2007/2008 Annual Report 1 1 Mayor and Councillors 3 Organisational Structure 6 The Year In Review 7 Assessment of 2006/2007 Financial Year Objectives 10 The Way Ahead- Looking forward to 2008/09 12 Tourism 26 Community Development 28 Development & Environmental Services 31 Infrastructure and Works 39 Library and Information Services 41 Strategy and Project Planning Report 43 Corporate Governance 47 Elected Member Training and Development 51 Council Documents 52 Corporate Structure 54 Executive Officers Remuneration 54 Content Human Resources 55 Website 56 Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare 57 Community Land 58 Information Statement 59 Rating Policy Statement 62 Light Regional Council Financial Statement, for the year ended 30 June 2008 66 2 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 3 1. Mayor Robert Hornsey 4. Cr Wayne Standish 8. Cr Mike Skevington PO Box 36 WARD: LIGHT WARD: LAUCKE “Khiyam” Walton Road 28 George Street Thiele Highway PO Box 151 PO Box 303 KAPUNDA SA 5373 FREELING SA 5372 GREENOCK SA 5360 Phone: (08) 8566 2590 Phone: (08) 8525 2379 Phone: (08) 8562 8150 [email protected] [email protected] * CEO Performance Evaluation * Development Assessment Panel * CEO Performance Evaluation Review Committee * Local Government Review Committee * Rating Policy Review Committee Association of SA * Audit Committee * Infrastructure & Works Committee * Local Government FInance * Rating Policy Review Committee * Community Development Authority of SA * Freeling Main Street Committee * CEO Performance Evaluation Working Party * Strategy & Project Planning Review Committee Committee * Rating Policy Review Committee * Greenock Main Street 5. Cr Jane Alcorn Working Party 4 WARD: DUTTON 2. Cr Bill Carrick 27 West Terrace 9. Cr Peter Graham Deputy Mayor KAPUNDA SA 5373 WARD: MUDLA WIRRA WARD: DUTTON Phone: (08) 8566 3365 Lot 5 Main North Road Cossins Road [email protected] PO Box 80 PO Box 248 * Audit Committee ROSEWORTHY SA 5371 KAPUNDA SA 5373 * CEO Performance Evaluation Phone: (08) 8524 8356 Phone: (08) 8566 3252 Review Committee [email protected] [email protected] * Community Development Committee * CEO Performance Evaluation * CEO Performance Evaluation * Heritage Zone Review Review Committee Review Committee Working Party * Community Development * Local Government Association * Development Assessment Panel Committee of SA (proxy) * Strategy & Project Planning * Local Government FInance Committee 6. Cr Lynette Reichstien Authority of SA (proxy) * Roseworthy Main Street 8 * Occupational Health and Safey WARD: LIGHT Working Party and Welfore (Observer) 28 Rogers Street * Rating Policy Review Committee FREELING SA 5372 * Infrastructure & Works Committee Phone: (08) 8525 2273 10. Mr Peter Kennelly * Heritage Zone Review [email protected] WARD: LAUCKE Working Party Jas Ryan Road * Central Local Government * CEO Performance Evaluation FREELING SA 5372 Region (Proxy) Review Committee * Infrastructure & Works Committee ( PO Box 66 * Community Development Committee KAPUNDA SA 5373 ) 3. Cr Deane Rohrlach * Strategy & Project Planning Phone: (08) 8525 2248 WARD: DUTTON Committee [email protected] 5 Montefiore Street * Freeling Main Street working party PO Box 118 * Heritage Zone Review working party * CEO Performance Evaluation * Development Assessment Panel Review Committee KAPUNDA SA 5373 * Infrastructure & Works Phone: (08) 8566 2371 Committee [email protected] 7. Cr Ron Kubisch * Greenock Main Street 12 Working Party * CEO Performance Evaluation WARD: MUDLA WIRRA Review Committee 45 Baker Street * Infrastructure & Works Committee PO Box 118 11. Cr Bill Close * Strategy & Project Planning KAPUNDA SA 5373 WARD: MUDLA WIRRA Committee Phone: (08) 8566 2197 * Heritage Zone Review “Newbold North” Working Party [email protected] Hayman Road GAWLER RIVER SA 5118 * CEO Performance Evaluation review Committee Phone: (08) 8524 3062 * Infrastructure & Works Committee [email protected] * Greenock Main Street Working Party * CEO Performance Evaluation * Roseworthy Main Street Review Committee Working Party * Community Development Committee * Roseworthy Main Street Working Party 4 4 Organisational Structure 6 The Year In Review Light Regional Council continues to be challenged Appointment Chief Executive Officer by the ever changing environment in which local After acting in the role since February 2007, Council government authorities do business. Council is appointed Brian Carr as its Chief Executive Officer in August 2007. The contracted term is for five years. A entering a new growth phase being brought about minor restructure of Council’s management team followed, by a number of factors inclusive of the area’s formalising five separate departmental areas – Strategy & general nearness to the greater