annual report - City of Bayswater

annual report 

2008-09

Bayswater Facts 

Floating film festival, 

Riverside Gardens, Bayswater 

Population (2006 ABS Census): 55, 801 

Families: 14,668 

Born in Australia: 58.7 percent 

Born overseas: 41.3 percent 

Residential premises: 26,904 

Commercial premises: 1,657 

Total area: 32.77 square kilometres 

Parks and reserves: 168 

Swan River foreshore: 10.2 kilometres 

Roads: 381 kilometres 

Footpaths: 290 kilometres 

The City of Bayswater includes the suburbs of Bayswater, Bedford, Embleton, Maylands, 

Morley and Noranda, as well as parts of Mount Lawley and Dianella.

Contents 

Mayor’s Report 2 

Members of Council 3 

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 4 

Executive Services 6 

Administration and Community Services 8 

Technical Services 16 

Planning and Development Services 24 

Financial Services 28 

Statutory Reporting 31 

Abridged Financial Statements 33 

Independent Audit Report 34 

Statement by the Chief Executive Officer 35 

Balance Sheet 36 

Statement of Changes in Equity 37 

Income Statement 38 

Cash Flow Statement 41 

Rate Setting Statement 43 

North Ward 

Electoral Ward 

North Ward 

Area 7 square kilometres 

Parts of Noranda, 

Morley and Dianella 

Central Ward 


Parts of Morley, 

Embleton, Bayswater and 

Dianella 

Central Ward 

Perth 

Fremantle 

West Ward 


Bedford and parts of 

Bayswater, Embleton, 

Morley and Dianella 

South Ward 


Maylands and part of 

Mt Lawley 

South 

Ward 

West Ward 

city of bayswater annual report 2008-09 1

Mayor’s Message 

In 2008-09 the City worked hard to deliver good services, 

offer an exciting program of events, and attract State and 

Federal funding support for key community projects. 

In May 2009, the Federal 

Member for Perth, the Hon. 

Stephen Smith, announced that 

Council had been successful in 

its bid to secure $10 million in 

Federal funding for the Maylands 

multipurpose centre. This funding 

means that construction of 

this exciting project, which will 

provide important new community 

facilities, can move ahead in the 

2009-10 financial year. It will 

also have the effect of releasing 

Council funds for a number of 

strategic projects. 

Our diverse events program added 

vibrancy to the City and helped 

reinforce our sense of community 

identity. These events included the 

world renowned Avon Descent 

Finish Line Event, which attracted 

around 15,000 spectators to the 

Bayswater Riverside Gardens, and 

the popular Autumn River Festival 

that brought a record crowd of 

around 12,000 people to the 

Swan River foreshore. 

In November 2008, together 

with the Maylands Business 

Association, Council facilitated the 

inaugural Maylands Spring Fling 

street festival. The event proved 

a great success and attracted 

around 12,000 people to Eighth 

Avenue. Street festivals help 

promote a sense of community 

spirit, add vitality to an area and 

encourage residents to rediscover 

the shopping facilities on offer in 

their local town centres. 

We maintained our ongoing 

commitment to invest in community 

sporting facilities and during the 

year, the City officially opened 

the $266,000 extension to the 

Houghton Park Clubroom and 

completed construction of the new 

pavilion on RA Cook Reserve. Both 

these facilities will serve the needs 

of their local sporting clubs well into 

the future. 

In August 2008, the State 

Government announced that 

the City had been successful in 

attracting $334,000 in grants to 

upgrade local sporting facilities. 

These grants included a $202,125 

contribution towards the $1.3 million 

cost of the RA Cook pavilion and 

$64,185 towards the $250,000 cost 

of upgrading the playing fields on 

Beaufort Park. 

Together with the City of Swan, 

we also launched the Blue Ribbon 

Clubs scheme designed to ensure 

that the City’s 60 sporting clubs, 

with their 6,000 plus members, 

remain viable and continue to thrive 

well into the future. 

An important part of Council’s 

program for last year was the 

emphasis we placed on community 

development. Council provided a 

wide range of support services, 

such as Meals on Wheels and also 

developed new programs such 

as Sportslink and Wellness in the 

Kitchen. Sportslink is an innovative 

initiative promoting inclusiveness. 

Its purpose is to help children with 

a disability learn the skills needed to 

participate in mainstream sports at 

school or in clubs. 

Over the financial year, Council 

continued its work to advocate 

on issues that are important to 

the community. In this regard, 

Council lobbied hard in response 

to the community’s desire to 

see the State Government fund 

underground power for our City. 

We also lobbied on a range 

of issues, including improving 

regional transport links and 

providing funding for the Swan 

River foreshore. 

We also developed a partnership 

with the State Government and 

the cities of Stirling and Wanneroo 

to tackle the scourge of graffiti 

vandalism that continues to 

blight our society. As part of 

the partnership with the City of 

Stirling, with the support of the 

WA Police, Council mounted 

two joint anti-graffiti operations 

that were successful in catching 

a number of vandals in the 

act and deterring anti-social 

behaviour. We intend to build on 

the experience gained as a result 

of those operations to catch and 

deter graffiti vandalism. 

Each year, the City donates 

around $60,000 to worthwhile 

causes. During 2008-09, in 

response to a number of natural 

catastrophes, Council contributed 

to a number of disaster relief 

funds. These included $5,000 

to World Vision to assist the 

victims of the cyclone in Myanmar 

and an earthquake in China, 

plus a $20,000 donation to the 

Australian Red Cross as part of 

the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. 

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RA Cook Reserve, Bedford 

One of the highlights over the last 

year has been the groundwork 

done by Council in helping to 

prepare the City for the future. 

For instance, we took forward our 

bold vision for Morley as a major 

strategic centre and worked with 

the developer of the important 

Coventry site to facilitate a 

tourism style market development 

similar in concept to those found 

in Melbourne. 

Council Members 

We also renewed our focus 

on revitalising our town sites, 

and together with the State 

Government we took forward 

Transport Oriented Design 

(TOD) studies for Maylands and 

elsewhere. These TOD studies 

are about providing for the future 

and encouraging sustainable 

living options. They involve 

creating thriving town centres 

and streetscapes featuring great 

urban design. 

Finally, I would like to acknowledge 

the magnificent support we have 

received from the community in 

our efforts to make our City a great 

place in which to live, work, play 

and visit. 

Cr Michael Sabatino 

Deputy Mayor 

Central Ward 

Cr Terry Kenyon JP 

West Ward 

Cr Barry McKenna 

Central Ward 

Cr Marlene Robinson 

West Ward 

Cr Sally Palmer 

Central Ward 

Cr Terry Blanchard 

West Ward 

Cr Sonia Turkington 

South Ward 

Cr Sylvan Albert 

South Ward 

Cr Louie J Magro 

Mayor 

Cr Ian McClelland JP 

North Ward 

Cr Mike Anderton JP 

North Ward 


Chief Executive 

Officer’s Report 

Since assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer on 

1 October 2008, I have been pleased by the City’s commitment 

to delivering high quality services to our community. 

The City offers a wide range of 

services - from aged and youth 

services to cultural events and 

recreational facilities. It also 

ensures the urban development of 

our City is carefully planned and 

takes account of our natural and 

built heritage. 

The City also plays a role in 

attracting business investment and 

promoting economic development 

so there are local jobs, as well 

as commercial services for our 

community. 

