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City of Port Phillip Annual Report 2019/20 2019/20 Annual Report City of Port Phillip CITY OF PORT PHILLIP ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 2019/20 ANNUAL REPORT CITY OF PORT PHILLIP Postal address: City of Port Phillip, Private Bag 3, PO St Kilda, VIC 3182 If you require a large print version If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can phone us through the contact ASSIST on 03 9209 6777. National Relay Service (NRS): - TTY users dial 133677, then ask for Language assistance 03 9209 6777 - Speak & Listen users phone 1300 555 727, then ask for 03 9209 6777 For more information - www.relayservice.gov.au CITY OF PORT PHILLIP ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Why this report is different Council is committed to transparent reporting on our performance and activities. In this report we outline the achievements as well as the Who this report is for challenges that have impacted our performance during the This report is designed for a 2019/20 financial year. We also wide audience that reflects provide a summary of key the great diversity of our activities in each of our nine community, including residents neighbourhoods. and ratepayers, workers and local businesses, government agencies Disclaimer and departments and other This report uses the best available organisations. information. While great care has been Cover photo taken to ensure the content in the report As part of our environmental is accurate, it cannot be guaranteed at ‘The Creation of commitment to reducing paper time of publication. There may be errors #physicaldistancing’ Mural, and omissions or it may not be wholly use, we encourage you to read on Coventry Street in South appropriate for your particular purposes. this report online at the City Melbourne, was completed In addition, the publication is a snapshot of Port Phillip website. If you in time based on historic information on 5 May 2020. prefer viewing a printed version, which is likely to change. The project was a copies are available for reading The Port Phillip City Council accepts no collaboration between the at our town halls and libraries. responsibility and disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence artist, Clarendon Centre Alternatively, please contact us which may arise from you relying on any Management and Council. using the details provided. information contained in this report. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Contents 1 3 4 5 Welcome Governing Our Working for our About the City of our City performance community Port Phillip 8 Role of local Delivering Year Three Working with Mayor’s welcome 12 government 58 of the Council Plan Council 170 2017-27 CEO’s overview 14 Good governance at 82 Our organisational Challenges our the City of Port Phillip 59 Health and Wellbeing structure 171 Implementation City faces 16 Port Phillip City Leading the way 172 Strategy 84 Council 60 Our 2027 focus 18 Our people 176 Our Councillors 62 Direction 1 We embrace Occupational health Council meetings 64 difference, and and safety 179 2 Councillor allowances people belong 88 A snapshot of and expenses 65 Direction 2 Supporting Council’s We are connected 6 our year decision making 66 and it’s easy to move around 99 Statutory The year in review 22 Working in Direction 3 statements Our performance partnership 71 We have smart 181 at a glance 30 Community solutions for a Awards and third engagement 72 sustainable future 108 party endorsements 37 Accountability 76 Direction 4 7 Council’s response Risk management 78 We are growing to COVID-19 38 and keeping our Financial report character 126 What happened Understanding the in your local Direction 5 financial report 197 neighbourhood? 44 We thrive by Financial harnessing creativity 138 What you got statements 201 for $100 48 Direction 6 Performance Our commitment Financial report statement 272 overview 49 to you 147 Index 282 Asset management performance 156 CITY OF PORT PHILLIP ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 5 We Akon Dilinja - Australia Day Morning of Mourning event Sunday 26 January 2020 Womin djeka Council respectfully acknowledges the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP 6 Welcome Sub chapter ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Our organisational values working together courage and integrity creative and strategic thinking personal growth and performance accountability community first CITY OF PORT PHILLIP ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 1-7 1 Welcome About the City of Port Phillip 1-8 Mayor’s welcome 1-12 CEO’s overview 1-14 Challenges our City faces 1-16 Our 2027 focus 1-18 CITY OF PORT PHILLIP 1-8 Welcome ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 About the City of Port Phillip Our City The Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan At only 21 square kilometres, Port Phillip is well served by of the Boon Wurrung are the Port Phillip is one of the smallest public transport, with access to first people of the City of Port and most densely