ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

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Delivering on our Commitments: 2007-2008 Annual Business Plan Action Update Pillar : Arts Culture and Heritage Status Heritage Protection CITY OF GREATER GEELONG ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 National Wool Museum collection significance assessment > Lara Heritage Festival donation ✓ St Leonards commemorative artwork for 150th anniversary celebrations ✓ Osborne Precinct - planning and feasibility study ✓ Active and Vibrant Arts and Culture Community Skate and Art project (SKAART) contribution Geelong Art Gallery contribution Geelong Maritime Museum contribution Grants to support Community Arts Support the Courthouse Youth Art Centre Grants to support Community Festivals Potato Shed facility renewal and public address system ✓ Potato Shed Masterplan development > Key to status symbols (✓)Completed / Achieved (>) In progress - To be completed in 2008-2009 () Completed for 2007-2008/repeated annually (❖) On hold will determine future action 107 Osborne House
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Objective To promote the development of a network of telecommunications to maximise liveability and prosperity. Highlights The rollout of Pocket PCs to over 300 home carers has allowed the Aged and Disability team to improve the delivery of their services, by increasing scheduling efficiency and reducing administration tasks. The Team Leaders can now review and evaluate the demands on their teams and therefore provide better Customer Service to clients. The reduction in administration tasks within the office has allowed more time to be spent on improving carers' schedules. The systems also provide better quality of information upon which planning can be done. Significant time savings have been made in several departments due to streamlining of information flowing between them. Council’s PABX (internal telephone system) was replaced with the Voice Over Internet Protocol communication system during the year. The replacement of the ageing system will be extremely beneficial with improvements to communications across all areas of Council. The conversion from three digit extensions to four digit will take place in 2008-2009. Achievements A Community Directory was developed and launched for internal use on Council’s Intranet. It has been regularly used by Council staff with approximately 8,000 hits each month. Community Directory will provide residents and the general public access to a listing and contact details of a range of groups, associations, services, clubs and organisations within the City of Greater Geelong. The directory will be launched onto the Geelong Australia website in September 2008. During the year the online community profiling and population forecasting website (hosted by ID Consulting) received an upgrade to include data from the 2006 Census and our own urban development strategies, up to 2031. The website provides data in simple, clear tables and charts with concise factual commentary. Information can be found on drivers of population change in Greater Geelong and its suburbs and changes in population, dwellings, age structures and households. Future Directions The City will implement a new range of online services and a dramatically improved council website in late 2008. Council is seeking to conform to best practice web standards with a simple customer interface that enables efficiency improvements for our customers. Enhancements include increases in online payment facilities and transactions, greater availability of online forms, enhanced search capabilities and an easily accessible A-Z list of council services. The City is embarking on the development of 3D visual capability for use in community, engineering, strategic and statutory planning. The project will produce a limited 3D capacity across all residential areas allowing for area, height and distance analysis, and a fully rendered 3D model of a five km 2 area surrounding Central Geelong and the Western Wedge precinct. This model will be a vital communication tool for future development in the CBD area. Challenges There is a need to improve the Information Communication Technology (ICT) capability, education and ability of businesses across the region. The G21 Telecommunications Needs Assessment has commenced to tackle this issue by developing initiatives to market and promote ICT use and systems within both the business and community sectors of the G21 region. A comprehensive and extensive telecommunications environment exists in the Geelong region with a significant number of facilities-based licensed communications carriers competing for business. Council will continue to work closely with telecommunication carriers to ensure that local businesses enjoy the latest technology available at the most competitive rates. 108
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OVERVIEW Welcome to the City of Gre
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OUR HISTORY - FROM JILLONG TO GEELO
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COUNCIL FUNDING PRIORITIES Council
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Loans Council took out a loan of $3
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The main purpo
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