Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

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Waverley Council State of the Environment Activities 2005/2006 Social Planned Activities Page No Number of free or concesssional projects and facilities 34 provided for disadvantaged groups. (Pavilion). See above. Number of public events targeting culturally and linguistically 35, 118 diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders communities. See information in the Access and Equity Activities section on pages 126 and 138. Number of public events targeting youth, families, older 35, 118 people, and children. See information in the Access and Equity Activities section on pages 27 – 31. Community Planning approach used in all new significant 37,125, 135 planning to ensure cross-departmental and community input. The most significant planning project using the community planning framework was the Waverley Strategic Plan, which was adopted during the last quarter of 2005/2006. ArtsPlus Plan developed and adopted in conjunction with 37, 40, 125, 135 Waverley Strategic Plan and integrated into Management Plan. ArtsPlus was placed on exhibition until November 2006. Several activities have been integrated into the 2006-2010 Management Plan and this will be reviewed in 2006. Precinct meetings held and attendance level. 46 All precincts met a minimum of 3 times throughout July 2005 – June 2006 except South Bondi/Watson, which met twice throughout this period. Waverley Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan designed and 80 implemented. A project group comprised of representatives from Technical Services, Integrated Planning, Strategic Planning and Environmental Services which will operate as a steering group for the project have develop a brief based on a RTA template for selected expressions of interest for this project. The plan is expected to focus on the Bondi Junction area initially. Availability of mobility parking spaces. 81 Access to car parking spaces for people with disabilities was improved with the posting of information about the location of allocated accessible space on Council’s web site. A hotline telephone number was established for reporting abuse by motorists parked in accessible spaces without display of a current mobility parking authority. The number is displayed on all accessible car parking signs, and was published in the summer 2005 edition of Waverley in Focus. Traffic and Transport Safety Projects implemented: 82 • Seven Ways completed • Hardy and Murriverie Sts completed. Seven Ways completed - Construction commenced in April and all civil works completed by July 2006. Implementation of footpath paving and soft landscaping due to commence in late 2006 / early 2007 following tenders. Hardy and Murriverie Streets completed - All works completed in February 2006. Investigation and design School zones – Bondi Basin. 82 - Design plans completed and approved by the Waverley Traffic Committee for school safety devices in Macpherson Street ( outside St Catherines) , Blair Street ( outside Galillee), Warners Avenue ( outside Bondi Beach Public) and Inverness Street ( outside Clovelly Public) . Works commenced in May 2006 and are due to be completed by September 2006. Annual Report 2005/2006 167
168 Waverley Council State of the Environment Activities 2005/2006 Social Traffic and Transport School Safety. 82 At least one school is being patrolled each day during the morning and afternoon start and finish times. In addition, a mobile speed board has been purchased and is being used to monitor the speed of vehicles near schools. Number of library members. 96 The total number of registered members as at 30 June 2006 was 33,399. Of these, 27,277 are adults, 5,623 children, 351 members of the Home Library Service, and 148 institutions. Number of committees receiving specialist support. 109 Committees receiving specialist support during the period included: Waverley Community and Seniors Association, ECHO, EATS, DIRC, Norman Andrews House, Junction House, Randwick/ Waverley Community Transport, Bondi Outreach Project and Bondi Youth Accommodation. WAVES was provided with extensive assistance with wind up, after the NSW Department of Health absorbed the service. Staff also provided support to the management committees of Kindamindi, Bondi Beach Cottage, Grace Child Care Centre, Bondi Toy Library and each of the five OOSH Services in Waverley. Activities included assistance with grant applications, financial management, recruitment, conflict resolution and team building, annual general meetings, service review/ business plans for funding bodies, client surveys and staff management Number of community issues taken up and progressed 109 through advocacy, research and community partnerships. (people living in domestic squalor, mental health working group). Staff worked with a variety of groups in pursuing issues of community concern. Significant activities undertaken in the year included: An extensive advocacy campaign highlighting issues around homelessness in Waverley comprising press releases and letters to all State and Federal stakeholders. The campaign sought action from relevant agencies including the funding for services to rough sleepers, and resulted in dialogue with ICLA, NSW Department of Housing and City of Sydney. The development of a strategies to address two issues raised in Council’s Community Safety Plan, binge drinking and related violence among young people (15-25), and domestic violence, and initiation of the partnerships that will enable their implementation. Funds for implementation were sought from the Attorney General’s Crime Prevention Division under Council’s Community Safety Plan in November and funds were granted in the last quarter. Presentation on affordable housing at the invitation of the NSW Legislative Council in May for their inquiry into the Allocation of Social Housing. Annual Report 2005/2006
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