WAVERLEY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16

CONTENTS

Preface 04 Part 2: Delivery Program Achievements 36 Mayor’s Message 05 Sustainable Community 37 General Manager’s Message 06 Year in review 38 Part 1: Waverley Council Overview 07 Sustainable Living 42 Waverley – Our cosmopolitan city 08 Year in review 43 Our Local Government Area (LGA) 10 Sustainable Environment 47 Year in review 48 How every $100 you pay is spent 11 Sustainable Governance 51 Community vision 12 Year in review 52 The elected Council 13 Council committees 13 Part 3: Meeting our Additional Our Mayor and Councillors 14 Statutory Requirements 55 Our organisational vision 18 Amount of rates and charges Our planning framework 24 written off during the year 56 The Community Strategic Plan: Mayoral and Councillor fees, Waverley Together 3 25 expenses and facilities 57 Delivery Program and Resourcing General Manager and senior Strategy 25 staff remuneration 57 External bodies exercising Council Report on infrastructure assets 58 functions 26 Government Information Partnerships and cooperation 27 Public Access (GIPA) 59 Our performance snapshot 28 Compliance with Companion Our financial snapshot 30 Animals Act and Regulation 65 Awards received 31 Amount incurred in legal proceedings 66 Grants and donations awarded 32 Progress against Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 71 Grants received 34 Voluntary Planning Agreements 73 Sposorships received 35 Contracts awarded by Council 73 4 PREFACE

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT This Annual Report documents Waverley Council’s performance during the 2015/16 financial year in relation to the principal activities detailed in the Delivery Program 2013/17 and Operational Plan 2015/16.

The Annual Report is made up of four parts:

Part 01. Is an overview of Waverley Council

Part 02. Provides details of Council’s performance against the Delivery Program 2013/17

Part 03. Provides additional reporting information required by legislation

Part 04. Contains Council’s audited financial statements

The first three parts are published in one volume. Part 4 is published separately. This report is prepared in accordance with Section 428 of the Local Government Act 1993 and the Office of Local Government Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines for Local Government in NSW.

Waverley Council 5 MAYOR’S MESSAGE

Waverley has been an important events hosted include our Business driver for Council. Awards, Bondi Winter Magic Festival with its amazing ice rink and camels Our new multi-purpose synthetic on Bondi Beach, the Nib awards, turf field in Waverley Park opened which celebrates amazing authors in May this year, enabling hundreds and their research, and the award- more children to play their chosen winning , multi-media project Eat sport year-round. Pray Naches, which is now travelling We have also built or upgraded the world. play spaces at Macpherson Street, Our ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day O’Donnell Street, Dickson Park and and regular Citizenship Ceremonies Thomas Hogan Reserve. continue to be inclusive and On the environmental front our welcoming as we promote and take Green Infrastructure Master plan is pride in our multicultural community. well under way to deliver incredibly We continue to work with our aspirational greenhouse gas businesses through the Bondi and reduction targets as well as reduced Districts Chamber of Commerce I am very happy to commend our waste to landfill and reduced use of and our Waverley Business Annual Report to the residents drinking (potable) water. Forum where we share ideas and and ratepayers of Waverley. Our stormwater harvesting promote economic development opportunities. I am particularly proud of our sound installation in Tamarama Park, financial position, which has enabled new solar panels on our buildings Nature has thrown challenges to us us to deliver many projects and including our Library, our Second with the East Coast Storm hitting us services that have improved the Nature, Blue Bondi Green and Green in June. Our staff worked tirelessly amenity of our residents. Sparks Programs are all contributing to re-build the coastal walk in time to us meeting our targets. for Sculpture by the sea and are As one of the most densely Our capital works program has currently repairing Bronte Pool and populated Local Government the Cemetery landslip. Areas in Australia, open space is at been highly productive delivering a premium. In late 2011, Council new toilet blocks at South Bondi, Of course this is just a snapshot of purchased some residential land Marks Park, North Bondi and what we have achieved over the in Tamarama Gully to incorporate Tamarama Park – with its new kiosk. past year and as we edge closer into the Park. I am thrilled that next Additionally we have rebuilt road to amalgamation with Randwick month we will finalise the purchase and fences in Waverley Cemetery. City and Woollahra Councils, I am of a second piece of land in North Our literary and cultural events are confident that we will be able to Bondi to be used as open space in at the heart of Waverley and we deliver better services and capital perpetuity for our residents and have delivered more and better works to our community. their families. programs throughout the year. I was very pleased to be re-elected as Niblick Reserve had been placed We have celebrated Sculpture by Mayor of Waverley and am looking on the market by Sydney Water for the Sea, Flickerfest, Festival of the forward to another successful year. residential development, but will now Winds, Shir Madness Jewish Music be retained as a park with improved Festival, Bondi Wave, Christmas Sally Betts, children's playground equipment. Carols by the Sea, Jewish Writers' Mayor of Waverley Festival, Children’s Art Awards, Looking after the needs of the Waverley Woollahra Arts Awards and growing number of children in the Shabbat project. Other major

Annual Report 2015–2016 6 GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE

Architecture Conservation Award Whilst continuing to deliver our and the Planning Institute of commitments to our community, Australia’s Commendation Award. Council also responded to the NSW State Government’s 'Fit for the Council continued to deliver the Future' Local Government Reform overwhelming majority of its process including the establishment commitments in the Delivery of a Transition Project Unit to lead Program 2013/17 and Operational and manage our progress towards Plan 2015/16. probable amalgamation. A particularly pleasing action was I would like to take this opportunity Council’s reinvestment of reserves to thank all the staff who worked from its affordable housing program very hard to deliver our many to purchase a block of four, two- services over the past year and I bedroom units. The new building look forward to working with our will expand Council’s stock of community to continue to improve units that are suitable for housing our services in the forthcoming year. families. Peter Brown The 2015/16 year has been a The free Public Wi-Fi network was General Manager busy year for Waverley Council. expanded to include Waverley Our commitment towards Library, Mill Hill Community Centre, Waverley Together 3, our Margaret Whitlam Recreational Community Strategic Plan has Centre, Bondi Pavilion and parts of seen the delivery of a range of Bondi Beach/Park. The 27,000KW beneficial capital works, green of energy used by the Public Wi- initiatives and social and cultural Fi will be offset by the newly events. installed Solar Panels on five Council buildings. Council’s financial position as at 30 June 2016 was sound. The total Council launched an integrated comprehensive income for the year community engagement and was $162 million. The total income behaviour change program for from continuing operations was sustainability called Second Nature. $138 million and the total expenses It is pleasing to report that more from continuing operations was than 1020 people have joined this $120 million. campaign thus far. Council won several awards this Council also organised a range of year including Keep Australia initiatives and projects including Beautiful, Australian Clean Our Heartbeat of the East initiative, Beaches Awards 2015, NSW Public Global Table, pop up libraries and Libraries Association’s Multicultural Palmerston Avenue Community Excellence Award, the 2015 Heritage Project.

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Part 01. WAVERLEY COUNCIL OVERVIEW

Annual Report 2015–2016 8 WAVERLEY – OUR COSMOPOLITAN CITY

OUR LOCAL OUR SUBURBS: GOVERNMENT Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, North Bondi, AREA: Bronte, Dover Heights, Queens Park, Rose Bay, Tamarama, Vaucluse and Waverley 2 9.2km OUR ATTRACTIONS: Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama Beaches, Bondi Pavilion, Bronte House, OUR DWELLINGS AND BUSINESSES: Waverley Cemetery, the Coastal Walk, Bondi Junction, Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bronte Gully and Dudley Page Reserve

30,854 35,000 POPULATION dwellings registered businesses

TOTAL POPULATION MEDIAN AGE 70,706 years PROJECTED POPULATION 35 POPULATION DENSITY • 15.4 per cent of our residents are 0–14 years old 2031 • 9.8 per cent are 15–24 years old 68.68 • 62.2 per cent are 25–64 years old 80,100 persons per hectare • 11.9 per cent are more than 65 years old ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE OVERSEAS BORN RESIDENTS 49% 250

Waverley Council LANGUAGES 9 70.5 per cent of us speak English at home while EDUCATION 29.2 per cent speak a language other than English Russian is spoken by 2.6 per cent of our residents, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS 1.6 per cent speak Hebrew, 1.4 per cent Italian, 1.3 per cent French and 1.3 per cent Spanish (including both primary 17and secondary)

70 per cent of our residents aged over 15 years have completed year 12 schooling or equivalent

JEWISH COMMUNITY 39.5 per cent of our residents aged over 15 years have a Bachelor or higher degree compared to 24.1 Waverley’s Jewish community of per cent for Greater Sydney 20 per cent of young people aged 15–24 years 10,880 attended an educational institution including high residents makes up 17.1 percent school and/or a higher education facility, such as of our total population TAFE or university HOUSING ECONOMY AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE $4.01 billion gross regional product

More than 18,733 2.3 people jobs in Waverley

RENTING MEDIAN MEDIAN TOTAL INCOME/WEEK HOUSEHOLDS WEEKLY RENT for Waverley families in 2011 was

compared to $1,683 42% $500 $2,496 for Greater Sydney HIGH EMPLOYMENT SECTORS Professional scientific and technical services, construction, SINGLE PERSON financial and insurance services, arts and recreation, HOUSEHOLDS health care and social services

of Waverley properties are connected to the 13.6% 83.7% internet

Annual Report 2015–2016 10 OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

WAVERLEY LGA CONSISTS OF FOUR WARDS AS OUTLINED HERE:

HUNTER

BONDI

WAVERLEY LAWSON

Waverley Council 11 HOW EVERY $100 YOU PAY IS SPENT ENVIRONMENT RECREATION RECREATION CULTURE AND TRANSPORT ECONOMY, PUBLIC ORDER, AND HEALTH SAFETY COMMUNITY AND SERVICES EDUCATION AND HOUSING COMMUNITY AMENITIES & CONSTRUCTION & $10 $11 $12 $21 $21 $25

Annual Report 2015–2016 12 COMMUNITY VISION

We are united by a common • We can express our essential leading place in achieving the passion for our beautiful home selves through our traditions, environmental aims of a global between the city and the sea. our arts, our cultures, and our society lifestyles Inspired by the magnificent • We are confident our leaders landscape of Waverley and by • We act together as a will reflect thoughtfully on our the gifts we have inherited compassionate society views and best interests when from those who have been making decisions for our future here before us, we dream of • The beauty of our beaches, cliffs a fulfilling life where… and coastal lands endures These are the aspirations of our hopeful generation. • We are safe • The architectural landscape is cared for and developed We recognise the need to commit • We are reconciled with and at a human scale and design to this vision of our future with value our Indigenous past is sensitive to the natural, energy so that we can pass these connections within families historical and social contexts gifts to our children and they to and between generations can theirs. remain unbroken • Vital services are fully accessible We are united by a common • We are inspired and able to • Scarce resources are conserved passion for our beautiful home renew our physical and spiritual and fairly shared between the city and the sea. wellbeing • Local economic prosperity • Everyone is welcome to provides opportunity for all participate positively in • As a local community we community life have the courage to take a

Bondi Beach

Waverley Council 13 THE ELECTED COUNCIL

Council has 12 elected • Playing a key role in the creation Waverley Council encourages the members comprising a Mayor and review of Council’s resources community to attend meetings of and 11 Councillors. The last for the benefit of the area Council. All meetings are open to the Local Government election for public and take place on the third Waverley Council was held on • Reviewing performance, delivery floor of the Council Chambers. 8 September 2012. of service, management plans and revenue policies of Council Ordinary Council meetings are Councillors are elected by a held once a month, on the third geographical area or Ward. • Representing the interests of Tuesday of the month. The Bondi, Waverley and Hunter were residents and ratepayers Operations Committee is a standing established in 1860, while Lawson • Providing leadership and guidance Committee of Council and meets Ward was established in 1867. The to the community on the first Tuesday of each month. positions of Mayor and Deputy Extraordinary Council Meetings are Mayor are decided annually by a vote • Facilitating communication called at short notice from time to of all Councillors. between the community and time to address particular issues. Council The responsibilities of Councillors are defined in the Local Government Act 1993 and include:

COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Waverley Council convenes • Waverley Traffic Committee • Multicultural Advisory Committee and supports several advisory and consultative committees. • Environment Sustainability • Waverley Public Art Committee Advisory Committee These committees tackle broad • Waverley Housing Advisory local issues and provide a forum • Community Safety Advisory Committee for discussion among Council Committee representatives, local agencies • Waverley Business Forum and community members. These • Waverley Surf Life Saving Club committees include: Committee • Legal Services Review Panel • Waverley Access Committee • Waverley Council Audit Committee

Annual Report 2015–2016 14 OUR MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS

SALLY BETTS TONY KAY ANDREW CUSACK MAYOR DEPUTY MAYOR Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia Lawson Ward Hunter Ward Waverley Ward

