Our Organisation

Our Organisation

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Our Organisation

Council plays a pivotal role within our local community by providing and maintaining essential infrastructure and quality services. Roads, bridges, footpaths, water and sewerage networks, refuse collections, parks, open spaces, libraries as well as community and sporting facilities - these and other vital services, are fundamental to the provision of a quality lifestyle in the South Burnett.

ouncil proactively and building a vibrant, healthy, supportive examine and consider forthcoming responsibly manages both and inclusive community by delivering Council meeting agendas. Members Cthe region’s built and natural a range of health, safety, social, of the SET attend all Council meetings environments to achieve a sustainable cultural, lifestyle, leisure programs, and provide Council with information future for our community. Council services and activities across the and advice to enable Council to make delivers this through a diverse range of region. informed decisions on strategic and environmental awareness programs, policy matters. The SET is supported The Council is the governing body natural resource management, by managers and staff who are who appoints a Chief Executive Officer environmental protection activities and responsible for effecting policies and (CEO). The CEO has responsibility sustainable development. directions set by the Council. for the day-to-day management We actively contribute to a stable of operations in accordance with The Senior Management Team (SMT) and sustainable regional economy the strategic priorities and plans of includes the SET and all branch by undertaking services that Council. Three General Managers managers. The SMT is characterised support and promote local business, together with the CEO form the Senior by a diverse skill set with gender, employment, economic investment Executive Team (SET) and lead the age and geographical diversity all and development. organisation’s administration. contributing to the strength of the team underpinning the directions of Council plays a fundamental role The SET meet on a weekly basis to Council. in influencing and maintaining the decide on strategic and policy issues general health, wellbeing and lifestyle and to oversee the operations of of the community. Together we are Council. A monthly meeting is set to

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Our Structure

OUR COMMUNITY

CONTROLLED ENTITIES

South Burnett Community Hospital Foundation Ltd

AUDIT COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

INTERNAL AUDIT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HUMAN RESOURCES

Mr Mark Pitt PSM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM

CORPORATE SERVICES FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE Mr Peter O’May Mr Lester Schumacher Mr Aaron Meehan General Manager General Manager General Manager

The Senior Executive Team work together with the Chief Executive Officer and Council to achieve the shared goals and vision of Council.

COUNCIL MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Audit Advisory Committee

Boondooma Homestead Management Advisory Committee

South Burnett Directions

Traffic Advisory Committee

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Office of the CEO

The Office of the CEO provides executive services, human resource management, workplace health and safety, industrial relations, economic development and tourism marketing services to assist in the overall effectiveness, productivity and performance of Council. MARK PITT PSM Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE SERVICES • Corporate Event Management • Council Meetings and Workshops (agendas and minutes) • Councillor Support • External Grants Coordination • Policy Register • Regional Bodies Engagement • Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils

HUMAN RESOURCES • Learning and Development • Payroll Functions • Performance Management • Recruitment and Selection • Workplace Health and Safety Executive Services • Workplace Relations MEETING AGENDAS AND WORKSHOPS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT he Executive Services team are responsible for the coordination of Council • Art Gallery Associations meetings and strategic workshops including the preparation of agendas, Trecording minutes and forwarding various action requests. In excess of • Boondooma Homestead 90 Council meetings, strategic workshops, Senior Executive Team and Senior Management Advisory Committee Management Team meetings were organised during 2018/19 by the Executive • Economic Development Service team. • Museum Associations CORPORATE EVENT COORDINATION • Regional Economic Development The Executive Services team successfully coordinated the following corporate Advisory Committee (REDAC) events throughout the 2018/19 financial year: • South Burnett Community • Citizenship ceremonies Hospital Foundation Ltd • Australia Day Awards and ceremony • South Burnett Directions Advisory • Anzac Day Board • Mayor’s Breakfast • Tourism Development and Marketing • Mayor’s Christmas Charity Luncheon • Mayor’s Ball • Visitor Information Centres • Christmas Lights competition A significant amount of work goes into the planning, preparation and

34 southburnett.qld.gov.au Our Organisation coordination of these events and Boondooma, Bunya Mountains, We couldn’t have done it without their the success of these events is due to Cherbourg, Hivesville, Kingaroy, support. the hard work and diligence of the Kumbia, Maidenwell, Murgon, Executive Services team. Nanango, Proston, Wondai, Wooroolin, KINGAROY SUPA IGA MAYOR’S and Yarraman. CHARITY BALL Executive Services also assists with Country Meets City showcased the the coordination of attendance for MAYOR’S COMMUNITY CHARITY 2019 Kingaroy Supa IGA Mayor’s Councillors, the Chief Executive BREAKFAST – LAUNCH OF RELAY Charity Ball. The charity ball housed Officer and members of Council’s FOR LIFE 340 people on Saturday 8 June 2019 Senior Management Team for events Mayor Keith Campbell hosted the with entertainment provided by held throughout the South Burnett annual Mayor’s Community Charity MisFitz, Matt Phillips and the Kingaroy region and beyond. Breakfast on 2 May 2019 at the State High School Brass Band, CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES Kingaroy RSL to officially launch the comedian Mr Joel Ozborn and the 2019 South Burnett Relay for Life wonderful ‘Franky Smart’. The three Citizenship ceremonies provide a fundraising campaign, raising just course meal was compliments to Chef formal welcome to new citizens over $1,400 for the Queensland Jimmy Stephen with the assistance as full members of the Australian Cancer Council. Founder and Chair of from the very talented students and community. The Mayor is authorised Bravehearts Australia, Hetty Johnston teachers of Kingaroy TAFE College. under the authority of the Minister was special guest speaker at the event. for Immigration, Citizenship and The evening raised $42,000 which Multicultural Affairs, The Honourable Carla & Eric Cross were named this was presented to the Red Earth David Coleman MP to preside over year’s Face of Relay, with the three Community Foundation South Burnett. Citizenship ceremonies in the South captains announced: former Kangaroo, This donation will help the charity Burnett region. Acquiring Australian Maroon and State of Origin winger - to achieve their vision of building an citizenship enables those doing so to Michael Hancock, around-the-world even better South Burnett by investing participate fully in our inclusive society, sailor and 2011 Young Australian donated funds to resilience, leadership realise aspirations and achieve their of the Year - Jessica Watson, and and capacity building programs and full potential, regardless of their race, former Australian cricket player (and new initiative that aim to strengthen background, gender, religion, language Queensland captain) Greg Ritchie. the overall social and economic or place of birth. capacity of the South Burnett MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS Community. It has been a busy year with the Mayor LUNCHEON officiating over 23 ceremonies. Each The South Burnett community and ceremony commences with the Mayor Belinda Sanders from ABC Radio was beyond hugely supported the event giving a welcome speech and reading guest speaker at the annual Mayor’s by way of either attending, sponsoring a welcome message from the Minister, Community Christmas Luncheon held in the form of items for auctioning/ followed by the Australian Pledge and at Kingaroy Town Hall on 7 December raffling and/or money donations. concluding with the playing of the 2018. The luncheon raised just over A special shout out to the over 50 National Anthem. To commemorate $5,400 which went towards food businesses, groups and individuals the occasion, the Mayor presents a vouchers from Kingaroy SupaIGA, and who generously came forward to assist copy of the ‘Landscapes of Change’ distributed to South Burnett families with this event, and in particular, the South Burnett history book to each in need. following: new citizen. Mayor Campbell said “There are Event Sponsor: Kingaroy Supa IGA many families that struggle during the Citizenship Ceremonies where held Forecourt Sponsor: Peak Services during the following months: Christmas period and this luncheon is our way to help support our Gold Sponsor: Hitachi Construction community during this time”. Machinery Month No of Ceremonies Sue Dowideit-Reiger and the Kingaroy Silver Sponsors: iHear, Astill’s Electrical State High School Choir provided live Services, Huston Ford & Dundas, July 2018 8 music on the day, while the QCWA Ergon Energy, Seilers Transport, October 2018 3 once again prepared a wonderful two- Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory, Bill course meal. November 2018 5 Hull Car Centre, St Mary’s Catholic College South Burnett, Stanwell, UGL, January 2019 2 Mayor Campbell would like to acknowledge and thank the many Downer EDI, Ken Mills Toyota, Westlink April 2019 3 local businesses and groups that Petroleum, PCA - A Bega Company. June 2019 2 contributed towards the luncheon. Total 23

ANZAC DAY ACROSS THE SOUTH BURNETT Council sponsored ANZAC Day ceremonies across the South Burnett with representation from Mayor Keith Campbell, Councillors and Senior Staff in attendance at the majority of ceremonies. Ceremonies were held at the following locations: Blackbutt,

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Australia Day Awards Award - South Burnett Recipient JANUARY 2019 Citizen of the Year Scott Prendergast These awards provide the community with an opportunity Young Citizen of the Year Anekah Hinchliff to acknowledge and reward outstanding groups and Organisation of the Year Murgon Rotary Club individuals committed to improving the lifestyle experience in our region. Lifetime Achiever Award Jim Kingston The official awards ceremony was held on the eve of Volunteer of the Year Jocelyn Richardson Australia Day, Friday 25 January 2019 at the Blackbutt Cultural Award (Senior) Estelle Buckley Memorial Hall. Cultural Award (Junior) Lucas Ladyman Each year Council also helps to organise and fund various Australia Day events across the South Burnett region. Junior Sportsperson of the Year Matthew Rankin Senior Sportsperson of the Year Hannah English Sportsperson of the Year (Coach/ Stephen O’Connor Official or Administrator) Award - Local Achiever by town Recipient Wondai / Tingoora Noel Selway Kingaroy Warren Cockburn Kumbia Julie Entwhistle Murgon Richard Bridges Hivesville / Proston Kathy Crane Blackbutt / Benarkin Luke Beutel Wooroolin / Memerambi Wendy Turner Nanango Kevin Springate

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SCOTT PENDERGRAST ANEKAH HINCHLIFF Citizen of the Year Young Citizen of the Year

MURGON ROTARY CLUB JIM KINGSTON Community Organisation Lifetime Achievement

JOCELYN RICHARDSON ESTELLE BUCKLEY Volunteer of the Year Senior Cultural Award

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LUCAS LADYMAN MATTHEW RANKIN Junior Cultural Award Junior Sportsperson

HANNAH ENGLISH STEPHEN O’CONNOR Senior Sportsperson Sportsperson Coach/Official or Administrator (Accepted on behalf of Hannah English) (Accepted on behalf of Stephen O’Connor)

NOEL SELWAY WARREN COCKBURN Local Achiever Local Achiever Wondai / Tingoora Kingaroy

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JULIE ENTWISTLE RICHARD BRIDGES Local Achiever Local Achiever Kumbia Murgon

KATHY CRANE LUKE BEUTEL Local Achiever Local Achiever Hivesville / Proston Blackbutt / Benarkin

WENDY TURNER KEVIN SPRINGATE Local Achiever Local Achiever Wooroolin / Memerambi Nanango

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Fudooka Student Visit JULY 2018 Mayor Keith Campbell welcomed a group of students and two teachers visiting from Japan’s Fudooka Senior High School during July 2018.

Festival of the Dams SOME COMMENTS FROM COMPETITORS: MAY 2019 It was the best one yet, thank you to everyone The first festival of the Dams was held on 18 &19 May 2019 in the smack shop and Andrew, as well as South at Lake Boondooma. This Council sponsored event saw Burnett Regional Council. We hope to see you 50 teams compete for the following category prizes in the again soon from everyone in team born 2 fish. Boondooma Open: Highest number of Fish Caught, Biggest Golden Perch, and Biggest Bass. The festival also offered markets, bar, fireworks and multiple “Great Comp can’t wait for the next one thanks prize draws. This family friendly community event was to South Burnett Regional Council for putting aimed at non-professional fishers and all that attended the on this event well done. Modern Jack Fishing.” weekend had an enjoyable time.

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Parma for a farmer AUGUST 2018 Councillors and Senior Staff visited the Glendon Street Café supporting Parma for a Farmer, with every Parma for a Farmer sold, Glendon Street Café donated $10 to rural aid.

Council Listening Tours OCTOBER 2018 Council Listening Tours were held throughout the region during late September and October 2018. The Listening Tour provided an opportunity for the community to come along and share their thoughts and ideas on a range of South Burnett Regional Council projects and activities. Participation in these events help to inform and influence the decisions the Councillors make. Images below and right: 2019 Kingaroy Supa IGA Mayor’s Charity Ball.

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Human Resources

Council offers flexible employment arrangements including full time, part time, casual and fixed term. This flexibility provides benefits for not only the community but also our employees. GREG LEWIS Manager Human Resources

s at 30 June 2019 Council established workforce comprised of a FTE allows part-time employees’ employed a total of 321* total of 292.79 full-time equivalent staff working hours to be stipulated against Astaff (excluding seven elected (FTE). These figures do not include staff working full-time hours. The representatives). This figure includes elected representatives or trainees/ standard figure is 1.0, which refers to senior management, 13 trainees/ apprentices. a full-time employee. The figure 0.5 apprentices and is spread across the refers to an employee who works half Part-time employees are incorporated following departments: the full-time hours. FTE allows Council into a number of work areas of to standardise salaries by showing • 112 Corporate Services Council’s business. Council considers what the equivalent wages/salary part-time work arrangements based • 21 Executive Services would be of a part-time employee on the requirements of the business, if they were working full time. • 50 Finance work/life balance and the standardised *This number varies from note 5 in the Financial Report requirements of the Industrial Relations • 138 Infrastructure as note 5 is identifying full time equivalent staff, not Act 2016, particularly the Queensland actual staff numbers. During the reporting period, Council’s Employment Standards.

Workforce Statistics females equating to a ratio of GENERATION BREAKDOWN OF 64:36. This is an increase of women COUNCIL WORKFORCE STAFF TURNOVER participating in the Council’s workforce No of since the 2017/18 year when the Generation % Council had a turnover rate of 16.79% workforce was composed of 210 males Employees and advertised 66 external and internal and 108 females which equated to a Gen Z 33 10.28% positions during the reporting period. male to female ratio of 66:34. (1995 - 2009) LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE BY GENERATION Gen Y 67 20.87% (1981 - 1994) Learning and development spending Council’s workforce comprises a broad for the period was $177,038. generational demographic with ages Gen X 127 39.57% ranging from 17 to 73. The adjacent (1964 - 1980) WORKFORCE COMPOSITION BY table illustrates the total number of Baby Boomer 94 29.28% GENDER staff per generation and the table (1946 - 1963) Council’s 2018/19 workforce was below highlight the length of service Total 321 100% composed of 204 males and 117 and gender for the reporting period.

