EYRE PENINSULA NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Annual Report 2009-10 For further information please contact: Kate Clarke General Manager Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board 23 Napoleon Street PO Box 2916 Port Lincoln SA 5606 Telephone: (08) 8682 7555 Facsimile: (08) 8682 5644 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.epnrm.sa.gov.au ABN: 81 927 209 608 29 October 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________ Eyre Peninsula NRM Board Annual Report 2009-10 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ................................................................ 5 FOREWORD – GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT ...................................... 7 PLANS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................... 8 EYRE PENINSULA NRM BOARD VISION AND VALUES .......................... 8 EYRE PENINSULA NRM BOARD STRATEGIC GOALS ............................ 8 STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS ......................................................... 8 GOALS ........................................................................................ 9 SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S STRATEGIC PLAN ............................................ 9 STATE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................... 10 OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES ......................................................... 12 ROLE, LEGISLATION AND STRUCTURE ............................................... 32 OBJECT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT ................. 32 ROLE OF THE BOARD ................................................................... 32 FUNCTIONS OF THE EYRE PENINSULA NRM BOARD .......................... 33 MEMBERSHIP .............................................................................. 34 MEETINGS: GENERAL AND SPECIAL ............................................... 36 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ........................................ 36 GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS .................................................... 37 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ..................................................... 37 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES .............................................. 38 EMPLOYEE NUMBERS, GENDER AND STATUS ................................... 38 SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE BOARD ......................... 38 EXECUTIVES ............................................................................... 39 LEAVE MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 39 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY .............................................................. 40 VOLUNTARY FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS ......................... 41 PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 41 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT................................ 42 ACCREDITED TRAINING PACKAGES ................................................... 42 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS .......................................... 42 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ............. 43 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE .............................................................. 45 ACCOUNT PAYMENT PERFORMANCE ................................................. 45 FRAUD ........................................................................................... 45 CONSULTANTS ................................................................................ 45 DISABILITY ACTION PLANS .............................................................. 45 ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ....................... 46 URBAN DESIGN CHARTER ................................................................. 47 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – INFORMATION STATEMENTS ................. 47 PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION STATEMENT ................................. 47 STATISTICAL REPORT .................................................................. 47 WHISTELBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT 1993 ......................................... 47 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTION PLAN REPORT ...................................... 48 GREENING OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS FRAMEWORK .................... 48 REGIONAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STATEMENTS ................................... 48 _______________________________________________________________________________ Eyre Peninsula NRM Board Annual Report 2009-10 Page 3 RECONCILIATION STATEMENT ......................................................... 48 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT MINISTERIAL DIRECTIVES ....... 48 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY MINISTER .................................................................................................... 49 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR FUNCTIONS OR POWERS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD .......................................................................................... 49 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES LISTING .................................................. 49 NRM GROUPS .............................................................................. 49 COMMITTEES .............................................................................. 49 MEMBERSHIP OF WATER RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE .......... 50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................... 50 APPENDICES ................................................................................... 51 APPENDIX 1: ABBREVIATIONS / GLOSSARY .......................................... 52 APPENDIX 2: PUBLICATIONS RELEASED OR UPDATED DURING ............... 53 APPENDIX 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ................................................ 55 _______________________________________________________________________________ Eyre Peninsula NRM Board Annual Report 2009-10 Page 4 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Mrs Sharon Starick Chair Natural Resources Management Council GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE South Australia 5001 Dear Mrs Starick In accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Act 2009 and section 38 of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004, I have pleasure in presenting the annual report of the Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board for the year ended 30 June 2010. The fifth year of the Board‘s operation has seen a further consolidation of the Board‘s operations, and the first full year of the Eyre Peninsula Regional NRM Plan. The Board membership during the year started off with Mrs Evelyn Poole, Mr Tony Irvine, Mrs Sandra McCallum, Mrs Cecilia Woolford, Mr Sean O‘Brien, Mr Russell Bambridge, Mrs Karen Burrows and Mr Allan Dodd. In April 2010 three new members replaced Mr Tony Irvine, Mrs Evelyn Poole and Mr Allan Dodd; those newly appointed were Ms Samara Miller, Mr Craig James and Mr Jack Bourke. Six agency representatives started the year, attending meetings of the Board; Mr Glyn Ashman (SA Water), Mr Ross Belcher (Department of Environment and Heritage), Mr Mark Chesworth (Australian Government), Mr Geoff Dodd (Local Government), Helen Lamont (PIRSA) and Mr Ben Bruce (Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation). Mr Glyn Ashman was replaced by Mr Rob Hughes (SA Water Service Delivery Manager - Eyre Region), Mr Ross Belcher was replaced by Mr Ross Allen (Department of Environment and Heritage acting Regional Conservator), and Ms Helen Lamont was replaced by Ms Heather Montgomerie (PIRSA). Mr Mark Chesworth no longer attends regular Board meetings reflecting a change in Australian Government Policy, but still has Australian Government responsibility for the Eyre Peninsula NRM Board with regard to the Australian Government initiative Caring for our Country. The Board now meets on a bi-monthly basis rotating between Whyalla, Ceduna and Port Lincoln with Board Sub-Committee meetings held on the alternative months. In addition, the Board members undertake many community commitments relevant to natural resources management in the region including those related to drought, climate change, mining and water resources management. _______________________________________________________________________________ Eyre Peninsula NRM Board Annual Report 2009-10 Page 5 Staff continue to be the strength of the Board. Senior management structure is continuing to evolve, with Program Managers taking an increasingly important leadership role. The collaboration between Local Government, Regional Development Australia, and Natural Resource Management in the Eyre Peninsula Region in relation to climate change, including the partnership with the SA State Government, and its strategic management at a whole of region level is exciting and ground breaking work. The goal of this work is to develop a whole of region Climate Change Plan, then the associated Adaptation Plans across the whole of the region‘s business that we require to progressively take the Eyre Peninsula Region forward. These partnerships and the plans being developed, along with a ‗Whole of Landscape‘ approach, are I believe our best opportunity to effectively adapt to and optimise opportunity for the region as we face the changes and challenges that are undoubtedly becoming apparent as we look to the future. The Commonwealth Governments ‗Caring for our Country‘ initiative has settled down, and presents some consistency regarding medium term funding, and emphasised the need to work in partnership and collaboration to best serve this region going forward. The Board‘s policy of collaboration and facilitation with partners in the Community is starting to deliver positive outcomes; the standout example is our work around ‗Sustainable Production‘