In 2008-09, the City has delivered 

this full range of services 

once again, within the budget 

parameters set by Council and 

despite the significant economic 

and reform challenges that 

emerged during the financial year. 

Early in 2008-09 the State’s 

buoyant economy presented 

challenges for the City in attracting 

and retaining a skilled workforce. 

However, by December 2008, with 

the global slowdown, there has 

been a noticeable increase in the 

number of applicants expressing 

an interest in working for the City 

of Bayswater. Indeed, the quality 

of the applicants applying to join 

our team has been outstanding 

and this augurs well for the future. 

The challenge will be, as the 

economy recovers, to remain an 

attractive employer for those seeking 

a rewarding career serving the 

community. 

The City also had to respond to 

the new State Government’s desire 

for local government structural 

reform. Early in 2009, the Minister 

for Local Government, the Hon. 

John Castrilli, announced a five 

stage reform process aimed at 

voluntarily reducing the number of 

councils in Western Australia. The 

City of Bayswater completed the 

first of those five stages in April 

2009. This involved submitting a 

checklist looking at our management 

processes and policies. We 

were also required to enter into 

discussions with our neighbouring 

local governments. The reform 

process will be completed in the 

next financial year. 

One of the priorities in 2008-09 

has been to take forward the 

development of the organisation’s 

strategic plan. The strategic plan 

sets the direction of the organisation 

and ensures that our resources 

are aligned to deliver the services 

demanded by our community now 

and in the future, and in a financially 

sustainable way. 

We at the City of Bayswater 

recognise that we must always look 

for ways to improve the quality, 

efficiency and effectiveness of our 

services. That is why, in 2008‐09, 

the City’s new computer based 

document management and 

tracking system became operational. 

The system is a valuable tool for the 

organisation to improve its customer 

service by ensuring that all customer 

correspondence, telephone requests 

and contacts are recorded and 

can be “tracked” to ensure timely 

responses are given. 

This is one step down the path of 

continuous improvement to which 

we are all committed. 

I would like to acknowledge the 

foundation laid by the outgoing Chief 

Executive Officer, Mario Carosella, 

who retired in September 2008 after 

15 years of service. 

Finally, I would like to thank the 

Mayor and his fellow councillors for 

their support over the last year. I 

must also acknowledge the support 

of my Directors and congratulate the 

City’s staff on their commitment and 

enthusiasm in working to deliver for 

our community. 

Francesca Lefante 

Chief Executive Officer 


Avon Descent competitor, Swan River 

Senior Managers 

Mr Ted Budzinski, 

Director Financial Services 

Mr Des Abel, 

Director Planning and 

Development Services 

(from 19 January 2009) 

Director of 

Administration and 

Community Services 

Vacant 

Mr Bob Jarvis until 

16 January 2009 

Mr Andrew Ward, Acting, 

from 19 January 2009 

Mr Doug Pearson, 

Director Technical Services 

(from 15 September 2008) 


Executive 

Services 

Our people 

Capacity building 

The City has focused on 

building capacity and strength 

into our human resources in 

2008-09 in order to achieve 

greater organisational 

effectiveness. 

The structure of the 

organisation has been 

streamlined and initiatives have 

been introduced to strengthen 

key areas such as compliance 

and governance to ensure 

the principles of integrity, 

transparency, collaboration and 

accountability underpin the daily 

decision making of employees. 

Training and career development 

Emphasis has been placed on developing employees to their fullest potential 

to lead and deliver on performance targets in line with corporate objectives. 

Where opportunities exist to improve services, processes and efficiency, 

the City has provided appropriate training programs. Training and 

development needs are being identified from performance assessment and 

developmental programs offered. 

In 2008-09, work began on an employee retention plan and policy to 

ensure succession planning and to create opportunities for employees to 

establish career paths within the City. Recognition of intellectual knowledge 

retention within the City has become an important indicator in employee 

succession planning. 

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Caterina Mazurak, Rangers and Security services

Representation 

People from culturally diverse backgrounds 

Women 

Indigenous Australians 

People with disabilities 

Mature workers 

12.6 percent 

62.2 percent 

2.1 percent 

6.3 percent 

51 percent 

Occupational health and safety 

The City has taken a proactive approach to occupational health and safety, 

particularly given the significant hazards faced by some sections of our 

workforce. In 2008-09 there was a higher rate of workers’ compensation 

claims than the industry average. However, through effective return to work 

strategies the City was able to reduce lost time to a rate lower than the 

industry average. 

Comparison with industry averages 

Indicator 

Bayswater 

Industry 

average 

Lost time injury frequency rate* 6.5 11.1 

Number of workers’ compensation claims 30 15 

Number of lost time injury days 18 97 

Lost time injury duration rate ** 4.4 22.6 

Number of lost time injuries 4 4 

* Lost time injuries divided by hours worked multiplied by 1,000,000 

** Lost time injury days divided by number of lost time injuries 

Public relations 

The City’s Public Relations 

service continued to provide the 

organisation with a professional 

media liaison service. During the 

year, over 100 media releases 

were issued and in excess of 300 

written media statements prepared 

in response to inquiries from local 

and State media. In addition to the 

media liaison service, the weekly 

Mayor’s Column appeared in the 

Eastern Reporter and Guardian 

Express community newspapers. 

Keeping our residents informed 

about the initiatives, programs and 

policies of the City of Bayswater 

remained a high priority for Council 

during 2008-09. During the course 

of the year, three Bayswater Brief 

civic newspapers were prepared 

and distributed to residents. This 

broadsheet newspaper-style 

publication featured articles on 

Council initiatives and programs and 

in addition, provided useful regular 

features such as contact details and 

an events diary. 


Administration & 

Community Services 

Recreation services 

Our recreation team works to provide a broad range of services to the local 

community including event promotion, club development, facility advice 

and assistance, casual, seasonal and annual facility bookings, development 

of grant applications, support for inclusion and access, and physical 

activity opportunities. 

2008-09 Recreation events 

Avon Descent Finish Line Event August 2008 

North of Perth Music Festival September 2008 

Art Awards and Exhibition October 2008 

Charity Golf Day October 2008 

Annual Dance Festival October 2008 

Team Life Cycle October 2008 

North of Perth Music Festival Winners’ Concerts October 2008 

Jazz Community Concert November 2008 

Annual Food Appeal Nov-Dec 2008 

Carols by Candlelight December 2008 

Jazz Community Concert February 2009 

Boomshanka! Skate Park Event February 2009 

PIAF Floating Films March 2009 

Autumn River Festival April 2009 

Wag and Walk May 2009 

June Community Concert June 2009 

Combined Church Service June 2009 

Jazz Community Concert 

Art Awards 

The City held the Art Awards and 

Exhibition again in 2008-09 at the 

Noranda Shopping Village. More 

than 150 entries for the exhibition 

were received. The Bayswater 

Art Society maintained an active 

presence at the exhibition over 

the week, providing painting and 

drawing demonstrations for the 

public to enjoy. 

Avon Descent Finish 

Line Event 

Riverside Gardens was the location 

for this record breaking event. 

Following heavy rainfall in the 

preceding weeks, water levels were 

the highest in nearly twenty years 

providing perfect conditions for 

both paddle craft and power boats. 

Almost all records were broken 

on the water during the August 

2008 event. 

Autumn River Festival 

A multicultural stage program 

entertained around 12,000 visitors 

to Riverside Gardens during the 

April 2009 event. A range of new 

initiatives including Dunk the 

Councillor and Councillor’s Kitchen 

were well received, as was the 

Community Olympics. 


