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Annual Report 2019–2020 GLEN EIRA CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 BENTLEIGH ● BENTLEIGH EAST ● BRIGHTON EAST ● CARNEGIE ● CAULFIELD ● ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE ● GLEN HUNTLY ● MCKINNON ● MURRUMBEENA ● ORMOND ● ST KILDA EAST Contents The City of Glen Eira 5 Council’s priorities 48 Compliance 124 Contact us and feedback 164 Acknowledgement of Country 5 Council’s strategic planning process 49 Local Law 124 Statement of purpose 5 Glen Eira Council and Community Plan results 2019–2020 49 Documents and other information available for public Statutory reporting index quick links 166 Guiding values 6 Theme one: Liveable and well designed 51 inspection 124 A City and its people 7 Theme two: Accessible and well connected 61 Requesting information from Council 125 Glossary — terms and acronyms 167 Freedom of information requests 125 History and heritage 8 Theme three: Safe, healthy and inclusive 69 Appendix A: 172 Glen Eira’s people 10 Theme four: Clean and sustainable 77 Protected disclosure 127 Financial Report Financial Statements and Performance Statement Glen Eira’s diverse population 10 Theme five: Informed and engaged 85 for the year ended 30 June 2020. The Glen Eira workforce 11 Statutory reporting 128 Glen Eira’s households 11 Financial sustainability 93 Local Government Performance Reporting Framework for the year ended 30 June 2020 129 Financial overview 93 — Governance and management checklist 129 Our organisation 13 Reading our Financial Report 99 Mayor and CEO overview 13 — Service performance indicators 134 COVID-19 response and recovery overview 19 Corporate governance 104 — Sustainable capacity indicators 144 Our role 105 Our Councillors 24 — Financial performance indicators 145 Delegations 106 The Executive 30 Best Value and continuous improvement 148 Democratic governance 106 Organisational structure 32 Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Council’s strategies, plans and policies 2019–20 108 Program 150 Workplace Diversity Strategy update 150 The year at a glance 34 Our engagement with our community 109 Family Violence Prevention Action Plan update 151 Key projects and activities snapshots 34 Glen Eira City Council significant media coverage 2019–2020 114 Our workforce tables 152 Council statistics 36 Council Meetings 116 Net cost of services we delivered 2019–20 154 Service delivery 42 Councillor attendance at Council Meetings 117 Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor 117 Privacy Policy and disclosure 158 Key projects and activities 44 Councillors’ Code of Conduct 118 Requirements under Carers Recognition Act 2012 160 Our COVID–19 response and recovery 44 Councillors’ remuneration and support 118 Disability Action Plan highlights 2019–20 160 Councillor expenses 119 A Community Vision for a future Glen Eira 45 Food Act 1984 161 Schedule of Councillor allowances and expenses 119 Road Management Act 2004 161 New active spaces to enjoy 46 Councillor membership of committees 121 Contracts 161 Helping businesses to go plastic-free 47 Domestic Animals Act 1994 162 COVER IMAGE: OCCASIONAL CARE AT GLEN EIRA LEISURE, BENTLEIGH EAST. 2 3 The City of Glen Eira Acknowledgement of Country Glen Eira City Council acknowledges the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the area now known as Glen Eira. We respect and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s history and heritage and their continuing spiritual connection to the land and seas. We value their living culture and practices and their right to self-determination. Statement of purpose GLEN EIRA CITY COUNCIL WORKS WITH AND FOR THE COMMUNITY: — To provide quality facilities, services, safeguards and supports — Towards goals that are beyond the capacity of individuals, but achievable when working together — According to overall values, needs and priorities — In a caring, accountable and professional way — To provide value-for-money for present and future generations. COUNCIL FUNCTIONS Our functions include: — Advocating and promoting proposals in the best interests of the community. See our Advocacy Strategy. — Planning and providing community services and facilities. See our Council and Community Plan. — Providing and maintaining community infrastructure in the municipal district. See our Council and Community Plan. — Conducting strategic and land use planning. See our Council and Community Plan. — Raising revenue to allow us to perform our functions. See our rates and charges. — Making and enforcing Local Laws to protect local amenity. — Performing our duties, functions and powers under the Local Government Act 1989 and the Local Government Act 2020 and other Acts. — Other functions related to the peace, order and good government of the municipal district. OCCASIONAL CARE AT GLEN EIRA LEISURE, BENTLEIGH