Represented Council on: Represented Council on: Represented Council on: • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Environment Sustainability • Waverley Traffic Committee • Waverley Access Advisory Committee • Environment Sustainability Committee • Community Safety Advisory Advisory Committee • Multicultural Advisory Committee • Waverley Access Committee Committee • Waverley Surf Life Saving Club • Multicultural Advisory • Legal Services Review Committee Committee Panel • Waverley Housing Advisory • Waverley Business Forum Committee • Legal Services Review Panel • Waverley Business Forum • Waverley Council Audit • Legal Services Review Panel Committee • Waverley Access Committee • Multicultural Advisory Committee

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ANGELA BURRILL BILL MOUROUKAS DOMINIC WY KANAK Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia Greens Lawson Ward Waverley Ward Bondi Ward

Represented Council on: Represented Council on: Represented Council on: • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Community Safety Advisory • Waverley Traffic Committee • Waverley Access Committee • Community Safety Advisory Committee • Waverley Access Committee Committee • Multicultural Advisory • Multicultural Advisory • Waverley Access Committee Committee Committee • Multicultural Advisory • Waverley Housing Advisory • Waverley Public Art Committee Committee Committee • Waverley Council Audit • Waverley Housing Advisory Committee Committee

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INGRID STREWE JOHN WAKEFIELD JOY CLAYTON Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia Waverley Ward Bondi Ward Bondi Ward

Represented Council on: Represented Council on: Represented Council on: • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Environment Sustainability • Waverley Access Committee • Waverley Surf Life Saving Advisory Committee • Multicultural Advisory Club Committee • Legal Services Review Panel Committee • Waverley Access • Waverley Access Committee Committee • Multicultural Advisory • Multicultural Advisory Committee Committee • Waverley Housing Advisory Committee

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LEON GOLTSMAN MIRIAM PAULA MASSELOS Liberal Party of Australia GUTTMAN-JONES Australian Labor Party Hunter Ward Independent Lawson Ward Hunter Ward

Represented Council on: Represented Council on: Represented Council on: • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Operations Committee • Environment Sustainability • Waverley Access Committee • Waverley Access Advisory Committee • Multicultural Advisory Committee • Waverley Surf Life Saving Committee • Multicultural Advisory Club Committee Committee • Waverley Public Art • Waverley Public Art Committee Committee • Waverley Access Committee • Multicultural Advisory Committee

Annual Report 2015–2016 18 OUR ORGANISATIONAL VISION

OUR ORGANISATIONAL VISION WAVERLEY COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF FOUR PROGRAM AREAS: Connect, Create and Celebrate our People, Places and Partnerships. OUR MISSION 1 WAVERLEY CORPORATE Wow! This is Waverley. OUR VALUES 2 WAVERLEY LIFE • Together • Responsible 3 WAVERLEY RENEWAL • Engaging • Creative 4 WAVERLEY FUTURES

Customer Service Officer in operation

Diagram

Waverley Council 19 WAVERLEY CORPORATE

General Manager, Peter Brown

Sub-program areas: Responsibilities:

Digital Waverley • Digital business model development • Technical support services • Information technology • Systems • GIS coordination • Records management

Financial Waverley • Strategic financial management • Procurement services • Rates management • Accounts payable and receivable • Council’s fleet maintenance and depot store management

Internal Ombudsman, • Investigations Governance and Civic • Access to information • Business papers and Councillor support • Corporate policies, delegations and registers • Precinct coordination

Performance Waverley • Human resources • Risk and safety • Learning and development • Payroll services • Corporate planning and reporting

Positioning Waverley • Communications and media • Graphic design and web services • Community engagement • Executive and Mayoral support services • Strategic project coordination • Project Management Framework

Annual Report 2015–2016 20 WAVERLEY LIFE

Director, Cathy Henderson

Sub-program areas: Responsibilities:

Caring Waverley • Children’s and family services • Affordable and social housing programs and community support • Services for older people and people with disabilities • Community development and neighbourhood connections programs

Customer First • Customer service, including Customer Service Centre and Call Centre • Managing on and off treets parking

Enriching Waverley • Library and Learning Futures • Cultural programs including visual arts and other programs • Outdoor and Flagship Events • Waverley facilities including Bondi Pavilion and Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre

Safe Waverley • Rangers and environmental health services • Lifeguard services • Community safety strategies and education programs • Sport and recreation

Waverley Council 21 WAVERLEY FUTURES

Director, Peter Monks

Sub-program areas: Responsibilities:

Shaping Waverley • Town planning • Planning policies and controls • Liaising with businesses and providing economic development solutions • Heritage and Urban Design

Building Waverley • Development Applications • Building surveying • Building compliance • Fire safety and inspections

Sustainable Waverley • Environment • Green infrastructure • Waste compliance, reduction and education • Bushcare program

Annual Report 2015–2016 22 WAVERLEY RENEWAL

Director, Emily Scott

Sub-program areas: Responsibilities:

Creating Waverley • Maintain assets including roads, drains, kerbs and gutters, footpaths, parks, reserves and beaches • Traffic, parking, transport and engineering assessment • Design, landscape architecture and open space planning

Clean and Attractive Waverley • Waste collection (both domestic and commercial) • Graffiti removal • Public place cleaning • Tree maintenance • Upkeep of parks and beaches • Waverley and South Head Cemeteries

Project Waverley • Manage, implement and construct all of Council’s major projects, including the Capital Works Program

OUR EMPLOYEES At the end of June 2016, Council employed 592 full-time and part-time employees and 68 casual employees.

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Bondi Junction Annual Report 2015–2016 24 OUR PLANNING FRAMEWORK

All Councils in NSW are required to The framework allows NSW councils The framework requires Council conduct their business based on an to draw various plans together, to take a long-term approach to Integrated Planning and Reporting understand how they interact and decision making which considers framework. Waverley Council has get the maximum leverage from the Quadruple Bottom Line, social, been a leader in this area since the their efforts by planning holistically economic, environmental and legislation was introduced in 2009, and sustainably for the future. civic leadership, and the Social having produced award-winning asset The framework ensures long-term Justice Principles of equity, access, and financial management plans, planning for the future with a participation and rights. The diagram and was one of the first councils to commitment to the community below shows the framework produce the full suite of documents having a say in what happens in the hierarchy: required under the Integrated area. Planning and Reporting legislation.

Community Strategic Plan 10+ years

Resourcing Strategy Delivery Program • Long-term Financial Planning 4 years • Workforce Management Planning Community • Asset Management Planning Strategic Plan Operational Plan 10+ years 1 years

Perpetual monitoring and review

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Waverley Council 25 THE COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN: (WAVERLEY TOGETHER 3)

The Community Strategic Plan, a custodial role in initiating, preparing Waverley Together 3 has a long-term Waverley Together 3, is the and maintaining the plan on behalf outlook and covers a minimum of 10 highest level plan identifying the of the residents of Waverley, it years. It is reviewed every four years community’s main priorities and is not wholly responsible for its and addresses social, environmental, aspirations for the future and the implementation. Other partners such economic and civic leadership broad strategies for achieving these. as State and Federal Governments matters in an integrated manner. Importantly, the Waverley Together and community groups may also be 3 is the community’s plan for the engaged in delivering the long-term future. While Waverley Council has community outcomes of this plan.

DELIVERY PROGRAM AND RESOURCING STRATEGY

Sitting below the Community To carry out these activities, the • Long-Term Financial Plan Strategic Plan is the Delivery Program. Resourcing Strategy sets out how • Workforce Management Plan It sets out what specific activities time, money, assets and people will • Asset Management Plan are to be undertaken during its term be allocated. It consists of the: of office, normally four years, to implement the strategies outlined in the Community Strategic Plan.

Annual Report 2015–2016 Diagram

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EXTERNAL BODIES EXERCISING COUNCIL FUNCTIONS

At its meeting of 18 June 2013, the Waverley LGA. This includes controls that underpin DA decisions. Council formally adopted the DAs where there are numerous WDAP is delegated by Council to new Panel called Waverley objections, a conflict of interest or the exercise these functions. Development Assessment Panel development has a construction cost (WDAP) and dissolved the former of $3 million or more. WDAP is made WDAP meets on the fourth Development Control Committee up of a pool of planning experts and Wednesday of the month. Meetings (DCC) and the Independent meets monthly. It also means that are held at Council Chambers.In Hearing & Assessment Panel Councillors are no longer involved 2015/16, the panel had 11 meetings. (IHAP). in the decision-making process for determining those DAs, allowing WDAP determines significant them more time to focus on strategic development applications (DAs) in planning issues, such as the planning

Waverley Council 27 PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATION

• Council is a member of the House, through which the Church Southern Sydney Regional delivers services for homeless and Dover Heights Organisation of Councils (SSROC) disadvantaged people. and the Sydney Coastal Councils. SSROC is an association of local • The Sydney Coastal Councils councils in the southern area of includes councils located on Sydney. SSROC provides a forum Sydney’s coastline and aims to for the councils to deal with issues promote coordination on issues they have in common, particularly relating to the urban coastal those that cross boundaries.Key environment and waterways issues under consideration include • Waverley Council, in conjunction planning, environment, transport, with Woollahra and Randwick community development, urban City Councils, runs the Regional design, sustainability and local Ecofootprint Project which aims government management. to deliver environmental projects • Council partners with the Federal within the region. Department of Social Services and • Waverley and Woollahra the NSW Department of Ageing Councils are in partnership to Disability & Home Care to support share resources and workforces capacity building and best practice through the Alexandria Integrated for the aged and disability sector in Facility and are in partnership to These include children’s services, the South East Sydney region. construct a new State Emergency youth services, outreach and • Waverley Library has a Service facility to jointly serve their homelessness services, housing collaborative partnership with five communities. support, drug and alcohol services and domestic violence support. SSROC libraries for the purchase • The Waverley Community of materials. Council’s Library Living Program (WCLP) provides • Council is a member of the Services share a document delivery independent living skills training Eastern Sydney Aged and van with all libraries in the Sydney and ‘transition’ support for adults Disability Interagency Network metropolitan area. with a mild intellectual disability. (coordinated jointly by Randwick • Council participates in the The project is funded by Waverley City and Waverley), Homelessness Eastern Region Local Government Council and the Department of Interagency Network (coordinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Human Services. Waverley Council by Waverley) and the Headspace Islander Forum, a coalition of also partners with the NSW regional youth mental health six councils: City of Botany now Department of Ageing Disability service which is supported by Bayside Council, City of Sydney, and Home Care to deliver this Waverley and Randwick City Leichhardt now Inner West program. Councils. Council, Randwick City, Waverley • Waverley Council partners with • Council partners with the and Woollahra. 17 community organisations Bondi and Districts Chamber of • Council has a partnership with the to provide key services to the Commerce to host the Waverley Uniting Church which provides Waverley area and regionally, Business Forum, Bondi Winter a building, Norman Andrews through the provision of funding Magic and the Brightest and Best and/or subsidised accommodation. Business Awards.

Annual Report 2015–2016 28 OUR PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT MEASURING OUR PROGRESS AGAINST DELIVERY PROGRAM 2013-17

Waverley’s Community Strategic Plan, outlines the specific directions we delivering these. Below is a summary Waverley Together 3 (WT3), is built intend to head in. Sitting beneath overview of our overall progress, around four quadrants. The Delivery these are the strategies Council will as well as progress in each of the Program and Operational Plan are implement to move in the direction quadrants. also based on these quadrants. Each set out in WT3, and Council’s quadrant has a set of directions which reporting tracks our progress in

OVERALL PERFORMANCE Completed Delayed Waverley Council’s overall performance for 2015/16 in meeting 25% targets set out in the Delivery Program 2013/17 and the Operational 75% Plan 2015/16 (1 July 2015/30 June 2016). 75 per cent of the overall actions were completed and 25 per cent were delayed.

WAVERLEY COUNCIL’S PERFORMANCE FOR 2015-16 BY QUADRANT

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY 20% Completed Delayed 25% 80 per cent of the overall actions in the Sustainable Community quadrant were75% completed and 20 per cent were delayed. 80%

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30% SUSTAINABLE LIVING Completed Delayed 70 per cent of the overall actions in the Sustainable Living quadrant 70% were completed and 30 per cent were delayed.

SUSTAINABLE 17% Completed ENVIRONMENT Delayed 83 per cent of the overall actions in the Sustainable 83% Environment quadrant were completed and 17 per cent were delayed.

30% SUSTAINABLE Completed GOVERNANCE Delayed 70 per cent of the overall 70% actions in the Sustainable Governance quadrant were completed and 30 per cent were delayed.