Charity events 

The Salvation Army and St. Vincent 

de Paul Society received in excess 

of $21,650 and food packages 

from community donations and 

auctions staged by the City. The 

charity events were the Carols by 

Candlelight and the Charity Golf 

Tournament. The 2008 Charity Golf 

Day was a roaring success with 

several new initiatives introduced for 

2008 that resulted in a 50 percent 

increase in funds raised compared 

to the previous year. 

Community Sport and 

Recreation Facility Fund 

The City was successful in securing 

$671,495 from the Department 

of Sport and Recreation as part 

funding toward the following projects 

to be completed next financial year: 

• $500,000 towards the sports 

hall and change room facilities 

within the new multi million dollar 

Maylands multipurpose centre; 

• $91,575 to assist with the 

upgrade of sports field 

floodlighting at Houghton 

Reserve to benefit football 

and softball; 

• $79,920 to assist with the 

upgrade of sports field 

floodlighting at Noranda Sporting 

Complex to benefit soccer. 

The new $1.3 million pavilion at RA 

Cook Reserve was completed and 

handed over to Morley Sporting 

Club in April 2009. The Department 

of Sport and Recreation contributed 

more than $200,000 from the 

Community Sport and Recreation 

Facility Fund. 

Facility infrastructure 

upgrades 

Two sporting facilities – at Wotton 

Reserve and Frank Drago Reserve 

- received significant upgrades 

during 2008-09. Wotton Reserve 

can now host evening floodlit 

soccer matches after an upgrade 

to the sports field floodlighting. 

Frank Drago Reserve now offers 

an extended grass field training 

area, as well as training ground 

floodlighting to meet the Australian 

Standard for large ball sports. 

A number of playground facilities 

were replaced in order to meet 

Australian Standards in accordance 

with the City’s 15 year Playground 

Upgrade Plan. Notable sites 

included: Joan Rycroft Reserve, 

Lower Hillcrest Reserve, Feredy 

Reserve and Birkett Street Reserve. 

A new community playground was 

installed at Lightning Park. 

Soft fall safety surfacing was 

installed at Upper Hillcrest Reserve 

and additional shade sails at 

Riverside Gardens. 

Robert Thompson Reserve and 

Halliday House received Federal 

Infrastructure Funding to enhance 

facilities. Halliday House now has 

an outdoor entertainment and 

function area for weddings and 

community functions. Robert 

Thompson Reserve has had 

pathways extended across the park 

to encourage walking, skating and 

informal family recreation. 

Sport and Recreation Club 

Development Program 

In partnership with the City 

of Bayswater, City of Swan 

and Department of Sport and 

Recreation, the Club Development 

Program continued to offer high 

quality assistance to local sport 

and recreation clubs. This financial 

year saw the launch of Blue Ribbon 

Clubs, an incentive based club 

accreditation program providing 

guidance and assistance to all local 

sporting and recreational clubs in 

developing high quality management 

systems and procedures. 

Administration 

Citizenship ceremonies 

Seven citizenship ceremonies were 

conducted in 2008-09, with around 

380 people becoming Australian 

citizens. The largest ceremony was 

held as part of the Australia Day 

celebrations for the first time at the 

Morley Sport and Recreation Centre 

and incorporated an Australia Day 

barbeque celebration. 

Scholarships 

The City awarded scholarships to 

17 talented students so they could 

further their interests in the fields 

of education, sports, visual arts 

and music. 

Garden Awards 

The annual Garden Awards are 

open to residents and businesses to 

encourage community support for our 

Garden City concept and encourage 

civic pride. In 2008, eight awards 

were made in four categories. 

Garden Awards 2008 

Categories 

Best landscaped 2 

Best Waterwise 1 

Best kept street 1 

Best residential 4 

Winners 

Tranby foreshore, Maylands 


Rangers and security 

Security Watch 

Throughout 2008-09, the City’s Security Watch service dealt with 2,333 

incidents, a decrease from 2,568 the previous year. Most of those incidents 

were in response to anti-social behaviour and offences against property and 

persons, including alarms, burglary, unsecured premises and trespassing. 

On 27 April 2007, the City changed from an outsourced Security Watch to 

an in-house system to enable greater customer service and closer liaison 

with community members. Since the change there has been a substantial 

decrease of reportable incidents recorded in the City, reflecting the 

effectiveness of continuous patrols. 

Incident Type 2007-08 2008-09 

Variation – 

percent 

Property 1,144 834 -27.1 percent 

Persons 506 521 3 percent 

Damage and other 291 300 3.1 percent 

Disturbances 232 271 16.8 percent 

Vehicles, traffic 241 208 -13.7 percent 

Requests 154 199 29.2 percent 

TOTAL 2,568 2,333 -9.2 percent 

Rangers 

Rangers continued to provide a high level of customer service to the 

community throughout 2008-09. Rangers dealt with 3,453 customer 

enquiries during the year. 

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 

Dogs 656 1,397 1,832 1,474 

Abandoned vehicles 335 269 371 629 

Bushfire control 17 15 11 32 

Parking control 323 1,498 776 1,318 

TOTAL 1331 3179 2990 3,453 

Graffiti prevention 

In 2008-09 the City of Bayswater, the State Government and the cities of 

Stirling and Wanneroo signed a partnership agreement to co-ordinate efforts 

in tackling graffiti vandalism and tagging. 

Graffiti removal remains a high priority for the City. In 2008-09 there 

were 4,883 incidents of graffiti removed from commercial and residential 

properties, public utilities and City of Bayswater property. 


Community services 

Home and Community Care 

City of Bayswater Home and 

Community Care Program (HACC) 

helps older people and young 

people with disabilities to be more 

independent at home and in the 

community. 

Services for eligible local residents 

includes domestic assistance, social 

support, day centre, information and 

advocacy, Meals on Wheels and local 

transport. This year a new service 

was introduced called Wellness in the 

Kitchen to help with meal preparation 

in the home, as well as provide 

support with shopping, addressing 

dietary needs and providing social 

contact for people living alone. This 

service is also delivered in group 

settings, allowing social interaction, 

education and skill development. 

In 2008-09 the HACC services 

received $1,071,659 million of State 

and Commonwealth Government 

funding, allowing the provision of 

services to about 500 clients. 

This year a survey was conducted to assess the quality of service being 

provided to clients receiving HACC services. The survey questions were 

based on the HACC National Service Standards which provide a framework 

for the delivery of quality programs. An overwhelming 224 people 

responded to the survey providing responses that indicated a high level of 

satisfaction with the services being received. 

Total Home and Community Care assessments in 2008-09 

Service New Review 

Domestic assistance 43 109 

Meal preparation 8 0 

Adult Day Centre 18 62 

Bayswater Leisure and Information Service 

program (BLIS) 9 32 

Transport 8 13 

Social support 19 75 

Meals on Wheels 63 74 

TOTAL 168 365 

Meals on Wheels 

The Meals on Wheels service continues to provide freshly cooked hot meals 

to those people in the community unable to cook for themselves. A total of 

37,043 meals were delivered throughout the year by a team of committed 

volunteers. There has been a slight decrease in numbers of meals delivered 

this year and this could be a result of the new Wellness in the Kitchen 

program which supports home meal preparation. 