metropolitan area Project Planning; Development & Environmental Services; of Adelaide, relative pricing of land and housing, Infrastructure & Works; Community Development; and the country lifestyles and interaction, and the on- Corporate Services. ground commencement of large scale infrastructure projects such as the duplication of the Sturt Council further resolved to review its committee structure during the year. February 2008 saw Council revise its Highway between Gawler and Nuriootpa, and the Agenda format and meeting procedures, while May saw Northern Expressway. A key role for the Council Council introduce its revised committee structure to align going forward will be to balance the growth with its corporate structure. potential while at the same time maintaining the fabric and social well being of its community and Policy the region through a culture of co-operation and The year has seen many policy documents and planning strategies commenced, discussed, and either brought collaboration. to fruition or continued, pending further investigative matters. Significant focus has been particularly placed on The Council continues to experience strong growth regional planning through such groups as the Wakefield in all sectors of residential, commercial and industrial (Federal Electorate) Group and involvement in the Barossa development. The updated Estimated Resident Regional Spatial Framework group. Population of the area grew by an estimated 2.4% to 30 June 2007 (as compared to the 2006 Census data) which Policy review and implementation has been a key focus means that the Light Region remains one of the fastest with the Kapunda Plan Amendment Report, Industry growing Councils in the State by population. It is believed (Kingsford Regional Estate) Zone PAR, Non-urban/Rural that this trend will continue into the future. Indeed, the Lifestyle Study, Gawler River Floodplain revised mapping, completion of Council’s third Strategic Plan recognises Residential Parks & Caravan Tourist Parks DPA (Ministerial this growth and will set in place the future vision and PAR), Section 30 Review, Freeling and Greenock Urban aspirations of Council’s community. Streetscape Master Plans, and Xavier Traffic Study, all being considered or commenced during the financial year. Strategic Plan 2008 to 2018 The Council’s new Strategic Plan has largely been Council also commenced a review of its By-laws which completed with the draft being released for public had been released for public comment at the conclusion consultation. The final document will be adopted by of the reporting period. Numerous agreements for the Council following exhibition in the new financial year. management of Council owned facilities were executed Council expresses its core values as being leadership; during the year. environmental and financial sustainability; respect, honesty and integrity. Six core goals are encapsulated Advocacy Role and Collaboration by the plan covering population; employment; physical It is pleasing to report that the 2007/2008 reporting infrastructure; social infrastructure; financial capital; and period has seen Council continue with its collaborative environmental sustainability. The plan provides linkages approach to not only its local service area, but also to the into various state and regional infrastructure and planning greater region as a whole. Additionally Council has had strategies in an attempt to ensure that all associated involvement in the particularly sensitive Country Health parties are delivering services utilising the same or similar Plan issue, which could have seen services provided by philosophies. the Kapunda Hospital to its community reduced as a result of State Government policy changes. 7 Council has also had significant involvement in thrive with borrower numbers at record levels. Further negotiations with local community groups surrounding membership of councils is expected in the near future as the Northern Expressway project being undertaken by the the wider community benefits of the project are realised. State Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure at Buchfelde and Gawler Belt. Council was able to help Financial Improvement the Department, the Adelaide Soaring Club and Gawler We are pleased to report that Council’s net operating Harness Racing Club resolve the matters surrounding deficit has reduced to $0.4m, before capital revenues. infrastructure, relocation, development matters and land This is a marked improvement on budget and over the exchanges. previous year, however Council is aware that some one-off events have affected this figure and from that The greater collaboration between neighbouring Councils perspective it intends to be vigilant in pursuing its stated also reflects