The Progress Report on Delivery Program 2013–17 can be viewed at Waverley Council website www.waverley.nsw.gov.au

Annual Report 2015–2016 30 OUR FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

Council’s financial position as at 30 June 2016 was sound and stable. HIGHLIGHTS • $138.013 million Total Income from Continuing Operations • $120.226 million Total Expenses from Continuing Operations • $17.787 million Net Operating Result for the year

INCOME STATEMENT The income statement shows Council’s income and expenditure during the 2015-16 financial year and is calculated using the following formula: Total revenue — Total expenses = Net result

SOURCING OUR REVENUE (‘000) IDENTIFYING OUR EXPENSES (‘000)

Rates and annual charges 55,992 40% Employee benefits 55,794 46% and on-costs User charges and fees 35,414 26% Materials and contracts 22,254 19% Interest and investment revenue 4,366 3% Depreciation and 18,966 16% Other revenues 28,407 21% amortisation Grants and contributions 8,558 6% Other expenses 23,117 19% provided for operating purposes Borrowing costs 95 0% Grants and contributions 5,166 4% provided for capital purposes Other income 110 0%

Waverley Council 31 AWARDS RECEIVED

In 2015/16, Council has received numerous awards in recognition of the innovative and outstanding performance across a range of areas including innovative planning, high quality and diverse community services, outstanding environmental leadership, restoration, heritage and conservation, planning and excellence in energy and sustainability. The awards include:

Type Category Project/Location

NSW Public Libraries Demonstrated excellence in Jewish community history project, Eat, Pray, Association’s Multicultural the delivery of multicultural Naches: Jewish Community Stories Excellence Award library services 2015 Heritage Architecture Restoration and Bronte House Conservation Award Management Planning Institute of Australia Improving Planning Process Waverley Planning Agreement Policy Commendation Award and Practice Planning Institute of Australia Best Planning Ideas Small Urban Interventions : Pop-Up Program Award Projects Green Globe Award finalist Excellence in Energy, Water Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Business Program and Waste Efficiency Keep Australia Beautiful, Environmental Sustainability Bondi Stormwater Harvesting Scheme, energy Australian Clean Beaches Award saving initiatives such as LED lights across the Awards 2015 park and solar panels on Bondi Pavilion and the urban ecology works carried out for all park and bushland areas between Marks Park and Hugh Bamford Reserve

Planning Institute Award winners

Annual Report 2015–2016 32 GRANTS AND DONATIONS AWARDED

In 2015/16 Council awarded a range of grants and donations including:

Grants/Donations Awarded Amount($)

Total Grants/Donations 622,912

Community Grants 304,751

Waverley Action for Youth Services 72,349 BOP (Bondi Community Street Project) 47,951 Holdsworth Street/Junction House 37,455 Norman Andrews House 36,870 Bondi Toy Library 20,580 The Junction Neighbourhood Centre/ECHO 18,398 Randwick Waverley Community Transport 17,740 Eastern Area Tenancy Services 17,402 Sculpture by the Sea 10,768 Australian Kiteflyers Society Inc. 8,413 Bondi Beach Cottage 7,836 Waverley Bondi Beach Band 4,116 Waverley Randwick Philharmonic Society 3,983 Bondi Beach Playgroups 890 Surf Club Grants 84,863 Tamarama Beach Surf Club 30,863 North Bondi Surf Club 18,000 Bondi Surf Club 18,000 Bronte Beach Surf Club 18,000 Small Grants Program 62,265 Sculpture by the Sea 5,000 Flickerfest Pty Ltd 3,500 Barbara Beinart Pashut 3,000 Charing Cross Precinct 3,000 Clovelly Public School Parents & Citizens Association 3,000

Waverley Council Small Grants Program(Continued) 33 Holdworth Street Community Centre Woollahra Inc 3,000 Galilee Catholic School 3,000 Jewish Arts Inc 3,000 LOCO 3,000 Little Heroes Swim Academy 3,000 Moriah War Memorial College 3,000 Nigel Mitchell 3,000 Our Big Kitchen 3,000 Paul Morgan 3,000 Shir Madness( Sydney Jewish Music Festival Incorporated) 3,000 Waverley Action for Youth Services 3,000 Waverley Primary Parents and Carers Association 3,000 Uniting Care Ageing 1,650 Language Festival Association 1,400 Caretakers Cottage : Options Youth Housing Program 1,200 Aine De Paor and Cairde 1,035 Aged Care Psychiatry Service 1,000 Ocean Street Long Day Preschool 1,000 Eastern Suburbs Cancer Support website and brochure 980 BMD 500 Other Grants /Donations 171,033 Sydney Regional Illegal dumping Squad contribution 62,500 Resident Theatre Group 41,069 Literary Award 30,100 Environment Grants Program 10,500 Waverley Art Prize 8,000 Barbara Licha 5,000 Sculpture by the Sea 5,000 Waverley Action for Youth Services 3,714 Agnes Janich 3,500 Green Sparks Program 664 Waverley Youth Art Awards 568 Jewish House 104 Norman Andrews House 314

Annual Report 2015–2016 34 GRANTS RECEIVED

In 2015/16, Council received a range of grant funding and sponsorships including:

GRANTS RECEIVED Grant Category Purpose Grant Amount ($) Priority Cycleways Sydney Bondi Junction Cycleway design 290,000 Natural Disaster Storm and Flood Gardyne Street Stormwater Repairs 150,000 NSW Environment Protection Bus Stop Litter project Part of 140,000 Grant Authority Litter-Regional awarded to Southern Implementation Program Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils(SSROC) Sustainable Waverley Biodiversity Action Plan : Remnant Sites to 106,000 prepare sites and plant puffer plantings NSW Environment Protection Purchase an on-street bin cleaner to enhance 92,000 Authority Round 3: NSW the appearance of bins to encourage users to Environment Protection Authority correctly dispose waste Council Litter Prevention Grants Walking Communities Raised crossings at Ebley Street and Anne Street 47,900 and Ebley Street and Lawson Street Floodplain Management Program Bronte seawall‑technical assessment and design 45,000 project Sport Facility Program, NSW Office Upgrade to Sports Lighting Waverley Park 25,000 of Sport

Waverley Park's new synthetic turf field

Waverley Council 35 SPONSORSHIPS RECEIVED

Sponsor Project Amount ($) ANZ Bank October 2015 Business Awards 10,000 H & R Block July 2015 Bondi Ice Rink 10,000 Friends of Waverley Library The Nib Literary Awards 6,000 Adina Apartments July 2015 Bondi Ice Rink 5,000 Eastgate Shopping Centre May 2016 Global Table 5,000 Mark Moran Vaucluse The Nib Literary Awards 5,000 Creative Partnerships Australia Artists 3,000 Bondi Junction RSL Sub branch The Nib Literary Awards 2,200 Meaningful Living 2015 Carols by the Sea 2,000 Westfield Bondi Junction July 2015 Bondi Ice Rink 2,000 North Bondi RSL Sub branch The Nib Literary Awards 1,100 Rose Bay RSL Sub branch The Nib Literary Awards 500 Bondi Icebergs The Nib Literary Awards 300 Quest Hotel October 2015 Business Awards 5 nights accommodation Jimac Trophies October 2015 Business Awards 12 engraved trophies Kwik Kopy October 2015 Business Awards Print sponsor contract Wentworth Courier October 2015 Business Awards Media sponsor contract Eastside FM The Nib Literary Awards Contract Gertrude and Alice Bookstore The Nib Literary Awards Contract Wentworth Courier The Nib Literary Awards Contract

Bondi Ice Rink, Bondi Beach

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Part 02. DELIVERY PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS

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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

This quadrant in the Delivery Program covers those plans, policies and initiatives that contribute to the development of our community capacity, including our cultural vitality and indigenous and post colonial heritage, our sense of community and connection, as well as a safe, healthy and harmonious living environment. It represents the ‘social’ component of the quadruple bottom line.

DIRECTIONS

C1 Waverley’s cultural heritage and diversity is recognised, protected and respected.

C2 The community is welcoming and inclusive and people feel that they are connected and belong.

Housing options are available to enable long-term residents and those with a connection to the C3 community to remain in Waverley.

Community support services continue to be targeted at and accessible by those who need them C4 most, including children and young people, older people and people with a disability.

C5 People feel safe in all parts of Waverley.

C6 Arts and cultural activities foster an involved community and a creative environment.

C7 Health and quality of life are improved through a range of recreation and leisure opportunities.

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NEW UNITS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Waverley Park's new Synthetic Turf field Council runs an affordable housing program for local residents working and earning a low to moderate income. This program provides quality housing for three years at reduced rents for people of all ages and many walks of life, including workers in retail and hospitality, health, caring and teaching, transport and construction, the arts and media. This year, Council re-invested BOCCE COURT referral pathway for clients was reserves from its affordable developed with local services. housing program to purchase a The bocce court is located in Multiple options were developed block of four, two-bedroom units the south-western corner of to maintain a financially sustainable in partnership with Bridge Housing Waverley Park, in front of the and high-quality service for older Ltd. The new building will expand amenities building. Construction people. Council’s stock of units that are work wrapped up in July 2015 and Council was able to retain funding suitable for housing families. involved: until 2018 from the Commonwealth It is ideally located in a pleasant • laying a gravel bocce court Home Support Program (CHSP), residential street, with good surface with concrete edging which is an entry level home access to transport, shops, schools help program funded by the and playgrounds. • installing two new seats, two new Federal Government. Council benches and a picnic table setting SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD continues its partnership with • planting 10 new trees to frame Waverley Community and Seniors Waverley Park Oval 2 was the courts Association and is developing upgraded to a synthetic turf options to strengthen partnership field in May 2016. This upgrade HOME AND COMMUNITY arrangements. meets the high sporting demand CARE (HACC) FUNDING for access to a full-size field. REFORM MILL HILL CENTRE Previously the natural grass field UPGRADE AND WELCOME was closed for approximately six Council undertook initiatives to STRATEGY months each year for maintenance retain and strengthen service and this will no longer be required, provision for active and frail aged In 2015/16, the Mill Hill Centre leading to a major increase in time seniors at the Waverley Community was upgraded to become an even available for sporting club training and Seniors Centre (Mill Hill more distinctive, welcoming and and matches. The upgrade will Centre). An operational review was accessible community hub, which reduce the field’s maintenance undertaken to ensure the service is used for a range of community time significantly. The new facility was aligned with the requirements and cultural events. This project was caters for football, soccer, rugby of the new Commonwealth developed as a result of a visioning union, rugby league and school Home Support Program. In 2016, exercise held in 2015 which helped sport. the centre successfully met the to integrate client feedback and staff requirements of an independent, engagement. The ground office and quality review and a regional meeting room layout were improved

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Bondi Pavilion and Beach to support social interactions and BONDI PARK, BEACH New seating on Campbell Parade create a friendly, safe and accessible AND PAVILION PLAN provides an opportunity for people environment for our seniors. This OF MANAGEMENT to stop, relax or wait while enjoying project aimed at improving the IMPLEMENTATION the view. The North and South centre’s street presence and Bondi amenities buildings were visibility and enhancing Council’s Stage 1 of the Bondi Park, Beach upgraded and existing tunnels customer-focused information and and Pavilion Plan of Management under Queen Elizabeth Drive were referral services on the ground Implementation included remediated. Subsequent stages floor of the Mill Hill Centre. landscape upgrades to the south of works will include upgrades to Council worked in partnership of the pavilion. This included new the existing skate park at Bondi to with several internal and external paths, trees, seating and lighting. better meet the needs of beginner supporters, particularly the Construction and installation users, playground and further Waverley Community and Seniors of five custom designed picnic landscape works. Association. The association shelters in Bondi Park is expected The Bondi Pavilion Upgrade and provided substantial input on to conclude in late November 2016. Conservation Project saw a concept a range of options. The objective of these works is to design released for community improve the provision of shade On 7 June 2016, Council held consultation in December 2015. In shelter and respite space for people a ribbon-cutting ceremony to June 2016, Council committed to using the park and beach through celebrate the success of the a further community engagement the upgrade of the picnic shelters upgrade. Council continues period. and shade trees.More than 100 to receive extremely positive trees were planted as part of the feedback from our community Community feedback received during Stage 1 works. about how attractive, inviting and this engagement period will form the basis of a report to Council. Other functional the space has become. The main pedestrian path which technical reports are also being Stage 2 of the project will see provides access from Campbell prepared. Considered together, these efforts to enhance the connection Parade to the pavilion was re- studies and reports will provide the between indoor and outdoor configured at an accessible grade basis for Council to determine the activities by improving courtyard to ensure easier access for all users next stage of the project. appeal and attractiveness. of the park, beach and pavilion.