Community development 

Senior citizens’ centres 

Within the City, three senior centres 

located in Maylands, Bayswater 

and Morley provided a wide variety 

of activities for people aged over 

50 years. Participants took part 

in lunches, fundraising activities, 

computer classes and outings to 

places of interest. The centres also 

offered subsidised podiatry services 

and hairdressing. 

Each centre is run by an 

incorporated management 

committee with the support of a 

council officer. They have nominal 

annual membership fees and 

there are more than 500 members 

between the three centres. 

Volunteers 

The City has a committed team of 

over 200 volunteers contributing 

their time to many programs such as 

recreation, Home and Community 

Care, library, bus driving, Youth 

Advisory Committee, environmental 

services and Justice of the Peace. 

Meals on Wheels still engage the 

largest number of volunteers in any 

one program and without them the 

service to the community would not 

exist. In recognising the efforts of 

these volunteers, the City hosted 

two luncheons during the year where 

awards and presentations were made 

to those who had reached milestones 

in their service to the community. 

Michael Tan (instructor) and Mrs Doris Jefferies, 

Maylands Autumn Centre 


Guest at the Early Settlers’ event 

Early Settlers’ event 

The Early Settlers’ event occurred in October 2008 at the Lower 

Hillcrest Reserve, Bayswater. The event brought together people who 

have lived in the area for more than 40 years. This year, more than 900 

people attended the function and enjoyed lunch and entertainment. 

Doolan-Leisha and Walter Eatts provided a traditional welcome and the 

Madjitil Moorna choir sang a range of indigenous and non indigenous 

songs. The band from John Forrest Senior High School entertained the 

guests and student volunteers from Chisholm Catholic College assisted 

as ushers and waiters. 

Youth Advisory Committee 

(YAC) 

City of Bayswater Youth Advisory 

Committee (YAC) is an advisory 

body to inform Council of relevant 

youth issues and needs within 

the local area. The committee 

meets formally on a quarterly 

basis and there is regular informal 

engagement with the community 

development officer. In 2008-09 

YAC distributed a survey to young 

people to gain insight into local 

concerns. Key issues identified 

were bullying, violence, drugs and 

alcohol. These results will assist 

local community organisations 

and schools in determining their 

strategic direction and priorities in 

supporting young people. 

Outcare 

Outcare, with the support of the 

City of Bayswater, provides local 

schools with a program called 

Keeping Kids Out of Crime. The 

program targets students from 

years 8 to 12. It involved school 

presentations from an ex-offender 

discussing his experiences, life 

choices and consequences. 

There are four key areas focused 

on bullying, racism, personal 

responsibility and respect. The City 

has provided $10,000 towards the 

provision of 69 sessions at schools 

in the area, targeting more than 

2,000 students. 

Urban art project 

Funding from the Department of 

Planning and Infrastructure allowed 

the City to undertake an urban art 

project which involved the painting 

of the retaining wall that has been 

built east of the Bayswater train 

station. The retaining wall was 

completed by Council in December 

2008. Urban artist Drew Straker 

was engaged to work with young 

people on the project. 

PCYC youth space - 

Zone Out 

The Police and Citizens’ Youth 

Club (PCYC) manages and 

operates the City’s Zone Out 

youth space in Morley, which 

provides sport and recreational 

activities for young people aged 

between 12 and 18 years. They 

work with up to 30 young people 

every night providing sport and 

recreation programs such as 

basketball and futsol (indoor 

soccer). In addition, the PCYC, 

with support from the City, has 

been establishing networks in the 

Maylands area to encourage more 

young people to become involved 

in the futsol program. 

Carols by Candlelight, Civic Centre 


YouthCARE 

Council has been contributing 

to YouthCARE since 2001, 

the funds assisting the school 

chaplaincy program. 

YouthCARE works in partnership with 

many agencies and local governments 

with the aim of providing a chaplaincy 

service to schools throughout WA. 

Three high schools in the City of 

Bayswater accommodate school 

chaplains, these being Hampton, 

John Forrest and Morley senior high 

schools. Chaplains also work from 

Anzac Terrace Primary School and 

Maylands Peninsula Primary School. 

The Council contribution of 

$25,000 is used to provide this 

service to schools in the City 

of Bayswater. 

Community Housing 

Program 

The City of Bayswater‘s 

Community Housing Program 

(CHP) was established in 

partnership with the Department 

of Housing and Works (DHW) 

in 1994. The City manages 

10 units and provides quality, 

affordable housing for selected 

local community members who 

meet the eligibility criteria for 

community housing. Most units 

have long standing tenants with 

one unit being vacated this year 

providing a home to a new tenant. 

Major upgrades and improvements 

were completed during the year in 

order to maintain a high standard 

and to meet the City’s continuous 

improvement objectives. 

Sportslink program 

In 2008, the City’s Disability Access 

and Inclusion Advisory Committee 

approved the application for 

funds to the Department of Sport 

and Recreation and LotteryWest 

community grant to establish a 

Sportslink program. 

The program provides young 

children with disabilities with the 

opportunity to participate in a range 

of sporting activities to develop 

skills, engage in social interaction, 

gain confidence in group situations 

and increase confidence in 

their abilities. 

A collaborative approach 

between the City and a number 

of agencies such as the Disability 

Services Commission (Local Area 

Coordinators), Recreation & Sport 

Network, local primary schools, 

Edith Cowan University (ECU) 

- Sports Science unit, Therapy 

Focus and the YMCA helped to 

promote the program and to recruit 

young participants. 

Community bus hire 

service 

The City provided a community 

bus hire service to not-for-profit 

community groups in the area. The 

aim of the service was to provide 

affordable access to activities and 

enable residents to pursue leisure 

activities that would benefit health 

and wellbeing. The City has three 

buses, one of which was donated 

by the Bayswater Noranda 

Community Bank. 

Maylands Spring Fling festival 


Libraries 

Growth in the use of the City’s 

three libraries over 2008-09 

highlighted the importance the 

community places on services 

provided by local government 

during periods of uncertainty. 

The City’s libraries recorded a 

4.3 percent increase in items 

loaned; a 4.6 percent increase in 

patron visits; and an impressive 

20 percent increase in attendances 

to events and activity sessions. 

Most noteworthy was an 

11.6 percent increase in the 

number of new members enrolled 

during 2008-09. 

Our libraries have improved 

and expanded virtual and 

onsite services, including 

the implementation of a new 

computerised public PC 

reservation system. Online services 

were reviewed in 2008-09 resulting 

in a plan for further free online 

databases and other services. 

Programs such as the Adult 

Activities Sessions, Better 

Beginning/Early Years, Story Time 

and Rhyme Time continue to grow 

in popularity. During 2008-09 

Library Services hosted visits from 

internationally renowned authors 

Michael Robotham and Matthew 

Reilly. The latter attracted an 

audience of more than 150. 

A popular new program called 

Full of Beanz was introduced for 

pre-schools and uses literature 

and movement to assist in the 

development of the fine motor skills. 

The City’s libraries also continue to 

run the State Government funded 

Finding My Place program for year 

10 students at risk of dropping out 

of formal education. Participants 

in this year’s program came from 

Morley and John Forrest senior high 

schools. 

Senior library staff members have 

been engaged in the planning and 

design of the new library that will form 

part of the Maylands multipurpose 

centre. The library will be an attractive 

state of the art facility that will 

serve the needs of the Maylands 

community for many years. 