LENGTH OF SERVICE BY AGE AND GENDER

Generation Length of Service

> 1y 1-5yrs 5-10yrs 10-20yrs 20-30yrs 30-40yrs < 40rs TOTAL

Gen Z (1995 - 2009) 7 9 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21

Gen Y (1981 - 1994) 4 8 15 9 8 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 30

Gen X (1964 - 1980) 8 6 15 7 20 12 26 14 8 6 4 1 0 0 81 46

Baby Boomer (1946 - 1963) 1 2 11 2 16 5 19 6 15 2 9 3 3 0 74 20

Total 20 25 45 30 45 20 55 30 23 8 13 4 3 0 204 117 MALE / FEMALE

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Workplace Health and • Availability of all significant current • Fire Warden documents via the Intranet site Safety • Implement Traffic Management • Update of key documents has Plans commenced OUR COMMITMENT • Working at Heights • Development of Registers and South Burnett Regional Council • Mobile Plant Tickets is committed to providing a safe schedules to continue progress of and healthy work environment planned improvements New staff continue to receive a workplace health and safety induction for workers including employees, • Delivery of Risk Management providing a platform for further contractors, labour hire employees, training for staff work experience students, volunteers training and safe work practices. Opportunities for Improvement and visitors to Council premises and A new on-line contractor induction worksites. • Set objectives and targets, for process was also introduced. Council’s workplace health and each level of Council, so that HAZARD INSPECTIONS safety obligations will be achieved current Strategy/controls or by adopting and promoting the management plans can be The proactive inspection of provisions of the Work Health and evaluated for effectiveness. Council facilities under the Hazard Safety Act 2011 and its associated • Continue with scheduled Management program saw a total of regulation, codes and standards, document review program 207 hazard inspections completed together with significant importance during the 2018/19 year. This was an placed in the areas of hazard and risk • Chemical Management – review increase from the 99 inspections for management and injury prevention every site to ensure at least the 2017/18 year. These inspections strategies. compliance of listing all chemicals identified many items that require on a register and having current action in an effort to eliminate or South Burnett Regional Council Safety Data Sheets available reduce any potential risk or incident in regards its workplace health and the future. safety responsibilities with the • Consideration could be given utmost importance and as such, to providing assistance in those Facilities that have been inspected resources will be made available to areas identified in previous include, but are not limited to: allow Council to comply with relevant audits that do not seem to have • Administration offices legislation and implement its safety progressed. management system. • Commence the internal audit • Libraries To achieve a safe and healthy work program as per schedule • Visitor information centres environment, commitment and Refer to the Audit Scores table below. • Public halls co-operation from all Council’s employees, contractors and visitors is WHS TRAINING AND STAFF • Swimming pools essential. INDUCTION • Works depots Key programs and events throughout Training continues to underpin • Workshops and stores the year: Council’s safety initiatives with the majority of employees undertaking • Water and Wastewater treatment EXTERNAL WORKPLACE HEALTH work health and safety training plants, and AND SAFETY AUDIT through the year. Training is • Waste facilities During the 2018/19 year Council has undertaken by both external had no external audits undertaken as professionals and the use of qualified A total of 586 corrective actions were two third party audits were undertaken internal staff. Council provided WHS identified as a part of these inspections during the 2017/18 year. These audits training across many topics, but not with 567 (or 96.7%) of these actions assessed Council‘s Safety Management limited to the following: closed. 19 actions are still waiting to be System and were conducted against • Chemical Accreditation for Weed completed. the full criteria of the National Self- Spraying Insurer OHS Management System EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Audit Tool (Version 3). The first • Control Traffic with Stop Slow Bat PROGRAM (EAP) of these audits was conducted in • First Aid and CPR Council provides access to an September 2017, with the second audit Employee Assistance Program for all occurring in May 2018. During these • Entering a Confined Space employees and their immediate family audits the following was identified: • Fire Safety Advisor who experience work-related, personal Strengths or health problems. Providing this support not only assists employees and their immediate family AUDIT SCORES in times of stress, illness or need but may also reduce the risk of injury or Sep 2015 Sep 2016 Sep 2017 May 2018 Area poor work performance occurring at Compliances 16 21 21 24 the workplace. Partial Compliances 8 8 6 4 Non Compliances 6 1 2 0 Element 3 Score 61.63% 61.63% 70.2% 70.6% Minimum benchmark score required is 70%.

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ZERO HARM INITIATIVE • Sun and Heat Safety of the previous year with six (6) Lost • Snake Bites Time Injuries and a total of 89 days Council’s vision of Zero Harm requires lost. continuous improvement to achieve • Fatigue zero work-related injuries. Our • Spotter Safety LOST TIME INJURY FREQUENCY employees take personal responsibility RATE AND DURATION RATE and are involved in setting and • Incident, Hazard and Near Miss complying with Council’s standards Reporting Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) is the rate of how many and improvement initiatives. Council • Load Restraint provides support and training to enable injuries would occur over 1,000,000 our people to maintain a safe working These handbooks are issued on a hours worked. South Burnett Regional environment. monthly basis to field supervisors Council performed very well by and on a three monthly basis to office finishing the year with a LTIFR of 7.07, Council recognises that our employees supervisors/managers. down 27% from the previous year of do go above and beyond at times to 9.78. maintain a safe working environment. WORKPLACE INCIDENTS AND Our Zero Harm Super Hero initiative INJURIES Duration Rate is the average number was developed as a way of recognising of days lost per Lost Time Injury (LTI). Council recorded a total 210 the effort of these work groups or Council’s duration rate of 13.75 days recordable incidents for the 2018/19 individuals. was down 7% from the previous year year. This is an increase of 35 of 14.83 days. ZERO HARM LEADERSHIP recordable incidents during the HANDBOOKS previous year. These recordable Council finished the year with a incidents occurred across a range duration rate and LTIFR lower than Council’s Leadership Handbook was of types including but not limited the LGW Scheme average of 21.23 developed for assisting with the to injuries, property damage, plant days and 12.06 (LTIFR) and the communication of WHS information damage, near misses, report only, average for Councils of a similar size to supervisors and their staff within high potential events and safety - 23.33 days and LTIFR 0f 13.01. Council. The handbook also outlines procedural breaches. any actions in relation to WHS that are required to be undertaken. Injuries and plant damage accounted Information communicated included for 71% of all reported incidents, may topics including but not limited: with plant damage making up 47% of • Young workers in the workplace all incidents reported. A total of 51 injuries ranging from bruising and • Hazardous Substances including cuts to soft tissue and tendon strains, Asbestos and Silicosis were reported during 2018/19. Only • Safety Signage four (4) of the 51 injuries reported • Managing Stress resulted in a Lost Time Injury (LTI) with a total of 55 days lost due to • PPE Management these injuries. This is an improvement

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Economic Development

In the time-frame since the adoption of the 2020 South Burnett Regional Economic Development Strategy and its associated headline goals, progress is being realised. CRAIG TUNLEY Senior Economic Development Officer

Investment & Innovation is the first step in securing Australian Business Growth Government funding announced late in LGMA QUEENSLAND AWARDS 2018 for a feasibility study to examine BUSINESS XL FOR EXCELLENCE options to increase water supply and security in the North and South Burnett Business South Burnett introduced South Burnett Regional Council regions. The funding is provided Business XL event’s in 2018/19, with was a finalist in the Excellence in through the Australian Government’s the first event held in August 2018 at Collaboration Award at the LGMA National Water Infrastructure the Nanango RSL. Businesses were Queensland Awards for Excellence, Development Fund. invited to display their products and presented in Brisbane on Thursday services at the event on a simple stand 30 May. The award recognised South Burnett Regional Council and the program included a workshop Council’s collaboration with regional Mayor, Keith Campbell, celebrated the and local business speakers. event committees and Tilma Group Federal Government announcement The first event provided a great through the rEvents Pilot Program. of $2 million in funding, to be shared opportunity for businesses to learn This intensive ten month program, between South Burnett and North more about Council’s procurement which required event committees to Burnett Regional Council, for a Water process and to hear from local contribute financially to the program Feasibility Study, by calling water businesses experiencing growth. and attend a series of monthly users and interested parties together. Across the sessions, 26 local webinars/digital workshops through Water availability and security of businesses were in attendance, with 2018, has contributed to great results supply is imperative to see the region the majority attending Council’s being achieved by the events involved remain viable and grow. The area’s Procurement session. in the Program and the collaboration opportunities are unlimited, close to between events across the region. markets, soil types are suitable for The second Business XL event was held A certificate received at the Awards anything, peanut growers could double in partnership with Murgon Business & Ceremony will be kept on display in yields if water was readily available. Development Association and Murgon Council’s Kingaroy office. The Mayor said the meeting was RSL in November 2018. The event saw about the people in the room, a an increased take up of businesses SALE OF COUNCIL OWNED LAND combination of consultants, business showcasing their products and services BY TENDER representatives, irrigation specialists, through open display stands and was An alternative tender for sale of local farmers and local water user presented in a more compact format, Council owned land was advertised groups. All attendees agreed to form commencing after normal business in May 2019, completing an extensive the South Burnett Water Users Group. hours. Over 40 attendees were at the period of internal collaboration. A further meeting of this group in event, with great insights tabled by The tender advertised for Cornish February 2019 recognised that formal Simon Parnell (DSDMIP) through his Street established an alternative submission of a project plan had been workshop presentation. process for sale of Council owned submitted to Government. Financial The third Business XL event was held land for the purpose of economic sign off for the project was completed in February 2019, with over 70 people development. The tender proposed prior to the Australian Government filling the White Room of the Kingaroy a lease to purchase option with election held in May 2019. RSL. nine local businesses took the certain milestones and timeframes for development strengthening the outcomes as a result of the sale. Once finalised, it is expected that this process will generate direct financial return for Council plus investment and jobs.

SOUTH BURNETT WATER FUTURES PROJECT South Burnett Regional Council has developed a draft scope of works document for the South Burnett Water Futures Project. This scoping document

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opportunity to showcase their prepared a regional produce grazing LOCALISED products at Business XL amid table paired with Moffatdale Ridge information sessions on Economy id. wines. Amber Goldsmith provided the Business South Burnett launched and Localised. country music entertainment and the Localised at the third Business XL orchard was filled with sounds of light Event, held at the Kingaroy RSL. hearted discussion as approximately Localised is a place-based business 40 people enjoyed the orchard setting. network that advances local economies The day was hailed a success by by connecting local businesses to each growers and grocers, with everyone other, local expertise, business events getting much more from the event & opportunities. This platform has than they had anticipated, forming been trialled to replace the previous stronger relationships outside of the Business South Burnett/South Burnett fruit market setting. Directions website.

FOOD HORIZON A business questionnaire has been The Food Horizon event was a result completed by participants at each of the business development activity of the Business XL events, gaining undertaken by Business South Burnett entry to a random prize draw. Torkit in partnership with Brisbane Marketing Business Solutions have consistently through the Future Food initiative. sponsored a $600 Cinema Marketing Package which has generated great Food Horizon explores our developing results for the winning businesses. For food vision and understanding of local example, Barambah Bush Camp had food diversity. It is an opportunity to Since its launch in February, Localised enquiries from the UK as a result of share product stories, a showcase of finished the financial year with 81 video being uploaded to social media. local food production and education of registered businesses, thirteen industry proponents enabling future noticeboard articles, 26 expert articles, growth. GROWERS & GROCERS five networks, three projects and 30 events. Business South Burnett sponsored Divine Fruits “Growers and Grocers” PADDOCK TO PLATE NETWORK orchard experiences held in Kumbia, (P2P) 22 September 2018, visiting the stone fruit orchards of the Francis and Currently, the South Burnett does not Dugdell family farms. Council’s Senior have a low quantity processing facility Economic Development Officer, Craig for our Paddock to Plate businesses, Tunley, met the grocers completing which means higher costs and the Divine Fruits Orchard Experience increased food miles. This was a hot in the Bunya Mountains, where they discussion point led by Clinton Kenyon were staying on Friday and Saturday Bringing together artisan producers at the Food Horizon event (October nights. He joined the bus on Saturday from across the region, Food Horizon 2018). morning and travelled with the group is where Business South Burnett and Following this discussion, Business to the Francis family farm in Kumbia Discover South Burnett activities meet. South Burnett has coordinated the where Graham gave all the attendees Food Horizon will create new networks bringing together of multiple paddock an overview of their operations, among food producers in the region to plate businesses to form the P2P detailing the varieties grown and and establish a forward calendar of Network. insights on the upcoming harvest. It food related events. was then back in the bus and across South Burnett has a long and proud to the other side of Kumbia to the food history, where generations of Dugdell family orchard for an overview food producers have derived value of their operations before a short walk from the region’s rich red soil and to lunch in the middle of the orchard. valued added to local production. From micro producers and farm gate enterprises through to major agricultural companies and food processing facilities, diversity is our The first Meeting was held at Hidden strength. Gold Homestead on Tuesday, 7 Since the Food Forum in late 2016, February. food producers have continued to There are over ten Paddock to Plate grow their level of production and businesses associated with the Jason Ford has worked diligently in network, who are all passionate growing the region’s profile as our about sustainable, low stress meat official Food Ambassador. Council’s production. Following some hearty Visitor Information Centres stock conversation, the preference for a a range of local products and the Executive Chef Javier Codina of mobile slaughter facility over a static presence of the South Burnett Moda Restaurant and Moda Events facility was established. Industry region through showcase events has completed a cooking demonstration led research and investigations are continued to improve. showcasing Kumbia stone fruit and ongoing.