Annual Report 2015-2016 40 POP-UP LIBRARY Taking the library outdoors provided WAVERLEY’S JEWISH an opportunity for the staff to COMMUNITY HISTORY Developed as part of the My engage with potential members Amazing Library: 2014-2017 PROJECT WINS who might not be able to physically EXCELLENCE AWARD Strategic Plan, Waverley’s Pop- visit the library, but are interested Up Library delivered services to in remote access to our electronic Waverley Council was awarded the community members who rarely collection including eBooks, NSW Public Libraries Association’s visited the Denison Street site eMagazines and film streaming Multicultural Excellence Award throughout the year. In addition to services remotely. for its Jewish community history offering free books, staff showcased project, Eat, Pray, Naches: Jewish a program of events highlighting the Community Stories at an event on range of interesting services offered 17 November 2015. by a modern library as part of events such as Festival of the Winds and The biannual award recognises Sculpture by the Sea. a public library for demonstrating excellence in the delivery of In 2015-2016, the Pop-Up Library multicultural services. Eat, Pray, was set up at multiple locations Naches showcases the stories including: of Waverley’s post-war Jewish • Biddigal Reserve migrants and celebrates the • Bondi Pavilion contributions of these individuals • Bondi Skate Park and their families to the area as • Tamarama Beach explored through the themes of • Bronte Beach; and food, faith and family. More than • Oxford Street Mall 100 stories were documented including video interviews, photos More than 1000 community and written text. More than 17 members attended the events per cent of Waverley’s population including outdoor storytelling, craft Global Table musical artist identify as Jewish, making Waverley and badge creation, history walks, Council home to the second largest plein air painting, sketching and GLOBAL TABLE Jewish community in the country. ukulele classes. Eat, Pray, Naches This year Global Table, one of The project Council’s annual flagship community consists of a website, epn.org.au events and a cultural extravaganza of and a travelling exhibition which food, entertainment and dance, was has already been on display in held on 1 May 2016 at Oxford Street Waverley Library and will be moving Mall. More than 8000 people visited. to locations around Sydney, such The mall, which was transformed as City of Sydney, Strathfield and with international food stalls Randwick City and overseas to festooned with flags, a free day-long Shanghai. The project is supported program of dancing and singing through funding from the Australian and fun children’s activities. One of Government’s Community Heritage the event highlights was the 35m and Icons Grants Program. long dining table where community Waverley Council is grateful to all members could meet old friends and who participated in this project. make new friends whilst enjoying the culture of many countries.

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Bronte Public School Mural

PALMERSTON AVENUE was adopted by artists Caroline JEWISH WRITERS' COMMUNITY PROJECT Kite and Sophie Scott who were FESTIVAL “extremely touched by the This project was initiated by support and enthusiasm shown The annual Sydney Jewish Writers' Bronte Precinct and was a by all volunteers”. The mural was Festival is a unique, meaningful collaboration between Bronte completed in July by more than opportunity for people to engage residents, local artists, corporate 20 corporate volunteers from with the wealth and diversity volunteers and Waverley Council. Genb and Telecommunications of contemporary Jewish writing The result was the creation of a who cleaned and primed the and to celebrate their important 75-metre concrete retaining wall entire wall. Tera Nova of Charing cultural heritage. In August 2015 artwork of grand proportions. Cross supplied tiles for the the Sydney Jewish Writers' Festival The retaining wall of Bronte mural’s mosaic. This project, was organised at the Waverley Public School was transformed based on consultative community Library. The festival featured new through this community-led feedback is an example of what and established writers who shared neighbourhood improvement can be achieved through residents extraordinary stories and thought project. getting involved via Connected leadership with an enthusiastic Waverley’s Neighbourhood audience. Over three weekends, 60 Improvement Projects. volunteers contributed their time The festival was held on 29/30 and painting skills to the creation August and featured 33 presenters of a whale mural described by in 16 sessions. The festival included locals as “evocative of the sea, the creator of Homeland, Emmy in keeping with the location.” award-winning writer/director, This was the second stage of Gideon Raff, in addition to a a two-year project, which included number of opportunities focused a street garden planted and on children. maintained by residents. The whale centrepiece incorporates More than 600 people attended the a mosaic and resin eye feature. festival with feedback indicating that 97 per cent would attend the The ‘colour by numbers’ design Jewish Writers Festival festival again.

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SUSTAINABLE LIVING

This quadrant in the Delivery Program refers to those plans, policies and initiatives that support the liveability and economic vitality of the Waverley area. It covers everything from place management strategies to improve the look and feel of villages and town centres and promote economic development, through to planning for the best built form and better transport, parking and access. It represents the ‘economic’ component of the quadruple bottom line.

DIRECTIONS

Waverley’s economy is vibrant and robust and supports the creation of a variety of jobs L1 and business opportunities.

Visitors and tourists are welcomed and make a positive contribution to the community L2 and economy.

L3 Waverley’s public places and spaces look and feel good.

The unique physical qualities and strong sense of identity of Waverley’s villages is L4 respected and celebrated.

L5 Buildings are well designed, safe and accessible and the new is balanced with the old.

L6 Streets are safe and vibrant places which facilitate movement and interaction.

L7 People frequently walk and ride their bikes, particularly for local trips.

L8 Improved quality, integration and increased frequency of public transport in Waverley.

L9 Parking, both on-street and off-street, is equitably accessed and effectively managed.

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Marks Park amenities building

BONDI PARK UPGRADE Subsequent stages of works will MARKS PARK AND NORTH include upgrades to the existing BONDI AMENITIES As the first stage of implementing Skate Park to better meet the needs the Plan of Management for the of beginner users, playground and Council completed major upgrades Park, Beach and Pavilion developed further landscape works. of two coastal amenities buildings to in 2014, the landscape to the south better meet the needs of residents of the Pavilion was upgraded. This ST THOMAS STREET and visitors as well as aesthetically included new paths, trees, seating UPGRADE improved amenities buildings. The and lighting with new picnic shelters Marks Park Amenities building was To improve the safety, amenity and ready to be installed in late 2016. awarded with an Architect Institute aesthetics of St Thomas and Trafalgar of Australia award in 2016. The objective of these works was to Streets in Bronte, Council introduced improve access through the park, angle parking, changes to signage North Bondi Amenities upgrade provision of shade shelter and respite and line marking, new concrete increased the capacity of the space for park and beach users. The elements such as kerb blisters and existing facilities with more toilets, project includes the upgrade of five improved pedestrian facilities in new outdoor wash basins and shelters and planting of more than St Thomas Street. The project also showers. The design also integrated 100 trees as Stage One works. The included installation of street trees. the existing Bus Stop Shelter facing main pedestrian path which provides Campbell Parade into the design. The design incorporated a number access from Campbell Parade to A fully landscaped green roof is part of pedestrian and vehicle safety the pavilion was re-configured at an of this building. accessible grade to ensure easier measures. Landscaping and access for all users of the park, installation of street trees created The Marks Park Amenities beach and pavilion. New seating an open and green space. The upgrade included a redesign and at Campbell Parade provides an neighbourhood amenity significantly refurbishment of the existing opportunity for people to stop, relax improved with the removal of toilets, with an extension to the or wait while enjoying the view. long-term parking of boat trailers existing front awning to provide and creating a useable space. Key increased undercover space with In addition the north and south highlights of this project included outdoor basins and benches at the Bondi amenities building was improved safety for the uses of front of the amenities. The design upgraded and existing tunnels the pre-school, creation of open also included improvements to under Queen Elizabeth Drive were and green spaces and improved the external façade with a timber remediated. neighbourhood amenity and cladding. increased tree coverage.

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Macpherson Park

PLAYGROUND Playground refurbishment involved SMALL PARK UPGRADES REFURBISHMENTS AND the installation of new gates and UPGRADES upgraded fencing to secure the In 2015, small parks including playground, upgraded amenities to Hal Lashwood Reserve, Brighton Two play spaces including Dudley support parents and carers including Boulevarde Reserve and Francis Page Reserve and Murriverie Road footpath and seat upgrades and Street Reserve were upgraded to Playground were refurbished and the provision of a new bubbler. improve amenities and accessibility. Macpherson Park Playground was Garden beds were upgraded and Works included path upgrades, upgraded this year. These upgrades included stepping stones to extend planting of tress and installation of were prioritised based on the Play the play experience. The playground street furniture. Sandstone was used Space Strategy developed in 2013. refurbishment was undertaken for edging and retaining structures This strategy assists Council in to complement the local village and native plants were used to understanding and addressing gaps streetscape upgrades undertaken at reinforce the unique character of in play provision across the Local the same time. Bondi. Government Area. The Macpherson Park design was In 2016, upgrade works at New The Dudley Page Reserve developed in consultation with the Street Reserve included the refurbishment included the community. Works undertaken replacement of seating and replacement of mulch with rubber included the relocation of the provision of a new seating wall. softfall and concrete edging to playground to increase natural New 1.5 metre wide footpaths were define the play space. The existing shade coverage, expanded grass constructed along the street. Other rope net climbing structure, see- kick around area, replacement of works included grass levelling and saw and swing set were refurbished existing climbing and slippery dip replacement of dilapidated wooden and re-used and a new replacement structure and replacement of the bollards. The trees in the reserve slide installed. New bins, seats, existing swing set with a basket were retained and their health planting with stepping stones swing, low fencing and planting improved through the provision of and low garden fencing were to buffer playground users from mulch areas around the bases. provided to improve the amenity traffic. Amenity upgrades to support and provide facilities for parents parents and carers included seats, and carers. The Murriverie Road picnic table setting and a bubbler.

Waverley Council received from the Waverley Local comparison, view analysis and 45 Area Command and residents about visual impact studies Breathe easy anti-social behaviour including drinking of alcohol in alcohol • Greater transparency of proposed in Bondi prohibited areas, improper rubbish developments by allowing Junction’s disposal and noise from regular multiple stakeholders to clearly mass gatherings, Council undertook visualise proposed developments the following initiatives: and the true impacts on surrounding properties • Replaced outdated signs and installed new signs that inform the public about prohibited We’re currently trialling a behaviours at the reserve SMOKE-FREEsmoke free zone TRIAL in some INparts of Bondi Junction. • Increased resources and BONDI JUNCTION enforced a zero tolerance policy Council launched a six-month of alcohol consumption at the smoke-free trial in parts of Bondi reserve in cooperation with the Hea to Waverley Local Area Command Junctionhaveyoursaywaverleycomau to help further protect the community from passive smoking smoefree • Conducted an education and to improve public amenity. campaign to further inform The trial started on 1 February residents and visitors to Bondi 2016 and applies to Oxford Street Beach about non-tolerated Mall including Rowe Street, Spring behaviours at the Reserve Street and the adjoining sections of Newland Street and Bronte Road. This is an ongoing program. The trial runs from 7am -9pm daily. 3D MODELLING Brisbane St Square, Bondi Junction The areas chosen for the trial carry TECHNOLOGY – BONDI JUNCTION high volumes of pedestrian traffic UPGRADE OF TERRAIN and have open spaces, contained COMPLETE STREETS business premises and include AND BUILDING an entrance to the train and bus REPRESENTATIONS Complete Streets is part of Council’s plan to enhance the vibrancy of hub. In 2015, Council undertook a A 3D interactive digital model of community consultation with Bondi Bondi Junction and its spaces. the Bondi Junction City Centre The design approach visualised Junction business owners. More was developed to aid assessment than 370 businesses were engaged the potential of streets beyond of development applications by vehicle movement. Applying these in the trial. Of the businesses that enabling insertion of proposed undertook the survey, two thirds principles to Bondi Junction has developments into the city provided Council with an overall (66 per cent) rated the initiative model to visualise the impacts to make the Bondi Junction CBD suite of projects that will improve on the streetscape and adjoining the appearance and function of smoke-free as good or great. The properties. trial is backed up by promotional the streets and cater for improved banners, stickers, signs and face-to- The software allows Council pedestrian access and experiences. face awareness campaigning. to conceptualise proposed Swenty-seven million dollars development controls for specific BIDDIGAL RESERVE worth of improvements have been sites and assess the likely impacts of identified in Council’s Long Term PROGRAMS ADDRESSING the proposal on the urban context. Financial Plan and will be steadily ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Benefits of this technology include: implemented over the coming years Council implemented viable • Faster and improved quality with the upgrade of Spring Street, solutions to minimise anti-social of development assessments the first of the major upgrades behaviour at Biddigal Reserve. including accurate shadow arising from this program. As a result of complaints Council

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BONDI JUNCTION: To synthesise the vision and (residential, commercial) and the HEARTBEAT OF THE EAST encourage community engagement, type of businesses. The baseline a visual identity was developed. of information will be used (and Heartbeat of the East is an The identity focuses on three updated over time) to provide initiative designed to inform key outcomes – Sustainability, an evidence-based approach and engage the community on Improved Transport and Great to future policy and modelling. all projects planned for Bondi Places and when put together in a This has relevance for numerous Junction until 2030. Council aims logo, forms a heart. The relevant disciplines and services at Council to focus on outcomes and benefits pages on Council’s website were including strategic town planning, to the community experience as rebadged with this identity, enabling transport planning, energy, water a result of these projects. the community easy access and and waste modelling and economic understanding of the projects. development initiatives, to name The name ‘Heartbeat of the East’, All project signage, advertising a few. was proposed by our community and other promotional material is as part of a naming competition designed in this visual identity to The information has already been to describe Bondi Junction 2030. raise awareness of the Heartbeat of used to support the preparation of Council undertook an extensive the East brand and the projects that the Green Infrastructure Masterplan consultation program to determine fall within it. and continues to be tested before community dreams and aspirations being rolled out across Council. The for Bondi Junction to assist in FLOOR SPACE AND working group is considering its next developing a vision. During the EMPLOYMENT SURVEY steps in relation to 3D modelling consultation, more than 700 and is engaging local universities to contributions were received across Council undertook a Floor maximise the richness of the data a number of engagement activities Space and Employment Survey for the benefit of the organisation including focus groups, surveys, of Bondi Junction to establish and improve the ongoing updates Precinct meetings and online an accurate baseline of data and analysis of information. platforms. The vision was then that best conveys the picture adopted by the Council in May of Bondi Junction in relation to 2015. the amount of floor space, type

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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

This quadrant in the Delivery Program refers to those plans, policies and initiatives that improve environmental sustainability. For example, strategies that seek to promote recycling and reuse in the community, actions that maintain and enhance wildlife corridors and those that encourage water and energy saving by the community. It represents the ‘environmental’ component of the quadruple bottom line.

