Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

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Reviewing Our 2005/2009 Management Plan Did We Do What We Said We Would Do? Council’s Executive Team adopted a new EEO Management Plan. Implementation commenced in April 2006. An organisational restructure was approved by Council in March 2005 and most implementation was scheduled to occur in October 2005, with some follow up changes through to the end of 2006. The implementation occurred on time, with the new department structure and most restructured Divisions in place on 1 October 2005. Some changes were then implemented gradually throughout the remainder of 2005/2006 as new staff were recruited. Various planned physical moves eg the move of Parks staff from Chambers to Mill Hill also occurred. The one major difficulty with the restructure was the inability to recruit a Compliance Divisional Manager. This new staff member finally commenced in September 2006. The Bondi and Beaches Unit was initially scheduled to move out of the General Manager’s Unit and into one of the four departments by the end of 2006. It will move into Public Works and Services in October 2006. The outcomes of the restructure will be evaluated in late 2006 and any outstanding issues will be resolved as required in order to maximise the effectiveness of the structure to achieve Council's priorities. ACCESS & EQUITY ACTIVITIES SUMMARY (For more information see pages 125 – 155) This year, extensive work was undertaken to integrate Council’s Disability, Multicultural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policies and action plans with Council’s Management Plan, incorporating needs identified in Council’s draft 2005/2010 Social Plan. Multicultural Policy – Action Plan Throughout the year, the Bondi Pavilion Community and Cultural Centre continued to encourage and assist a diverse range of communities to find cultural expression, and to provide opportunities for cultural exchange. The Centre involved people of many cultures as performers, artists, tutors, participants and audience. Council celebrated cultural diversity with events held during the Festival of the Winds in September 2005, Refugee Week in October 2006, the Global Table in April 2006 and Harmony Day in May 2006. Festival of the Winds Kite flying is a traditional element of celebration across many cultures and the Festival celebrates diversity through kites, multicultural food, music and dance. This year’s performances show cased West Indian, Brazilian, Argentinian, Chinese, Spanish, Pacific Islander, African, Indian and Indigenous cultures. To encourage active participation, free dance workshops were offered, and hundreds of local school children participated in kite making workshops in the lead up to the Festival. Refugee Week A series of events was organised for Refugee week celebrating the tremendous contribution of the many people who have come to the Waverley community as refugees. As a forerunner to Refugee Week, Bondi Pavilion hosted: My family – Showing Diversity, a travelling photographic exhibition by young people portraying their families, some of them from refugee background, and a series of paintings by Jeeva Chapman expressing concern for the plight of refugees. On Friday 28 October popular young comedian Hung Le, who came to Australia as a refugee, performed for about 100 people at the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, supported by the Solidarity Choir. Harmony Day Council contributed to the celebration of Harmony Day with a poster exhibition of the schools competition organised by the Anti Defamation Commission of B’nai B’rith at Waverley Library, and presentation of ‘The Local Government Perspective’ at TAFE’s Harmony Workshop on strategies for building and maintaining a harmonious communities. Annual Report 2005/2006 27
Reviewing Our 2005/2009 Management Plan Did We Do What We Said We Would Do? The Global Table Performances of music and dance presented by eleven cultural groups delighted a large audience at the third annual Global Table Street Festival. Many enjoyed the taste of food representing nine cultural traditions. Young student chefs from the Sydney Institute of TAFE demonstrated the preparation of small delights from around the world. Council’s child care centres participated in the Global Table Street Festival with an information stall on children’s services and a musical performance At least 20% of the targets in Council’s Multicultural Policy were met this year. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access and Equity Policy Council celebrated NAIDOC Week in July 2005 and continued to contribute to the Eastern Region Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Forum, and its annual Pauline McLeod Award for reconciliation. This year’s award was presented to Peter Cooley and Blake Champion in recognition of their work with young people at a ceremony held during Reconciliation Week in May 2006. NAIDOC Week events included: Film screenings of works by indigenous filmmakers. An exhibition of paintings by a group of 11 artists at Waverley Library. An exhibition of paintings and photographs by Boomalli members at Bondi Pavilion Gallery. A free show, Yidaki Didg and Dance in Australia, held as part of the school holiday program, which also included Indigenous Painting Workshops for children. In addition, during July 2005, Oxford St Mall was lined with banners featuring the work of Gordon Syron, father of contemporary Aboriginal Art. Activities were also held in the mall throughout NAIDOC week, including face painting, dot painting classes, story telling and indigenous cooking and taste testing. At least 20% of the targets in Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Access and Equity Policy were met this year. Disability Action Plan Progress was made on a range of Disability Action Plan targets including: Access audits for major Council projects such as the Marks Park Equal Access Path, Coast Walk improvements, upgrade of Mill Hill centre, aged housing units at 141 Bronte Rd and 17-23 Victoria St, and the design of new Customer Service and Call Centre outlet in Spring St> Continued implementation of the Accessible Footpath Plan. In 2005/2006 Council targeted Birrell Street , the paths leading to Bronte Beach and Oxford St West. These works are now complete. In 2006/2007 the Plan will be to addressing links between Bondi Junction and Queens Park. Development of a consultant’s brief for a Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan. Revised completion date for the PAMP is December 2006, with implementation to follow after that. Work on the Access aware project by DIRC NSW continued. Software development is nearly complete, focus group testing began in June 2006. Access Awards were again incorporated into the Bondi Junction Business Awards scheme. This year the Awards will be extended to Charing Cross businesses as well. Nominations for Bondi Junction Business no Barriers and Charing Cross Champion of Comfortable Access close in July 2006. The Waverley Access Committee met regularly during the year and conducted a number of site visits with Council staff to consider a range of access issues including at Bronte Beach, Queens Park, resident premises in Moore St, Kimberley reserve, Diamond Bay Cliff Walk and Birrell St. Members of the committee also participated in consultations for the draft Villages DCP, and at the Car parking and Clubs Forums. 28 Annual Report 2005/2006
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