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TATIARA DISTRICT COUNCIL 2015/16 Annual Report TATIARA DISTRICT COUNCIL 2015/16 Annual Report To make the Tatiara a better and safer place in which to live, work and visit 2 Contents Our Vision, Mission & Values 3 Message from the Mayor 4 Meet the Elected Members 7 Area Profile 10 From the Chief Executive Officer 14 Partnering with our Community - 16 Section 41 Committee Reports Governance & Administration 20 Delivering Services to our 34 Community From our Technical Services 64 Department From our Development 70 Department Financial Report 76 Limestone Coast Local 126 Government Association (LCLGA) Temply Annual Report 2015 Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report 3 Our Vision, Mission and Values OUR VISION To be a progressive and well managed Council that works closely with its various communities. OUR MISSION To make the Tatiara a better and safer place in which to live, work and visit. OUR VALUES • We value rigorous debate conducted by well informed Council Members. • We facilitate socially and environmentally responsible development. • We will display leadership and reflect community aspirations. • We believe in transparency and accountability. • We value respect and loyalty. 4 Message from the Mayor 2015/16 was a trying year for agriculture in our district. We ended the financial year facing a dry spring which is the second dry year in a row, a very unusual event. It has had a devastating effect on our cereal growers, however stock pricese have held up well with beef reaching an all time high. Our irrigators have had an excellent year pricewise and yield wise. Lucerne hay and seed have given great results. The Autumn season has started well. Our The Young Citizen of the Year was award- agricultural industry is looking forward to a ed to Georgie Cornford of Keith. good year in 2016/17. The Community Event of the Year was shared between: Notable Events • Bordertown SA Rural Womens’ Mundulla won the top State Award in the Gathering KESAB awards, winning the 2015 KESAB • Keith Art Group 60th Anniversary Sustainable Communities Award – Best Celebrations Small Town. Mundulla represented South Australia at the Keep Australia Beautiful Volunteer Functions were again held National Tidy Towns Awards in Toodyay, across the district in the month of May at Western Australia. Whilst they were not Padthaway, Bordertown and Keith. the National winner, they were awarded the Community Action and Wellbeing award. The winners were as follows: The Keith Diesel & Dirt Derby event is the biggest event we have in the Tatiara. I con- • Brendon Jones – Keith gratulate Keith on holding such a success- • Cloreen Meecham – Keith ful event which is getting bigger and better • Carol Shakes – Padthaway each year. • Colin Gregson – Padthaway • Sonia Sharpe – Bordertown Other notable events held in the Tatiara • Suzanne Merrett – Bordertown were: Congratulations again to all award • Rural Womens’ Gathering – Bordertown recipients. Your time is very much • CWA Annual Conference – Bordertown appreciated. • Keith & Mundulla Shows • Bordertown Spring Festival During this year we continue to perform • Tatiara State Go Karting Championships Citizenship Ceremonies. It is very - Bordertown rewarding to see the excitement of • SA Cutting Horse Championships – these applicants on becoming Australian Mundulla citizens and we are proud of the commitment they have made to Australia Padthaway hosted the 2016 Australia Day and their community. Celebrations and welcomed our Australia Day Ambassador, David Malinda. It was an I was also privileged to help celebrate excellent function and everyone enjoyed the milestones of 100th birthdays to the warm weather and celebrations. Con- Jessie Clarke from Bordertown and Estelle gratulations to the Padthaway community Simpson and Gertie Gittens from Keith. for holding such a successful event. The Bordertown Men’s Shed celebrated their official opening which is a great The Citizen of the Year was awarded to joint achievement for this group. winners: • Rosemarie Hayes from Padthaway • Glen Simpson from Keith Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report 5 Along with Minister Zoe Bettison and Member A new NBN tower was erected in Mundulla for Barker, Tony Pasin, I attended the opening of and installation has commenced in Keith and the revamped Bordertown Australian Migrant Bordertown. Many households are now enjoying Resource Centre. The centre’s hours have now the new faster internet service that NBN can deliver. been extended to 30 hours per week which provides the newly appointed MRC Officer, Tracey Grosser, with an increased opportunity to help our migrant community. Budget Process Industry In 2015/16 Council reduced its General rate income by 4.42%. During budget deliberations for 2016/17 it was resolved to have a zero rate increase. This has Keith Farmers Centre opened their new premises placed pressure on the staff to draw up a balanced in Heritage Street. The new showroom has a budget which they have achieved. I thank the CEO great frontage to the town. and his staff for their hard work in achieving this. The Border Chronicle newspaper unfortunately Council has introduced green bins to town closed their