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2018/19 Annual Report 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council This document was compiled by Wentworth Shire Council. Images were sourced from Council’s image library. Copies of this plan can be viewed on-line at www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au © Copyright Wentworth Shire Council 2019 ii 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council “We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respects to their elders, past and present.” iii 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council INTENTIONALLY BLANK iv 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council Table of Contents Section 1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Mayor and General Manager’s Foreword .......................................................................................................... 1 Financial Statement Summary ............................................................................................................................ 3 Wentworth Shire Overview ................................................................................................................................ 8 The Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework .......................................................................................... 9 The 2027 Vision ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Section 2 - Recording our achievements ...................................................................................................... 11 Objective 1 - Wentworth is a vibrant, growing and thriving shire .................................................................... 11 Creating growth and development opportunities ....................................................................................... 11 Growing business opportunities .................................................................................................................. 12 Capital works................................................................................................................................................ 12 Objective 2 - Wentworth is a desirable Shire to visit, live, work and invest .................................................... 15 Tourism promotion ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Enhancing access to our services ................................................................................................................. 17 Creating desirable open spaces ................................................................................................................... 18 Growing local sports .................................................................................................................................... 18 Companion Animals ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Objective 3 - Wentworth is a community that works to enhance and protect its physical and natural assets 21 Commitment to water security .................................................................................................................... 21 Commitment to reserves ............................................................................................................................. 21 Commitment to Biosecurity ......................................................................................................................... 22 Commitment to better roads ....................................................................................................................... 22 Objective 4 - Wentworth is a caring, supportive and inclusive community that is informed and engaged in its future ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Creating positive customer experiences ...................................................................................................... 25 Collaborating with others ............................................................................................................................ 26 Caring about our future ............................................................................................................................... 27 Caring in crisis .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Caring for community .................................................................................................................................. 28 Donations, Contributions and Grants Program ........................................................................................... 29 Councillors professional development activities ......................................................................................... 31 Section 3 – Statutory Information .................................................................................................................. 33 Section 4 – Audited Financial Statements ...................................................................................................... 41 v 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council INTENTIONALLY BLANK vi 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council Section 1 - Introduction Mayor and General Manager’s Foreword As Mayor of the Wentworth Shire Council for the second term and as the newly appointed General Manager, after acting in the role for most of the year, it is our pleasure to present the Wentworth Shire Council 2018/19 Annual Report. There is no doubt that this has been our year of resilience and we have risen well to the challenges. We have stood strong in the face of drought, water issues, doctor shortages and all this through changes in our senior management. Our appreciation goes to Peter Kozlowski who resigned in August last year after 11 years’ service with Council as General Manager. Peter left the Council with a solid foundation for future growth and we thank him for his contribution to Council. Throughout the past year we have had a strong focus on the wellbeing of our communities. With the declaration of the drought we instigated emergency water carting which, with the support of the Federal Government, we have been able to continue throughout the year. “There is no doubt Additionally, we have tirelessly lobbied for improved water security and that this has been ongoing drought support for our residents. our year of Early this year we were faced with a potential crisis with the closure of all the medical centres in the township of Wentworth. Council entered into an resilience and we agreement to ensure the local clinic stayed open for a further 12 months, have risen well to to provide time for a long term solution to the doctors’ crisis. the challenges” From a financial perspective, council recorded a positive net operating result for the year and continues to outperform several of the financial performance benchmarks set by the Office of Local Government and the NSW Audit Office. The original budget for 2018/19 outlined expenditure totalling $45,601,941 consisting of $22,160,172 of capital expenditure. Council later adopted a further $1.305million in variations related to capital drought funding projects. While we endeavoured to deliver our planned activities in 2018/2019, our capital works program felt the impact of our resource gaps, with some projects rolled forward for completion next financial year. We have faced these challenges while maintaining our core council business and maintaining and improving our infrastructure. This has only been possible because of the people at Council. We sincerely thank our Councillors, Directors and all our team members for their commitment and dedication. CR MELISA HEDERICS KEN ROSS MAYOR GENERAL MANAGER Page 1 of 41 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 2 of 41 2018-19 Annual Report Wentworth Shire Council Financial Statement Summary The 2018/2019 financial year saw Wentworth Expenditure for the year was $1,115,000 more Shire Council post a $6,460,000 surplus. This was than the previous financial year. The main an increase of $4,479,000 on the 2017/2018 result, contributor to this was depreciation and and was $4,407,000 less than what was originally amortisation, which increased $1,423,000. The budgeted. Highlights include: reason for this are because Council revalued its Buildings in 2017/2018. This resulted in a large • 50% prepayment of the 2018/2019 Financial increase in the current replacement cost of Assistance Grant totalling $3,213,000 Council’s building assets. The largest increase was • Capital Grants of $3,170,000 received from due to the Wentworth Civic Centre, which Developers for dedicated assets received as contributed an additional $420,000 depreciation. part of new subdivisions • $1,461,000 being Council’s share of the Far Other notable expenditure includes employee West Joint Organisation (FWJO) of Council’s benefits and on-costs which were $573,000 up on financial result last year and over budget by $759,000. This was due to unexpected termination payments of Revenue for the year was $5,594,000 up on the $300,864
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