DIRECTIONS

E1 Waverley’s community contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

E2 Waverley and its community is well prepared for the impacts of climate change.

Waverley’s community, including its visitors, reduces the amount of waste it generates E3 and increases the amount it reuses and recycles.

Water is used carefully and sparingly in Waverley’s buildings, gardens, businesses and E4 Council operations.

E5 The waterways and beaches are clean and free of pollutants.

A network of parks and coastal reserves, street trees and other plantings provides a E6 habitat for a thriving local ecology.

E7 Our coastal waters provide a habitat for a thriving marine ecology.

E8 Waverley is an environmentally educated and committed community.

Annual Report 2015–2016 48 YEAR IN REVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS BONDI JUNCTION GREEN SUSTAINABLE WASTE infrastructure and clean-up, INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY enforcement and monitoring. MASTER PLAN The Sustainable Waste Strategy Council undertook litter checks at The Green Infrastructure Master was developed in November 2015. Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach Plan is a Council-initiated project It outlines the strategic direction area. Litter checks were conducted to improve the energy, water and to meet environmental targets. As at a total of 4 hotspots and 2 clean waste efficiency of existing and part of this Strategy, targets are sites. The methodology adopted for new buildings in Bondi Junction. identified in six focus areas: the litter checks was informed by The building and precinct solutions, the NSW Environment Protection • Reduce waste generation identified in partnership with Authority. The methodology for key property owners, industry • Maximise resource recovery the EPA Litter Check employs groups, utilities, government and • Greenhouse gas emission location Inspection, Litter Count and independent experts,will: reductions location user surveys. A snapshot summary of Bondi Junction and • Clean and attractive Waverley • Progress towards energy, water Bondi Beach litter checks conducted and waste targets • Solutions to problem wastes as a requirement for the grant • Integration with green application is provided below. • Improve building efficiency and Infrastructure. value through energy, water and Environment Protection Authority waste improvements LITTER PREVENTION grant funding of $140,000 was awarded to Southern Sydney • Establish Bondi Junction as an Council was awarded $92,000 of Region of Council’s (SSROC) for the urban centre of environmental Council Litter Prevention Grants implementation of the Regional innovation funding from the NSW Environment Litter Strategy. The money will be Protection Authority (EPA) for Waste, energy and water solutions’ divided across Waverley, Randwick the “Bondi Unwrapped” project studies, business cases and case City and Woollahra Councils. The Bondi Junctionto combat packaging litter from studies are completed. The Master exact value of infrastructure will be take-away items at the Bondi Beach Plan is due for completion in late determined in the 2016-17 reporting Bondi Junctionand Bondi Junction litter hotspots. 2016.LITTER RESEARCH period. LITTER RESEARCHThe project involves education, LITTERTop Littered CHECK Items SNAPSHOT About the Litter Who Litters Top Littered Items About the Litter Who Litters Chewing of people observed 57% gum 50% chose to litter Chewing of people observed 57% gum people observed disposing 50% chose to litter Cigarette 9/10 of a cigarette butt, littered it 19% butts people observed disposing Cigarette 9/10 of a cigarette butt, littered it 19% butts Packaging/ 45% 14% take-away items of all disposal items Packaging/ 45%become litter A broad range of age and cultural backgrounds 14% take-away items of all disposal items become litter A broad range of age and cultural backgrounds Council Services Council Services • Regular litter audits • Community partnerships 100% • BeachRegular and litter park audits clean-ups of those surveyed felt that • Community partnerships 100%litter was important and would • Litter picked up 2–4 times per day • byBeach two and cleaning park clean-upsstaff oflike those a litter surveyed free Waverley felt that • Litter picked up 2–4 times per day litter was important and would by two cleaning staff like a litter free Waverley Waverley Council ADVANCED WASTE actions in everyday life to look 49 TREATMENT CONTRACT after our local area. This campaign is informed by social research In 2016, Council entered a contract and a review of progress against agreement developed by SSROC for community targets. the provision of Advanced Waste Treatment services for the general With a participatory approach, waste stream generated by the Council aims to bring its Waverley community. From mid- Environmental Action Plan ‘to life’ 2017, general waste from Waverley and inspire community ownership will be processed via an Advanced of our environmental vision, with Waste Treatment (AWT) system a view to facilitate ongoing targeted Second Nature- Employee engagement upon completion of its construction. engagement needed to deliver on community environmental targets. This system processes general The Second Nature program for waste in a closed system under high The campaign utilised traditional employees was launched early heat and pressure and creates a and innovative communication 2016 year with a successful compost/soil conditioner product channels and activities to reach activation event – ‘Second Nature with minimal residual waste. The broader sections of our community Crash Course’. More than 100 staff compost/soil conditioner can be including activation events and participated in fun and educational applied to various agricultural crops pop-ups, media partnerships (print activities based around our targets whilst the much reduced residual and radio), social media, community and Second Nature messaging. It waste tonnage goes to landfill. outreach, partnerships with schools followed an ‘out of the box’ and and community groups, influencers ‘buzz-making’ inclusive approach. Presently Council has a 33 per cent and ambassadors and marketing The event received overwhelmingly diversion rate overall. However, promotions. positive feedback. once waste goes through the AWT, the recovery rate will increase to 65 More than 1020 people joined The Second Nature employee per cent. the Second Nature campaign. The engagement program takes a long-term intent is to build an three-pronged approach to ensure SECOND NATURE- active community database for sustained staff engagement: COMMUNITY targeted education, engagement ENGAGEMENT and behaviour change. The website (1) a comprehensive utilises a sophisticated software communications element, designed Council recently launched an program Nation Builder designed to raise staff awareness and integrated community engagement for this purpose, integrating social ownership of our environmental and behaviour change program media, communications and targets and to communicate simple for sustainability called Second behaviour pathways. tools, behaviour prompts and Nature. With an initial ‘I’m in’ pledge resources campaign, community members SECOND NATURE - across the LGA are invited to join EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT (2) targeted, evidence-based a collective effort to take simple behaviour change programs with A comprehensive Second Nature specific staff groups based on the program has also been rolled out to data obtained by our technical staff. As part of the social research, environmental staff and have employee focus groups and surveys included focus areas such as were organised to investigate how minimising organic waste generation much staff knew about Council’s and streamlining the use of water environmental plan, organisational saving software, and targets, and how important a sustainable Council was to them in (3) embedding sustainability at an employment. This specifically helped organisational level by working to inform an employee engagement with senior leadership teams to and behaviour change program for achieve policy changes and establish department-specific objectives. Tree planting achieving Council targets.

Annual Report 2015–2016 50 BIODIVERSITY ACTION and contractors. Works undertaken River Bushcare site in Auburn with the PLAN – REMNANT SITES in Bronte Gully increased significantly Duck River group then coming to visit since Council’s adoption of the Bronte Eastern Reserve in July. This enabled The Biodiversity Action Plan – Ecological Restoration Action Plan volunteers to look at different Remnant Sites was adopted by in 2016. Indigenous native species environments, vegetation and meet Council in 2015 to support remnant were planted on the northern new people. vegetation and condition targets. bank of Bronte Gully. This included During autumn 2016, 40,000 new installation of terracing for erosion 3-COUNCIL REGIONAL locally indigenous tubestock (plant control. Weed control focussed ENVIRONMENT seedlings) including grasses and on vines, and there is a significant PROGRAM groundcovers, vines, small and large reduction of weeds around the shrubs were planted in Waverley waterfall. as part of this plan at the following key remnant vegetation sites and During winter 2015, Council adjacent buffer and connectivity removed a number of coral trees vegetation areas: from Bronte Gully, the majority of which were assessed as unsafe, • Diamond Bay with others removed to allow for • Eastern Reserve planting underneath. Since then, • Rodney Reserve another four trees either fell or snapped. A further 10 coral trees • Raleigh Reserve were removed in June 2016, both for • South Bondi safety reasons and to allow for the A Solar My School Project • Tamarama Gully expansion of native vegetation. These • Calga Reserve trees were adjacent to Bronte Road Waverley, Randwick City and and surrounding the Bronte Gully • Queens Park and Woollahra Councils jointly prepared Bushcare Site. an Eastern Suburbs Low Carbon • East of Waverley Cemetery Future Plan, which identifies BUSHCARE PROGRAM Council partnered with Centennial cost-effective actions to reduce Parklands for some of this community-wide greenhouse gas revegetation, and the project was emissions. One of the six key actions also supported by the Sydney Coastal in the plan is to encourage the take Council’s Group, through funding up of solar PV on schools, childcare from the Federal Government. centres, nursing homes, clubs and small businesses which could reduce An indication of the progress being the regions greenhouse gas emissions made under the Biodiversity Action by as much as five per cent. Actions Plan – Remnant Sites has been the include: identification of five additional plant species during the comprehensive • A Solar my School project was Bushcare volunteers 2015 flora survey (when compared to established and work is underway the 2010 flora survey). These species with 10 schools and preschools in were not recorded in the LGA for the Eastern Suburbs to install PV A new Bronte Waterfall Bushcare many years and are likely to have systems Group was established in August regenerated from the natural seed 2015. This group is doing well both in • Enabling greater uptake of electric bank under the assistance of bush terms of attendance and progress on vehicles is another one of the regeneration processes. the ground. six key actions identified in the Eastern Suburbs Low Carbon BRONTE ECOLOGICAL Free training in Bushcare Essentials RESTORATION ACTION Future Plan. Council is investigating and Native Plant identification was the feasibility of installing an PLAN presented to interested Bushcare Electric Vehicle charging network volunteers in Spring 2015. These The area of native vegetation in starting with 10 charging stations courses were very popular and fully Bronte continues to expand with the at key locations. subscribed. In April 2016, Waverley support of Council staff, volunteers Bushcare volunteers visited Duck

Waverley Council 51 SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE

This quadrant in the Delivery Program refers to practices, policies and procedures that aid in the efficiency, transparency and accountability of Council operations. They ensure we’re governed well with codes of conduct for staff and councillors, financial, asset and information management, risk and safety, organisational development, procurement policies, customer service charters and standards, community engagement and integrated planning. It represents the ‘governance’ component of the quadruple bottom line.

DIRECTIONS

Inspiring community leadership is achieved through decision making processes that are open, G1 transparent, corruption resistant and based on sound integrated planning.

G2 Our community is actively engaged in well-informed decision processes.

G3 Services are accessible and provided in a professional, friendly and timely manner.

Coordinated, efficient and effective services are delivered through the most appropriate G4 agencies and partnerships.

Waverley is financially sustainable with the revenue and resources required to support G5 implementation of the community’s plans and to provide the infrastructure, performance and services our community needs.

G6 Waverley assets are well-maintained for their current purpose and for future generations.

In service delivery, sound safety and risk management practices are maintained to protect the G7 community and service agency staff.

G8 Community information assets are well-secured and managed in an accessible way.

A committed and adaptable workforce governed by good leadership makes a strong G9 contribution to achieving the community vision.