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SOUTH BURNETT FOOD Visitor Economy locally, intrastate and interstate. NETWORK STUDY TOUR Fourteen South Burnett food growers, REGIONAL FLAVOURS 2018 producers, and creators joined the 20 – 22 July 2018 saw the South Business South Burnett, Food Network Burnett once again have a strong Study Tour on Sunday 2 June 2019. presence at Regional Flavours - The Study Tour travelled to the Brisbane’s premier free food and wine Noosa Farmers’ Market to hear from event. Alongside attending wineries renowned Food Market Director, – Clovely Estate, Kingsley Grove Estate Shane Stanley. Shane engaged the and Crane Wines were Chinchilli, group with producer success stories The Peanut Van, Discover South Burnett pop up food stall and local following their presence at the Famers Markets. Participants were exposed to produce showcase. For the first time a highly successful slow food market, South Burnett events were invited by SPECIAL EXHIBITION which attracts 8,000 - 10,000 visitors Discover South Burnett and approved The end of October saw the close of each Sunday. Shane explained how by Brisbane Marketing to partake. the special 30th Anniversary Expo South Burnett Farm to Fork businesses Engaging promotion of our 2018 88 Exhibit at the Kingaroy Heritage could get their products into the destination food events – Goomeri Museum. Many visitors came to enjoy exclusive Sunshine Coast market. Pumpkin Festival, Kingaroy BaconFest and Blackbutt Avocado Festival created this trip down memory lane with The Study Tour then headed to a real buzz and were well received hundreds signing the visitor book and Kenilworth to visit Kenilworth Country by the South Bank event crowds. sharing their stories of Expo 88 with Bakery. Following a coffee presented Qualitative feedback was received the museum. The exhibition received in a doughnut, the group heard at the two events that occurred post a lot of attention with some of the from Baker Jeff. Jeff explained how Regional Flavours weekend (Kingaroy highlights: they achieved a one million dollar BaconFest and Blackbutt Avocado • Official launch attended by former turnover in less than twelve months Festival) which enjoyed additional Brisbane Lord Mayor Sallyanne of operation through effective social visitation as a result of the event Atkinson and covered by a live media marketing and creating a presence and promotion at Regional broadcast by ABC Southern destination within their food business. Flavours. Queensland From there, the study tour travelled LET’S GO • Featured on the Channel 9 ‘Icons’ to Farmer and Sun in Gympie to hear World Expo 88’ documentary the Waugh Family’s story. After years Destination marketing publication of selling direct from their farms, and ‘Let’s Go’ was launched at Regional • Channel 7 Nightly News interview at local markets, the Waughs built a Flavours 2018. Approximately 2,500 successful enough profile to open their copies were well received by the • Five interviews on ABC Radio own fruit and vegetable shop in town. South Bank event crowd enabling the Brisbane They only stock local produce, sourced region to share some of its stories. The • Three interviews on ABC Radio directly from the farmers. As their magazine was also inserted in to the Southern Qld range grew, they expanded the shop Sunshine Coast Daily on Thursday 26 to accommodate all the additional July and Saturday 11 August in the lead • One interview on River 94.9 and grocery lines and speciality items they up to local festivals with the remaining Crow FM 90.7 now carry. They then further expanded copies distributed through the Visitor • Four articles in South Burnett and opened the Farmer and Sun cafe, Information Centre network. Times serving a wide variety of food and The Autumn/Winter edition (released drinks made from the fresh produce • Three articles on South Burnett March 2019) introduces formatted available at the marketplace next door. Online panels to the marketing suite to offer industry an opportunity to leverage • Wide range of social media from the destination marketing exposure including visitor activity. 45,000 copies of Let’s Go generated content Winter issue were distributed Kingaroy received a congratulations throughout regional Victoria and New letter from the Bureau International South Wales. des Expositions in Paris, France. Massive congratulations to Jason Ford SOUTH BURNETT TOURING GUIDE for delivering this incredible project. The South Burnett Touring Guide underwent a transformation for the MEDIA FAMILS 2019-20 edition. The South Burnett Discover South Burnett working with Times team rewrote the content and Tilma Group, hosted an in-region updated advertising to a clean and group media famil 21–24 March. Media stylish layout, giving the popular from Newscorp, RACQ, RM Williams publication a new look and feel. An and We Are Explorers walked, rode, early preview was launched at South kayaked, sipped and ate their way Burnett Unpacked Party on 30 March, through the South Burnett. Local to a crowd celebrating the start of the media were invited to participate in South Burnett tourism season. Stock the activities with many taking the was made available the following week opportunities to connect with visiting via Link Logic enabling distribution journalists and photographers.

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The conversations shared on the this activity Amanda made some local CULINARY TOURISM bus, over a meal or during an activity food connections, A Taste of Tingoora started the foundation for ongoing being one of them. The South Burnett Produce Network relationships between local media closed Facebook group, connecting and the visiting delegates. One of the Some of the great outcomes from this growers, suppliers and consumers has activity highlights of this famil was a event include: grown this quarter from 144 members to 170 members. The members have long table lunch hosted at High Brit • Bunya Mountains feature ‘Into been sharing local produce availability Beef at Neumgna. Catered by local the Jurassic’ that was picked up by and accessibility, local food related produce champion Chef Roberta twelve publications giving a reach workshops and events and other Schablon from Saucy Fork Catering of 81,876 and complemented by Clovely Estate connection opportunities. • ABC radio interview with Wondai Wines. Farmers Skye and Glen Douglas Perfect weather was enjoyed for the Garden Expo President aired in provided a farm tour, connecting premiere Taste the Trail culinary April in the lead up to the Autumn the media with them, their farm adventure on the South Burnett Rail Garden Expo and their paddock to plate story. Trail on 15 June. The team received Local collaborations were the key to • The Trousdell family shared their great feedback from ticketholders this event’s success from the décor Mt Binga Avocado Orchards story with several questions asking ‘when’s provided by Extra Touch Designs in in Newscorp Publications in April the next one?’ The event debrief Murgon to learning of the partnering included discussion if this can be an • The May edition of Weekly Times of other farmers (FireBreak Lamb and ongoing annual event. 35 attendees FARM publication highlighted Tookawhile Pastured Pigs) – providing hailed from Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Bunya Red Farm across six colour a diverse, local product, delivery Toowoomba and as far away as Ballina pages service. to join several locals for the local food Activity from recent media famils • June/July school holidays were experience ride. Traversing Kingaroy to continued to filter out with Courier the focus for Newscorp release Wondai, cyclists sampled new flavours Mail article ‘Nuts not the only Caper’ in several publications with ‘Dam from Proteco, Flavours of South feature that focused on food and wine Fine Fun for Kids’ and 5 things Burnett tasting box, Taste of Tingoora offerings in the South Burnett. to do that included Manar Park, produce and the Regional Flavours South Burnett Rail Trails, Coomba favourite recipe of Sticky Pork Belly Mulanah Gardens was a feature Falls, Kayak at Ficks Crossing and Wrap recreated to Pork Belly Tacos. in Q Weekend with a write up on the two dams, Yallakool Park and Regional Flavours stallholders were in the welcoming hosts, boutique Lake Boondooma Caravan and Wondai to greet the happy riders and accommodation and country Recreation Park. hospitality experienced by Belinda offer wine tasting, local food sampling Seeney on her recent visit. • Feedback received from Manar and information on upcoming local Park after sharing this content events. With a strong belief that food is our with operators - they are thankful Feedback from Taste of Tingoora’s future (as well as our past) we were and excited to be included and Rowly Bendall – “We thoroughly delighted to see locally grown produce one of their guests sent them the enjoyed the experience as well as all (‘young spindle asparagus from article when they saw it in the the positives that came out of it for our Tingoora’) from A Taste of Tingoora Sunshine Coast Daily the previous little enterprise”, he said. “Rest assured featured in the ‘Taste of Queensland’ week. They went on to say they we will support our region in every way feature. Amanda Hinds (owner/chef LOVE the South Burnett and we can and will work with those like at Emeraude, Hampton) spoke at the always encourage their guests to yourselves in every way we can”. 2016 food forum (when she operated explore the surroundings and are Indulge in Bundaberg) to inspire grateful to Discover South Burnett. storytelling into local menus. From

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Corporate Services

Corporate Services supports sustainable living in the South Burnett through the administration of local laws, building services, strategic land use and planning, recreation and environmental planning, maintenance, programs, animal management, corporate administration and governance. PETER O’MAY General Manager Corporate Services

orporate Services ensure sound Performance • Public Conveniences governance, quality customer • Records • Rail Trail Cservice and the provision of community services including arts and ENVIRONMENT & WASTE • Recreational Reserves culture, library services, sports and • Sports Development recreation and grants and donations. • Animal Management • Sporting Grants CORPORATE SERVICES • Environmental Protection • Health Services • Stock Routes • Indigenous Affairs • Landfills and Transfer Stations • Straying Livestock • Libraries • Local Laws Policing • Tick Facilities SOCIAL & CORPORATE • Weeds and Pest Management PERFORMANCE • Nuisance Control • Yallakool Tourist Park • Community Engagement • Waste Collection • Community Grants Program NRM & PARKS PLANNING & LAND MANAGEMENT • Complaints Management Process • Aerodrome Operations • Building Assessment • Corporate Brand • Boondooma Tourist Park • Building Compliance / Inspection • Corporate Communications • Cemetery Management Development Assessment • Corporate Governance • Coolabunia Saleyard • Planning Compliance / Inspection • Corporate Risk Management • Ficks Crossing • Plumbing Assessment • Customer Contact • Natural Resources • Plumbing Compliance / Inspection • Internal Audit • Parks and Gardens • Strategic Land Use Planning • Operational Planning & Corporate Services Indigenous Affairs he General Manager of Corporate Services oversees and maintains a small budget Tallocated to support or sponsor initiatives relating to Indigenous Affairs. Cr Kathy Duff, Portfolio holder for Indigenous Affairs, actively works with the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council to support joint initiatives such as South Burnett and Cherbourg on Show Weekend, NAIDOC week celebrations and other regional events. Council regularly meets with Councillors and senior management from Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council to collaborate on issues affecting both local Governments and respective communities. Image: Reconciliation Week 2018 - Raising of the indigenous flag at the Kingaroy Forecourt.

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Libraries Highlights: to celebrate, South Burnett Libraries hosted a series of story time sessions • Annual funding period changed uring the 2018/19 financial in the Kingaroy, Nanango, Murgon and from calendar year to financial year, South Burnett Libraries Wondai libraries. In total, 173 people year. Dcontinued to provide the attended these fun and interactive community with a range of services • Annual funding amount reduced events. and programs aimed to create from $33,188 to $21,650. opportunities for recreation, culture, Baconfest Story Time • 5,573 annual attendees to First 5 information and lifelong learning. To help celebrate Kingaroy’s first Forever programming. WONDAI LIBRARY RENOVATION Bacon Fest and all things piggy, the • Purchase of First 5 Forever Kingaroy Library hosted a special story The newly renovated Wondai toolkits, which are provided as time on Saturday 25 August 2018. Customer Contact Centre and Public a free resource to community Piggy stories, songs and craft kept the Library opened to the community members who attend First young attendees entertained whilst on Monday 20 May 2019. An open 5 Forever programming and the window display of the three little layout and modern fixtures resulted outreach sessions. piggies (and big bad wolf) provided a in the creation of a welcoming space great space to showcase some of the that is able to accommodate a variety Koala Rumba library’s best pig related resources. of library programs and activities, The free children’s concert Koala including First 5 Forever rhyme time Rumba attracted fantastic attendance sessions, information talks and groups with approximately 250 people that meet regularly at the library. enjoying the festivities at the Kingaroy NANANGO LIBRARY TEMPORARY Library 2 July 2018. Children were RELOCATION delighted to dance and sway to the lively songs themed about animals and During the renovation of the Nanango the country. They all loved the Koala Council offices, the Nanango Library puppet who featured in the show, as relocated temporarily to the South he spoke and sang to them. The Koala Burnett Energy Centre in May 2019. Rumba concert was delivered as part During the renovation period, three of the First 5 Forever initiative. council departments operated from this location, with customer contact Water Safety Story Time at the officers, information centre volunteers Kingaroy Pool and library staff working together. A Staff from the Kingaroy Library hosted boutique library collection, housed a special Water Safety Story Time at in a demountable building located the Kingaroy Pool on Wednesday 21 National Simultaneous Story Time in the centre’s carpark, provided a November 2018. Free entry provided continuation of access for library attendees the opportunity to enjoy a Once again, libraries across the region patrons to a limited library collection. water themed story time session and took part in the Australian Library and Regular library programs, including free swim. The Wise Owl from the Kids Information Association’s National weekly Rhyme Time, Story Time Alive, Do The Five Team made a special Simultaneous Storytime on 22 May and Meditation classes were held at guest appearance, with all families 2018. This important annual campaign Ringsfield House during the renovation who attended receiving a free water takes place during Library and period. safety pack supplied by the Kids Alive, Information Week and is a colourful, Do The Five team. vibrant and fun event that promotes the value of reading and literacy. This YOUNG PEOPLES PROGRAMS year’s book, “Alpacas with Maracas”, School Holiday Activities written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove, was read in libraries across During the 2018/19 financial year, the nation at 11am, with South Burnett South Burnett Libraries delivered a Libraries adding to a national audience series of fun and interactive school of 1.14 million readers. The Blackbutt holiday programs for children aged Library provided a sensory bonus with 5-12. Attendance to these sessions a newly shorn bundle of alpaca wool increased by 15% from the 2017/18 for the children to feel and see. year, with over 649 children and 295 adults enjoying sessions that Kid’s Corner Key programs and events throughout were designed with a focus on Following the success of the Kingaroy the year include: STEAM. Highlights of this year’s Library’s Kid’s Corner, the Nanango program include the engineering of a FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS Library introduced this popular weekly mechanical hand made using foam, after school program. Designed for First 5 Forever string and straws. Other creations primary school aged children, Kid’s included a paper cup dragon, lava During the 2018/19 financial year, Corner provides children the chance lamps and a no sew sock bunny. South Burnett Libraries’ First 5 Forever to interact with technology, play video programming continued to focus games and get creative with arts and Children’s Book Week on the provision of quality sessions crafts. In total, 345 children aged 7-12 joined in the fun during the 2018/19 within our libraries whilst maintaining 18 to 24 August 2018 marked one of financial year. partnerships with Child Health across the most exciting weeks in the library the service. community, Book Week! The theme for 2018 was “Find Your Treasure” and

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regular sessions at the Kingaroy now a USA Today Bestselling Author, Library. These sessions proved who travels the world promoting popular and well attended, with new her work. Other highlights include mums given the opportunity to meet an information session about stroke each other and listen to information awareness presented at the Kingaroy presented by guest speakers on Library by retired local GP Brad various aspects of health and safety Butwell, and an interactive discussion for young children. at the Proston Library about being a judge at a country show. Members of Library Lover’s Day the Barambah Beekeepers also visited Library Lovers’ Day provides the the service to discuss their club. chance for everyone to reconnect with the library and share the library CHALLENGES love. The initiative, coordinated by the • Maintaining consistent service Australian Library and Information provision across South Burnett Association (ALIA), aims to raise the LIBRARIES AS COMMUNITY HUBS Libraries whilst renovating and profile of the services offered by relocating two branches. Mental Health Awareness libraries. South Burnett Libraries celebrated this day on 14 February • Wondai Library Renovation - To help break down the stigma 2019, with library visitors offered Weeding, packing and relocating associated with mental illness and the chance to recommend a book the Wondai Library collection to encourage people in our community fit in new building. Designing and they loved for other members to who need help to reach out and purchasing shelving to suit the read. Patrons could also take a connect, an interactive discussion new layout and theme. chance on a ‘Blind Date with a Book’, about mental health took place at whereby library items were covered in • Nanango Library Temporary the Kingaroy Library on Thursday newspaper with only the first line of Relocation - Weeding, packing 25 October 2018. Topics discussed the story visible. and storing approximately 80% of included the promotion of positive collection. Selecting and fitting out mental health and wellbeing at home, National Novel Writing Month the boutique library and finding at work, and at play. (NANOWRIMO) an appropriate facility to house NAIDOC Week 2018 During November 2018, the Kingaroy regular programming during the Library hosted a series of weekly renovation period. To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2018 the ‘write-in’ sessions mentored by author Kingaroy Library displayed the artwork Imogene Nix. Designed to encourage HIGHLIGHTS of a local indigenous artist for the aspiring writers and emerging authors • During the 2018/19 financial year months of July and August. Staff from to write, this initiative will continue 151,962 people visited South the Kingaroy Library also attended the next year and is for anyone who has Burnett Libraries. NAIDOC celebrations in the forecourt, ever thought about writing a novel. reading dreamtime stories and • 141,354 items were loaned. creating flick and dot paintings with Meditation at the Nanango Library • 1,224 new members were those in attendance. In Murgon, staff To assist members of the community welcomed to the library service. from the library attended a NAIDOC to reduce stress and anxiety, increase 2018 celebration hosted by the • 7,776 resources were added to energy and improve health and well- Murgon hospital at the QEII Park on the collection through the Public being, the Nanango Library introduced Tuesday 17 July 2018. Libraries Grant of $168,197 free weekly meditation classes. provided by State Library of South Burnett Mums & Bubs Group Christmas Party Queensland. To support new families in the At the end of each year, the Kingaroy • Programs and events hosted by community, the South Burnett Mums Library hosts a ‘Groups Christmas South Burnett Libraries increased and Bubs Information Group held Get-together’ to acknowledge and by 8%, with 1,280 held. thank the community members who • Program and event attendance at make up the many different groups South Burnett Libraries increased that meet regularly at the library. by 14.7% with 11,603 attendees. 47 people attended this event on 4 December 2018, with all of them • 8,600 hours of computer time thoroughly enjoying the music of used on the 17 public access “Elvis”, who graciously agreed to come computers across the region. along and sing for the morning. • 6,188 hours of Wi-Fi used by the community across the six libraries. ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS Author Talks and Information Talks South Burnett Libraries hosted a variety of author and information talks during the 2018/19 financial year. Former South Burnett Regional Council employee Shandi Boyes visited the Kingaroy Library to discuss her writing and marketing tips. Shandi is

