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Annual Report 2019/2020 Customer Service Centres Cranbourne Customer Service Centre Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, Shop 156, South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne Narre Warren Bunjil Place, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren [email protected] casey.vic.gov.au facebook.com/CityOfCasey @CityOfCasey @cityofcaseycouncil Contents Welcome 2 Financial summary 37 External Audit 85 Our History 3 Our performance 39 Risk Management 86 Our Values 3 Planning and Accountability Governance and Our Vision and Council Framework 41 Management Checklist 87 Plan 2017-21 4 Council Plan 2017-21 41 Statutory information 91 Strategic Objective 1: City snapshot 6 Documents available by People Driven 42 Our location 7 public inspection 93 Strategic Objective 2: Contracts 93 Our suburbs and wards 7 A Place to Prosper 51 Accessibility Action Plan 93 Our community 8 Strategic Objective 3: A High Performing Carers recognition 95 The year in review 11 Organisation 63 Domestic Animal Message from the Chair Management Plan 95 of Administrators 13 Our organisation 69 Food Act Ministerial Message from the CEO 15 Organisational structure 71 Directions 97 Governance and integrity Council Staff 72 Freedom of Information 97 challenges and opportunities 17 Enterprise Agreement 74 Privacy Report 98 Panel of Administrators 19 Gender Equality 74 Public Interest Disclosure Councillors 20 Employee Performance Procedures 98 COVID-19 Response 21 and Development 74 Road Management Act Major achievements 24 Our Shared Leadership Ministerial Directions 98 Strategic Objective 1: Philosophy 74 Development People Driven 24 Health and Safety 74 Contributions Plan 99 Strategic Objective 2: Health promotion 76 Infrastructure Contribution Plans A Place to Prosper 26 COVID-19 response staff Strategic Objective 3: implications 76 Grants to community A High Performing groups and organisations 113 Organisation 29 Governance, management Major capital works and other information 77 Performance Statement 125 highlights 31 Governance 79 Moving forward 35 Meetings of Council 79 Financial Report 147 Challenges and factors Special Committees 81 Statements 155 impacting performance 35 Allowances and expenses 81 Notes to the Financial Report 163 Future outlook 35 Conflict of interest 84 What your rates provided Audit and Risk Committee 84 Glossary of terms 227 in 2019/2020 36 Internal audit 85 01 City of Casey Annual Report 2019–2020 Welcome 02 Welcome Welcome to the City of Casey’s Annual Report 2019/20. The Annual Report 2019/20 is the primary means of informing the community and important stakeholders about Council’s performance during the financial year, assessed against the Council Plan 2017-21 and the Budget 2019/20. The City of Casey is committed to transparent reporting and being accountable to the community. This report aims to provide a balanced review of the achievements and challenges in delivering services and infrastructure that our rapidly growing community requires. This annual report also fulfils Council’s responsibilities under the Local Government Act 1989 and other legislation and complies with the Local Government Performance Reporting Framework. 03 City of Casey Annual Report 2019–2020 Our History The City of Casey proudly Islander population in the south acknowledges the traditional eastern metropolitan region of owners, Casey’s Aboriginal Melbourne, with approximately communities and their rich 1,940 Aboriginal and Torres culture, and pays respect Strait Islander people calling to their Elders past, present the City of Casey home. and future. We acknowledge As a municipality, the City Aboriginal people as of Casey was established in Australia’s first peoples and 1994 after most of the City as the traditional owners and of Berwick, much of the City custodians of the land on of Cranbourne and a small which we work and live. part of the City of Knox were Council is proud to represent a amalgamated. The name municipality with a significant ‘Casey’ was given to the city Indigenous community. In fact, in recognition of the area’s Casey is home to the largest links with Lord Richard Casey. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Our Values Our organisation’s values are to dream big, empower each other, and make our community proud. These values reflect the deeply held beliefs about what is important to Council’s workforce and drives its behaviour. These values reflect Council’s aspirations for how staff, contractors and volunteers work together and serve the community. Our workforce believes in being bold and innovative, collaborative and has an unerring focus on service to our community. Welcome 04 Our Vision and Council Plan 2017-21 The City of Casey’s vision is to create To achieve this, we are committed to creating Australia’s most liveable city. a collaborative community with a shared intention – to fulfil the life goals