Annual Report 2013-2014 www.corangamite.vic.gov.au Contents At a glance About the Annual Report 3 16,137 Our Vision, Mission, Values and Behaviours 3 Estimated resident population Corangamite overview 3 ABS Estimated Residential Population 2013 The year in review 4-7 3.32% Mayor and CEO Message 8-9 Unemployment rate 2013 ABS Labour Force Survey 2013 Financial Reports Summary 10-11 Councillors and Senior Officers 12-14 910 Organisational structure 15 Kilometres of local sealed roads Stewardship, governance, advocacy and collaboration 16 Governance 17 1,297 Finance Services 18 Kilometres of local unsealed roads Positioning for economic growth 19 Economic Development 20 Tourism 20 95 Saleyards 20 Kilometres of footpaths Planning and Building Services 22 Sustaining our natural assets 23 Environment 24 2.43 Waste Management 26 Average household size Strengthening our communities 28 Community Services 29 9,536 Facilities and Recreation 31 Rateable properties Environmental Health and Immunisation 33 Emergency Management 34 Local Laws 36 8,281 Infrastructure 38 Employed residents Asset Management 39 Works 40 2,343 Our organisation 42 Local businesses Human Resources 43 Community Relations 46 Community Planning 47 6.6% Information Services 49 Population born overseas Corporate Governance 51 ABS 2011 4,820 Tonnes of waste collected 14,800 Street trees maintained 20 Public playgrounds 6 Skateparks Lake Bullen Merri 2 Corangamite Shire About Corangamite Shire CORANGAMITE SHIRE Skipton Corangamite Shire is located 180 kilometres south west of Location and towns Melbourne in the Great South Coast region. The municipality Derrinallum is approximately 4,600 square kilometres and stretches from Lismore Darlington the Great Ocean Road in the south to the pastoral area of Noorat Skipton to the north. Camperdown Terang Corangamite takes its name from the huge inland lake on Cobden the Shire’s eastern boundary. The name ‘Corangamite’ is Simpson said to be derived from the local aboriginal word for ‘bitter’ Timboon or ‘salt water’, as it refers to the high salt level of the water. Port Campbell N Princetown The Shire is a renowned farming region, producing milk, wool, beef and prime lamb. For residents and visitors alike, Corangamite offers beaches, rugged coastline, volcanic lakes OUR VISION and craters and vast pastoral country. Tourism, is therefore an Our communities will be vibrant, prosperous important employer in the area. The Twelve Apostles is one of and growing the nation’s most popular visitor destinations with approximately 2.6 million people visiting each year. Corangamite’s townships include Camperdown, Terang, Timboon, Port Campbell, OUR MISSION Cobden, Lismore, Derrinallum, Skipton, Princetown, Simpson, Capitalising on the benefits Corangamite has to offer, we will work with our residents to keep our communities Noorat and Darlington. thriving and full of opportunities. About the Annual Report The Corangamite Shire Annual Report provides a comprehensive account of Council’s performance from 1 July OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS 2013 to 30 June 2014. The 2013-2017 Council Plan is the Integrity . Respect . Community Focus . Commitment guiding document for this Annual Report. The report provides Innovation information on progress towards the strategic objectives, key We will: strategies and performance measures contained in the Council • Make decisions that are honest, open and Plan. It also reports on the outcomes of actions identified in our accountable Annual Plan for 2013-2014. • Act in an honest, open and equitable manner The 2013-2014 Annual Report addresses the highlights and • Be accountable for our actions and decisions achievements of the Council throughout the year, as well as the challenges encountered, and identifies future directions • Will not use our position for personal gain and challenges in the coming year. It contains a summary • Have respect for diversity of opinion and cultural of our financial performance with more detailed financial background and performance statements contained in the CD attached • Hold honest and robust discussion to the inside back cover of this report. The contents of this report are produced to meet legislative requirements and are • Respect and support decisions of Council guided by best practice. • Remain committed to achieving outcomes for our Our staff community At the end of June 2014, Council’s staff numbered 295. The • Engage with our residents and recognise the value effective full time equivalent staff number was 186.67. The of their contribution number of staff who work full time has decreased since last • Improve the long term capacity or our local year with more staff electing to work part time under flexible communities work