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Social and Corporate Performance Council’s Social and Corporate Performance branch supports Council to achieve sound governance and risk management, implement appropriate organisational controls, provide quality customer frontline services, deliver corporate governance and the Community Grants Program. CAROLYN KNUDSEN Manager Social and Corporate Performance

Community The Plan will build on and support Community Grants existing local FAS-D initiatives and SUPPORTING COMMUNITY target key local service providers Program CAPACITY BUILDING who engage with men and women of Through the provision of the reproductive age (including pregnant community grants program, Council Local Councils have a long history women and their partners, family demonstrates its commitment to of influencing state and federal and friends) to raise awareness about investing in initiatives that align government issues as well as this issue and promote appropriate with Council’s corporate priorities supporting community lead initiatives resources and evidence-based encouraging individuals and groups building local capacity. Council programs. to make a positive and ongoing participates across a wide spectrum contribution to the region. During of community agency groups and The draft community action plan 2018/19 the Community Grant programs such as: was tabled at Council’s June General Meeting for endorsement of the Program was reviewed and through • South Burnett Community submission for further funding. reflective analysis the program Network was revised. The revision process The Plan delivers: included consideration of feedback • South Burnett Community gathered over the previous twelve Consultative Committee • Community Awareness Raising Events at libraries months from both internal and • South Burnett Community/Police external stakeholders. The revised Consultative Committee • FAS-D Information sessions for program now provides the optimum service providers and community support to our community groups and • 4610 Partnerships for Kids groups champions. • Suicide Prevention Working Group • Resources and information The Community Grants Program Policy • Stronger Families Local Level distributed to community hubs combines all Council’s grant, donation Alliance across the region and sponsorship programs so that the process is easier for community Council is an advocate of Community The Plan partners includes: South groups to understand and access, in a development where community Burnett Regional Council; Darin fair and equitable way. members are supported to identify Meme na BariBari - The Cherbourg and take collective action on issues FAS-D Project; South Burnett CTC Inc; The revised Community Grants that are important to them. This Lives Lived Well; Queensland Police Program includes the following evolves into the empowerment of each Service; Education Queensland; and categories: other to create a stronger and more Queensland Health. • Community Event Sponsorship connected South Burnett region. The Plan budget includes: • Community Hall Insurance Grant SOUTH BURNETT LOCAL DRUG • Funding carryover to be finalised • Councillor Discretionary Fund ACTION TEAM prior to submission estimated at • Elite Performance Youth Grant In 2018, Council established the South $5,000 • Healthy Communities Sponsorship Burnett Local Drug Action Team born • Requested funding from the out of a need identified by key local Alcohol and Drug Foundation of • In-kind Sponsorship agencies working in that field. $27,050 • Project/Program One-off Council, having been successful in • In-kind funding from Council of Sponsorship obtaining $10,000 from the Alcohol $32,380 • Regional Arts Development Fund and Drug Foundation to develop a community action plan, worked with • In-kind funding from Darin Meme • School Student Awards key community service providers na BariBari - The Cherbourg FAS-D • Indigenous Affairs Fund to identify actions to educate our Project of $2,000 • Community Australia Day Events community in the prevention of Fetal Council was successful and the plan Sponsorship Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FAS-D) will be delivered in 2019/20. called “Healthy Pregnancies and Bright • Subsidised Hire of Council Futures” (the Plan). Facilities

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REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT Corporate Governance Council identified that there was a FUND (RADF) need for an overarching framework to Council is committed to good encompass organisational strategies, The Regional Arts Development Fund governance. As such, written policies plans, policies and procedures. In (RADF) 2019/20 Bid was submitted and procedures that reflect current April, the Fraud and Corruption by Council in April 2019. Since 2008, practice and community expectations Risk Management Framework was Council has successfully partnered enable Council to deliver accountable, implemented. The complaints with Arts Queensland to deliver this transparent and effective outcomes. management process was also arts and culture program to our formalised. community. As part of the RADF Bid To ensure that our policies are for 2019/20, Council was required consistent with Council’s values and The Manager of the Social and to identify its financial commitment intended practices, Social & Corporate Corporate Performance branch is to which it agreed to support an Performance conducted reviews the Fraud and Corruption Prevention application for a total Bid of $25,000. during 2018/19 to update policies to Management Coordinator, reporting The Bid process is a competitive align with legislative changes such directly to the CEO on all matters one with 58 Local Governments as those that have resulted thus far relating to fraud and corruption. in Queensland vying for a piece of from the report ‘Operation Belcarra: A the funding. RADF is a partnership blueprint for integrity and addressing OPERATIONAL PLANNING corruption risk in local government’ between Arts Qld and Council and is Council’s annual Operational Plan by Crime and Corruption Commission comprised of a 60%:40% split. implements the strategic direction Queensland. Additionally new policies from the Corporate Plan 2018/19 were adopted where gaps were to 2022/23 and informs the budget Complaints Management identified as: process. A number of workshops and ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION • Conflicts of Interest planning sessions were undertaken to COMPLAINTS develop the budget and operational • Entertainment and Hospitality plan to ensure that Council made Council’s Administrative Action • Dealing with Confidential informed effective sustainable Complaints process was instituted to Information decisions. The projects, services ensure that, to the greatest practicable and initiatives that Council planned extent, related complaints are dealt • Councillor Conduct Complaints to deliver are detailed in the plan. with fairly, promptly, professionally, Investigation Pursuant to section 174(3) of the in confidence (in so far as possible) • Complaints against the Chief Local Government Regulation 2012 a and in a manner respectful to the Executive Officer quarterly report was presented to complainant. Council treats complaints Council detailing the progress of the of this nature seriously and has The suite of policies assist Council Operational Plan, with this progress implemented a policy and procedure officers and Councillors to undertake reflected in the Annual Report. with Council’s endorsement. The their roles with a consistent, policy was reviewed during 2018/19 predictable and compliant approach DELEGATIONS and identifies complaint lodgement aligned to legislation and other options available such as written, industry requirements. Council subscribes to a delegation electronic or verbal. Details of the update service provided by number of Administrative Action FRAUD AND CORRUPTION MacDonnells Law which assists Council Complaints processed during 2018/19 PREVENTION MANAGEMENT to stay abreast of over 150 pieces of legislation and the relevant changes are available at ‘Administrative Action Council is committed to acting in the Complaints’ on page 89. which impact on Council operations. best interest of the community and Compliance with section 257(1) of INFORMATION PRIVACY AND upholding the principles of honesty, the Local Government Act 2009 (the integrity and transparency. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ‘Act’), allows Council by resolution, Council operates as an organisation to delegate a power under the Act Under Queensland’s Right to in which ethical conduct is expected, or another Act to the CEO. Council’s Information Act 2009 and Information encouraged and supported Employee Code of Conduct also Privacy Act 2009, members of the with zero tolerance for corrupt requires all employees to ensure community are able to apply for access conduct, fraudulent activities or that appropriate delegated authority to documents held by Council (subject maladministration. Risk management is in place prior to undertaking any to statutory exemptions). These Acts principles and matching fraud and action, or exercising any power, that allow members of the community to corruption prevention measures are requires a delegation under State apply for and make amendments to applied across all areas of Council legislation. documents concerning their personal operations to protect the assets and affairs, where it is believed the resources of Council. information is incomplete, out-of-date, inaccurate or misleading. The Social Council has developed and & Corporate Performance receives implemented a Fraud and Corruption and processes all Council’s Right to Prevention Management Plan 2016- Information and Information Privacy 2019 which sets out the actions and requests. Details of the number of responsibilities for the organisation. Right to Information and Information This plan is reviewed and updated by Privacy requests processed during the Fraud and Corruption Prevention 2018/19 are available at ‘Right to Management Steering Group with Information (RTI)’ on page 90. quarterly updates provided to the Audit Advisory Committee.

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Corporate Risk & Working and Steering Groups are • Monitor and review the integrity meeting regularly and progressing the of financial reports Internal Audit risk register and treatment plan action • Assess and evaluate the Internal plans. Audit Plan to ensure that material orporate risk management AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE business risks to Council’s financial emerges from Council’s intent and operational environment are Cto effectively and efficiently Council’s Audit Advisory Committee identified and addressed manage risks that may have an operates in accordance with the impact on the achievement of our Local Government Act 2009 (the Act), • Promote transparency, integrity and strategic priorities, operational goals the Local Government Regulation 2012 ethical conduct and project objectives as defined in (the Regulation) and the Council’s The Audit Advisory Committee Council’s Corporate and Operational Audit Advisory Committee Policy and provides advice directly to Council and Plans. Audit Advisory Committee Terms of is composed of three voting members. Council’s Corporate / Operational Reference. At 30 June 2019 the Audit Advisory Risk Registers and Treatment The main purpose of the Committee Committee membership comprised: Plans for 2018/19 were prepared is to provide advisory services to Mayor Keith Campbell, Cr Ros Heit and by senior staff and reviewed by Council and the CEO on the effective Ms Melissa Schroffel (Independent the Chief Executive Officer. The performance of its responsibilities Member). registers and treatment plans were in the areas of internal and external The CEO, General Manager Finance, tabled for review and endorsement audit, governance, internal control, General Manager Infrastructure, at the Audit Advisory Committee compliance and risk management. General Manager Corporate Services, meeting on 14 August 2018. The Audit advisory Committee’s Manager Finance, Manager Social A review of the Council policies primary duties are: and Corporate Performance, on Risk Management, Risk Internal Auditor, representatives of Management Committee, Internal • Oversee the internal audit and risk Queensland Audit Office and the Audit and Audit Advisory Committee management functions of Council appointed external auditors Klynveld has commenced. • Ensure the independence, Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) attend committee meetings as standing The Internal Auditor accepted a objectivity and effectiveness invitees. position with Infrastructure as of internal audit in carrying the Senior Business Advisor. A out financial and operational new Internal Auditor has been assessments appointed. The review of the outstanding audit recommendations was undertaken by Senior Management where the risk attributed to the outstanding audit recommendations was recalculated to reflect Council’s current risk appetite relative to the individual audits. The Audit Advisory Committee accepted the request by the Fraser Coast Regional Council to orchestrate a reciprocal arrangement between the Councils where the Audit Advisory Committee members are able to participate as observers in the respective meetings. It was noted that there would be positive benefits for the sharing of knowledge and good learning opportunities from this reciprocal arrangement. The South Burnett Regional Council Leave Liabilities Report was presented in an updated format for comment and acceptance by the Audit Advisory Committee. The Audit Advisory Committee received and accepted the Draft Financial Reports for 2017/18 on 29 August 2018. KPMG, the current external auditors, advised that the Audit of South Burnett Regional Council is in a well advanced state. Both the Fraud & Corruption

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INTERNAL AUDIT and advisory service across Council the period of January 2017 to operations. December 2017. As required by the Act, Council maintained an efficient and effective Authority and Access • Management of Portable and internal audit function during 2018/19. Attractive Assets Internal Audit has direct and Internal Audit operationally reports The audit assessed and reviewed unrestricted access to Council’s through and is managed by the Social the management of Portable and operations, data and records, assets and Corporate Performance branch. Attractive Assets for the period and personnel within the scope of from June 2017 to April 2018. Internal Audit adds value to Council internal audit work. by providing an independent, • Gifts and Benefits Audit Approach and Reporting objective assurance and advisory The evaluation processes, service to improve its operations. It A risk based internal audit approach management and controls assists Council in achieving its goals was continued through 2018/19. The associated with gifts and benefits and objectives by implementing a three year Internal Audit Plan and the received and given by Councillors systematic, disciplined approach to Annual Internal Audit Plan are based and employees commenced 24 evaluate and improve the effectiveness on identified strategic and operational December 2018, and is to be of governance, risk management and risks. The 2018/19 to 2020/21 plan was concluded in 2019/20 due to audit control processes. developed and authorised by the CEO prioritisation. having been reviewed by the Audit Independence and Objectivity Advisory Committee and Senior Staff. MEETINGS Independence and objectivity Internal Audit Reports that indicate The table below lists the number of are exercised in the conduct of audit findings and recommendations, meetings held and reports reviewed internal audit work. Internal audit management response, responsibility during the 2018/19 financial year. engagements are performed with an for implementation and unbiased and impartial attitude. implementation date are provided to Audit Advisory 2018/19 the Audit Advisory Committee on a Committee Activities The Internal Audit function has quarterly basis. no managerial authority over the Number of meetings 5 operational activities of Council except Internal Audits Conducted held those related to the management • Investment Management of the internal audit activities and is Internal Audit Reports 2 Review of compliance with positioned within Council to ensure reviewed Investment Policy, investment its ability to deliver independent, External Audit Report 1 balance reconciliation, validating objective and competent assurance reviewed investment returns considering

