Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

Waverley Council
Meeting Our Statutory Requirements
Contributions and Donations (continued)
Organisation Contribution
Waitangi Bondi Community Inc. 1,000.00
Waverley Action for Youth Services (WAYS) 65,345.00
Waverley Art Prize – Various individual recipients 7,000.00
Waverley / Bondi Beach Band Inc. 4,000.00
Waverley College - Annual Award 50.00
Waverley College Junior School - Annual Award 50.00
Waverley Community Out Of School Care 2,153.00
Waverley Photographic Competition – Various individual recipients 690.00
Waverley Public School - Annual Award 50.00
Waverley Randwick Philharmonic Society 3,500.00
Waverley / Woollahra Art Centre 8,318.00
Wairoa Public Primary School - Annual Award 50.00
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter 200.00
Youth Art Awards – Various individual recipients 1,725.00
Yeshiva Ladies College - Annual Award 50.00
Total $411,647.00
m. Human Resource Activities undertaken by Council during 2005/2006
Our main Human Resource Activities in 2005/2006 were:
Commencing the implementation of the HR Strategic Plan;
Developing a new EEO Management Plan; and
Implementing Council’s organisational restructure to better achieves Council’s priorities.
In addition, a range of other significant activities was undertaken and these are detailed below.
Industrial Relations
In the industrial relations area we finalised and began implementing the Resource Recovery
Enterprise Agreement. We also began implementing mandatory ‘Work Choices’ requirements.
Risk Management
Operational Risk Management Initiatives
We prepared and commenced implementing the first operational risk management plan for the period
2006/2009, featuring a range of initiatives to reduce Council’s exposure to operational risk or loss
including:
Business Continuation Planning,
Emergency Management Planning,
Reviewing our insurance cover, staffing, public liability, environmental management, work process
control, corruption and fraud control, financial management loss and IT&T risk.
Other OH&S Initiatives
Other OH&S initiatives during the year included:
Upgrading WorkSafe Waverley to an internet based information system for safety and
environmental systems information, relaunched and branded as Worksafe EnviroSafe Waverley.
Implementing a ‘Fitness for Duty’ policy as a draft/pilot policy.
Fully implemented a new series of benchmarks for OHS performance and reporting purposes for
the 2005/2006 year, revised for 2006/2007.
Reviewing our internal OHS&E internal audit program resulting in internal audit training for
Workplace Safety Officers for Safety and Environmental Internal Audits.
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