategic future and key actions by 15 November each year. The created with other levels of in 2020/21 for each of Council’s five annual report must include a copy government, community groups, strategic directions, demonstrating of the council’s audited financial local business and industry leaders our commitment to deliver on our statements for the relevant through key projects and services; 2030 vision. financial year and it must contain • Recognise the achievements of our The Annual Report is Council’s primary an assessment of the Council’s organisation; and tool for reporting to our community performance against the objectives • Market Council as an employer and stakeholders on service delivery stated in the relevant municipal plan. of choice for future staff and and financial performance and is a In addition to meeting our legislative encourage current staff to stay. vital part of our overall governance obligations, the objectives of this framework and commitment to report are to: 6 The annual report is divided into ten sections: 1 INTRODUCTION 4 OUR STRATEGIC ROLE 7 OUR PERFORMANCE includes opening messages by the articulates the roles of Council in outlines Council’s strategic Lord Mayor and Chief Executive accordance with the Darwin 2030 performance and establishes the Officer and introduces Council’s – City for People. City of Colour. baseline for reporting against our Strategic Planning Framework and Strategic Plan. This section also long term plans. It also reports on the Darwin 2030 – City for People. outlines community engagement, the achievements and challenges City of Colour. Strategic Plan. It also government relations and advocacy for delivering the first year of outlines the key features of Darwin. activities and Council’s external our Darwin 2030 Strategic Plan funding arrangements for 2019/20. and 2019/20 Municipal Plan and 2 OUR HIGHLIGHTS introduces our plans for 2020/21. 5 OUR COUNCIL provides a snapshot of Council’s 8 GOVERNANCE performance for the year and introduces the council structure provides a community financial and City of Darwin Elected demonstrates how Council report. This section also contains Members and Wards. keeps itself accountable to Council’s response to Coronavirus the community and provides (COVID-19) and the economic 6 OUR ORGANISATION transparency with compliance and impact that Council’s response has information management matters. presents an overview of Council’s had on the Darwin community. organisational structure and 9 FINANCES council services scorecard. This 3 OUR CAPITAL CITY section also outlines our staff presents a summary of financial introduces Darwin’s history and diversity and demographic information and the Audited community and council profiles profiles, our commitment to staff Financial Statements for the in numbers. CARES values and our workplace 2019/20 financial year. health and safety performance and activities. 10 APPENDICES include a list of contracts administered for the year, a self-assessment of compliance with the Annual Reporting provisions in the Local Government Act 2008 and Regulations and the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) criteria. This section also contains indexes of tables and figures found throughout the report, acronyms and a glossary. 7 CITY OF DARWIN ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 INTRODUCTION Lord Mayor’s Message more than $35.0M to the local economy On behalf of City of and create around 348 jobs locally. Darwin, I am proud to Council’s assessment of the impact of this stimulus package is outlined on present the City of Darwin pages 28-29 of this report. Annual Report 2019/20. Trees and Streetscape 2019/20 has been a year like no Beautification other experienced in the history of City of Darwin and indeed the world. Council committed more than $5.8M in COVID-19 impacted the way Council the 2019/20 budget to plant more trees delivered services and challenged and beautify our city. More than 4,000 reconciliation in Darwin and outlines the Council to consider how it was best trees have been planted in green belts, actions we will take to achieve this. positioned to support the Darwin verges, street scapes and in schools, community. I am very pleased to In recognition of our multicultural identity focussing on locations hardest hit by report that not only did we respond, we commissioned new Lord Mayor robes Cyclone Marcus in 2018. Another 4,000 but we thrived as a result of creating during the year. The robes are lined with trees will be planted in 2020/21. new innovative services, community an ochre coloured lining representing service and economic stimulus.
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