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Customer Contact NOMINATION FOR STATE AWARD Records FOR TEAM WORK Council is committed to ensuring Records staff capture and manage quality customer service as In June 2019, the Customer Contact incoming correspondence to demonstrated by the variety of ways team was nominated for a State Council and maintain best practice in which Council makes contact with award for Teamwork. The nomination recordkeeping throughout Council’s the community and equally in which acknowledged the quality service our operations.The team comply with the community makes contact with customer contact staff provide to our legislative requirements relevant to Council. community, as this team is the first the Public Records Act 2002 to ensure point of contact when customers call appropriate and accurate retention Council’s Customer Contact Centres or come into one of our five centres and disposal of Council’s records. are open five days a week as Council across the region. The team was continues to maintain a physical congratulated on being recognised by During the 2018/19 financial year presence across the region recognising their peers in local government. records staff lodged 16,179 pieces of the importance of continuing face-to- incoming correspondence into Council’s face customer service options for our COMMUNITY HALLS electronic recordkeeping system, community. comprising 9,480 pieces of hard copy Council provides community halls correspondence and 6,699 emails. During 2018/19, the customer across the South Burnett receiving contact front counter staff based bookings for Kingaroy, Maidenwell, Council has engaged the services at the contact centres of Blackbutt, Murgon, Nanango, Proston and of Grace Records Management in Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai and Wondai. During 2018/19, customer Toowoomba to house Council’s Murgon received 31,741 calls to the contact processed 1,244 bookings as Permanent and 30 year retention Council 4189 9100 number, which shown in the following table: documents that are not accessed on a is an increase of 2,913 calls on the regular basis. 2017/18 figure. Customer contact staff Records staff have ensured that 634 furthermore issued 22,414 receipts to HALL BOOKINGS Archive Boxes of hard copy records customers over the counters which is are safely and securely stored at a slight increase on the 2017/18 figure LOCATION 2017/18 2018/19 the facility to comply with legislative of 22,409. requirements according to the Public Kingaroy 526 353 Customer requests are an important Records Act 2002. element of Council’s day-to-day Nanango 165 188 The old Wondai Library building is in operations with 16,026 customer the process of being transformed into requests and applications processed Wondai 123 177 Council’s records storage facility to during 2018/19, again an increase of manage Council’s Planning, Building, the 2017/18 figure of 15,268. Proston 117 326 Plumbing, Infrastructure files and Of the 44 categories to which a Murgon 106 119 other records that are regularly customer request can be allocated, accessed by staff. the following table is a sample of the Maidenwell 46 81 In the future, a records audit will statistics for the 2018/19 year: be performed to locate hard copy documents in all oCouncil sites that can be entered into the Records CUSTOMER REQUESTS Facility.

TYPE 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Animals (ie Nuisance/Wandering; 1,449 1,565 1,754 Registration: etc...) Water Supply (ie. service/meters; leaking 1,118 1,149 1,487 main; etc...) Roads (ie. enquiry; surface unsealed; 1,353 1,330 1,363 etc...)

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Environment and Waste

During 2018/19 Council’s Environment and Waste team continued working with the community to reduce the impact of waste on the environment, as well as landfill management, combating illegal dumping and littering and animal and pest management. CRAIG PATCH Manager Environment and Waste

Animal Management LICENSING APPLICATIONS CSIRO and other regional local governments to develop a mosquito Council received 16 new Food Business RSPCA DESEXING INITIATIVE management strategy and action plan Licence Applications, 16 Change of for the region. This is to tackle the The South Burnett Regional Council Licensee Applications, 49 Commercial public health risk of the Aedes aegypti has continued to partner with the Temporary Food Applications, 44 Non- or ‘dengue mosquito’ that has been RSPCA to encourage cat and dog Profit Temporary Food Applications found in a number of towns in the owners to desex their animals via, and 18 Private Water Sample Wide Bay Burnett Region, including the ‘Operation Wanted’. Operation Applications. South Burnett’s Wondai and Murgon Wanted commenced in June 2018 and townships. continued until 31 August 2018. During Public and Environmental the campaign dog and cat owners The goal of the Wide Bay region were able to obtain up to a 20% Health strategy is to implement an eradication discount for desexing of their animals. There was a total of 113 Public Health plan for this particular mosquito. Council sees good outcomes from this customer requests received and National statistics provided by project and will therefore most likely 149 Environmental Health requests Queensland Health have shown continue its support of this program in submitted to Council for the 2018/19 that there has been an increase of the next financial year. Financial Year. imported cases of mosquito borne diseases in travellers returning ANIMAL HOUSING TENDER MOSQUITO CONTROL to Australia. Therefore, it is very important that this mosquito be During 2018/19 Council tendered for The South Burnett Regional Council controlled in the Wide Bay Region Animal Housing Services for the South continued to work locally as well as to prevent local transmission of any Burnett Region. Council received regionally on mosquito control. Council overseas acquired diseases. some very strong applications from is a participant in the Wide Bay Burnett interested parties. The successful Regional Organisation of Council’s The regional action plan will focus on contractor was the RSPCA, who will be (WBBROC) Mosquito Borne Disease education, house to house surveys and providing animal impound, housing Management Sub Group. working with residents and businesses and management services for the next to reduce the mosquito breeding five years. The WBBROC Mosquito Group have habitat and mosquito numbers. For been working collaboratively with high risk premises additional actions Local Laws Permits and the Queensland Public Health Units, may need to be implemented. Licencing LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Council received 51 Footpath Permit applications, 575 Properties issued with Compliance Notices for Overgrown Allotments, 40 Abandoned Vehicle requests, six Illegal Parking Vehicle requests and 112 General Local Law Enquiries.

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT There were 1,402 Animal Management related requests submitted to Council in 2018/19, of these 140 were animal attack related. There was 507 Animals Impounded, 19 Excess Animal Applications and 24 Regulated Dog Applications.

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Year as well as study tours, discussion presented at the Environmental Health Waste and Landfills papers and interest in this technology Australia Darling Downs/South West as a waste management solution for Regional Conferences on 9 November CAPPING CLOSED LEGACY Queensland and Australia. 2018 and 12 April 2019. Presentation LANDFILLS topics included: Council’s Enforceable Council’s Waste Services section Undertaking and dealing with Councils During 2018/19 Council continued to continues to monitor developments Legacy Landfills. progress capping of its various old in this area with a view to informing closed Legacy Landfill sites, with a Council’s future waste decisions to GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY STUDENT particular focus on the Malar, Booie ensure that should this technology FIELD TRIP and Burrandowan Road sites. become economically and practically available to a Council the size of The South Burnett Regional Council WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACT the South Burnett that Council is again hosted Final Year Environmental Health Students from the Griffith Council’s waste collection contractor positioned to be able to benefit. University on their 2019 Field Trip to continued to provide good service Council presently holds a cautious, regional Queensland. This field trip in accordance with the current but open view to this new emerging helps provide students exposure waste collection contract. The waste technology. to environmental health issues in a collection contractor continued to GETTING READY FOR STATE rural and regional remote area and meet all of the Key Performance gives students an insight into rural Indicators outlined in the waste WASTE LEVY and regional lifestyle. Council sees collection contract. There were 764,034 Due to the State Government’s providing such opportunities for the waste collection services provided in requirements that all landfills receiving development of future environmental the 2018/2019 Financial Year. waste for disposal must be supervised health practitioners as valuable not because of the introduction of their only potentially to this Council, but also MULCHING OF GREEN WASTE Waste Levy, Council released a to the greater local government sector. Council continued to receive Green supervision tender for the Wondai and Waste at the Kingaroy and Nanango Murgon Waste Facilities during the waste facilities, which was then 2018/19 financial year. CHALLENGES subsequently mulched to produce A number of operational changes green waste mulch. This green waste were made, most notably the hours of • Maintaining a sufficient number mulch was provided free of charge to operation. Council had endeavoured of skills and experienced staff to the public. to consult extensively with the Wondai be able to maintain appropriate and Murgon communities with regards levels of service. WASTE STRATEGY: to options for operational hours. • Getting ready to implement the Council continued to develop its long Council’s preference was to have the State Government’s State Waste term waste management strategy with facilities open every day. However, Levy, which was to commence on the development of a future waste no funding for supervision of these 1 July 2019. disposal options paper. This process sites was forthcoming from the State assisted Council in formulating waste and therefore Council had to make a • Managing the high number disposal decisions for the community decision to rationalise the available of customer requests for the for the medium to long term. opening hours for both sites, in order Environment and Waste Section. to minimise costs to the rate payer. WASTE TO ENERGY: Council implemented the hours The Local Government Association of operation that had the greatest Queensland (LGAQ) has been community support, which had been very active in helping to facilitate identified as a result of the community conversations about waste to energy, consultation process. or energy from waste depending on WORK EXPERIENCE AND your particular view point. PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE There has been a number of waste The South Burnett Regional Council’s forums during the 2018/2019 Financial Environment and Waste Section staff

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Natural Resource Management and Parks Council’s Natural Resource Management team facilitates vegetation management, threatened species, roadside burning and clearing and stock route management in our region. Here are some highlights from the past year. GREG GRIFFITHS Manager Natural Resource Management and Parks

Pest Management WEED TREATMENT Pest Management contractors treated a total of 455 hectares of environmental and restricted weeds on roads and reserves across the region this year, which is the equivalent of 1,119 km of dual roadway from Kingaroy to Emerald. Authorised officers inspected a total of 154 properties for restricted weeds and provided 64 landholders with information about their impacts, control options and biosecurity obligation. Trailer mounted quick spray units, splatter guns and tree spears were borrowed by 64 landholders to treat weeds such as Lantana, Groundsel, Mother of Millions, Tree Pear, Giant Rats Tail Grass and Parthenium. This service enabled landholders to carry out 1,178 hours of additional weed control and coordinate treatment efforts between Council land and private property.

PEST ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Three coordinated baiting programs were held in September 2018, March 2019 and May 2019 to assist landholders to manage the impacts of wild dogs and feral pigs. Councils pest animal officer distributed baiting products to 188 landholders across the region. Council received 446 scalps through the wild dog bounty program. Council’s pest animal officer released rabbits infected with the RDHV calici virus to reduce rabbit populations at Nanango, Coolabunia, Wooroolin, Kingaroy, Goodger, Corndale and Taabinga.

Livestock Services COOLABUNIA SALEYARDS A total of 8,861 head of cattle were sold at the Coolabunia Saleyards this year. Saleyard Officers performed 9,457 tick inspections and dipped 11,672 cattle. The Saleyards were extensively damaged by a severe hail storm in October 2018. As a result over $110k worth of repairs and upgrades were carried out. In June 2019, Council resolved to call for tenders for the purchase of the Coolabunia Saleyards and Dip facility.

WANDERING ANIMALS Council’s Stock Route Officer attended 105 wandering livestock callouts for wandering cattle, goats, horses, sheep and pigs.

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Rail Trails GET OUT GET ACTIVE “GET ON YOUR BIKES” Council concluded the free ten week cycling program along the Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail (28 July to 30 September 2018). Participants could bring their own bike or borrow a courtesy bike which was purchased through the grant funding. The program encouraged physical activity for women and girls and was designed for all levels of fitness. It was held in three locations (Wondai, Murgon & Kingaroy). Participants averaged about 15km per session - the biggest accomplishment was the Wondai group who managed to get from Wondai to Tingoora and back in the hour, a distance of 17km. Total distance travelled by participants for the entire program was 4,500km. Council received very positive feedback for the program and all participants found improvement, many have continued riding as a group now the program is over. Council is now looking at how best to utilise the bikes now the program has been completed. Council has received confirmation that the BRISBANE VALLEY RAIL TRAIL funding received for round three of the Aerodrome Operations The Queensland Government through Get Out Get Active Program has been NANANGO AERODROME fully acquitted and finalised. the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) funded stage 1 of Nanango Aerodrome was closed for a KILKIVAN TO KINGAROY RAIL the Blackbutt Trail Head for 1.2km period of time during 2018/19 whilst TRAIL UPGRADES to Benarkin, which is now complete. work was carried out to ensure safety Stage 2, Scott Street to Benarkin of user, with the primary concern Additional distance markers have been Station will be finished prior to being the appropriate Take Off installed to let users know how far Christmas 2019 and stage 3 Linville Distance Available (TODA). to the next town through the South back towards Moore will commence Burnett Section of the trail e.g. M in the new year. Earth works are now Following an obstacle limitation (Murgon) 7.6km complete. surface desktop study, Council

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Sport and Recreation SOUTH BURNETT SPORT AND RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN Draft 5.1 of the South Burnett Sport and Recreation Infrastructure and Strategic Plan was presented and approved for release at Council’s General Meeting held on Wednesday, 10 October 2018. The draft plan was released for public consultation with hard copies available for viewing at the local libraries or accessible via Council’s website. Feedback had to be submitted to Council in writing by 5pm Wednesday, 7 November 2018. Eleven submissions were received and considered by Council. The South Burnett Sport and Recreation Infrastructure and Strategic Plan was presented to Council and adopted on Wednesday, 12 December 2018.

TOURIST DAMS OCCUPANCY FIGURES LENGTH VENUE OCCUPANTS OF STAY engaged Jasko in November 2018 to Australia) and the South Burnett undertake a risk assessment of the Regional Council’s website; and Nanango Aerodrome prior to re- 5. prepare and release appropriate Bjelke- opening. 9,530 3.20 days media releases in relation to the Petersen The Risk Assessment Report was runway changes. Dam presented to Council at the General Following works, the Nanango Meeting held on 20 February 2019, Boondooma Aerodrome was re-opened to the 13,316 .56 days with the following resolution passed: public on 21 February 2019. Dam To provide safe take-off and landing gradients on the Nanango Airfield KINGAROY AERODROME Runway 05/23 that Council; The Annual Technical Inspection (ATI) 1. reduce the runway length of of the Kingaroy Airport has been Nanango Airfield Runway 05/23 by undertaken with a good report card 220m to provide a runway length of for Council. The airport manual has 850m; been updated to reflect the minor changes needed following the ATI. Tree 2. relocate both thresholds to allow obstacles were minimum this time gradients to be reduced from 66% to around and will be undertaken in due a maximum of 7.1%; course. 3. reopen Nanango Airfield Runway The procurement process for the 05/23 as per the new configuration Works for Queensland (W4Q) Round as of 21 February 2019; 2 project for the replacement of the 4. publish the new distances in old WW2 hanger roof is complete and the ERSA (En Route Supplement both Council and the local soaring club are very pleased with the end product.