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opportunity for customers to visit Free public Wi-Fi CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ACTION PLAN the Customer Service Centre after normal business hours. In March 2016 Council approved the implementation of the Customer The Information Pack for Seniors is Experience Action Plan and the 10 in place and contains information specific actions aimed at having and application forms relevant to a positive and measureable impact seniors and pensioners, including for the customer are: the application form for lawn mowing and for the pensioner 1. Information Pack for Seniors concession card/permit for rates. 2. Trial of extended trading hours DEVELOPMENT ENQUIRER on Thursdays at the Spring Street, Customer Service Centre Council expanded its ePlanning/ online planning services by PUBLIC WI-FI 3. Concierge at Customer Service Centre during peak periods providing the community with a In 2015/2016 the free public Wi-Fi property-based enquiry online 4. Online parking permit application network was expanded to include application process. This process is and payment Waverley Library, Mill Hill Community part of the planning scheme called Centre, Margaret Whitlam 5. Mandatory customer service ‘Development Enquirer’. Recreational Centre (including the training for all staff This project addresses NSW planning grandstand, café and BBQ area in 6. Knowledge Database for customer reforms to improve service delivery Waverley Park), Bondi Pavilion and queries and performance across the planning parts of Bondi Beach/Park. system. This ePlanning/online 7. Identifying and establishing planning scheme has: The new public Wi-Fi service will ‘Customer Service Buddies’ in each use approximately 27,000kWh of sub-program • Streamlined the planning process energy per year. Council will offset 8. Surveys for ongoing customer by tailoring the information an this increase in energy use through applicant must consider for a the newly installed solar panels on feedback via phone, CRM and ticket system particular site/development type five Council buildings. Based on before submitting a development predicted energy usage, the new 9. Trial of new customer workflow for application; and solar panels will offset six times the older people amount of energy that Waverley • Improved customer service and 10. Trial of monitoring customer Wi-Fi would utilise. efficiency by using innovation requests where Council refers the and technology to deliver a better request to outside agencies planning process. • Bondi Beach attracts on A Customer Service Survey was average 585,820 mobile devices This tool will allow property owners launched to capture customers’ (976,366 visits each month) and those interested in preparing perceptions of service delivery and and assessing development expectations for accessing Council • Bondi Beach had 145,698 applications to understand what services. Each of the actions in the sessions of the free Wi-Fi service controls may apply to land and Customer Experience Action Plan within the first 4.5 months specific types of development/s was developed to improve customer and will assist in making the Local • Bondi Beach had 67,332 users interactions across Council and to Environment Plan and Development of the free Wi-Fi service within make doing business with us as Control Plan more accessible to the first 4.5 months easy as possible. Extended hours users. on Thursday nights provide an

Waverley Council 53 project management language, DISCOVER – COUNCIL’S Health and Wellbeing program PUBLIC FACING MAPPING document and process system and enhances the professional SOLUTION standard of project planning, Public facing mapping solution is a scoping, budgeting and issues web-based solution that is used to management. communicate essential information INFOCOUNCIL LAUNCH and timely updates to residents. In May 2016, Council upgraded its Council launched InfoCouncil, public facing mapping application a software for the creation, to a web-based solution that is publication and storage of Council compatible with all mobile devices. agendas and minutes this year. This upgrade enables simple InfoCouncil integration makes information display from multiple it easy to publish and distribute • Reporting and Management sources into a single platform. Business Papers to mobile and Review Procedure non-mobile devices. The roll out The additional functionality ‘find of the software was inclusive of a • Records Management Procedure my nearest’ will be invaluable to core user’s training to familiarise our residents since this feature will users on the scope and usage A total of 55 Work Health and assist residents to find the nearest attributes of the system. These Safety Training programs and community facilities, childcare trained users act as system sessions were delivered to more centres, schools, dog parks, free champions in their respective work than 400 staff including Site Safety public Wi-Fi and car parks across the areas. Inductions, Traffic Control, First Council area. Aid, Resilience Through Change, The introduction of InfoCouncil Construction Induction, Asbestos PROJECT FRAMEWORK transformed the process of Awareness, Working Near Overhead ROLL-OUT AND PRINCE2 agenda and minutes compilation Wires, Working on Elevated Work TRAINING and publishing at Waverley. Platforms and Safe Work Method With customised templates and Statement for on-the-job training, to The Project Management Framework record management integration, name a few. was developed to help guide project the overall processes and work delivery across program areas. In efficiency improved significantly. Outdoor workforces of both 2015/16 work continued on the Waverley and Woollahra Councils development and roll-out of a RISK AND SAFETY were successfully integrated to the project management framework for INITIATIVES shared Alexandria Integrated Facility. Council. The framework is based on A joint Workplace Improvement the Prince2 project methodology, For the fourth consecutive Committee was established in a global industry standard for financial year, 2015/2016 saw January 2015 to support the delivering projects in the public and a reduction in the number of workplace change which required private sector. workers compensation claims consultation arrangements with and cost of claims demonstrating representation from each team of More than 40 staff from across an improvement in the safety both councils. The committee met the organisation were trained culture and return-to- work regularly through the 2015/2016 and certified in Prince2 this year. strategies. There were 44 workers financial year to identify and resolve The course equipped each staff compensation claims in 2015/16. facility related safety and wellbeing member with advanced knowledge issues. In total, 33 issues were in the Prince2 project management The following procedures and raised to the committee in which methodology and assisted them in processes were developed and Corrective Actions were assessed achieving better management of reviewed for: and applied. business improvement initiatives • Workplace Inspection Procedure and Council operational projects. The 2015/2016 Health & Wellbeing • Corrective Action Procedure Program was a huge success for This training facilitates a shared Council. In total, 11 monthly

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54 initiatives were delivered including: staff receiving their end of year This inaugural blended learning Health & Wellbeing Bonus for program was well received by both • Dry July with participants raising participating in the minimum of staff and managers. It is designed more than $700 for charity eight activities. to ensure Waverley has an annual learning plan in place which • Heart health blood pressure and TREC INTO LEARNING pulse checks serves to facilitate the expansion PROGRAM and development of skills and • Mental health awareness ‘R U OK knowledge in service to the A new learning and development Day’ promotion community. program named ‘TREC into • Step outside each week in Learning’ was launched across ESTABLISHMENT OF THE September the Council with a series of TREC TRANSITION PROJECT workshops held across four UNIT • Mental health awareness locations including the state of the including motivational speaker art Alexandria Integrated Facility In response to the NSW State sessions and Margaret Whitlam Recreation Government’s Fit for the Future • Men’s health awareness program Centre. This new learning program Local Government Reform process, ‘MOvember’ with participants is an exciting way of thinking the Transition Project Unit was raising more than $800 for about and supporting professional formed at Waverley Council in charity development. December 2015 to lead and manage the organisation’s progress The TREC program identifies key • Sun Safety awareness and skin towards amalgamations. cancer checks developmental skills essential for staff to improve operational Work was initiated in January • Fit Feb and ongoing fitness effectiveness. These skills are based 2016. This unit has encouraged activities which included squash, on the new capability framework participation, built commitment yoga, indoor Pilates, beach Council launched in 2014/15. and facilitated the development Pilates, personal training sessions of strategies to enable the To ensure all staff are working with and Tai Chi transformation to a new the same guiding principles, TREC amalgamated Council. • Health Fair Day providing a identified seven core capabilities variety of health and wellness including customer service, project Together with our Randwick activities management and systems, critical City and Woollahra Councils thinking and decision making. counterparts, the unit has • Influenza vaccinations to prepare This framework was developed in worked as a Combined Transition for winter flu season consultation with multiple councils Team to ensure Council is in the • Supporting Local Government and is a combination of basic skills best position and the merger is reform changes by providing and knowledge that would help successful for everyone.. Resilience Workshops Fit for Waverley Council become a leader Change in 60 minutes in the industry. INTRANET The goal of this project is to In addition to the monthly provide an internal web-based activities, the popular 8 Week communication platform that Challenge, which provides ongoing delivers corporate information and fitness activities including squash, promotes online collaboration for yoga, pilates, beach pilates, employees and departments across personal training sessions and Tai the Council. This project aspires to Chi, ran for 48 of the 52 weeks deliver a corporate communication and catered to more than 200 tool as well as introduce a participants. technology based corporate In total the annual Health and productivity tool that would also Wellbeing Program served more engage and inform employees. than 1000 participants, with 30 TREC Workshop

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Part 03. MEETING OUR ADDITIONAL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

Annual Report 2015–2016 56 AMOUNT OF RATES AND CHARGES WRITTEN OFF DURING THE YEAR 2015/16

The following Rates and Charges were written off during the year:

Assessment Ratepayer Property Particulars Rates($) Waste Extra ($) Total($) number Address Charges Charges ($) ($) 32729 Waverley 32-48 Rates for current 89,878.75 —— 89,878.75 Council Denison financial year Street, due to Council Bondi resolution 7 Oct, Junction 2008 Various Various Various Postponed 1,648.68 — 945.80 2,594.48 2009/10 rates and interest charges write off Sub Totals: 91,527.43 — 945.80 92,473.23

Various Various Various Pension Rebate 356,768.66 194,306.31 — 551,074.97 Government Abandonment under Section 575 Various Various Various Pension 108,136.00 —— 108,136.00 Rebate Council Abandonment under Section 582 Sub Totals: 464,904.66 194,306.31 — 659,210.97 Grand Totals: 556,432.09 194,306.31 945.80 751,684.20

Waverley Council 57 MAYORAL AND COUNCILLOR FEES, EXPENSES AND FACILITIES

Mayoral and Councillor Fees and Expenses Amount($)

Mayoral Fees 40,090 Councillor Fees 220,559 Miscellaneous Expenses 228,123 Dedicated Office Equipment 17,090 Telephone Calls (Mobile and Landline) 30,600 Conferences and Seminars 14,020 Training Expenses 32,638 Interstate Visits 0 Overseas Visits 0 Spouse Expenses 0 Provision for Childcare 0 GENERAL MANAGER AND SENIOR STAFF REMUNERATION

During the period 2015/16, Council employed four senior staff as identified under the Local Government Act. The four staff included the General Manager and three Directors.

Position Total remuneration including all benefits ($)

General Manager 320,000

Senior Staff (3 Directors) 821,278

The total remuneration includes:

I. The total value of the salary component of their packages II. The total amount of any bonus payments, performance payments or other payments made that do not form part of the salary component of their packages III. The total amount payable by the Council by way of the employer’s contribution or salary sacrifice to any superannuation scheme to which any of them may be a contributor IV. The total value of any non-cash benefits for which any of them may elect under the package V. The total amount payable by the Council by way of fringe benefits tax for any such non-cash benefits VI. The total Senior staff amount includes salary and accrued entitlements paid to a Director who left the organisation

Annual Report 2015–2016 58 REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS

Estimated cost Required Written to bring up to a Annual Actual Down Assets in Condition as a % of WDV satisfactory Maintenance Maintenance Value Refer (4), (5) $'000 standard 2015/16 2015/16 (WDV) Asset Category Refer (1) Refer (2) Refer (3) Refer (4) 1 2 3 4 5 BUILDINGS Council Offices / - 398 363 9,680 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Administration Centres Council Works Depot - 206 385 10,971 97% 3% 0% 0% 0% Council Public Halls - 136 92 23,949 0% 93% 7% 0% 0% Libraries - 225 216 25,821 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% Cultural Facilities 1,120 473 516 12,463 3% 80% 9% 5% 3% Other Buildings - 1,605 1,033 42,580 1% 86% 13% 0% 0% Specialised Buildings - 436 350 8,457 0% 73% 25% 0% 0% (Amenities) Sub total 1,120 3,479 2,955 133,921 5.2% 86.5% 7.6% 0.5% 0.2%

OTHER STRUCTURES Other Structures 271 883 818 10,431 34% 16% 29% 21% 0% Sub total 271 883 818 10,431 34% 16% 29% 21% 0%

ROADS Sealed Roads 1,515 2,308 1,868 56,608 29% 57% 10% 4% 0%

Sealed Roads -- 70,767 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% Structure Footpaths 1,797 2,635 3,346 35,381 41% 38% 20% 1% 0% Kerb and Gutter 829 779 1,135 67,472 38% 36% 19% 7% 0% Other Road Assets - 167 154 16,905 34% 49% 13% 3% 1% sub total 4,141 5,889 6,503 247,133 22.3% 28.1% 46.7% 2.8% 0.1%

STORMWATER DRAINAGE Stormwater Conduits 198 151 237 74,580 10% 68% 21% 1% 0% Inlet and Junction 871 664 1,041 17,454 17% 78% 5% 0% 0% Pits sub total 1,069 815 1,278 92,034 11.3% 69.8% 18.1% 0.8% 0%

Waverley Council 59 OPEN SPACE/ RECREATIONAL ASSETS Other Open Space/ 1,041 5,719 5,969 65,789 23% 41% 31% 5% 0% Recreation Assets Sub total 1,041 5,719 5,969 65,789 23% 41% 31% 5% 0%

Total – All assets 7,642 16,785 17,523 549,308 16.3% 51.4% 29.7% 2.5% 0.1%

Disclaimer: Further details such as Gross Replacement Cost and Estimated Cost to bring asset to the agreed level of service set by Council can be viewed in the Audited Financial Statements which is part 4 of the Annual Report.