EAST. 4 5 Guiding values A City and its people The City of Glen Eira is in Melbourne’s south-east, around 10 kilometres from Community-focused, responsive and inclusive the central business district. We want everyone to belong. That’s why we’re working towards an inclusive and caring community that encourages you to be involved in decisions. The more of you that participate, the more community-focused our health, safety and lifestyle It was created in 1994 when the former City of Caulfield merged with several suburbs from the former City of Moorabbin. options will be. Glen Eira is 39 square kilometres in area. It includes the suburbs of Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Caulfield East, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, Ormond and part of Brighton East and St Kilda East. Accountable and relevant leadership We engage our community and listen to every opinion, ensuring your views inform our priorities and needs. Our actions are transparent, financially responsible and environmentally sustainable. We measure our services against recognised benchmarks, allowing us to constantly improve and meet future demands. DANDENONG RD DANDENONG RD INKERMAN RD ORRONG RD INKERMAN RD ORRONG RD Community wellbeing Caulfield North Caulfield North St Kilda East Camden Ward Caulfield East We recognise that Glen Eira is an increasingly diverse community. We treat everyone with respectHOTHAM ST andCouncillors: dignity 3 and provide St Kilda East Elsternwick Caulfield equal access to our services. We’re always looking to address any service gaps and improve our standards, within the PRINCES HIGHWAY GLENHUNTLY ROAD NEERIM ROAD GRANGE RD Camden Ward constraints of our limited resources. NEPEAN HIGHWAY Caulfield East Caulfield South Glen Huntly HOTHAM ST Councillors: 3 Carnegie Murrumbeena Rosstown Ward Councillors: 3 Elsternwick Caulfield NORTH RD PRINCES HIGHWAY NEERIM ROAD Ormond NORTH RD GLENHUNTLY ROAD McKINNON RD POATH RD BAMBRA RD GRANGE RD TUCKER RD McKinnon NEPEAN HIGHWAY Tucker Ward Caulfield South Glen Huntly Councillors: 3 NEPEAN HIGHWAY Bentleigh Carnegie Bentleigh East WARRIGAL RD Murrumbeena Rosstown Ward SOUTH RD Councillors: 3 NORTH RD Ormond NORTH RD McKINNON RD POATH RD BAMBRA RD TUCKER RD McKinnon Tucker Ward Councillors: 3 NEPEAN HIGHWAY Bentleigh Bentleigh East WARRIGAL RD SOUTH RD 6 7 History and heritage The City of Glen Eira is located on the traditional estate of the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boonwurrung. The Boonwurrung are one of the five language groups that make up the larger confederation of the Kulin Nation. This confederation is connected through shared moieties — Bunjil, that travels as an eagle — protects the land and Waa, and travels as a crow — protects the waterways. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river’. The history of the Boonwurrung people dates back many thousands of years, and the traditional life of the Yaluk-ut Weelam centred around the six seasons of the year. Each season celebrated the richness and diversity of nature. The natural environment of the area, particularly its swamps, provided the Boonwurrung with valuable staple New Electric [Tram] Cars, Elsternwick. 1913. (Detail) Image courtesy State Library of Victoria. food resources such as plants, birds and eels. There were many swamps around Glen Eira including Paddy’s and Leman’s Swamps that were important camping places for the Yaluk-ut Weelam. The landscape of the municipality has altered vastly since European colonisation and these swamps were developed into public parks — Caulfield Park and Koornang Park/Lord Reserve, Carnegie respectively. Glen Eira City Council is working towards a unified, respectful and thriving community that embraces Australia’s First peoples for their experiences of the past, their resilience in the present and their aspirations for the future. After European colonisation, it became two municipal areas called Caulfield and Moorabbin. The name Caulfield has identified the area around Caulfield Racecourse Reserve since 1853, but we’re unsure of its origins. It may be linked with Baron Caulfield of Ireland or colonial pioneer John Caulfield. The Moorabbin Road District was established in 1862. Its boundaries ran south-east from the outskirts of Brighton along both sides of Nepean Road, as far as Mordialloc Creek. In 1870, Caulfield was described as ‘a pastoral and agricultural district of 5,280 acres with a population of 900’. The area was dotted with orchards, market gardens and dairy farms. Glen Eira is named after two local landmarks — Glen Eira Road and Glen Eira Mansion. Glen Eira Road is a major People shopping in Centre Road, Bentleigh. Wolfgang Sievers, 1967. (Detail) Image courtesy Pictures Collection, City thoroughfare. It dates back to the mid-1800s when
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