Statistical summary 

During 2008-09 the City’s libraries: 

• loaned 423,470 items (increase 

of 4.3 percent) - an average of 

1,531 items per day; 

• recorded 311,400 patron visits 

(increase of 4.6 percent) - an 

average of more than 1,125 visits 

per day; 

• recorded 11,190 attendances 

(increase of 20 percent) at events 

and activities conducted for 

adults and children; 

• registered 4,308 new members 

- an increase of 11.6 percent, 

bringing the total membership 

to 23,340. 


Bayswater Waves Aquatic Centre 

Bayswater Waves is Perth’s premier 

indoor aquatic playground. It 

features Western Australia’s only 

wave pool and five other pools 

including an Olympic pool, dive 

pool, lap pool, hydrotherapy and 

toddlers’ pool. 

The Aquatic Centre provided an 

innovative, diverse and high quality 

program based on health and fitness 

for the community. Attendance has 

continued to increase over the past 

12 months with more than 959,150 

customers enjoying the facility. 

During 2008-09 the Aquatic Centre 

hosted two family fun days. The 

local and wider community had 

the opportunity to enjoy many 

attractions including pony rides, 

wave sessions and a live children’s 

concert. The two events attracted 

more than 3,000 visitors. 

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 

Centre 

Attendance 657,134 727,858 845,345 903,755 921,530 959,150 

Another activity targeting young 

people is the Swim in Movie Nights, 

held on a Friday night in the school 

holidays. Teenagers are encouraged 

to laze around in the heated pool 

while watching the latest movie on 

the big screen. The events attracted 

1,500 people. 

The Royal Lifesaving Society of 

Western Australia has also recognised 

the Aquatic Centre with the highest 

safety rating in Western Australia. 

Financially the Aquatic Centre has 

continued to perform well with 

a break-even result. The City 

offers residents the opportunity 

to purchase a privilege card 

which entitles them to a 15 

percent discount on pool entry, 

memberships and swim school 

bookings. 

The following capital expenditure 

occurred at the Aquatic Centre: 

installation of new pool blankets, 

lane ropes, and the refurbishment 

of the vanities in the seven change 

rooms and the front counter. 

Maylands 

Waterland 

The City assumed responsibility for 

the management and operations of 

the water playground located on the 

Maylands Peninsula, on 1 July 2007. 

The water playground is not heated 

and therefore is only open to the 

public from 1 November to 30 April 

each year. During the 2008-09 

summer, more than 30,000 people 

visited the facility. 

Major works were conducted to 

increase the water flow to the large 

toddler pool. This work was carried 

out to comply with the Health 

Department’s Aquatic Code that was 

introduced in 2007. 

The water playground is suitable 

for families with younger children. 

There is a splash pool for babies and 

toddlers and a large leisure pool for 

older children. Many families have 

taken the opportunity to hold their 

children’s birthday parties at the 

water playground. In total, 215 private 

children’s birthday parties were held 

during summer compared to 170 the 

previous year. 

Five family fun days were held 

during the summer months with live 

entertainment for children, ranging 

from Fat Cat through to Christmas 

Carols. These five events attracted 

more than 1,500 families. 

Bayswater Waves, Embleton 


Lightning Park car park, Noranda 

Technical 

Services 

Engineering 

The Engineering Section continued to improve the City’s amenity and infrastructure in 

2008-09. More than $1.8 million was spent on road works, while a further $1.78 million 

was invested in operational maintenance for engineering works including street lighting, 

street sweeping, bus shelters, graffiti cleaning, signs, roads, drains, paths and kerbing. 

Construction 

The 2008-09 highlight was the 

construction of the Principal Shared 

Path leading from the Bayswater 

Train Station to the Tonkin Highway. 

The City of Bayswater undertook 

the project on behalf of the 

Department of Planning to speed 

up the provision of an important 

community facility. The City was 

recognised for its successful 

delivery of the project in a timely 

way, and at a fraction of the cost 

quoted by private contractors. 

Road and footpath 

improvements 

The City has continued to replace 

its network of slab footpaths with 

concrete, in order to improve 

amenity, eliminate trip hazards and 

reduce maintenance costs. 

In 2008-09, the City purchased a 

new road sweeper to improve the 

sweeping of arterial roads, ensuring 

that safety conditions are met for all 

road users. 

The City resurfaced 12 kilometres of 

roads in 2008-09 to ensure the road 

network remained at the highest 

standard for motorists and cyclists. 

Roads resurfaced included: 

• Slade Street, Bayswater; 

• Wall Street, Maylands; 

• Murray Street, Bayswater; 

• Rowlands Street, Maylands; 

• Bramwell Street, Noranda; 

• Barnard Place, Noranda; and 

• Turon Street, Morley. 

This financial year also saw the 

commencement of the four year 

program of upgrading all street 

signs in the City to the new reflective 

standard. The signs will be clearer 

during the day and at night. 

Traffic management 

A number of traffic management 

projects were undertaken to improve 

safety. These included works in: 

• Whatley Crescent; 

• Railway Parade/Beechboro 

Road; and 

• Wall Street. 


King William Street, Bayswater 

Geographic information services 

Spatial systems 

In the 2008-09 financial year, the 

City’s internal corporate mapping 

system, CitySpatial, was integrated 

to another corporate application, 

the waste management 

request system. 

The City receives more than 120 

ratepayer waste related requests 

daily, including 3m³ bulk bin orders, 

tip pass orders, service requests 

and complaints. Integrating 

the two systems has improved 

turnaround times for ratepayers 

and ensured greater accuracy in 

the information provided. 

The City also produced 1,464 

land certificates this financial year. 

These certificates are used by 

property purchasers to gather 

information such as drainage, 

zonings, land areas, and licences 

relating to the property. 

The City’s online mapping 

application, Interactive City Maps, 

was integrated to the planning and 

building application processes, 

enabling applicants to search the 

property in question to monitor the 

status of their application in the 

City of Bayswater. 

In December 2008, high resolution 

aerial images of the City were taken 

and loaded on the City’s spatial 

applications, including its online 

Interactive City Map service for 

the community. 

Fleet management 

An additional 17 operational 

vehicles were fitted with the real 

time Global Positioning System 

(GPS) fleet monitoring devices 

this financial year. This included 

road sweepers and street tree 

watering trucks. Each vehicle is 

fitted with duress functionality 

for emergency use by all drivers 

and includes onboard messaging 

services. A total of 35 vehicles 

are now monitored in real time to 

help better manage work flows 

and provide a safer working 

environment. All vehicles are 

monitored by the City’s security call 

centre operations 24 hours a day. 

Infrastructure asset 

management 

Global positioning system (GPS) 

mapping of the City’s storm water 

drainage network, roads and 

footpaths are continuing so a 

comprehensive inventory of assets 

can be established. 

There are more than 220 

kilometres of interconnected pipes 

with over 10,000 junction points. In 

addition, the City has an extensive 

sealed road network spanning 381 

kilometres in length, and there are 

290 kilometres of footpaths. 

Creating an inventory of this 

infrastructure, including rating its 

condition, will assist in rolling out 

maintenance programs. 


Gobba Lake, Bayswater 

Sustainable environment 

The City places a high priority on 

the conservation and protection of 

our bushlands, wetlands and the 

Swan River. 

During 2008-09 environmental 

restoration works were undertaken 

at: 

• Gobba Lake; 

• Baigup Wetland; 

• Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary; 

• Lightning Park environmental 

area; 

• Berringa Reserve; 

• Riverside Gardens; 

• Hinds Reserve; and 

• Bayswater Brook streams and 

wetlands. 

