Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

Waverley Council
Access and Equity Activities 2005/2006
General (continued)
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Number of meetings of:
L&CS 111
Disability Access Committee
Multicultural Advisory Committee.
Public Arts Committee
Eastern Region Local Government aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Forum
Multicultural interdepartmental committee.
Disability Access Committee
10 meetings were held during the year.
Multicultural Advisory Committee
The Multicultural Advisory Committee met four times during the year.
Major Events and Community Safety Committee
The Major Events and Community Safety Committee met at least once each month (except January)
during 2005/2006 and met 13 times in total throughout the year.
Public Arts Committee
The Public Arts Committee met twice during the fourth quarter, making a total of 5 meetings for the
year. The major issues for discussion included Hunter Park Sculpture Garden, Sculpture by the Sea,
Bondi Pavilion signage, Waverley Council gateway signage, various potential funding sources and
schemes, the Lexus prize for sculpture, Waverley seat project, Sculpture by the Schools and a
review of the Committee roles responsibilities and membership
Eastern Region Local Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Forum
The Eastern Region Local Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Forum met three times
during the period.
Mill Hill weekly use rate by community groups. L&CS 113
Average weekly use of Mill Hill venues by community groups during this quarter was 35 hours per
week. This appears to be due to the Mill Hill Centre refurbishment early this year. Most venue hire
ceased between late December 2005 and early April 2006, after which several regular hirers did not
return. The use rate will be monitored over the next quarter and appropriate action taken as
necessary.
School of Arts weekly use rate of community space. L&CS 113
The target was met across the year with an overall occupancy rate of 42.5 hrs per week, with the
majority use being of the upstairs hall, and the Academy of Dance being the principal hirer.
Number of annual directory updates available on the website.
L&CS 114
(Services for Older People, Kids Booklet, and Services for Deaf
and Hearing Impaired).
All directories in circulation throughout the period were available from Council’s Web Site and in
hard copy from Council’s Customer Service Desk and Community Services. They were: Services for
Young People in Waverley 2005 (pamphlet), Waverley Council’s Kids Book 2006, Services for Older
People 2004, and Waverley Council’s Directory of Multicultural Services and Ethnic Groups 2005.
Development of community access guidelines for distribution of L&CS and 115
community information in the Bondi Junction CBD.
PW&S
Development of community access guidelines for the Bondi Junction CBD has commenced and will
be completed in the first quarter of 2006/2007
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