ANNUAL REPORT tttttt 10 /11 Yarriambiack Shire Council contents SHIRE AT A GLANCE 3 REPORT FROM THE MAYOR 5 REPORT FROM THE CEO 6 COUNCILLOR PROFILES & MEETING ATTENDANCE 7 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 8 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 9 CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS 14 MEMBERSHIPS 15 SHIRE HAPPENINGS 2010/11 16 INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC 20 COUNCIL’S PHILOSOPHY 22 ABOUT US 23 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 24 VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT INDICATORS 25 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 26 STANDARD STATEMENTS 30 GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 39 2 shire at a glance 10/11 Annual Report SHIRE AT A GLANCE Location The Shire is situated in the Grampians and Mildura & Murray Outback Regions and provides a link between Horsham in the south and Mildura in the northern end of that region. It is located immediately to the east of some of Victoria’s main eco-tourist attractions, including the Big Desert, Wyperfeld National Park, Lake Hindmarsh, Lake Albacutya and the Little Desert. 7,160 sq. km Shire Office Approximately WarracknabealApproximately 34Wa Lylerrack Streetnabea Warracknabeall 3393 POHope Boxtou 243n and Warracknabeal Rupanyup 3393 Telephone (03) 5398 0100 Hopetoun Facsimile (03) 5398 2502 The Shire is the heartland of grain production and handling in the [email protected] Wimmera and Mallee. The dry-land farming area produces one quarter of Victoria’s total production of wheat and barley and is noted for the production of lambs and wool. Warracknabeal Service Centres Hopetoun 75Mu Lascellesrtoa Stick Street Shed ,Hopetoun Wimmera 3396 Inland Freezing Works Museum, Telephone (03) 5083 3001 Water Tower Museum and Concordia Cottage, Marma LakeRupanyup and FacsimileRabl Park, (03) Minyip5083 3309 Heritage Town, Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal Agricultural Machinery Museum and Historical RupanyupCentre, Federation Place, Corrong Homestead, Mallee Bush 59Retr Cromieeat, Pi Streetne Plains, Rupanyup Wype 3388rfeld National Park, Jack Emmett TelephoneBillabong, R (03)edda’s 5385 Park, 5060and Cronomby Tanks Reserve. Facsimile (03) 5385 5300 Planning Permits Issued 57 Total Value $ 4,319,273 Area 7,160 sq. km Building Permits Issued 68 Population Approximately 7,520 Total Value $ 4,283,272 Voters Approximately 6,531 Properties (total) 7683 Total Value (CIV) $ 1,339,561,100 Properties Rateable 6802 Total Value (CIV) $ 1,303,869,000 3 Annual Report 2009/10 2 Yarriambiack Shire Council shire at a glance SHIRE AT A GLANCE SHIRE AT A GLANCE The Shire is situated in the Grampians and Mildura & Murray OutTheba Shireck R egis ionssitua andted inprovi thede Grampianss a link be tweanden Mil Horsduraha &m Muin rrtheay sOutouthba acknd R Milegduionsra inand the provi nortdehesrn aend link of be thatwet regien onHors. Itha ism locat in theed immsouthed aiatelynd Mil todu trahe in ea thest nortof somehern end of Victoria’sof that regi mainon. 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InlJackand FrEmmetteezing Works Museum, Billabong, Redda’sWater Park, anTowerd Cro Musnombyeum Tanandks C Reserve.oncordia Cottage, Marma Lake and Planning Permits Issued 57 Rabl Park, Minyip Heritage Town, Yarriambiack Creek, TotalPlanning Value Permits Issued $574,319,273Warracknabeal Agricultural Machinery Museum and Historical Total Value $ 4,319,273Centre, Federation Place, Corrong Homestead, Mallee Bush Rate Revenue $7,182,926.66 Retreat, Pine Plains, Wyperfeld National Park, Jack Emmett Building Permits Issued 68 Billabong, Redda’s Park, and Cronomby Tanks Reserve. TotalBuilding Value Permits Issued $684,283,272 Total Value $ 4,283,272 Key Statistics Planning Permits Iss ue d 57 Total Value $ 4,319,273 Properties (total) 7683 TotalPrope Valuerties (total)(CIV) $76831,339,561,100 Total Value (CIV) Building Permits$ 1,339,561,100 Issued 68 Total Value $ 4,283,272 Properties Rateable 6802 TotalPrope Valuerties Rateable (CIV) $68021,303,869,000 Total Value (CIV) Pr operties$ (total)1,303,869,000 7683 Total Value (CIV) $ 1,339,561,100 Properties Rateable 6802 Total Value (CIV) $ 1,303,869,000 4 Annual Report 2009/10 2 Annual Report 2009/10 2 Annual Report 2009/10 2 report from the mayor 10/11 Annual Report REPORT FROM THE MAYOR As Mayor of Yarriambiack Shire Council it is with a great deal of pride and pleasure that I present the introduction to the 2010/2011 Yarriambiack Shire Council Annual Report. The main purpose and intentintent of this report is to distinctly demonstrate and highlight to our residents,residents, stakeholdersstakeholders andand visitors,visitors, YarriambiackYarriambiack ShireShire Council’sCouncil’s commitment to the ongoing sustainability, variability, and prosperity of our truly astonishing municipality. Since being elected to the position of Mayor in December 2010 itit has definitely been an incredible honour for me to serve and representrepresent ourour communitycommunity inin thisthis veryvery privilegedprivileged andand prestigiousprestigious rolerole.. Councillors and staff very much appreciate and comprehend the challenging and extremely frustrating times and conditions that we as a community have endured and experienced over an extended period of time and on behalf of my fellow councillors I sincerely commend and congratulate everyone for remaining particularly resilient,resilient, positive,positive, committedcommitted andand focused.focused. During the past twelve months we have endured the on--going effects of the drought, two incidences of unprecedented flooding in addition to a locust and mice plague! II was immensely proud of our community members, Council staff, the various community services groups and a host of emergency services organizations that worked both tirelessly and relentlessly during the January floods to protect both property and life. Without these paramount efforts the Shire would have experienced substantially more damage and heartbreak but in saying that the township of Rupanyup did suffer quite a degree of damage but this was fortunatelyfortunately kept to a minimum by in particular the outstanding efforts of the community in--conjunction with Council staff, community service groups and emergency service organizations. Simply amazing and the type of stuff that folk law is based on! Hopefully the positive start to the new season that we are presently experiencing continues until cropping is completed! We certainly deserve a change of luck but as the adage goes’ – when the going gets tough the toughtough getget going!going! ThatThat hashas certainlycertainly beenbeen thethe casecase overover thethe pastpast dozendozen yearsyears oror so!so! Undoubtedly this is an extremely crucial and critical period in the ongoing future of our municipality and in saying that Council realizes and appreciates that some of the difficult decisions we make today will hopefully and eventually have a long term beneficial and advantageous impact in nurturing and developing thethe typetype ofof communitycommunity thatthat wewe choosechoose andand desiredesire toto livelive inin nownow andand inin thethe future.future. The Annual Report is fundamentally a practical assessment of Council’s appreciation and commitment to itsits corecore valuesvalues ofof accountability,accountability, transparencytransparency andand obligationobligation