doors after many years of operation. households to save the costs associated with The paper is now produced from the offices of transporting green waste to Murray Bridge to the Naracoorte Herald. become part of landfill. As this has resulted in a JBS have scaled down to one shift, processing saving in freight we have not increased the rubbish 5,000 lambs per day, reducing their staff collection fee for residents. numbers by 118. They have assured us they are In closing I would like to thank my fellow Councillors, here for the long run and this has reduced the the CEO and staff of the Tatiara District Council for pressure on our housing shortage. their help and guidance in helping us to maintain “The Good Country”. Graham EXCELL Mayor 6 Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report 7 Meet the Elected Members Graham Excell Mayor PO Box 57, Mundulla SA 5270 Ph: 8753-4096 Fax: 8753-4096 Mobile: 0428 534 096 Email: grahamexcell@tatiara. sa.gov.au Robert Mock David Edwards Deputy Mayor Chairman - Administration & Finance Committee (Jul-Nov) PO Box 475, Bordertown SA 5268 17 Buik Street, Bordertown SA 5268 Ph: 8752-2743 Fax: 8752-0843 Ph: 8752-0608 Fax: 8765-5073 Mobile: 0429 944 213 Mobile: 0413 601 283 Email: [email protected]. au Email: davidedwards@tatiara. sa.gov.au Liz Goossens Chairman - Development & Strategic Planning Committee PO Box 62, Mundulla SA 5270 Ph: 8753-4041 Fax: 8753-4041 Mobile: 0448 292 821 Email: [email protected]. au 8 Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report Miles Hannemann Jamie Jackson Area Councillor Chairman - Engineering Committee PO Box 53, Keith SA 5267 3258 Riddoch Highway, Willalooka Ph: 8756-7043 Fax: 8756-7038 SA 5267 Mobile: 0429 952 327 Ph: 8757-8276 Fax: 8757-8276 Email: mileshannemann@tatiara. Mobile: 0427 799 504 sa.gov.au Email: jamiejackson@tatiara. sa.gov.au Ken McInerney Chairman - Administration & Finance Committee (Nov-Jun) 19 Haynes Street, Bordertown SA 5268 Ph: 8752-0091 Fax: 8752-0510 Mobile: 0407 793 938 Email: kenmcinerney@tatiara. sa.gov.au Mark Murphy Maureen Oliver Area Councillor Area Councillor C/- Post Office, Padthaway SA 5271 PO Box 354, Keith SA 5267 Ph: 8765-5025 Fax: 8765-5245 Ph: 8755-3384 Fax: 8755-1643 Mobile: 0408 055 025 Mobile: 0428 164 691 Email: [email protected]. au Email: maureenoliver@tatiara. sa.gov.au Diana Penniment Area Councillor PO Box 177, Bordertown SA 5268 Ph: 8752-0403 Fax: 8752-0654 Mobile: 0419 546 037 Email: dianapenniment@tatiara. sa.gov.au Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report 9 Elected Members Committee Roles Local Government Committees LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SA Mayor Excell - Voting Delegate Cr Robert Mock - Voting Delegate (proxy) LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY SA Mayor Excell - Voting Delegate External Committees Section 41 Council KEITH COMMUNITY LIBRARY Limestone Coast Committees Cr Maureen Oliver TATIARA COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE KEITH GYMNASIUM COMMITTEE Local Government Cr Jamie Jackson Mayor Graham Excell Association Committees Cr Robert Mock BORDERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL Cr Liz Goossens EQUIPMENT FUND Cr Jamie Jackson Cr Diana Penniment LIMESTONE COAST LOCAL Cr Ken McInerney GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION BORDERTOWN HOSPITAL ADVISORY Mayor Graham Excell COMMITTEE Cr Robert Mock (proxy) TATIARA COUNCIL AUDIT Cr Diana Penniment Cr Diana Penniment (proxy) COMMITTEE Cr Robert Mock TATIARA EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMESTONE COAST Cr Diana Penniment DIVERSIFICATION GROUP Cr Liz Goossens Mayor Graham Excell Cr Ken McInerney Independent Members: LIMESTONE COAST COORONG S Winter COASTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP J Ker Cr Robert Mock Council TATIARA ROAD SAFETY GROUP ROADS & TRANSPORT Cr Liz Goossens SUBCOMMITTEE Subcommittees Cr Jamie Jackson BORDERTOWN KEITH INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE Cr Diana Penniment Cr Maureen Oliver TATIARA TOURISM GROUP Cr Liz Goossens TATIARA CIVIC CENTRE KEITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Cr Maureen Oliver Cr Robert Mock Cr Miles Hannemann Cr Diana Penniment Independent Panel PLANT & MACHINERY Cr Jamie Jackson DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PANEL TATIARA MIGRANT SETTLEMENT Cr Miles Hannemann Cr Liz Goossens COMMITTEE Cr Mark Murphy Cr David Edwards Cr Liz Goossens BORDERTOWN ON THE MOVE Cr Ken McInerney Cr Diana Penniment 10 Tatiara District Council - 2015/16 Annual Report Area Profile The Tatiara District Council is one of the largest Local Government Areas in South Australia (6,525 square kms). We are located in the Limestone Coast (Upper South East) region of South Australia and have the main service centres of Bordertown and Keith and the three smaller townships of Mundulla, Wolseley and Padthaway. Also includes the smaller rural communities of Willalooka, Wirrega and Western Flat. Elected Body Council consists of a Mayor elected by the electors and 9 Elected Members elected from across the district. Prior to November 2014 Council had 10 Councillors, 1 of whom was elected Mayor by the Councillors.
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