populated St Kilda and Port Melbourne light Phillip with a continued strong municipalities in Victoria with rail, two railway stations on the connection to the land. Yaluk-ut more than twice the population Sandringham line, and tram and Weelam means ‘river home’ or density of the metropolitan bus routes. There are kilometres ‘people of the river’, reflecting Melbourne average. of bike paths and extensive the wetlands that once existed walking paths. Nearly three million visitors are between the Yarra River and the attracted to our City each year, Port Phillip is a sought-after foreshore - a landscape that has enjoying vibrant villages, beautiful inner-city area of Melbourne. altered vastly since European beaches and local festivals, The physical environment will settlement. and making it one of the most change as the City continues to The City of Port Phillip is located visited places in metropolitan experience significant residential south of Melbourne’s city centre Melbourne. The foreshore development. Substantial growth on the northern shore of Port stretches over 11 kilometres, and is anticipated over the next Phillip Bay. Port Phillip is one of a network of public open spaces 40 years in Fishermans Bend on the oldest areas of European makes the City a desirable place the northern edge of Port Phillip. settlement in Melbourne, for residents and visitors. known and treasured by many Significant employment areas of for its urban village feel and Port Phillip include the St Kilda artistic expression. It is a city of Road district, and the industrial, neighbourhoods, each with its warehousing and manufacturing own character, defined by its districts in South Melbourne, extensive foreshore, heritage Port Melbourne and Fishermans buildings, strip shopping Bend. precincts and tree-lined streets. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP Welcome About the City of Port Phillip ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 1-9 Foreshore Car Born Area length Population ownership Renters overseas 21km2 11km 116k 72% 49% 31% Southbank Clarendon Street Ferrars Street Williamstown Road Port Kings Way Melbourne South Bay Street Melbourne St Kilda Road Albert Park Kerferd Road Canterbury Road Beaconsfield Parade Windsor Middle Albert Park Park Fitzroy Alma Road Street East St Kilda St Kilda West Carlisle Street Balaclava St Kilda Brighton RoadRipponlea Barkly Street Elwood At only 21 square kilometres Port Phillip is one of the smallest Glen Huntly Road and most densely populated Ormond Parade municipalities in Victoria. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP 1-10 Welcome About the City of Port Phillip ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 A snapshot of our community Port Phillip has a diverse community. It is estimated that in 2019 more than 115,601 people lived in the City. Our population will continue to grow significantly in coming years. Fishermans Bend, for example, is expected to be home to around 80,000 residents and provide jobs for 60,000 people over the next four decades. A closer look at the resident Over 30 per cent of our residents population in Port Phillip, using were born overseas, with the the most recent Census data from three highest representations 2016, shows that 45 per cent are being from the United Kingdom between 35 and 65 years old, (six per cent), New Zealand (three while seven per cent are over per cent) and India (two per cent). 70 years old. The number of young A fifth of our residents speak a people (17 years and younger) has language other than English at increased slightly in recent years, home (20 per cent), with Greek, with an average of 1,400 births in Russian and Mandarin are among Port Phillip each year. the most common of these languages. Despite many families living in Port Phillip, the average The rich diversity of our household size is small - singles community will continue to play and couples make up 68 per cent a significant role in shaping Port of our community. Most residents Phillip’s future. rent their homes and around Source: Profile id website eight per cent of our population http://profile.id.com.au/port-phillip is in social or public housing. There is a large proportion of high-income households with 30 per cent of our residents earning $2,500 or more per week. Getting around by car is the most common method of travel to get to work, while 26 per cent of residents use public transport, seven per cent walk and four per cent ride bikes. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP Welcome ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 1-11 The Move, Connect, Live - Integrated Transport Strategy 2018-28 Wayfinding signage is being planned as the first step towards implementing additional local bike routes across the City. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP 1-12 Welcome ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Mayor’s welcome Councillor Bernadene Voss Council respectfully acknowledges the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung.
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