The City also took part in other 

environmental protection programs, 

including: programs to reduce 

carbon emissions; reduce the 

City’s draw on scheme water; and 

monitor water quality. 

Tranby foreshore 

The City completed the first section 

of river restoration at Tranby 

foreshore this financial year, using 

a technique that involved placing 

rocks on key sections of the 

riverbank, with an underlay of textile 

material to stop sand erosion. Native 

vegetation was also planted along 

the bank to further prevent erosion 

and add to the ecological integrity of 

the river. 

Perth biodiversity project 

The City developed a collective 

biodiversity strategy in partnership 

with the Town of Bassendean and 

City of Belmont. It aims to conserve 

and protect the biodiversity of 

plants and animals in local bush 

and wetlands. 

Bush lands are linked through 

ecological corridors, and the 

management of one area of bush 

land can affect surrounding areas. 

Through the biodiversity strategy, 

the City proposes to enhance 

corridors for fauna and flora, helping 

to maintain healthy and genetically 

diverse populations. In 2008-09 the 

City’s work was recognised by the 

Swan Catchment Centre. 

Schools’ river education day 

In March 2009, the City of 

Bayswater and the Swan River Trust 

held the Bayswater Catchment 

Activity Day at Riverside Gardens, 

opened by the Minister for 

the Environment, Hon. Donna 

Faragher MLC. 

Over two days, five schools 

attended with 240 students from 

years 4 to 7. The students were 

engaged in fun activities to learn 

about the river and water catchment 

issues in the City. 


Parks and gardens 

The City of Bayswater is renowned for its well maintained parks, gardens 

and street trees, consistent with its Garden City theme. 

Gibbney Park surface 

reconstruction 

Major projects in the 2008-09 

financial year included the heavy 

compaction, reconstruction and 

levelling of the sports playing fields 

of Gibbney Reserve, Maylands, 

which used to be a rubbish tip. 

The surface of the reserve had 

become very uneven and this 

was affecting the use of the park. 

Works were undertaken to slow 

the subsidence of the oval surfaces 

caused by the decay of refuse 

under the ground. The sports 

playing surface is now significantly 

improved, allowing greater use of 

the facility. 

Bore and pump replacement 

program 

Irrigation systems at Shearn Park, 

Mt Lawley and Joan Rycroft 

Reserve, Bayswater, were replaced 

with new, more reliable systems. 

In addition, ageing bores were 

replaced at Halliday Park, Joan 

Rycroft Reserve, Frank Drago 

Reserve, Bert Wright Park, Chesney 

Reserve and Charles Reserve, to 

significantly improve the efficiency 

of water use as well as reliability of 

the systems. 

Centralised irrigation 

system upgrade 

This year, the City continued with 

its program of bore and pump 

maintenance to maximise their 

efficiency. The City’s centralised 

irrigation has been upgraded so 

that water running times can be 

controlled from a single computer 

based at the Paddy Walker Works 

Depot in Bayswater. This system 

is supported by “in turf” moisture 

monitoring sensors which allow the 

City to minimise water use. 

Landscape refurbishment 

Trees and shrubs were planted in the 

newly constructed median islands 

on Guildford Road, Maylands. 

The landscape treatment on the 

median island at the intersection 

of Dakota Avenue and Tranby 

Road in Maylands was refurbished, 

along with the roundabout at the 

intersection of Peninsula Road and 

East Street, Maylands. 

This year the City continued 

planting annual garden beds 

on high profile roundabouts 

throughout the municipality with 

particularly attractive displays 

on the roundabouts at the 

intersections of McGilvray Avenue 

and Benara Road, Collier Road and 

Marchant Way, Morley. 

Clarkson Reserve, Maylands 

Van Kieu Nguyen, Parks and Garden services 

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Environmental health 

Food monitoring 

and inspections 

The City’s Environmental Health 

Section monitors premises that 

prepare food for sale, to ensure 

compliance with State and local 

laws and regulations. 

The City’s environmental health 

officers are responsible for 

implementing a food sampling 

program and undertaking routine 

food premise inspections to ensure 

that a high level of food hygiene 

is maintained. 

There are around 320 food 

premises within the City and 

officers aim to undertake up to 

four routine inspections of all 

high risk food premises within the 

City each year. Those premises 

which are found to be noncompliant 

with the regulations 

are inspected on a more frequent 

basis, to ensure that standards are 

continuously improved. 

The routine food sampling program 

aims to ensure that food sold within 

the City is of an acceptable standard 

and is safe for consumption. A total 

of 83 food samples were collected 

and submitted for bacteriological 

and chemical analysis and complaint 

investigation during 2008-09. 

The majority of the results were 

satisfactory; however 11 required 

follow-up action and one has been 

listed for prosecution. 

With the development of new food 

legislation, known as the Food 

Act 2008, a new food sampling 

scheme has been introduced, which 

requires each local authority to 

conduct routine sampling of all food 

manufacturers within their jurisdiction. 

Food recalls 

During 2008-09 the Department of 

Health issued 25 product recalls. 

Certain product recalls required 

immediate follow-up action by 

the City’s officers, to ensure that 

they were removed from sale and 

disposed of correctly. 

Northern food 

monitoring group 

The City is currently a member 

of the Northern Food Monitoring 

Group (NFMG). The NFMG consists 

of 11 representatives from local 

government and one representative 

from the Department of Health. The 

NFMG met on a quarterly basis to 

organise large scale food surveillance 

programs and discuss common food 

related issues. 

The City was involved in the following 

NFMG food surveys during 2008-09: 

• microbiological quality of readyto-eat 

deli foods; and 

• country of origin labelling. 

Light industry 

auditing program 

The City, in conjunction with 

Perth Region Natural Resource 

Management and the Department 

of Environment and Conservation, 

worked to control industrial pollution 

and the illegal dumping of materials. 

The aim of the program was to stop 

the contamination of our main drains 

and the Swan River by limiting the 

pollution by businesses in the area. 

An audit of businesses revealed 

56 premises did not conform to 

the requirements of the relevant 

regulations. More than 38 percent 

were mechanical repairers, 

14 percent were smash repairers, 

9 percent were wreckers, 7 percent 

were spray painters and 31.5 percent 

were general types of businesses. 

Non-compliant businesses 

31.5% 

7% 

9% 

Mechanical 

Smash repairs 

Wreckers 

14% 

38.5% 

Spray Painters 

Other 

Jessica Ngo, Environmental Health services 


Peter Doggett, Environmental Health services 

Emergency risk 

management 

In 2008-09 the City’s emergency 

risk management (ERM) project 

team implemented strategies 

identified in the ERM project final 

report 2006. The focus during the 

year was to develop information 

and training forums for both the 

community and staff in relation to 

emergency management functions. 

A staff training program was held 

on 23 July 2008 to inform City of 

Bayswater staff about the relevant 

emergency plans currently in place, 

and the roles and responsibilities 

of local government and various 

hazard management agencies in 

emergency situations. 

A community information forum was 

held on 16 April 2009 to educate 

the local community on emergency 

risk management. Case studies, as 

well as practical tips on prevention 

and preparedness for storms and 

fires, were provided. Twenty five 

people attended the forum. 