of every Liveability in the context of the City of Casey individual within an innovative, economically is defined as the extent to which Casey is independent and thriving municipality. safe and inclusive, environmentally balanced with places to play and where its growing The Council Plan 2017-21 sets out three community is supported by infrastructure, strategic objectives to help us work towards affordable housing, a strong local economy creating Australia’s most liveable city. and a connected transport network. These objectives are: 1. People 2. A Place to 3. A High Performing Driven Prosper Organisation The structure of the strategic objectives in the Council Plan 2017-21 is as follows: Strategic objective Strategies People › An inclusive, safe and connected community. Driven › A council whose services and facilities are driven by community needs. › A city with an accessible and well-connected transport network. A Place › The destination for arts, culture, sport and leisure that attracts to Prosper visitors and brings communities together. › A thriving economy with local jobs, investment and new industries. › A city that sustainably plans and manages growth while protecting its diverse landscape. A High Performing › A leader in applying technology and innovation. Organisation › An efficient and effective customer focussed Council with sufficient resources to meet priorities. 05 City of Casey Annual Report 2019–2020 City Snapshot 06 City Snapshot 07 City of Casey Annual Report 2019–2020 Our Location Melbourne The City of Casey is 410 square kilometres in area and located 35 kilometres southeast of Melbourne’s central business district. Port Phillip Bay City of Casey The City of Casey is one of the fastest growing Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Australia. Western Port Bay Casey is also the second largest growing LGA in Victoria. It enjoys well-established urban areas with significant heritage value and a green peri-urban growth front making Casey a fast changing, vibrant and diverse city to live in. Victoria Our suburbs 24 and wards 26 15 20 Four Oaks Ward 14 16 Casey’s suburbs: 18 25 01 Beaconsfield (part) 16 Eumemmerring River Gum Springfield 03 Ward Ward 01 02 Botanic Ridge 17 Five Ways 19 03 Berwick 18 Hallam 27 22 Edrington 04 Blind Bight 19 Hampton Park Ward 23 09 05 Cannons Creek 20 Harkaway 07 Mayfield Ward 10 06 Clyde 21 Junction Village 12 07 Clyde North 22 Lynbrook 08 08 Cranbourne 23 Lyndhurst 21 06 09 Cranbourne North 24 Lysterfield South 02 13 17 10 Cranbourne East 25 Narre Warren Balla Balla Ward 11 Cranbourne South 26 Narre Warren North 11 12 Cranbourne West 27 Narre Warren South 29 13 Devon Meadows 28 Pearcedale 05 04 14 Doveton 29 Tooradin 28 30 15 Endeavour Hills 30 Warneet City Snapshot 08 Our community Population 369,200 549,200 13,700 2020 population 2041 population Annual growth The estimated population It is estimated that between Most of Casey’s future of Casey in 2020 is 369,200 June 2018 and June 2019, growth (56% between and is expected to grow to Casey grew by 13,700 people, 2020 and 2041) will occur 549,200 by 2041. Casey making it the second largest in Clyde and Clyde North.1 is the most populous LGA growing LGA in Victoria and in Victoria1. the fourth largest growing in Australia.2 Age Between 2020 and 0-4 years old 2041, the population Largest age cohort in Casey of 10-14 year olds (31,100 people in 2020). is expected to almost double, the population of 80-84 year olds to 5,314 5-9 year olds almost triple, and the babies born The largest age cohort by 2041 number of people aged in 2019/20. (43,300 people). 85+ to triple.1 Education of Casey residents do have a bachelor 44% not have a qualification 17% or higher degree.3 have vocational of Casey residents have completed 20% training 53% year 12 (or equivalent), similar to the Victorian figure of 54%.4 09 City of Casey Annual Report 2019–2020 Culture Half of Casey residents 18% of people born have at least one parent overseas arrived between born overseas or were born 2011 and 2016.3 overseas themselves from more than 150 different countries.5 The top three ancestries Casey is one of the most There are more than in Casey are English, diverse LGAs in Australia. 100 faiths represented in Australian and Indian.3 The current top three Casey and the top three countries of birth in Casey are Christianity, Islam and are Australia, India and Buddhism. 23% of Casey Sri Lanka.5 residents have no religious affiliation.3 35.8% of Casey residents The top three most spoken 5.4% of Casey residents speak a language other languages at home other who speak another language, than English at home. than English are Persian/Dari, also have difficulty speaking Sinhalese, and Punjabi, English.3 among many others.3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: Casey is home to the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the south east metropolitan region.

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