CEMETERIES 2018/19

BLACKBUTT BOOIE KUMBIA MEMERAMBI MURGON NANANGO PROSTON TAABINGA TINGOORA WONDAI YTD LOCATION TOTALS Burials 7 1 2 2 20 20 3 52 1 22 130

Ashes 2 0 0 1 7 2 1 8 0 6 27

Exhumations 1 1

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Planning and Land Management

The objective of the Department is to ensure that sustainable development is achieved throughout the region. This is achieved through the implementation of the SBRC Planning Scheme and includes regulating the planning, building and plumbing activities. CHRIS DU PLESSIS Manager Planning and Land Management

ouncil adopted the South Burnett Local Government conditions about infrastructure during development Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) under the provisions of the applications and to apply infrastructure charges. CPlanning Act 2016 triggering administrative amendment Infrastructure charges will ensure new developments to the South Burnett Regional Council Planning Scheme. To contribute toward essential trunk infrastructure. enable Council to calculate infrastructure charges a new Infrastructure Charges are included on an Infrastructure Infrastructure Charge Resolution was adopted that is based Charges Notice for a development if a development on recovering the cost of providing trunk infrastructure to approval is received. The types of development that may new developments in the region. trigger Infrastructure Charges include Material Change of The LGIP provides information pertaining to likely Use (MCU), Reconfiguring a Lot (RaL) and certain Building infrastructure required to service future development within Work. Infrastructure Charges must be paid prior to a Priority Infrastructure Area, and will help Council plan for commencement of the use (in the case for MCU) or prior to the delivery of infrastructure to our region. Council’s LGIP Council endorsing a survey plan for RaL. forms the basis to identify trunk infrastructure, impose

GENERAL COMMENT The Planning and Environment Court granted approval to the proposed construction of a 130ha solar farm on Demonstrating the retail confidence in the region’s the outskirts of Kingaroy. Terrain Solar lodged a notice of economy, multi-national brand Bunnings opened the $17 appeal in the court last November against South Burnett million Bunnings Warehouse in Kingaroy in late May 2019. Regional Council’s decision to reject its Development More than 65 residents are employed by the store. Application. After discussions between the parties, Terrain Liberty Oil, completed construction of a new service station Solar proposed to make slight changes to its development in Youngman Street Kingaroy during late October 2018. The application. They included revised vegetation screening, service station provides 24hr service for motor vehicles and changes to the location of some fencing and a maintenance trucks. track, as well as revised landscape buffer zones.

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Above: Aerial shot of the Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant Planning & Development PLANNING APPLICATIONS 2017 2018 2019 PLUMBING APPLICATIONS Material change of use 11 15 15 The Plumbing Services team assessed a total of 156 applications Reconfiguration 12 19 27 consisting of: (subdivisions) • 9 Commercial buildings, non-sewered areas Operational work 4 8 10 • 22 commercial buildings in sewered areas Approving plan of 6 11 33 subdivision • 86 domestic buildings in non-sewered areas Exemption certificates - 1 - • 39 buildings in sewered areas Superseded planning - 2 2 NOTIFIABLE WORK INSPECTIONS scheme requests Notifiable work laws enable licensed plumbers to undertake Planning searches 59 25 42 certain work and provide a notice (Form 4) to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) rather than Throughout the year Council’s building certifier complete the permit and inspection process through Council. A continued to provide extensive advice and practical total of 513 Form 4 (Notifable Work) applications were lodged assistance to Council’s Property Section regarding with the QBCC by plumbers operating in the region. Council maintenance issues with older buildings on Council plumbing inspectors audited 28 of the sites or 5% of the work. owned properties.

BUILDING STATISTICS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Applications (Council) 188 234 252 297 196 137 Applications (Private Certifier) 315 237 238 232 182 396 Searches (Building) 312 309 379 351 270 300

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Finance Department The Finance Department deliver a range of internal support and services direct to the community including financial services, information and communication technology and property management.

LESTER SCHUMACHER General Manager Finance

BUSINESS SYSTEMS & ERDMS PLANT AND FLEET • Business Systems (TechOne) • Council Workshops • Security System Administration • Plant and Fleet Management

FINANCE PROPERTY • Accounts Payable • Land Management (Sales) • Accounts Receivable • Leases and Licences • Asset Management Building Maintenance • Budget Monitoring • Administration Buildings • Budget Preparation • Aerodrome Buildings • Cash Management • Art Gallery Facilities • Contract Compliance • Boondooma Homestead Facility • Finance Registers • Heritage Buildings • Financial Compliance • Library Facilities • Financial Planning • Museum Facilities • Financial Reporting • PCYC Facility • Insurance • Private Hospital Facility • Preferred Suppliers • Ringsfield House Facility • Pre-qualified Suppliers • Showground Facilities • Rates / Revenue • Sportground Facilities • Stores Facility Operations • Taxation • Caravan Parks • Trust Accounts • Commercial Housing

INFORMATION AND • Commercial Shops COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY • Community Housing • Computer Hardware • Depots • GIS System Administration • Halls • Internet Operating Systems • Swimming Pools • Intranet Operating Systems • Network Systems • Operating Software • Telecommunications • Technology

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Finance

Each year as part of the annual budget process Council produces a Long-Term Financial Forecast. This forecast is not only a requirement for Council to produce pursuant to the Local Government Regulation 2012 - it is an essential forward ‘financial plan’ for the organisation.

CELINA BRANCH Manager Finance

Finance Council Sustainability Ratios for the ongoing maintenance and renewal forecast period 2019/20 to 2028/29 are of Council’s assets. To put this in FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY within the tolerance limits, except the perspective at 30 June Council held Asset Sustainability Ratio in 2028/29 $894M of assets across all asset The period of the forecast is 10 years, and the Operating Surplus Ratio in classes, Roads and Drainage, Water that is, the year in review plus the 2019/20 and 2020/21. These results and Waste Water, Land and Buildings, next nine financial years. Council are slightly outside the parameters and Parks and Waste Disposal Facilities. uses this forecast to guide forward will be reviewed into forward budgets. To assist with the management of rating decisions and financing of Not only are the ratios calculated and these assets an external consultant capital projects including reviewing the disclosed with the annual budget they has been engaged to support Council bottom line. For each of the 10 year are produced quarterly as part of a in redeveloping its asset management estimates of the current financial year rolling budget review during the year. plans. That project has commenced the Net Result is a surplus however the Other indicators of financial health are and is currently due for completion in operating result is in deficit in 2019/20 produced monthly as a snapshot guide 2020. and 2020/21 and back to surplus in for the key decision makers. 2021/22 and remains in surplus for the Significant work has been undertaken Given the uncertainty of future remaining years. A strong result for the for the Road and Drainage Asset Class Government funding, Council makes Region. during the year to improve Council’s strategic sustainability decisions understanding of the asset condition, The following elements are the around the level of own source determining the future investment specific considerations of a Long Term revenue. Own source revenue is that strategy and the redevelopment of the Forecast for each year during the which Council can determine: rates asset management plan. period of the forecast: and charges and fees and charges. For • income of the local government; the financial year in review the own Council has also invested $300,000 in source revenue was estimated at 82% undertaking a condition assessment • expenditure of the local which is good result. While this is a of all Property Assets -, Land and government; desirable position, Council’s dilemma Buildings, Parks and Waste Disposal • the value of assets, liabilities and is balancing the organisation’s ongoing Facilities with a comprehensive equity of the local government; financial sustainability with the revaluation to be undertaken in the economic capacity of the region. 2019/20 financial year. This project is • consideration of its long-term funded as follows: financial forecast before planning Council undertakes rate modelling new borrowings; during each budget year to determine • State Local Government Grants future rating implications and to build and Subsidies Scheme Grant - • review its long-term financial in the costs of, and potential funding $180,000 and, forecast annually; sources for major capital projects • Own funds - $120,000. The relevant measures of financial identified in the forward works sustainability as follows are also program. Council has received funding for the Maturing the Infrastructure produced as part of the adoption of Council has an eye on maintaining Pipeline Program (MIPP) which is the budget and as described in the surplus budgets into future years to an infrastructure planning program financial management (sustainability) provide sustainability of the Region. guideline: designed to establish the condition ASSET MANAGEMENT of the current water and waste water • asset sustainability ratio; infrastructure. In conjunction with While the Local Government Regulation • net financial liabilities ratio; this program, Water and Waste Water 2012 requires local governments to are undergoing a comprehensive • operating surplus ratio. develop long term asset management revaluation in the 2019/20 financial plans these plans are an integral These ratios are an indicator of year, with the aim of producing asset part of day to day operations for the ongoing financial sustainability. All management plans based on the

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outcome of the latest information valuation where no inspection is predictive tool used to model forward gathered. This will determine the carried out during the year. capital and maintenance expenditure investment strategy required over levels. Those outputs will assist in Due to the resources required to the next 10 to 20 years for the Water making the long term financial forecast complete a comprehensive Roads & Waste Water asset classes. Rating a more robust document. and Drainage revaluation and asset strategies and full cost pricing models register rebuild combined with a will be developed to support the BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND building condition assessment and forward strategy. RECOVERY the MIPP, a desktop review of the Similar to the Road and Drainage Buildings and Water and Waste Water Work around the Business Continuity Asset Class the expected outcome of asset registers were undertaken this and Recovery Plan continued in the these projects is to improve Council’s year to determine the appropriateness 2018/19 financial year to strengthen understanding of the asset condition, of condition rating, unit rates and the organisations responses to any determining the future investment useful life assumptions as well disruption to organisational services. strategy and the redevelopment of the componentisation of assets for For example, the redundant systems asset management plan. short and long term values. All of in conjunction with the Nanango office these elements are used to estimate refurbishment, that would allow the Annual valuations are undertaken as depreciation. council to bring back up systems into follows: operations very quickly. Council is also The identification of the best fit • All assets are inspected on a three investigating cloud options available to Strategic Asset Management system year basis at least; and council with the NBN rollout improving will continue during the 2019/20 access to cloud based services. • All assets are subject to a desktop financial year. This will be the

HIGHLIGHTS Continuity Plan largely implemented. • Unqualified audit for the 2018/19 financial year with • External consultant engaged to assist Council in that audit completed during the year in review. reviewing and renewing the Asset Management Plans over three years • Debt recovery processes increased to improve cash flow and to ensure that there is equity in rate • Condition assessment of all property assets largely payments across the Region. completed. • Annual Operating and Capital Budgets adopted by • Financial reports presented to Council each month. Council within the set milestones. • Automated fleet maintenance system being • Ongoing improvements of the Business Continuity developed to assist with on time maintenance and Plan to ensure that there is no loss of data, minimal delivery of parts for Council’s fleet. staff downtime and continued customer service. • Maximum Allowable Revenue (MAR) model developed Other key assets have been improved to facilitate in conjunction with QTC to review full cost pricing staff relocation if a disaster response is required. strategy for Water and Waste Water. Key resilience activities identified in the Business

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Plant and Fleet

Council invested approximately $1.9 million in the Fleet Replacement and Renewal Program during the year to maintain a fit for purpose fleet of plant and equipment to support our on ground service delivery.

REPLACEMENT

Routine Quantity Sedan 1 Stores Van 1 Work Ute 15 Ride on Mower 6 Trailer Mower 2 Tractor 1 Paveliner Truck 1 Light Truck 3 Heavy Truck 1 Motor Grader 1 Multi Tyre Roller 1 NEW FLEET ITEMS PURCHASED AS FIT FOR PURPOSE

Routine Quantity B Double Water Tank 1 Trailer

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Information and Communication Technology Information Technology have unveiled some exciting projects for the year 2018/19.

ANTHONY BILLS Manager ICT

he modern world’s data accumulation appetite is ever increasing. The demand to have large volumes of data Treadily accessible is a core component of everyday business. Council has accommodated this growth curve and grown accordingly. Storage requirements are consistently increasing and the SBRC’s rate of growth is doubling in size each financial year. Council has taken the opportunity to upgrade to a NetApp storage array allowing for further capacity expansion capabilities and automating its data replication to council disaster recovery centre With the constant evolution of cloud based technologies becoming more economical, council efforts are being pointed SERVERS towards cloud based storage solutions. Council intends to embrace these technologies and gain greater efficiencies 2012 - 26 servers / 2019 - 67 Servers across its business processes. In 2008 Council moved into the cloud computing era with The rollout of NBN across the region has enabled council the an on-premise cloud storage and hardware virtualisation opportunity to increase its bandwidth capacity. Council have solution that had a whopping 3TB of total storage. This now acquired a fibre optic connection which improves the storage included a data storage of approx. 400GB and 26 speed of the data transferred. virtual servers. As time has progressed so has the storage and computing requirement. In 2012 the original storage This connection permits a further increase to capacity as solution was replaced with a 8.66TB storage array, this was demands rise without the need of additional equipment gradually increased to 21.4TB total storage over the next or the associated cabling infrastructure. Securing a robust six years to consist of a controller and two shelves. connection with built in a (SAG) Solution Availability Guarantees prepares council for transitions to cloud services. By 2018 the original controller had reached the end of its useful life and was replaced with the current storage STORAGE STATISTICS controller. The newer shelves were repurposed and added Storage requirements are consistently increasing with to the new controller to deliver 52TB of total storage at a Council’s rate of growth close to doubling each financial year far lower price than all new equipment. This new storage (refer table below). array contains 67 virtual servers as well as a number of data storage, and will service councils storages needs for • 2009 – Total storage 3TB - G Drive was 400GB several years to come. • 2012 - Replaced with Netapp 8.66TB total storage The backup requirement has also increased from approx. • 2016 – Increased to 21.4TB Total storage 200GB per backup to in excess of 5TB of data per backup. • 2018 – Increased to 52TB total storage - G drive 3TB NBN ROLLOUT The roll out of the NBN has enabled council the opportunity to increase its bandwidth capacity. Moving from 10/10 mb unlimited data allowance, business grade bonded copper 1:1 contention to TC2 100/100 mb unlimited 1:1 contention upgradable to 1000/1000 (Mbps) at the highest tier. TC2 is an enterprise-grade traffic class used for delivering high speed symmetrical internet and layer 2 or layer 3 WAN services. It has a guaranteed 1:1 contention ratio, and high level guarantees on frame delay, Jitter and frame loss. TC2 is really designed to service larger organisations that rely on their internet and WAN services for voice, video, terminal services and other delay- sensitive applications where a stable internet service is vital.

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Property

During 2018 /19, Council’s Property branch carried out a range of grant projects.

LEANNE PETERSEN Manager Property

2017-19 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT carry out the works that consisted of • Kingaroy Swimming Pool: GRANTS AND SUBSIDES PROGRAM replacement of rafters and re sheeting installation of a new hydraulic (LGGSP) the roof. chair lift to assist with community needs. Building Asset Condition Assessment This infrastructure will be utilised by the rural community to host • Nanango Swimming Pool: new Council engaged consultants to carry community events, meetings, heat blankets were installed out a condition assessment of 120 information sessions, forums and in order to create efficiency by buildings and complex assets to rate other activities such as hosting rural minimising water and chlorine the asset components and estimated agricultural shows and horse racing losses. useful life. This information will be events. applied to develop short and long-term • Wondai Swimming Pool: new replacement, renewal plans, insurable The upgrade of Maidenwell’s toilet equipment shed was installed to asset listing, and maintenance septic system and power upgrade store and protect equipment from scheduling and financial planning. was beneficial to the community and the elements. Council’s needs for larger events. COMMUNITY DROUGHT PROJECTS • Wondai Dingo Statues: these These improvements to these facilities dingos were recreated by an The Commonwealth of Australia will see an increase in tourism and an artist due to the originals being represented by the Department of increased trade in local businesses. vandalised and unable to be Industry, Innovation and Science – repaired; these dingos are a Round 2 (Building Improvements Community Drought Projects: significant icon to the Wondai Program) township. Round 1 (Rural Community This project implemented the upgrade Infrastructure Upgrades) • Nanango Appin Street Aged of seven community infrastructure Care Units: external painting was This project consisted of upgrades to facilities: carried out to maintain a highly three of our community infrastructure used aged care facility. This facility facilities; Wondai Showground • Murgon SES Building: upgrades is very important to our elders grandstand and Maidenwell and replacements to the toilet and within the community as they do Sportsground toilet and power shower were carried out in order not have to relocate from their upgrades. to create clean and compliant amenities for the SES volunteers. loved ones and can continue to live Council engaged local contractors to in a safe rural community.