Immunisation 

In 2008-09 the City ran free 

immunisation clinics once a month 

on a rotation basis at Bayswater, 

Morley, Maylands, Hampton Park and 

Noranda. The vaccination attendance 

rate through the City’s Child Health 

Clinics was 935 this year compared 

with 984 in 2007-08. 

In 2008-09, the childhood influenza 

vaccination was added to the 

recommended schedule and the 

City’s immunization clinics provided 

free flu vaccine for children aged 

between six months and five years 

old. The program also included 

booster doses for children under five 

years of age, who have had the flu 

vaccine in the past. 

The City also continued to provide 

school vaccinations for 12 year olds 

such as hepatitis B and diphtheria, 

tetanus and whooping cough, 

chicken pox and cervical cancer 

vaccine. The immunisation program 

has been successful in reaching its 

target population, with the support of 

local schools. 

The emergence of the human swine 

influenza was a concern in the 

community during the first half of 

2009. The City‘s immunisation team 

was trained and prepared to play 

an important role assisting relevant 

health authorities in their preparations. 

Mosquito control 

Noranda Infant Health Clinic 

The City’s environmental health 

team had a comprehensive 

program of mosquito control. The 

program focused mainly around 

the river foreshore areas between 

October and April. The City’s 

officers attended to complaints 

from other breeding sources such 

as containers, blocked gutters 

and unused swimming pools in 

residential properties as well as 

breeding in roadside gullies, lakes 

and drains. 

A weekly mosquito trapping 

program was undertaken in spring, 

summer and autumn to determine 

the species present and breeding 

concentration levels. Control 

methods included larviciding and 

maintenance of drainage channels. 

Maintenance of drainage channels 

reduces water pooling where 

mosquitoes breed and is regarded 

as the most effective and desirable 

method of controlling mosquito 

breeding. The maintenance work 

completed at Wright Crescent and 

Clarkson Reserve on the Swan River 

foreshore has resulted in significantly 

lower mosquito breeding levels at 

these sites. 


Waste and recycling 

City of Bayswater ratepayers are able to order bulk 

bins, tip passes, make service requests in relation to 

their domestic, green waste and recycling bins and also 

make waste related complaints. 

In total, 30,721 requests were received by the City 

in 2008‐09. 

History of waste requests received 

40,000 

30,000 

20,000 

10,000 

0 

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 

22,379 25,113 25,458 26,715 27,625 29,166 30,721 

Waste management 

The City is committed to reducing 

the amount of waste going to landfill 

and is currently working with the 

East Metropolitan Regional Council 

(EMRC) to investigate alternative 

waste treatment technologies. 

The existing service incorporates 

the following: 

• weekly 240 litre bin for 

general waste; 

• fortnightly 240 litre bin for 

comingled recyclables; 

• fortnightly 240 litre bin for 

green waste; 

• up to 3 bulk bins or tip passes 

per residential property 

every year; 

• free refrigerator collection for 

residents; 

• free oil disposal (up to 20 litres) 

for residents (non-commercial); 

• household hazardous collection 

days; and 

• dry cell battery, mobile phone 

and compact fluorescent lamp 

disposal. 

General household waste 

The City’s contractor collected 

more than 24,673 tonnes of general 

household waste during the year. 

This equates to approximately 

1 tonne per household. In addition 

to this, 1,029 commercial premises 

were serviced. 

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Waste transfer station, Bayswater

Co-mingled recycling 

In 2008-09 the quantity of 

co‐mingled recyclables (yellow 

top bin) collected from domestic 

premises included: 

Recyclable 

materials 

Tonnes 

recycled 

Newspaper 2669 

Cardboard 634 

Mixed paper 448 

Glass 389 

PET plastic 40 

HDPE plastic 60 

Other plastic 33 

Steel cans 67 

Aluminium cans 35 

Bulk steel 19 

The co-mingled material is sorted at 

the material recovery facility operated 

by Cleanaway on City owned land 

in Collier Road. All of the recovered 

material is sold to companies 

within Australia for processing 

themselves or export to plants 

overseas to be remanufactured into 

various products. 

Green waste 

More than 4,578 tonnes of green 

waste was collected from residents 

during 2008-09. The collected 

material was delivered to the Eastern 

Metropolitan Region Council landfill 

facility at Red Hill, where it was 

treated to produce soil conditioner 

and mulch. The City buys a quantity 

of the treated product each year 

for use in parks and gardens, 

ensuring the ongoing viability of the 

treatment process. 

Bulk bin service 

The bulk bin service continued to be 

extremely popular with householders, 

with each household entitled to up to 

three bulk bins every year. 

In the 2008-09 year, more than 

16,000 bulk bins were delivered 

comprising 7,967 week day bulk bin 

orders and 8,049 weekend orders. 

A total of 6,242 tonnes of waste 

was collected through the bulk bin 

system and taken to landfill. 

The bulk bin system eliminates the 

unsightliness of verge collections 

and the problem of wind blown 

litter. Also, it is more convenient for 

residents to order bins when they’re 

needed. 

Tip passes 

Over the 2008-09 year, more than 

7,700 tip passes were issued. 

Most tip passes (54 percent) 

were generated from the City’s 

Galleria office with the remainder 

(46 percent) from the Civic Centre. 

Service requests 

Residents who experience problems 

with any of their bins can request a 

repair or replacement from the City. 

Total service requests for the year 

were 5,050. 

The City’s agreement with its waste 

contractor, Cleanaway, ensures that 

service requests are dealt with in 

one to two working days. 

Refrigerator collection 

program 

The City provides a free refrigerator 

collection service for residents. 

During the year there were 446 

requests for refrigerators to be 

collected. The refrigerators were 

taken to the Bayswater Transfer 

Station where they were de-gassed 

and recycled for scrap metal. 

Household hazardous waste 

(HHW) collection days 

The City, in co-operation with 

the Eastern Metropolitan Region 

Council, organises two household 

hazardous waste collection days 

each year. The collection days were 

held at the Paddy Walker Works 

Depot in Bayswater to take a wide 

range of materials, including paint, 

motor oil, computer equipment, 

garden and pool chemicals, 

batteries, gas cylinders, solvents, 

acids, poisons, and sharps/needles. 

Details of the collection days are 

included in the City’s Waste and 

Recycling Guide which is delivered 

to households each year. 


Planning & 

Development 

Planning services 

Maylands Multipurpose Centre 

Statutory approvals 

Applications for development within 

the City remained steady during 

2008-09 despite the ongoing local 

impacts arising from the global 

financial crisis. This strength in the 

local housing and development 

market demonstrates that the City 

remains an attractive location for 

both investors and residents. 

The number of development 

applications processed during the 

year remained at historically high 

levels. Despite this, the average 

turnaround time for development 

applications substantially improved 

compared to the previous year, 

(from a peak of 79 working days 

to an average of 30 working days 

per application). Applications for 

subdivision also remained stable 

throughout the year with an average 

turn around time of 42 days. 

Similarly, of all development 

applications not requiring 

advertising, 59 percent of 

applications were processed within 

the statutory 60 day benchmark, 

which represents an improvement of 

11 percent. 

Development Applications 

800 

700 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 

409 497 648 703 669 763 757 

Throughout the year more than 

15,500 telephone enquiries were 

handled by Planning Services. 

Property management 

In the 2008-09 financial year, 

the City processed 252 Western 

Australian Planning Commission 

(WAPC) approved freehold, survey 

strata and strata subdivision or 

amalgamation plans. This figure also 

includes road dedications, rights of 

way, pedestrian access ways and 

crown reserve developments. 