Notes: (2). Required Annual Maintenance is “what (5). Infrastructure Asset Condition should be spent to maintain assets in a Assessment “Key” (1). Satisfactory is defined as “satisfying satisfactory standard. expectations or needs, leaving no room 1. Excellent: No work required (normal for complaint, causing satisfaction, (3). Actual Maintenance is what has been maintenance) adequate”. The estimated cost to bring spent in the current year to maintain 2. Good: Only minor maintenance work assets to a satisfactory standard is the the assets. Actual Maintenance may be required higher or lower than the required annual amount of money that is required to be 3. Average: Maintenance work required spent on an asset to ensure that it is in maintenance due to the timing of when 4. Poor: Renewal required a satisfactory standard. This estimated the maintenance actually occurs. 5. Very Poor: Urgent renewal/upgrading cost should not include any planned (4). Written Down Value is in accordance required enhancements (ie.to heighten, intensify with Note 9 of Council’s General Purpose or improve the facilities). Financial Statements

Prior Periods Amounts Indicator $’000 2016 2016 2015 2014 1. Building, Infrastructure & Other Structures Renewals Ratio Asset Renewals (Building, Infrastructure & Other Structures) (1) 21,089 127.22% 64.80% 62.68% Depreciation, Amortisation & Impairment 16,577 2. Infrastructure Backlog Ratio Estimated Cost to bring Assets to a Satisfactory Condition 7,642 1.39% 1.53% 2.62% Total value(2) of Infrastructure, Building, Other Structures & 549,308 depreciable Land Improvement Assets 3. Asset Maintenance Ratio Actual Asset Maintenance 17,523 1.04 0.90 1.17 Required Asset Maintenance 16,785 4. Capital Expenditure Ratio Annual Capital Expenditure 30,031 1.58 0.63 1.53 Annual Depreciation 18,966

Notes

(1) Asset Renewals represent the replacement and/or refurbishment of existing assets to an equivalent capacity/performance as opposed to the acquisition of new assets (or the refurbishment of old assets) that increases capacity/performance. Asset Renewals include building, infrastructure & Other Structure assets only.

(2) Written Down Value

Annual Report 2015–2016 60 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS)

The Government Information involves ongoing liaison with withdrawn applications but not (Public Access) (GIPA) Act 2009 Council departments, encouraging an invalid application) during the requires councils to prepare an proactive release of information. reporting year. No application was Annual Report on their obligations refused during this period. under the Act. Set out on the Total number of access applications following pages is a summary received by the agency during the of Waverley Council’s Access reporting year(including withdrawn to Information Applications for applications but not including 2015/2016. invalid applications) Our agency’s program for the Council received a total of 38 formal proactive release of information access applications (including

TABLE A: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF APPLICANT AND OUTCOME*

Refuse to confirm/deny Access Access Access Information Refuse to whether granted in granted in refused in Information already deal with information Application full part full not held available application is held withdrawn Media 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Members of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parliament Private sector 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 business Not-for-profit 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 organisations or community groups Members of the 5 3 0 8 0 4 0 0 public (application by legal representative) Members of the 1 4 2 2 0 5 0 0 public (other)

* More than one decision can be made in respect of a particular access application. If so, a recording must be made in relation to each such decision. This also applies to Table B.

Waverley Council 61 TABLE B: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION AND OUTCOME

Refuse to confirm/deny Access Access Access Information Refuse to whether granted in granted in refused in Information already deal with information Application full part full not held available application is held withdrawn Personal information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 applications* Access applications 8 7 3 8 0 13 0 0 (other than personal information applications) Access applications 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 that are partly personal information applications and partly others

* A personal information application is an access application for personal information (as defined in clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act) about the applicant (the applicant being an individual).

TABLE C: INVALID APPLICATIONS

Reason for invalidity Number of Applications Application does not comply with formal requirements (Section 41 of the Act) 3 Application is for excluded information of the agency (Section 43 of the Act) 0 Application contravenes restraint order (Section 110 of the Act) 0 Total number of invalid applications received 3 Invalid applications that subsequently became valid applications 3

Annual Report 2015–2016 62 TABLE D: CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTION OF OVERRIDING PUBLIC INTEREST AGAINST DISCLOSURE: MATTERS LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO ACT

Number of times consideration used* Overriding secrecy laws 0 Cabinet information 0 Executive Council information 0 Contempt 0 Legal professional privilege 0 Excluded information 0 Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety 0 Transport safety 0 Adoption 0 Care and protection of children 0 Ministerial code of conduct 0 Aboriginal and environmental heritage 0

* More than one public interest consideration may apply in relation to a particular access application and, if so, each such consideration is to be recorded (but only once per application). This also applies in relation to Table E.

TABLE E: OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE: MATTERS LISTED IN TABLE TO SECTION 14 OF ACT

Number of occasions when application not successful Responsible and effective government 4 Law enforcement and security 2 Individual rights, judicial processes and natural justice 12 Business interests of agencies and other persons 1 Environment, culture, economy and general matters 0 Secrecy provisions 0 Exempt documents under interstate Freedom of Information legislation 0

Waverley Council 63 TABLE F: TIMELINESS Number of applications

Decided within the statutory timeframe (20 days plus any extensions) 23

Decided after 35 days (by agreement with applicant) 4 Not decided within time (deemed refusal) 14 Total 41

TABLE G: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REVIEWED UNDER PART 5 OF THE ACT (BY TYPE OF REVIEW AND OUTCOME)

Decision Decision Total varied upheld

Internal review 0 0 0

Review by Information Commissioner* 3 1 4 Internal review following recommendation under section 0 1 1 93 of the Act Review by NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal 0 0 0 Total 3 2 5

* The Information Commissioner does not have the authority to vary decisions, but can make recommendations to the original decision-maker. The data in this case indicates that a recommendation to vary or uphold the original decision has been made by the Information Commissioner.

TABLE H: APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW UNDER PART 5 OF THE ACT (BY TYPE OF APPLICANT)

Number of applications for review

Applications by access applicants 5

Applications by persons to whom information the subject of access application 0 relates (see Section 54 of the Act)

Annual Report 2015–2016 64 TABLE I: APPLICATIONS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES UNDER DIVISION 2 OF PART 4 OF THE ACT (BY TYPE OF TRANSFER)

Number of applications transferred Applications by access applicants 0 Applications by persons to whom information the subject of 0 access application relates (see Section 54 of the Act)

Transferred to Council’s Facility 9 3 Returned to Owner 12 Animals Seized 53 59 15 5 1

0 20 40 0 80 100

Spring Street, Bondi Junction PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

There were five public interest the Internal Reporting Policy and model, was adopted by Council in disclosures received by Waverley Investigation Process, which was April 2016. Training was provided Council in 2015/16. revised in November 2013. for disclosure officers and relevant staff. Council has a public interest A new Internal Reporting Policy, disclosure policy in place, called based on the NSW Ombudsman’s

Waverley Council 65 COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPANION ANIMALS ACT AND REGULATION

The statement on activities relating to enforcing and ensuring compliance with the Companion Animals Act and Regulation for this year includes: 71 animals were seized, of which 56 animals were returned to the owner and 15 animals were transferred to Council’s pound facility. 9 dog attacks were reported during the year via the Companion Animal Register.

Transferred to Council’s Facility 9 3 Returned to Owner 12 Animals Seized 53 59 15 5 1

0 20 40 0 80 100

Council Rangers provide ongoing Council has several designated 6. Waverley Park, Bondi Junction public education in relation to areas for on-leash and off-leash dog 7. Queens Park (managed by responsible dog ownership. This walking. Currently, there are eight Centennial Parklands) includes having conversations with off-leash parks in the Waverley dog owners while undertaking Council area, plus Queens Park The timed off-leash areas are at: daily patrols of popular dog (managed by Centennial Parklands). walking areas. Clear signage and dog litter bag 1. Marks Park, Tamarama dispensers are available at all off- 2. Bronte Park, Bronte Council continues to encourage leash parks. the de-sexing of dogs and cats by offering significantly reduced The 24 hours dog off-leash areas registration fees for de-sexed dogs are at the following parks: and cats. 1. Varna Park, Waverley Council uses a pound facility with 2. Raleigh Reserve, Dover Heights a ‘low kill’ policy in place. Council’s pound seeks authorisation from 3. Diamond Bay Reserve, Vaucluse Council before any euthanasia is 4. Dickson Park, Bondi carried out (except in emergency situations). 5. Hugh Bamford Reserve, Dover Heights

Annual Report 2015–2016 66 AMOUNT INCURRED IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In 2015/16, Council spent a total of $942,890 on legal proceedings; $761,136 was spent on planning matters including $577,565 for legal representation and $183,571 for external expert consultants under the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Council received an amount of $45,750 as Section 97B costs. Council also received a $550,000 settlement for past compliance matters. A total of $181,754 was spent on civil enforcement proceedings. The details of legal proceedings related to civil enforcement proceedings is set out below:

Property Issue Status Results

19 Boonara Avenue, Civil enforcement proceedings Ongoing Bondi

The details of legal proceedings related to planning matters is set out below:

Property Issue Status Results

8 Gilbert Street, Dover Class 1 section 96 Deemed refusal: Modification to Finalised Discontinued Heights delete condition 2(a) regarding overall height 5/17 Francis Street, Class 1 Refusal: Strata subdivision of unit 5 in Finalised Appeal upheld with Bondi existing strata corporation into two lots and conditions construction of dividing wall,Lot 5 8 Gilbert Street, Dover Class 1 Deemed refusal (deferral): Demolition of Finalised Appeal upheld with Heights existing building and construction of a boarding conditions house of 4 storeys with attic level and basement car park 54 O’Donnell Street, Class 1 Refusal:Alterations to the front facade for a Finalised Appeal dismissed North Bondi new hardstand space, landscaping, front fence and gate 91 – 93 Old South Head Class 1 Deemed refusal: Alterations and additions Finalised Appeal upheld with Road, Bondi Junction to approved residential flat building including the conditions- section addition of four units 34 Agreement 10 Roe Street, North Class 1 Deemed refusal/ Deferral: Demolition and Finalised Appeal upheld with Bondi construction of a new two storey dual occupancy conditions- section with strata subdivision into 2 lots 34 Agreement 18 Kenneth Street, Class 1 Deemed refused application to strata Finalised Discontinued Tamarama subdivision under Court s96AAA(3) (sic): Modification to extend the rear of approved Residential Flat Building 10 Cross Street, Bronte Class 1 section 96: Modification to widen approved Finalised Appeal upheld with driveway and modifications to the carport at the conditions- section front of the site – Delete Condition 1A (proposed 34 Agreement double carpark is to be deleted from the plans).

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Property Issue Status Results

2 – 4 Jaques Avenue, Class 1 Refusal : Demolition of existing building Ongoing Bondi Beach and construction of a five storey shop-top housing development (retail at ground level and residential apartments above) with two levels of basement parking 14 Fletcher Street, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of existing building Ongoing Bondi and construction of a five storey shop-top housing development (retail at ground level and residential apartments above) with two levels of basement parking 1 Harlowe Place, Call 1 section 96 :Alterations and additions to dwelling Finalised Appeal upheld Bronte house including new attic/ second floor level and with conditions swimming pool 7 – 13 Princess Street, Class 1 Refusal: Alterations and additions to existing Ongoing Rose Bay retirement facility including demolition of existing dwelling house and construction of 3 x part 2 part 3 storey building containing 13 units for seniors housing and site consolidation 20 Murray Street, Class 1 Deemed Refusal: Demolition of dwelling and Ongoing Bronte construction of a boarding house with 20 units and managers residence 11 Loombah Road, Class 1 Refusal: Modification to include new roof terrace Finalised Appeal upheld Dover Heights to approved dwelling with conditions 300 Campbell Parade, Class 1 Refusal: Modification to extend ground floor Finalised Section 34 Bondi Beach commercial space of approved mixed use building Agreement 44 Flood Street, Bondi Class 1 Deemed Refusal : Alteration and additions to a Ongoing boarding house including upgrading of the building, an additional floor and a total of 29 rooms 64 Lamrock Avenue, Class 1 section 96: Deemed Refusal Finalised s34 Agreement Bondi Modification to delete condition 3(b) to allow the – Appeal upheld retention of the attic roof with conditions 154 Curlewis Street Class 1 Deemed refusal: Use and fitout of tenancy Ongoing // G/03 180 – 186 G/03 as a pub with trading hours between 7am to 2am Campbell Parade, Monday to Saturday and between 7am to midnight Bondi Beach Sundays 110 – 116 Bronte Class 1 Deemed refusal: Demolition of existing building, Ongoing Road, Bondi Junction removal of street tree and construction of 6 storey shop top housing with 1 level of basement and ground floor retail and associated Voluntary Planning Agreement 35 Portland Street, Class 1 section 96 Deemed Refusal: Modification to Finalised Appeal upheld Dover Heights delete entire condition No.2 of approved new dwelling with conditions relating to building height, building setbacks, pool levels and including other amendments relating to privacy and amenity impacts

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Property Issue Status Results

