Shire of Harvey Annual Report
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Shire of Harvey Annual Report 2019-2020 Where to find us Customer Service Centres Leisure Centres Swimming Pool Harvey Administration Centre Harvey Recreation and Dr Peter Topham Memorial Cultural Centre Swimming Pool 102 Uduc Road, Harvey WA 6220 Tom Latch Drive, 36 Hinge Road, Harvey WA 6220 Harvey WA 6220 P: 9729 0300 P: 9729 1711 F: 9729 2053 P: 9729 3311 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: hrcc.reception@harvey. wa.gov.au Australind Administration www.harveyrec.com Centre Leschenault Leisure Centre 7 Mulgara Street, Australind WA 6233 Leisure Drive, Australind WA 6233 P: 9729 0300 P: 9797 40006 E: [email protected] www.llc.com.au Libraries Harvey Library Binningup Library Find us at Young Street, Harvey WA 6220 Driftwood ayW www.harvey.wa.gov.au P: 9729 0390 F: 9729 1138 P: 9720 2930 or follow us on Instagram E: [email protected] Yarloop Library Australind Library School Road, Yarloop This report is available in Community Centre, P: 9733 5240 alternative formats or Mulgara Street, E: [email protected] Australind WA 6233 languages on request. P: 9797 4590 F: 9797 2483 E: [email protected] 2 Shire of Harvey Annual Report Contents Acknowledgement of Country .............................................. .4 Vision ........................................................................................... .5 Shire President’s Report .......................................................... .6 Chief Executive Officer’s Report ............................................ .7 Snapshot of the Shire ..................................................................8 Elected Members of Council .................................................. 10 Executive Team and Service Delivery Structure ................. 13 COVID-19 Response ................................................................. 14 Planning for the Future ............................................................. 16 Objective 1: Economic ....................................................... 17 Objective 2: Environment ................................................ 20 Objective 3: Social .............................................................. 23 Objective 4: Civic Leadership ......................................... 27 Facilities ........................................................................................ 31 Statutory Reports ....................................................................... 35 Flagship Projects 2020-2021 ................................................. 39 Financial Report ......................................................................... 40 3 Shire of Harvey Annual Report Acknowledgement of Country The Shire of Harvey acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present. 4 Shire of Harvey Annual Report VISION “Together, towards a better lifestyle” We value: We are committed to being an Eff ective stewardship of our environment inclusive, enterprising and engaging and heritage. community that: Actively works together and respects each A safe community that has a strong other. community spirit and sense of belonging. Acts with honesty, integrity and fairness. Eff ective communication and cooperation. Is open-minded, approachable, tolerant Strong leaders and fair decisions. and responsive. Our heritage – acknowledging our history in creating our future. 5 Shire of Harvey Annual Report Shire President’s Report I have great pleasure in presenting the Shire of Harvey’s Annual Report for 2019-2020, a year that has seen us challenged like never before, but one that truly brought out the best in our community. This year we have been faced with monumental Young people are the future leaders in our Shire and challenges that have been unprecedented on a global this year we celebrated 30 years of scholarship support scale. I have been extremely proud of how our community for people aged 15 to 25 years to attend the Leeuwin have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and showed Sail Training Program. In recognition of the growing great strength and support for each other during this time. population of youth in our shire and demand for future youth services, work is currently underway to develop the I saw great community spirit and resilience when major Shire’s first Youth Strategy. annual events were cancelled throughout the year and this highlighted the wonderful community we live in. Despite the forced cancellation of many events and Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and they activities due to COVID-19, it was great to be able have helped keep the Shire’s community spirit alive during to welcome 166 new Australian Citizens to the Shire this time. throughout the year, they bring great diversity and culture to our community. Local Government plays a major role in how we recover from a global crisis on a local level. I have been impressed Council continues to prioritise growing the local economy with how our Council and Shire staff have been able to through supporting local industries and businesses, support residents, businesses and community groups attracting investment and promoting initiatives to increase throughout this time. Through the COVID-19 stimulus tourism. The Shire continues to grow its reputation as a packages for businesses and community groups and the ‘clean, green and fresh’ place to live and work, and we Financial Hardship Policy it has enabled us to ensure we thank you for helping us to achieve this goal. lead a strong recovery into the next financial year. While we’re excited about the year ahead, it’s also One of the most effective ways to lead a strong economic necessary to look back and reflect on where we’ve come recovery is to generate local projects and we have done from and achieved to date, especially in the face of events this through the completion and planning of many key like COVID-19. This annual report summarises the key projects throughout the year. achievements of the past year and highlights the things we’ve been able to do to help meet the objectives and Stage 2 of the Brunswick River Cottages Aged priorities set for us by our community. Accommodation in Brunswick Junction was completed, providing eight new homes to local residents. It’s critical Congratulations to my fellow Councillors and staff at the that people maintain their connection to their community Shire of Harvey for the work done over 2019-2020 and a as they age, and this facility offers people the opportunity special thanks to the community for being behind us and to live locally for as long as possible. helping us to achieve our collective vision of ‘together, towards a better lifestyle’. The all abilities Karragarup Play Space at Ridley Place Foreshore, Australind was completed and has attracted thousands of locals and visitors to the area. The next stage Cr Paul Gillett includes amenities such as a café or restaurant, further Shire President landscaping of the area and new public toilets. This project will enhance our Shire and make it an even better place to live and visit. 6 Shire of Harvey Annual Report CEO Report The 2019-2020 year was fi lled with achievements highlighted by the Shire’s strong strategic position helping to navigate an unprecedented global challenge in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of priority and fl agship projects were completed, demonstrating the Shire’s commitment to achieving our community’s aspirations and facilitating our shared vision to move together, toward a better lifestyle. This year’s Annual Report focuses on the progress of This format received a resounding positive response from our Strategic Community Plan, using outcomes in the the community and therefore will continue. Corporate Business Plan as our measurement of success. The Shire has made signifi cant achievements in the Additionally, development of other key strategies during environmental space, with the Food Organics Garden the year such as the Economic Development Strategy Organics (FOGO) Bin Project being extremely well 2020-2025, a robust Annual Budget and endorsement received. The Shire will continue to prioritise waste of our Local Planning Strategy will further ensure a management and intends to work towards the goals set out sustainable, fi nancially viable future exists for the in its Zero Waste Management Plan. Shire of Harvey. We were proud to deliver a number of capital The Economic Development Strategy 2020-2025 was projects during the year, securing $18.3m in grants adopted in March 2019. This Strategy establishes a set and contributions which includes the $5.5m worth of guiding principles that will be applied to encourage of gift ed assets in the form of roads, footpaths, fi re growth in the Shire’s diverse range of industries to trucks and library books. These contributions resulted support the success of local businesses and deliver in the construction of the Binningup and Australind economic and social benefi ts for the community. The Fire and SES buildings, $1.1m towards the Brunswick Strategy was informed by a thorough process including River Cottages, the Harvey Community and Sporting a detailed review and consultation with local businesses, Facility construction at $847k and $1.7m was allocated to government agencies and other stakeholders. roads and footpaths. The completion of Stage 3 of the The Shire also initiated an organisational restructure to