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2017-19 WORKS FOR • Wondai Administration Complex domestic vinyl to the kitchen, QUEENSLAND (W4Q) ROUND Refurbishment: The upgrades to dining, bathroom, lounge, 2 – DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL the building composed of painting sunroom and two side rooms GOVERNMENT, RACING & the roof, internal walls, ceilings, along with carpet to the bedroom MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS and internal renovations along in the caretaker’s cottage. The with installation of a disabled administration building was fitted Council progressed the following toilet, a new counter and floor with commercial vinyl to office projects funded through the 2017-19 coverings into the office/library areas. External painting was Works for Queensland Program: centre. carried out on the caretaker’s house and the administration • Kingaroy Town Hall Precinct: • Wondai Swimming Pool: office, while the heritage listed forecourt upgrades were carried installation of a new chair lift was stone building was restored by out with the external lighting installed to assist the community using local materials. and a fresh coat of paint along and reroofing to the amenity with oiling to the external facia. blocks was carried out in order COUNCIL PROPERTIES By maintaining this facility, it to assist with maintenance and allows the community to continue repairs. Council holds a diverse mix of to hold its annual events with occupancy agreements with beautification and pride. • Nanango Swimming Pool: general individuals and groups for Council repairs were carried out, some of owned or managed properties. A • Kingaroy Town Hall: internal these included new tactiles to the lease or licence agreement with upgrades with the installation entry of the pool, installation of of new stage lights and stage Council to occupy a property benefits a chair lift to assist those in need both parties by setting out terms curtain has created an uplifting and the supply and installation entertaining atmosphere for and conditions, and responsibilities of new starting platforms along of each party. An agreement with various annual community with general maintenance through functions. Council provides community groups wear and tear. and sports clubs with a level of • Kingaroy Depot: replacement • Ringsfield House: External certainty for the ongoing occupation and upgrading of LED lights, these painting and replacement of the of a property, and demonstrates a were installed by a local electrician; Coach House roof were carried commitment by both Council and the this will be more beneficial due to out. Internal works consisted of club or community group to ongoing energy efficiency. Heavy-duty vinyl laid throughout management, supports future growth and grant funding applications. • Kingaroy Visitor Information the café and hallway. External Centre: re sheeting of the roof and work to Ringsfield House consisted Lease activities for the year replacement of air conditioning of a laundry slab; repoint the top include four new leases/licences to was carried out due to prior of the front chimney along with a community groups and ongoing lease ongoing maintenance. rebuild to the back chimney. This management including exiting lease maintenance has improved the renewals, requests for approvals to • Kingaroy O’Neil Square: new condition and outlook on one of carry out works on leased premises, guttering was installed to cope our local heritage buildings. letters of support for grant funding with the drainage concerns over opportunities and general enquiries. the stage area. • Boondooma Homestead: Supply and installation of a heavy-duty

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Infrastructure Department Delivering and maintaining critical infrastructure and services supporting the current and future needs of the South Burnett.

AARON MEEHAN General Manager Infrastructure

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT • General Manager’s Office • Strategy and Support • Quality Assurance • Disaster Management • State Emergency Services

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING • Asset Management • Infrastructure Planning • Infrastructure Design • Traffic Management • Soil Laboratory

WORKS • Roads • Bridges • Cycle ways • Drainage • Flood Mitigation • Footpaths • Streetscapes • Traffic Facilities

WATER AND WASTEWATER • Bulk Water Storage and Supply • Bulk Water Treatment • Water Service Delivery • Waste Water Service Delivery • Waste Water Treatment

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Top: Siefert Street, Crawford, Crawford State School, Construct Footpath (TIDS) Bottom: Memerambi Barkers Creek Road, Memerambi, Road Upgade (TIDS)

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Works

The Works branch, within the Infrastructure department, is responsible for the management of capital and maintenance work for all Council’s transport assets - sealed and unsealed, bridges, car parks, drainage and footpaths. KEVIN SEARLE Manager Works

orks have skilled staff CONSTRUCTION working across such fields as administration, technical Council receives a significant amount W of funding from the federal and state support, supervision, plant operation and general labouring. Government through external funding programs including: Road construction and maintenance continues to be a high priority for • Roads to Recovery (RTR) Council with a total expenditure of • Traffic Infrastructure Development $22.061M for the financial year with Scheme (TIDS) a budgeted investment in roads and associated infrastructure of: • Works for Queensland (W4Q) • Maintenance – Road Maintenance • Drought Communities Funding $6.750M Additional capital works projects are • Construction – Roads, drainage, funded through Council’s own revenue. footpaths and bridges $13.366M Roads, drainage, construction, and rehabilitation works commenced or completed during the year included: WORKS FOR QUEENSLAND (W4Q)

Projects Description Above: Haly Street, Kingaroy - Footpath (W4Q) Parker Road, Ellesmere Drainage Works Mant Street, Kingaroy Drainage Works Williams Road, Benarkin Drainage Works Ironpot Road Drainage Works Mustons Road, Haly Creek Drainage Works Premier Drive, Kingaroy Drainage Works Boonenne Road, Goodger Drainage Works Coverty Road, Ballogie Drainage Works TH Burns Road, Coverty Drainage Works Alice Creek Road Gravel Resheeting Wesslings Road, Murgon Gravel Resheeting Bullcamp Road, Bullcamp Gravel Resheeting Bullcamp Runnymede Road Gravel Resheeting Dangore Mountains Road Gravel Resheeting Farrers Road Gravel Resheeting Maidenwell Upper Yarraman Gravel Resheeting Redvale Road, Booie Gravel Resheeting Weens Road, Kingaroy Gravel Resheeting

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WORKS FOR QUEENSLAND (W4Q) Continued...

Projects Description Haly Street, Kingaroy Construction of new Footpath Home Street, Nanango Construction of new Footpath Haly Street, Wondai Construction of new Footpath Murgon Footpath Construction of new Footpath Kawl Kawl Road, Keysland Gravel Resheeting Memerambi Barkers Creek Road Gravel Resheeting Saddle Tree Creek Road Gravel Resheeting Darley Crossing Road Gravel Resheeting

Top image: Niagara Road, Niagara - TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Reconstruction (Other Works) DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (TIDS) Projects Description Memerambi Barkers Creek Road, Road Upgrade Memerambi Fitzroy Street, Kingaroy (St Marys Footpath Construction Catholic College) Siefert Street, Crawford (Crawford Footpath Construction State School) Haly Street, Kingaroy Footpath Construction TIDS Reseals Reseal Various Roads in the Region Byee Road, Byee Widening Alford Street, Kingaroy (Kingaroy Concrete Pathway State School)

ROADS TO RECOVERY (RTR)

Projects Description Jorgensens Road, Greenview Gravel Resheeting Weeks Road, Goodger Gravel Resheeting Shellytop Road, Durong Gravel Resheeting Haly Creek Road, Haly Creek Shoulder Resheeting

Below: Booneene Road, Goodger - Logan Street, Kingaroy Reconstruction & Bitumen Seal Drainage Works (W4Q) Booie Road, Booie Gravel Resheeting Wattlecamp Road, Wattlecamp Reconstruction & Bitumen Seal Brooklands Pimpimbudgee Road, Reseal Maidenwell Baynes Street, Wondai Reseal

DROUGHT COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME (DCP)

Projects Description Jacksons Road, Durong Gravel Resheeting Woltmanns Road, Durong Gravel Resheet, Medium Formation Grade, Clearing Pains Road, Durong Gravel Resheeting, Medium Formation Grade Meiers Road, Durong Gravel Resheeting Nukku Road, Blackbutt Gravel Resheeting

OTHER WORKS

Projects Description Niagara Road, Niagara Reconstruction

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BITUMEN RESEAL PROJECTS

Project/Location Project/Location Project/Location Project/Location Fryar St East, Murgon Olive Gr, Kingaroy Birdie St, Nanango Wills St West, Nanango Stephens St East, Murgon First Ave, Kingaroy Eagle St, Nanango Normanby St, Nanango Thorn St, Murgon Belle St, Kingaroy Player St, Nanango Appin St East, Nanango Cooper St, Murgon Burnett St, Kingaroy Bunker Ave, Nanango Cairns St, Nanango Douglas St North, Murgon Mant St, Kingaroy Frangipani Dr, Kingaroy Downing St, Nanango Douglas St, Murgon William St, Kingaroy Fisher St, Kingaroy Weeronga Pl, Nanango Harm St, Murgon Kingaroy St, Kingaroy Moore St, Kingaroy Appin St West, Nanango Palmer St East, Murgon Rivewr Rd, Kingaroy Graham St, Kingaroy Matilda Court, Nanango Perkins St, Mergon Knight St, Kingaroy Dell Crt, Kingaroy Old Rifle Range, Nanango Taylor St East, Murgon Florence St, Kingaroy Kent St, Kingaroy Club Court, Nanango Pearson St, Murgon Mount Wooroolin Access Power St, Kingaroy Hicken Way, Nanango Rd, Kingaroy Krebs St, Murgon Mount Wooroolin Rd, Doonkuna St, Kingaroy Hawthorne St, Nanango Kingaroy Ashton St, Murgon River Rd (BGA), Kingaroy Reservoir St, Kingaroy Keogh Crt, Nanango Mclucas St, Murgon River Rd, Kingaroy Carrol St, Kingaroy Lee Crt, Nanango Pearen St, Murgon Princess Crt, Kingaroy Adermann St, Kingaroy Scott St, Nanango Watt St, Murgon Bella Vista Ave, Kingaroy Patrick St, Kingaroy Brooklands Pimpimbudgee Rd, Maidenwell Davidson St, Murgon Sorensen St, Kingaroy Smith St, Kingaroy Lord St, Brooklands Hanley Ln, Murgon Buckingham St, Kingaroy Candello Cl, Kingaroy Trace St, Brooklands Thompson St, Murgon Majestic Crt, Kingaroy Neville Pl, Kingaroy Markwell St, Brooklands Rose St, Murgon Tivoli Dr, Kingaroy Vernor Pl, Kingaroy Glencliffe Rd, Kumbia Black St, Murgon James St, Kingaroy Nolan Dr, Kingaroy Francis St, Kumbia Bunya Dr, Kingaroy Savoy Crt, Kingaroy Lister Crt, Kingaroy Short St, Kumbia Gumtree Dr, Kingaroy Campbell St, Kingaroy Glendon St, Kingaroy Roberts St, Kumbia Hazlemont Tce, Kingaroy Ivy St, Kingaroy Railway Tce, Kingaroy Gordon St, Kumbia Jensen Tce, Kingaroy Henry St, Kingaroy Booth St, Kingaroy Bickerton St, Kumbia Poinciana Ave, Kingaroy Clark Cl, Kingaroy Markwell St (West of Bunya Koehler St, Kumbia Hwy), Kingaroy Ferris Rd, Murgon Grant Ave, Kingaroy Nelson St, Proston Collier St, Kumbia Rewald St, Murgon Hansen Crt, Kingaroy Markwell St (East of First Janetzski St, Kumbia Ave), Kingaroy Jordan St, Murgon Matthew St, Kingaroy Pring St, Wondai Collins St, Proston Stephen St West, Murgon Tarong Dr, Kingaroy Haly St, Wondai Drake St, Proston Coral St, Kingaroy Melissa Ave, Kingaroy Baynes St, Wondai Beresford St, Proston Fitzroy St, Kingaroy Hilltop Crt, Kingaroy South St, Wondai Collingwood St, Proston Jarrah St, Kingaroy Gwalia Crt, Kingaroy Lankowskis Rd, Taabinga Blake St, Proston Logan St, Kingaroy Jacaranda Ave, Kingaroy Cairns Rd, Goodger Hood St, Proston Thorn St, Kingaroy Avocado Cres, Kingaroy Weeks Rd, Goodger Rixon St, Kingaroy Cowie Dr, Kingaroy Hunter St, Nanango Below: Memerambi Barkers West St, Kingaroy Fairway Dr, Nanango Booral Crt, Nanango Creek Road, Memerambi, Road Upgade (TIDS)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS (DTMR)

Projects Description Main Roads Reseal Preparations and Maintenance Various state controlled roads Maidenwell Bunya Mountains Road Gravel resheeting Byee Road, Byee Widen and overlay D’Aguilar Highway – Rogers Drive and Industrial Avenue Construction of new roundabout

Council continues to deliver its Routine Maintenance Performance Contract (RMPC) to Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR). This year’s contract totalled $2,168,965.44. inclusive of reseal preparation and gravel resheeting. Council completed 100% of this year’s contract.