67A Roscoe Street Class 1 Refusal: Ongoing Bondi Beach Demolition, tree removal, construction of a four storey residential flat building with 10 units, basement car park and strata subdivision 15 Gaerloch Avenue, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of existing dwelling Ongoing Tamarama and construction of a new three storey dwelling house over garage, removal of two trees, and swimming pool 170 Hastings Parade, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of dwelling, Ongoing North Bondi construction of a residential flat building with basement parking and strata subdivision 91 - 93 & 95 Old South Class 1 Deemed Refusal: Alterations an Ongoing Head Road, Bondi additions to residential flat building at No.91- Junction 93 Old South Head Road and the construction of a new residential flat building at No.95 for 17 additional units with basement car park and strata subdivision 30 Dellview Street, Class 1 Refusal: Construction of new swimming Ongoing Tamarama pool, deck and cabana at rear, relocation of existing retaining wall to side and rear boundaries and landscaping. 2 Warners Avenue , Class 1 Deemed Refusal : Demolition of existing Ongoing North Bondi dwelling and construction of three storey residential flat building including five units, basement parking 10 Moore Street, Bondi Class 1 Deemed Refusal: Alterations and Ongoing additions including internal reconfiguration, enclose balconies, addition to front and roof level and associated landscaping 35 Glenayr Avenue, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of front external Discontinued North Bondi wall of semi-detached dwelling to extend existing undersized front off-street car parking space 5 Pacific Avenue, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of existing building Ongoing Tamarama and construction of a part 4 and part 5 storey residential flat building with 9 units and basement car parking 287 Birrell Street, Class 1 Refusal section 96: Modification to Ongoing Tamarama include a roof top terrace including associated seats, garden beds, deck & covered walkway to an approved dwelling 60C Blair Street, North Class 1 Refusal: Alterations and additions to an Ongoing Bondi existing heritage building for a child care centre

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Property Issue Status Results

105 Wellington Street, Class 1 Deemed refusal: Ongoing Bondi Demolition of tennis courts and ancillary buildings, construction of a place of public worship (synagogue) of two-three storeys and underground carpark. Construction of two three storey residential flat buildings with 32 units with basement car parking and landscaping. 10 – 14 Hall Street, Class 1 Deferred commencement : Ongoing Bondi Beach Demolition and construction of a Mixed use development including three retail tenancies, basement parking and residential above 13 Murriverie Road, Class 1 Deemed Refusal : Ongoing North Bondi Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of attached dual occupancy development with swimming pools and strata sub-division 114 Blair Street, North Class 1 Deemed Refusal: Demolish existing Ongoing Bondi structures on site and construct a two storey dwelling with attic level and attached secondary dwelling 26 – 30 Ocean Street, Class 1 Deemed refusal: Balcony enclosures to Finalised Discontinued Bondi unit 26 and 29 of a residential flat building 22 Dellview Street, Class 1 Refusal: construct a vehicular access Finalised Appeal dismissed Tamarama ramp/driveway across the existing verge to Dellview Street providing access to hardstand car spaces located in the front setback of 20 and 22 Dellview Street. 253 – 255 Oxford Street, Class 1 Deemed refusal: Amending DA For Finalised Appeal dismissed Bondi Junction two additional levels for approved mixed use building, including proposed Planning Agreement 21 Kenneth Street, Class 2 : Appeal against Council’s refusal of Finalised Appeal dismissed Tamarama an application for an exemption pursuant to section 22 of the Swimming Pools Act 1992 (NSW) on 3 March 2015. 1 Jaques Avenue, Bondi Class 1 Refusal: Section 96 modification to Finalised Appeal upheld with approved residential flat building including an conditions additional unit on upper level at the rear 86 Blair Street, North Class 1 section 96AAA Deemed refusal: Finalised Discontinued Bondi Strata subdivision of existing dual occupancy development

Annual Report 2015–2016 70 Legal proceedings related to planning matters continued...

Property Issue Status Results

637 – 639 Old South Class 1 Deemed refusal: Demolition of dwelling Finalised Discontinued Head Road, Rose Bay houses and construction of a residential flat building with basement parking and storage, landscaping and Strata subdivision 36 – 38 Ocean Street, Class 1 Deemed refusal (deferral): Demolition Finalised Section 34 Bondi and construction of a nine storey Residential Agreement – flat building with 32 units (including 9 Appeal upheld with affordable housing units), basement parking, conditions tree removal and strata subdivision 30 – 36 O’Brien Street, Class 1 Deemed Refusal (deferred): Demolition, Finalised Section 34 Bondi Beach amalgamation of 4 lots, construction of a four Agreement – storey residential flat building with basement Appeal upheld with carpark, landscaping and strata subdivision conditions 132 Hewlett Street, Class 1 Deemed refusal: Amending Finalised Section 34 Bronte development application for a second floor Agreement – addition, deck and internal modifications to Appeal upheld with the approved dwelling conditions 34 Imperial Parade, Class 1 section 96AAA Deemed refusal: Strata Finalised Section 34 Bondi subdivision of dual occupancy Agreement – Appeal upheld with conditions 31 Cuthbert Street, Class 1 Refusal: Demolition of existing dwelling Finalised Appeal upheld with Queens Park and construction of a new part 2 and part 3 conditions storey dwelling including swimming pool and garage to rear laneway 87 – 89 Glenayr Avenue, Class 1 Deemed Refusal (deferral):Demolition Finalised Section 34 Bondi Beach of structures and construction of 2 x three Agreement – storey (plus attic) mixed use buildings Appeal upheld with containing ground level retail, total of 19 conditions apartments and basement carpark 63 Fletcher Street, Class 1 Refusal: Amended plans for demolition Finalised Section 34 Tamarama of existing building and construction of a part 4 Agreement – / part 5 storey residential flat building with 16 Appeal upheld with dwellings and basement parking conditions 18 Military Road, North Class 1 Refusal: Alteration and additions to an Finalised Appeal upheld with Bondi existing residential flat building to provide a conditions three storey development comprising seven units over three car parking spaces at lower ground level 334 – 334A Bondi Road, Class 1 Deemed Refusal: Demolition of existing Finalised Appeal upheld with Bondi buildings and erection of a new residential flat conditions building with 22 apartments

Waverley Council 71 PROGRESS AGAINST EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2012/16. During 2011/12 the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Management Plan 2012-16 was adopted by Council following an extensive consultation process. The plan is required under legislation and contains initiatives to be implemented over a four year period.

Initiatives Status

People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds Provide literacy support for employees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds via Completed accredited Language Aides and Interpreters Investigate the possibility of using an external provider to introduce employees into Council from Initiative culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (for example, City East College) Cancelled Provide appropriate staff resources to provide advice on cultural strategies across and within Council as Completed well as recruitment strategies in liaison with HR/OD Promote the use of bi-lingual staff for direct service roles and provide support and relevant training Completed for these positions Investigate and assess the benefits and viability of producing the EEO Management Plan and other Ongoing relevant policies in different languages Women and Gender Balance Conduct training as required to facilitate the introduction of women into non-traditional work areas Completed Provide a minimum of eight child care places for children of Waverley Council employees from zero Completed to three years of age. Investigate the viability of increasing the number of child care centre places available for children of Waverley Council employees People with Disability Where practical, ensure that Council premises and facilities are accessible to employees with Ongoing disabilities. Provide reasonable adjustments to allow a person with individual needs to be accommodated in the workplace Where practicable, ensure that employees at Council are able to use all communication resources Ongoing when required Ensure that all relevant Council employees receive Access and Inclusion Awareness training Completed Support Group Establish a cross departmental EEO Support Group with a particular emphasis on supporting and Initiative achieving initiatives contained in this EEO Action Plan cancelled Recruitment Review Council’s Recruitment Procedures to ensure they incorporate best practice EEO Ongoing requirements All position descriptions to specify 'An Understanding of and Commitment to EEO' as an essential Completed criteria to be addressed in all job applications

Annual Report 2015–2016 72 Initiatives Status

Policies, Procedures and Workplace Practices Review the Annual Employees Performance Awards process and check the nomination process to Completed ensure the award process is fair and equitable Review Harassment and Bullying Prevention Policy to ensure compliance with EEO best practice. Ongoing Promote work/family life balance initiatives to allow employees to balance the demands of work Completed and personal life Ensure that grievances are dealt with appropriately in accordance with the principles of EEO Ongoing through regular monitoring of the HR/OD investigation process EEO Data Collection Monitor and address issues of discrimination and harassment in the Council Employee Survey and Ongoing Exit Interview data Ensure relevant and sophisticated EEO data is collected and recorded using Council’s online KIOSK Ongoing system and included in the Quarterly Report All new employees are to complete a detailed EEO data survey at Council induction to be entered Ongoing into the online KIOSK system All existing employees to complete detailed EEO data survey using Council’s online KIOSK system Completed EEO data is to be analysed in detail each year. Results are to be communicated in an EEO Report. Completed The data to be captured for the following year is to be assessed Learning and Development Provide mandatory EEO/Harassment and Bullying Prevention training to all new employees within Completed three months of their commencement Provide mandatory refresher training for all existing employees every two years in EEO/Harassment Ongoing and Bullying Prevention Provide 'Working with Difference' training for appropriate employees who provide front line Ongoing customer service to people from different cultures, people who are homeless, people with mental health issues and people with disabilities Include and update EEO information on the Waverley Council employment webpage Ongoing Increase awareness of EEO for all employees via regular articles in Council’s monthly newsletter, Initiative Pipeline cancelled

Waverley Council 73 VOLUNTARY PLANNING AGREEMENTS

Particulars of compliance with and effect of planning agreements in force during the year.

DA Address Details of proposal Name of Additional DA Contribution party FSR Approval sought date DA- 6 Edward Demolition of Model 15% 28 October $137,500 towards the 520/2014 Street, existing building Industries Pty 2015 upgrade of Thomas Bondi and construction Ltd Hogan Reserve as per Junction of residential flat the Planning Agreement building with four executed on 26 February apartments and 2016 basement car parking DA- 570 Conversion of St Oxford BJV 1.8% (in 2 March $338,440 towards 490/2015 Oxford approved mezzanine Pty Limited addition to 2016 Complete Streets Program Street, into commercial approved projects in Bondi Junction Bondi floor space. 15%) as per the Planning Junction Agreement executed on 29 July 2016 DA- 50 Additional two Cello Bondi 15% 29 May $130,033 towards 363/2011/B Waverley storeys and Junction Pty 2015 Complete Street Program Street, basement car Ltd projects in Bondi Junction Bondi parking level to as per the Planning Junction approved nine Agreement executed on storey residential 12 July 2016 flat building.

CONTRACTS AWARDED BY COUNCIL

During 2015/16 Council awarded the following contracts for amounts greater than $150,000 (other than employment contracts).

Contract Name Supplier Approximate Value($)

Multi-Function Poles Fyntrim Pty Ltd 4,000,000 Roads : Civil Maintenance - Minor Works Ally Property Services 3,000,000 Ezy-Pave Pty Ltd KK Civil Engineering Pty Ltd Mack Civil Pty Ltd Merko Services Pty Ltd State Civil Pty Ltd Sydney Civil Pty Ltd

Annual Report 2015–2016 74 Contract Name Supplier Approximate Value($)

Waverley Park Synthetic Field Design and Polytan Asia Pacific Pty Ltd 2,195,480 Construction North Bondi and Marks Park Amenities Grindley Construction PTY Ltd 1,600,000 Supply and Lay of Asphalt and Associated Downer EDI Pty Ltd 1,500,000 Services Avijohn Pty Ltd Bush Regeneration & Restoration Marc Stettner 1,200,000 Sydney Bush Regeneration Company Bush Habitat Cooperative Toolijooa Bondi Tunnels Quality Management & Construction Pty Ltd 1,200,000 Public Place Cleansing Depot Patterson Building Group 1,000,000 Bondi Pavilion Fire Safety Upgrade Works Axis Building Group 1,000,000 Bondi Park Picnic Shelters Fleetwood 981,465 Bondi Park Stage 1A Landscape Regal Innovations 863,539 Oxford Street Tree Planting Glascott Landscape & Civil Pty Ltd 721,957 Brisbane Street Square Glascott Landscape Civil Pty Ltd 345,000 Thomas Hogan Reserve Playground Upgrade Hibernian Contracting Pty Ltd 324,877 Bronte Pool Relining FCS Concreting 256,750 Bondi Junction Civic Heart Project Stage 2 SJB Architects and Planning 232,495 Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Elton Consulting OCP Architects Dickson Park Landscape Regal Innovations 226,030 Low Carbon and Energy Efficiency Solutions Aecom 185,989 Study Macpherson Park Upgrade Moduplay Group Pty Ltd 170,000 Hunter Park Coastal Walk Hibernian Contracting Pty Ltd 164,078 O' Donnel Park - Landscape Regal Innovations 159,298 Bondi Works Yard Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Pty Ltd 156,400

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