60km Elected Mayor Tracey NORTH COAST WARD Roberts JP TWO ROCKS Awards Elected in 2011 Two Rocks Members 50km YANCHEP North Coast Ward Yanchep Governance The City received the following external awards during 2016/17: 40km EGLINTON • Silver award for 2015/16 Annual Report at the Australasian Reporting Awards Our Elected Members and CARABOODA • Local Government Improvement and Efficiency Award at the Irrigation ALKIMOS District Wards PINJAR Alkimos Australia Awards of Excellence The Wanneroo City Council JINDALEE NOWERGUP consists of a popularly elected BUTLER • Best Newcomer (Metro) from the Garage Sale Trail Foundation Cr Linda Aitken Cr Russell Driver Cr Glynis Parker Cr Natalie Sangalli Cr Sabine Winton QUINNS ROCKS Mayor and 14 Councillors. The RIDGEWOOD • WA Local Government Seniors Award MERRIWA Elected in 2013 Elected in 2011 Elected in 2013 Elected in 2015 Elected in 2013 City is divided into three wards NeerabupNEERABUP 30km (until 2017) CLARKSON • Excellence commendation award for the development of It’s All About – South Ward, Central Ward Clarkson BANKSIA MINDARIE GROVE and North Coast Ward – with CARRAMAR Play by the Library Board of WA Central Ward TAMALA PARK MARIGINIUP representative Councillors elected TAPPING • WA Local Government Association/RSL WA Anzac Day award to their respective wards. ASHBY JANDABUP The 15 Elected Members CENTRAL SINAGRA • State Highly Commended award in the Heart Foundation Local represent all residents and WARD WANNEROO Government Awards for our Public Health Plan HOCKING 20km ratepayers within the City. GNANGARA PEARSALL • A Lifetime Member award was presented by the WA Rangers Elected Members form the PART WOODVALE WANGARA Association to City of Wanneroo ranger Eric Ayers Council and are responsible for Cr Dianne Guise setting the strategic direction MADELEY DARCH LANDSDALE • Wanneroo Aquamotion Swim School was named WA Recognised Swim Cr Frank Cvitan JP Cr Samantha Fenn Cr Dot Newton JP SOUTH WARD Deputy Mayor MARANGAROO ALEXANDER HEIGHTS Elected in 1999 Elected in 2015 Elected in 2001 for the municipality, policy Centre of the Year 2016 by AUSTSWIM and won Best Swim School for Elected in 2009 GIRRAWHEEN KOONDOOLA development, identifying staff development service standards and 10km South Ward monitoring performance • Master Builders Local Government Best Practice Award for Construction across the organisation. Excellence at the Master Builders–Bankwest Housing Excellence Awards City of Wanneroo PERTH Annual Report Cr Denis Hayden Cr Hugh Nguyen Cr Lara Simpkins JP Cr Brett Treby Cr Domenic Zappa Highlights Elected in 2011 Elected in 2013 Elected in 2015 Elected in 1999 Elected in 2013 2016/17 Environment Your City Financial Snapshot LAND AREA COASTLINE SUBURBS 538 2 2 PARKS AND 687km 32km 36 OPEN SPACES Rates Revenue (77% of Operating Result from Operations stable at Operating Revenues increased by 8.4% Revenues) increased by 7.3% ($9.7 million) $7.9 million Surplus ($14.2 million) to $184.8 million Society to $143.1 million 41% 33yrs 2 4 4 Operating Expenses increased Net Assets increased by Cash & Investments increased Capital Projects Expenditure RESIDENTIAL POPULATION by 8.6% ($13.9 million) to 17.8% ($423 million) to by 11.4% ($38.6 million) to increased by 36.1% ($17.7 OF RESIDENTS MEDIAN AGE OF MAJOR RECREATION REGIONAL COMMUNITY LIBRARIES $176.9 million $2.8 billion $377.3 million million) to $66.9 million 195,253 BORN OVERSEAS RESIDENTS (2016) CENTRES FACILITIES Economy $ 2 3 2016 GROSS REGIONAL LOCAL SPECIALISED LOCAL INDUSTRY CREATES MAJOR MAJOR 1634km PRODUCT(GRP) LOCAL JOBS BUSINESSES INDUSTRY $4674 Million INDUSTRIAL RETAIL (AGRIBUSINESS, TOURISM, OF ROADS AND $6.61 Billion 50,268 AREAS CENTRES 12,495 COMMERICAL FISHING) 1244KM OF PATHWAYS Civic Leadership 280 13 INTERNAL 15 ELECTED WORKING EXTERNAL COUNCIL 15 MEMBERS 9 COMMITTEES GROUPS WORKING GROUPS DECISIONS CITY HIGHLIGHTS 2016/2017 Council has determined that the vision of Building a Future Together will be achieved through the 4 strategic themes: Environment, Society, Economy and Civic Leadership. Here are some of the key highlights from each theme for 2016/2017: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ECONOMY CIVIC LEADERSHIP A healthy and sustainable natural and built environment Healthy, safe, vibrant and active communities Progressive, connected communities that enable economic Working with others to ensure the best use of our resources growth and employment The City provided about $50,000 to support The number of visitors to the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre The number of local jobs increased by 3.56% The City participated as a member of the National Growth Areas community-based climate change and increased by 50% Alliance in a national campaign called Fund our Future environmental projects delivered by community groups and organisations A decrease of 15% in household crime and 17% in drug and assault offences occurred over the past The number of businesses in the City increased by 5.66% The City launched a successful campaign two years, an overall decline in crime of 15% Connect Wanneroo: Get on Board for road The City launched its first tourism visitor website, Discover and rail funding Over 3000 trees planted through Wanneroo, and participated in two WA Weekender lifestyle a free verge tree-planting service Installation of the Quinns Beach swimming program episodes enclosure was completed, enhancing the safety of beach users The City conducted 90 engagement programs during the year compared with 57 the previous year 21km of pathways and 25km of new roads were constructed 81% of priorities in the 2017/18 CBP were delivered on time 29% reduction in illegal dumping, using Six sport facilities and community proactive new anti-dumping measures buildings have been constructed A 6km extension of the Mitchell Freeway was built, including development of the associated road network (Neerabup Road and The City has expanded its range of online Hester Avenue) services to improve customer access The City held Australia’s largest citizenship ceremony on Australia Day at the Wanneroo The City increased the tonnes of recyclable The City secured the rail to Yanchep (13.8km from Butler, with new Showgrounds with 795 people from 56 countries waste collected by 6% stations at Eglinton, Alkimos and Yanchep) taking the pledge to become citizens 95% of all Customer Relationship Management (CRM) requests were responded to on time - a 12% improvement A collection drive was held to clear the City of illegally dumped tyres. 800 tyres were The City launched a successful drone collected resulting in a projected diversion A new record of 27,000 attendees was achieved campaign to further enforce a ban on The City received an unqualified audit for the 2016/17 financial of 7.2 tonnes of tyres from landfill at the City’s five free community events beach driving statements.