City Plan 2009 - 2013 - City of Greater Geelong

Delivering City Plan
The City encourages responsible pet ownership.
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Ongoing services and activities for the community
The operation of seven customer service centres across the municipality to provide easy access for all
residents, as well as deliver services from numerous locations around the region.
Council meetings.
Council Elections.
Citizenship Ceremonies and Civic Functions.
Management of the Geelong Australia website and its content.
Provision of online payment services including resident’s rates, pet registrations, parking infringements
and other Council invoices.
Review of objections to infringement notices.
The enforcement of local laws relating to the environmental health. This involves food and health premises
inspections, environmental pollution, pest control and tobacco control.
Programmed and emergency maintenance and upgrades of the 760 Council owned buildings, including
sporting facilities, community centres, halls, neighborhood houses and Senior Citizens Centres.
Pet and animal management including registrations, nuisance, stray or wandering animals,
and impounded animals.
The co-ordination of emergency responses during major emergencies, such as bush fires or flooding.
Consultations with the community on a broad range projects, services, events and issues
that impact on them.
Representation on and support of the G21 Geelong Region Alliance to ensure the long term strategic and
sustainable development of the region.
Representation on various Committees of Management.
The provision of communications material including City News, Media Releases,
Annual Calendar and Community Update.
Traffic management within the municipality – managing the safety and access of traffic including
roundabouts, traffic islands, speed humps and signage.
Upgrade and maintenance of street furniture, bus stops, road signs, line-marking, street lighting and trees.
Parking in all areas within the municipality, including local laws patrols, permits and
commercial car park management.
Key strategies and master
plans that will assist in
delivering our services:
> Asset Management Strategy and
associated plans
> Information Technology Strategy
> Marketing Management Strategy
> Risk Management Strategy
> Occupational Health and Safety
Management Strategy
> Community Fire Management Plan
> Municipal Emergency Management Plan
> Central Geelong Parking Precinct Plan
> Rating Strategy
The actions supporting the
delivery of City Plan
2009-2013 are part of
Council’s ongoing day-to-day
operations, including:
> Human resource management
> Risk and occupation health and
safety management
> Communications and marketing
> Records management
> Financial management
> Provision and management of
information technology services
> Property management
> Governance services
> Corporate planning and
performance reporting
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