arrangements. Variances in childcare, kindergarten and • Address social disadvantage in our decision making aged care service levels were responsible for an increase of 1.05 EFT from last year. Staff turnover continues to be • Encourage teamwork stable and below the state average. • Have pride in our organisation and our community Along with the general population, the workforce is ageing, • Seek to improve efficiency within our organisation with 57% of the workforce aged over 45 years and 32% aged over 55 years. This is a national issue which requires • Encourage learning and professional development a strategic approach to attraction, retention and workforce of Council and staff flexibility. • Support innovation within our communities Annual Report 2013-2014 3 Year in review View of Western Plains Stewardship, Highlights Challenges Looking ahead Governance, • Improvement in customer • Participation in Developing our capacity Advocacy satisfaction with Council the Local Government for data collection both for performance across all Performance Reporting internal monitoring and for and core measures and Framework pilot in reporting against performance Collaboration strong community preparation for measures required for the Local See pages 16-18 support for Council’s implementation in Government Performance for more details direction 2014-2015 Reporting Framework which will • First year of the be compulsory for all Victorian Council Plan 2013-2017 councils in 2014-2015. implemented • Re-election of Mayor for a second term Positioning • Expansion of investment • Continuing decline • Potential to establish a for economic in the local dairy industry in Corangamite regional livestock selling • Increase of cattle through population centre growth Camperdown sale yards • Continually changing • Student and graduate rural See pages 19-22 • Launch of the planning legislation and recruitment and retention for more details Corangamite Retailers policy landscape project Network • The roll out of VicSmart, • Publication of a guidebook a fast track planning and website page for permit process to Chinese visitors be introduced in • 93% of planning and September 2014 for building permit dealing with straightforward applications have been applications within a 10 made within the statutory day ‘submission to decision’ timeframe timeframe 4 Corangamite Shire Community Satisfaction Survey results Overall performance Overall direction Advocacy/lobbying Community consultation 80 80 80 80 75 75 75 75 70 70 70 70 65 65 65 65 60 60 60 60 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 Corangamite Shire Large rural shires State-wide Business & community Tourism development General town Planning and development planning policy building permits 80 80 80 80 75 75 75 75 70 70 70 70 65 65 65 65 60 60 60 60 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 2014 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 Corangamite Shire Large rural shires State-wide Annual Report 2013-2014 5 Sustaining Highlights Challenges Looking ahead our • Environment and Sustainability • Reduction in • Delivering a larger weed natural Strategy adopted by Council community program across Council satisfaction with assets • Twenty-one community projects • Implementing a carbon funded by the Environment Support roadside weeds and assessment of See pages 23-27 Fund slashing the Council offices and for more details • A Roadside Partnerships Pilot • Application of higher operations Program established in partnership standards by • Assessment of the with local landholders and Landcare Environment impact of removal groups Protection Agency of the carbon tax to closed landfills • Implementation of a new on landfill customers management plan for Mt Leura & Mt Sugarloaf • Council’s diversion rates for kerbside recycling have increased Strengthening • Successful accreditation outcome • The ongoing • Continued partnership for Home & Community Care uncertainty over and collaboration as our services meeting all 15 the continuation of part of Strengthen communities Commonwealth Community Care funding for 15 hours our Communities Pillar See pages 28-37 Standards of kindergarten of the Great for more details South Coast Group • BRICKs program delivered for the first • Fall in immunisation time to all Year 9 students at all rates • Council will be secondary schools across the Shire undertaking a review • Emergency incident • Adoption of the Municipal of Local Laws in 2015 at Derrinallum Emergency Management and • Preparation of Twelve Corangamite Flood Emergency Plans Apostles Trail Business • Council’s recreation programs Case to attract funding have shown a total 5% increase in physical activity. Recreation Give it A Go participation increased by 20% Infrastructure