Acknowledgement to Country
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY The Municipal Council of Roxby Downs would like to acknowledge the Kokatha peoples, the traditional owners of the land on which we live today and pay our respect to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are present today. Municipal Council of Roxby Downs Principal Office 6 Richardson Place Roxby Downs, South Australia 5725 Postal: PO Box 124 Roxby Downs, South Australia 5725 Telephone: (08) 8671 0010 Fax: (08) 8671 0452 Email: [email protected] Web: www.roxbydowns.sa.gov.au 2016 – 17 ANNUAL REPORT 3 CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR............................................................................................. 5 ROXBY DOWNS PROFILE ...................................................................................................................... 6 HISTORY .................................................................................................................................................. 8 COUNCIL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 8 OUR VISION ........................................................................................................................................... 9 ACHIEVEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 10 LEADERSHIP ........................................................................................................................................ 11 COUNCIL’S ROLE .................................................................................................................................... 11 COMMUNITY BOARD ............................................................................................................................. 11 EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING ................................................................................................ 12 EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION .................................................................................................................... 13 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................ 13 SUPPORTING COMMUNITY OWNED MEDIA ........................................................................................... 14 CULTURAL VITALITY ........................................................................................................................... 15 EVENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 15 CULTURAL FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................. 16 COMMUNITY LIBRARY ........................................................................................................................... 18 SOCIAL EQUITY ................................................................................................................................... 19 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................ 19 OVALS .................................................................................................................................................... 19 SPORT AND RECREATION ....................................................................................................................... 19 AQUATICS .............................................................................................................................................. 20 PLAYGROUNDS ...................................................................................................................................... 22 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATION & WELLBEING .......................................................................... 22 PUBLIC HEALTH ...................................................................................................................................... 23 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ..................................................................................................................... 23 FOOD SAFETY......................................................................................................................................... 24 COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................... 24 ECONOMIC PROSPERITY .................................................................................................................... 25 AN ACTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................ 25 TOURISM PROMOTION .......................................................................................................................... 25 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................................. 26 EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE DOG & CAT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 26 WASTE MINIMISATION AND RECYCLING ................................................................................................ 26 2016 – 17 ANNUAL REPORT 4 GREEN ORGANICS .................................................................................................................................. 26 A SAFE COMMUNITY .............................................................................................................................. 27 A CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................ 29 COMMUNITY GARDEN ........................................................................................................................... 29 ENVIRONMENTALLY INVOLVED COMMUNITY ........................................................................................ 29 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................................... 30 FINANCIAL SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 31 PERFORMANCE AGAINST BUDGET ......................................................................................................... 32 KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS................................................................................................................... 32 RATING .................................................................................................................................................. 33 AUDITOR REMUNERATION .................................................................................................................... 33 OUR PEOPLE ........................................................................................................................................ 34 OUR GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................................. 36 DECISION MAKING STRUCTURE.............................................................................................................. 36 COUNCIL MEETINGS .............................................................................................................................. 36 SECTION 270 REVIEWS ........................................................................................................................... 36 PRESCRIBED COMMITTEES ..................................................................................................................... 36 SUBSIDIARIES ......................................................................................................................................... 36 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 37 NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY........................................................................................................... 37 COMPETITIVE TENDERING ..................................................................................................................... 37 COMMUNITY LAND ................................................................................................................................ 37 LOCAL NUISANCE AND LITTER COMPLAINTS .......................................................................................... 37 LOCAL LAWS .......................................................................................................................................... 38 COUNCIL POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. 38 REGISTERS ............................................................................................................................................. 38 ROXBY WATER .................................................................................................................................... 39 WATER SUPPLY ...................................................................................................................................... 39 SEWERAGE OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................