S O R ELL C OUN CI L ANNU A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 www.sorell.tas.gov.au Contents CONTENTS PAGE Annual Report 2009-10 About Us 3 Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Organisational Values 11 Mayor’s Message 13 General Manager’s Report 14 Your Councillors 15 People at Council 16 Sorell Scarecrow Trail 19 Finance & Information 20 Human Resources & Community Services 23 Environment & Development 26 Engineering Services 29 The Way We Plan 31 Legislative Requirements 39 Financials Snapshots 43 General Purpose Financial Report 47 Independent Audit Report 90 Appendix A - Council Owned Halls 91 12 Somerville Street, Sorell TAS 7172 PO Box 126, Sorell TAS 7172 Phone 6269 0000 Fax 6269 0014 Email
[email protected] www.sorell.tas.gov.au Sorell Council Annual Report 2009-10 2 HISTORY About Us Lieutenant John Bowen, of the British Royal By 1808 several settlers were working During this period businesses and some Navy, arrived on Tasmanian soil in 1803 small farms in the district and by 1815 large community services were established, however Sorell Municipality and the passengers from the two boats quantities of wheat were being grown and a it was after the first Municipal Council was Lady Nelson and Albion settled initially at flour mill had been built. The following year proclaimed in 1862 that further progress came. Risdon Cove. Later Bowen sent out several a site for a township was purchased and An electric telegraph service was introduced in exploration parties from the settlement at this was established by 1819.