Clockwise from top left: D’Aguilar Highway – Rogers Drive and Industrial Avenue, Construction of a new roundabout (DTMR); Byee Road, Byee, Widen and overlay (DTMR); Siefert Street, Crawford, Crawford State School, Construct Footpath (TIDS); Logan Street, Kingaroy, Reconstruction and Bitumen Seal (RTR); Shellytop Road, Durong, Gravel Resheeting (RTR); Jacksons Road, Durong, Gravel Resheeting (DCP)

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once year through either resheeting, heavy formation grade or patrol grading. Implementation – Getting the Basics Right... Whilst road reheating isn’t considered “fashionable” infrastructure building, its critical to get the basics right at the planning stage or you could watch hundreds of thousands of dollars wash away in the first storm. Council implemented a new preconstruction phase with full scoping of works developed for its resheeting package which included everything from road geometry standards and review, drainage works, material selection and development of construction hold points. This fresh approach ensures South Burnett Regional Council is maximising the that supervisors are given proper return on investment guidance on pre-works required before they commence and also n response to growing community complaints regarding the condition of its maximises cost control and accuracy unsealed road network, South Burnett Regional Council set out with a new asset once construction is under way. strategy to address the key elements of the asset lifecycle and maximise its I With full control of the performance return on investment. of its unsealed maintenance program, As with all asset management systems, Setting a new strategy... Council now budgets for a minimum rubbish in equals rubbish out, and the By presenting data in its GIS, Council number of kilometres per year of first major step was to validate the was able to develop a new strategic heavy formation grading and patrol actual condition of the network. South asset management approach to its grading with a water cart. This new Burnett Regional Council invested in unsealed network renewals and approach sets a minimum service the new affordable technology from maintenance to support a sound standard and allows the heavy Shepherd, the Road Asset Condition investment strategy. Council’s new formation program to target roads Assessment System, commonly known approach would involve increasing its that have gravel and are able to be to the public works industry as RACAS. resheeting program substantially over restored to remove significant defects RACAS is a camera mounted system the next 3 years to increase gravel and ensure that drainage functions easily fitted to a Council vehicle which coverage and introduce a new two effectively. Council introduced a new video records the road condition and tier maintenance program. A number patrol grading program across 3 zones, also takes a GPS encoded photo every of asset management models were essentially allowing cyclic maintenance 10 metres. The RACAS unit was used created to ensure that a balanced to take place but also creating to not only capture condition data and program would be created for long flexibility to concentrate resources to network roughness, but it was also term sustainability which would an area quickly in the event of adverse used to create a new GIS map through result in a significant reduction in the weather damage to unsealed surfaces. the GPS technology to completely asset backlog as well as maintenance The maintenance program allows rebuild the road register. This data service levels that not only continued for regular programming at least 3 allowed Council officers to present to protect the network, but gave the months in advance which is available information in live sequence and community a service level that it could to the public on Council’s website at all display condition data to understand clearly see and rely upon. Council’s times. This approach has significantly the condition of the road network new maintenance program would reduced customer complaints through as well as simplify and program involve a service level that every proactive maintenance and the maintenance. formed road would be graded at least quarterly grading programs allow Council officers to easily respond with accurate information of when works are likely to occur.

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Infrastructure Planning

Infrastructure Planning is responsible for the management of capital and maintenance work for all Council’s transport assets - sealed and unsealed, bridges, car parks, drainage and footpaths. JAMES D’ARCY Manager Infrastructure Planning

Project Highlights 2018/19 requirements, whilst improving the and reduce in length (down to 25m), workplace health and safety measures prior to traveling on SBRC’s road GORDONBROOK SODA ASH involved with manual lifting of the network. DOSING SYSTEM UPGRADE Soda Ash bags above chest height. The existing decoupling area was Gordonbrook Water Treatment The Infrastructure Design Team, located next to a disused council cattle Plant capacity is 9.25 ML/day based along with assistance from external dip that reduced the ‘useable area’ on a 20hr run time of 135L/s. The consultants, Aquatec Maxcon, from 4,500m2 to 3000m2. bottleneck plant requires operational designed, delivered and commissioned The South Burnett Regional Council batching of sodium carbonate (Soda a larger external batching unit to the rehabilitated this area with the use of Ash) to raise the pH of the water Gordonbrook WTP. The new batching $100,000.00 from drought-affected from acidic to neutral. This batching unit includes a 25,000L tank, external communities funding, as well as process is required at least daily, mixer, soda ash conveyor belt feed, a $70,000.00 Council contribution and sometimes twice a day based chemical bonding, upgraded pipework (CAPEX). on demand. This meant that plant and SCADA feeds. operators needed to spend time on The project involved a rip and tyne of The project cost $270,000.00 (CAPEX) the weekends batching Soda Ash. the existing bitumen surface, as well as to construct, and has increased the an additional 150mm of gravel to top The current storage volume of batched volume of ‘on-hand’ soda ash solution up the existing pavement to current soda ash solution is 5,000L, which is by 500%. This means that Soda Ash design standards. Full removal of the injected into the process water system can be batched into the system every existing cattle yards and dip, as well as via SCADA control systems when 4-5 days, rather than daily, or twice level one earthworks supervision. required. daily. This has reduced the need for operator callout to the plant, as well The new graded surface will improve Currently, the plant operators at the as improved WHS standards, with the stormwater surface flows, as well as Gordonbrook Water Treatment Plant heavy lifting now done by a conveyor, provide a larger area for trucks to (WTP) manually lift 20kg bags of Soda rather than by hand. safely decouple. Ash (up to 14 bags at a time) into a 5,000L tank, which the system then DURONG DECOUPLING FACILITY Council is currently in negotiations mixes to minimise fallout of the Soda with fuel supply companies to facilitate Ash as it becomes soluble with the The Durong Decoupling Facility is the installation of Diesel and Adblue batching water. located at the corner of Mundubbera fuel cells to the site, whilst maintaining - Durong Road & Chinchilla-Wondai a council maintained decoupling area. The Water and Waste Water Road. It is the region’s only decoupling Department of the South Burnett facility that accepts Type 1 road trains This project received grant funding from Regional Council has acknowledged (34.5m), and allows them to unhitch, the Australian Government. that this bottleneck needed to be fixed. This will decrease operator Images from left: Gordonbrook Soda Ash Dosing System; Durong Decoupling Facility

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BRISBANE STREET, NANANGO The Infrastructure Design Team is currently undertaking design works to rehabilitate 230m of Brisbane Street, Nanango, between Drayton Street and Hospital Terrace. The works include kerbing, resurfacing, upgraded access driveways, new open channels, as well as upgraded culvert crossings. This project has had Council and Councillor interest since the 2011 floods, where access to Brisbane Street was cut by floodwaters, which closed access to and from the hospital. By upgrading the drainage structures to cope with heavy downpours and minor riverine flooding, Council can ensure that access is maintained to the northern properties, as well as the hospital. Design works are still ongoing, and construction will be tendered in late 2019 to external contractors. The value of works is estimated at $400,000.

MATERIALS LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM South Burnett Regional Council’s Materials Laboratory The Infrastructure Department maintains a Quality maintains a NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities, Management System (QMS) which is compliant to the Australia) accreditation. The NATA accreditation is an Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 9001:2015 Quality endorsement that the testing work carried out by the Materials Management Systems. The scope of this certification Laboratory are in accordance with appropriate standards, is for the Design, Construction and Maintenance of the and that the laboratory has been assessed against best South Burnett road network. international practice. During the 2018/19 financial year, a As part of this certification, an audit is undertaken reassessment of the facility’s compliance with the requirements by an external agency every six months to verify of the accreditation was undertaken by NATA. The outcome compliance to the standard. In accordance with the of the reassessment is that the NATA accreditation for the 3-Year Audit Plan, three audits were conducted by Materials Laboratory has been continued. Compliance Australia Certification Services during the The laboratory’s primary focus is to provide a quality service to 2018/19 financial year. These audits consist of sampling its internal and external clients. the activities related to the standard within the Infrastructure department and the services provided In addition to undertaking testing for Council, the Materials by the other departments in Council. The audit reports Laboratory provided services to a number of private clients recommended for the continuation of the AS/NZS ISO including: 9001:2015 certification for South Burnett Regional • Downer Group Council – Infrastructure Services. • Stanwell • WHF Group (Soil testing for Kingaroy IGA extension) ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL DESIGN CONDUCTED • Civil and Allied Technical Construction Activity Number • Newlands Construction Traffic Counts Completed 110 • Pentacon (Concrete testing for Lamb street, Murgon footpaths) Project Planning Investigations 24 • RoadTek Bundaberg Detailed Designs Completed or 27 Ongoing by Internal Designers • A number of Local Quarries (Quality testing on materials) Detailed Designs Completed or 7 The Laboratory carried out around 4,000 tests in total. Ongoing by External Consultants Approximately 60% of the total work that was undertaken by Speed Review 10 the Materials Laboratory was for private clients.

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Water & Wastewater

The Water and Wastewater branch of the Infrastructure department are responsible for the management of 17 Water and Wastewater Plants with an Operational and

Maintenance budget of $15.4M. TIM LOW Manager Water and Wastewater

ignificant investment into the WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS region’s water and wastewater Snetworks has continued during Town Location Type Reason the 2018/19 reporting period. Blackbutt Hart St (Thomas to Asbestos pipe Replaced due to Water and Wastewater Capital Budget Elizabeth) replaced with MPVC age and break of $10.5M. pipe history Some of the major projects Kingaroy Reen, Alford, King, Asbestos pipe Replaced due to undertaken have included: William Streets Water replaced with MPVC age and break Main Replacement pipe history WATER Nanango Chester, Appin, Asbestos pipe Replaced due to • Blackbutt Raw Water Pump St Brisbane, Alfred, replaced with MPVC age and break Renewal Works Streets Water Main pipe history • Gordonbrook WTP - Soda Ash Replacement Project Murgon Perkins, Watt Asbestos pipe Replaced due to • Hivesville Standpipe Streets Water Main replaced with MPVC age and break Replacement pipe history • Proston Rural Pump Station Upgrade Hivesville Middle Rd Streets Asbestos pipe Replaced due to Water Main replaced with MPVC age and break Replacement pipe history

Kumbia Rising Main Asbestos pipe Replaced due to Replacement - Stuart replaced with MPVC age and break River pipe history

Image: Hivesville Standpipe

WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES

Drinking Population Connections Volume Water Length of Water Number of Number of Fire Water Supply Served Supplied Mains Water Pump Hydrants Schemes Stations 8 18,673 9,570 2261 ML/year 390 km 18 2,162

WASTEWATER SUPPLY SCHEMES

Wastewater Connections Volume Treated Length of Sewer Number of Sewer Number of Supply Schemes Mains Pump Stations Sewer Access Chambers 6 7,247 1,119 ML/year 284 km 23 3,945

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Kingaroy’s Wastewater Treatment Plant is kicking gatekeeper of environmental health by providing safe and reliable recycled goals for the community water to our community.”

Recycling waste water is not a new growing at the irrigation farm. The WASTEWATER idea, but with advancements in waste irrigation farm was historically an he recycled water scheme water technology, the recycled water effluent waste site and this process will saw the commissioning of the process is more achievable and stable rehabilitate it to be productive land. irrigation farm to further enhance to produce. Council’s first harvest from the farm T Council’s environmental compliance was 74 tonnes of Rhodes grass and In 2016, South Burnett Regional Council forecasts receiving a significant This includes: Council upgraded to the Nereda Waste revenue stream from the ongoing farm Water Treatment system. This system • Commissioning irrigators proceeds. is the first of its kind in Australia and • Documentation development one of only four operational plants in South Burnett Regional Council’s the Southern Hemisphere. Coordinator Treatment & Quality • Test result validations Water & Wastewater, Adam Branch Not only does this system reduce • Quality monitoring said, “Council has an environmental Council’s operational costs, it obligation to reduce the volume of • Data accumulation provides a great community benefit water released, especially since we by providing Class A recycled water • Internal quality projects are part of the Great Barrier Reef to the local sporting fields and Class Catchment. Our new Waste Water Work on the farm area is set to C recycled water to be re-used on- Treatment Plant has seen a significant continue after the first harvest yielded site for growing fodder. The Class A reduction of nitrogen released to 173 hay bales. It is expected to provide water is safe and reliable, having gone surface water.” financial, and quality benefits to both through dual disinfection. the South Burnett Regional Council He added, “We see ourselves as the Mick North, the chairman of Kingaroy and the community. Sporting Clubs Combined Irrigation Association said, “We have four user groups including the cricket, rugby league and junior and senior soccer clubs and we are very fortunate to have beautiful grass coverage thanks to the recycled water from the Kingaroy Waste Water Treatment Plant. We’ve had reports from the Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club that their injury risk has reduced up to 50%.” “Regardless of the seasons we’ve got a good, consistent supply of water and lush, green grounds,” he added. The class C recycled water is piped into councils neighbouring 27.5 hectare property. This water is pumped at 17 and 27 litres per second through two pivots of different length. The water irrigates crops which are harvested into hay for animal feed. This is the final stage of the process and has seen a drastic reduction in nutrients released. Currently, Council have winter crops of oats and Rhodes grass

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Disaster Management

There was one disaster event that activated the Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) in the South Burnett during the 2018/19 financial year under theDisaster Management Act 2003 and Disaster Management Regulation 2014. Council is the lead agent in the region for the management of and recovery from a local disaster.

he Local Disaster Management including training in the Guardian, roads remained closed until personnel Group (LDMG) continued with Local Government Queensland’s could make safe and re-open. Tpreparedness and prevention Disaster Management system; functions as follows: GET READY FUNDING 2018/19 • Participated in a series of disaster • On-going review and updating of related networks, workshops and The South Burnett Local Disaster the LDMG Plan (and sub-plans); training events, including: Management Group attended three (3) of our local schools including Tingoora • On-going review and updating of • Disaster Management Conference State School, Durong South State the Local Disaster Recovery Plan; held at the Gold Coast in August School and Coolabunia State School. 2018; • Hosted quarterly LDMG Meetings The visits were an opportunity to teach were held in September and • QERMF Risk Assessment our children how to prepare and be December 2018 and March and Workshop held at Kingaroy (2 more resilient during disaster events. June 2019; days) in November 2018; It was a great opportunity to promote • LDMG Recovery sub-groups to • Local Disaster Coordination Centre South Burnett’s “Disaster Dashboard” encompassing all sections of the Training held at Kingaroy (1 day) in which has been created to provide community and include human- June 2019; residents and visitors with one point social, infrastructure, environment of truth during natural disasters. The and economic - these groups will SEVERE WEATHER EVENT South Burnett Disaster Dashboard feeds information straight from BOM, meet quarterly. A severe weather event occurred Ergon Energy, Queensland Traffic, between Nanango and Kingaroy • Participation in Get Ready Week Sunwater and links to Queensland (Coolabunia) at approximately 2018/19 including the following Fires together with updates from 12.30pm on Thursday 11 October activities: the South Burnett Local Disaster 2018. The severe weather produced Management Group. - Promotion of the Disaster 9 cm hail together with destructive Dashboard. winds and rainfall. The creation of the disaster dashboard and the school visits were funded - Attending local schools and At approximately 2.00pm the Local from “Get Ready Queensland Grant teaching/informing students Disaster Management Group were Program”. of tips/dashboard/awareness activated to manage and coordinate surrounding flooding/storms/ a response to the severe weather cell. STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES fires/earthquakes. Personnel were on site assisting at the (SES) STATISTICS incident including QFES, QPS, QAS, SES, - Disaster Dashboard video played Routine Hours at the local cinema. ERGON and South Burnett Regional Council resources. Community Education 200.25 • Ongoing skill maintenance and Exercises 49.75 training of additional resources The D’Aguilar Highway was closed to to operate in the Local Disaster all traffic for approximately 4 hours. Fundraising 331.00 Approximately 48 roads in total were Coordination Centre (LDCC) Local Training 3,332.00 affected due to hail and debris. These Maintenance 281.25 Recruitment 72.50 Unit Management 1,079.50

Operations Hours Agency Support / 719.97 Support Activities Incident Management 241.00 Recruitment 72.50 Search 285.00 Storm Damage 654.50 Traffic Management 357.22

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