The City processed 56 freehold 

plans, one freehold diagram, 116 

survey strata plans and 79 strata 

plans. This equates to five WAPC 

approved plans received each week 

by the City, down by 42 percent 

on the previous year, mainly due to 

economic conditions. 

The plans processed by the City 

resulted in the creation of 859 

properties in 2008-09. 


The project was publicly advertised 

in May-June 2009 and there was 

strong community support for 

the principles and objectives of 

the framework. The project will 

continue towards endorsement and 

implementation next financial year. 

Maylands town centre 

Work continued on two major 

residential and mixed use projects 

in the Maylands town centre. The 

Horizon on Sixth and Horizon on 

Central apartments on the former 

Royal Institute for the Blind site 

were completed during the year, 

while the Match redevelopment 

on the corner of Whatley Crescent 

and Eighth Avenue continues 

to progress. Street upgrades 

and the installation of new traffic 

lights were also completed along 

Guildford Road. 

Eighth Avenue, Maylands 

Strategic planning projects 

Scheme amendments 

Seven Town Planning Scheme 

amendments were finalised in 

2008-09 (three amendments were 

completed in 2007-08), including 

streamlining provisions relating to 

home-based businesses. The City 

recognises that the way we work 

and live is changing and that some 

people now work from home. The 

process improvements will provide 

more flexibility for home-based 

businesses, whilst also protecting 

the amenity of surrounding areas. 

Further scheme amendment 

improvements were progressed 

during the year. 

Council approved another scheme 

amendment to facilitate a major 

mixed use development at 223 

Railway Parade, Maylands (the 

Peninsula Tavern site). The 

amendment includes residential, 

office, shop, tavern and restaurant 

uses on a strategic site opposite 

the Maylands train station. The 

amendment again demonstrates the 

City’s commitment to high quality 

development within the Maylands 

town centre. 

The City also considered a scheme 

amendment proposal to transform 

the vacant Coventry’s site in the 

Morley City Centre into high quality 

markets and a tourism destination. 

Work will continue on the project 

during the next financial year. 

Maylands urban design 

framework 

The City commenced a study in 

partnership with the Department of 

Planning to guide future development 

in the Maylands town centre area, 

which is attracting growing interest 

from developers. 

The framework is about creating 

liveable communities with access to 

great local facilities and services such 

as shops, cafes and restaurants. The 

Maylands Urban Design Framework 

project will encourage the creation of 

a high quality urban environment with 

a mix of retail, office, entertainment 

and residential uses, while protecting 

and enhancing a distinct sense 

of diversity, character and history 

of Maylands. 

Maylands multipurpose 

centre 

On 7 May 2009, the Federal 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and 

Member for Perth, Hon. Stephen 

Smith, announced that the City 

would receive $10 million in 

funding towards the Maylands 

multipurpose centre project as part 

of the Commonwealth Community 

Infrastructure Program. The Centre 

at the corner of Guildford Road and 

Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, 

Maylands will replace the Alma 

Venville Centre and accommodate 

a wide range of recreational and 

community facilities within a two 

storey development. 

Ashfield precinct plan 

Planning continued for an activity 

centre based around Ashfield 

train station in partnership with 

the Department of Planning and 

Town of Bassendean. The draft 

plan is based on Transit Oriented 

Development (TOD) principles 

and aims to take advantage of 

the area’s strategic location and 

relatively under-used land. The 

study area includes part of the 

City of Bayswater east of Tonkin 

Highway, including the major 

CSBP site along Railway Parade. 

The project will continue towards 

endorsement and implementation 

next financial year. 


Gobba Lake, Bayswater 

Local housing strategy 

The purpose of a Local Housing 

Strategy is to establish the strategic 

framework for the provision of 

housing to meet the current 

and future housing needs of the 

community, and enable the City 

to proactively address population 

and housing issues. Background 

research and preparation of the 

draft Local Housing Strategy was 

largely completed during the year. 

The Strategy will guide residential 

development in the City over the 

next 20 years. Workshops and public 

consultation with stakeholders and 

the local community will commence 

next financial year to envision, 

improve and refine the Strategy. 

Aviation commemorative 

park 

Council gave approval to concept 

plans for a commemorative park 

on the site of the former Maylands 

Aerodrome. The Aerodrome operated 

on the Maylands Peninsula between 

1924 and 1963 and is listed on the 

Heritage Council’s State Register of 

Heritage Places. Work will continue 

next financial year to implement 

the project in consultation with key 

stakeholders. 

Heritage grants 

The City continued its increasingly 

popular heritage grants program to 

assist in the repair and conservation 

of important properties listed on the 

Municipal Heritage Inventory. Three 

grant applications were approved 

during the year and applications 

continue to be received to assist 

landowners to conserve their 

heritage-listed properties. 

Riverside Gardens cafe 

The City is considering a proposed 

café/restaurant/kiosk development 

at Riverside Gardens, Bayswater, 

to attract visitors to the park and 

promote the City’s beautiful river 

frontage. 

Bardon Park precinct plan 

and cafe 

The City’s 2004 River Foreshore 

Masterplan identified Bardon 

Park as a potential site for a café/ 

restaurant/kiosk to add life and 

vitality to the park. Investigations 

continued on the proposal and 

the preparation of a precinct plan 

to guide future upgrades and 

improvements to the park. 

Swan River trails project 

Work continued in association with 

the Eastern Metropolitan Regional 

Council to promote the Swan River 

foreshore on a regional basis. 

The completion of the Regional 

Recreation Path project will provide 

an integrated trail network along 

both sides of the river foreshore 

allowing greater public access to 

social, cultural and natural heritage 

experiences. 


Building services 

Statutory approvals 

The 2008-09 financial year saw a 

reduction in both the number of 

approvals issued and the value of 

works approved. Some of this can 

be attributed to the global financial 

crisis. The overall reduction was 

14.7 percent in the number of 

approvals and 25.46 percent in the 

value of works. 

Although there was an overall 

reduction in approvals, there was 

an increase in commercial and 

other approvals. The reduction 

of 56 percent in the swimming 

pool approvals represents the 

greatest decline. 

Type of construction 

Building maintenance 

The City continued to undertake 

an extensive building maintenance 

program for building assets 

throughout the City. These programs 

are a vital part of our commitment 

to ensure that all facilities are fully 

maintained and kept to a standard 

that is safe for everyone who 

uses them. 

Building Services completed the 

following maintenance works: 

• building 

maintenance $258,100 

• preventative 


• special building 


• cleaning 


Number of 

approvals 

Value 

of work 

Variance 

2008-09 

Dwellings and additions 378 $96,506,081 -13.1 percent 

Outbuildings, patios 

and pergolas 440 $4,407,099 - 16.67 percent 

Commercial, industrial shop 

fitout and public buildings 61 $14,957,108 3.39 percent 

Swimming pools 39 $761,741 - 56.67 percent 

Other (fences, retaining 

walls and strata inspections) 116 $2,035,413 6.42 percent 

Demolition 115 - - 8.73percent 

Total 1149 $118,667,442 -14.7 percent 

Capital works 

The City completed numerous 

significant projects in 2008-09, 

including: 

• RA Cook Reserve pavilion; 

• self cleaning public toilets at 

Grand Promenade Reserve and 

Joan Rycroft Reserve; 

• additions and renovation of 

kitchen at Hampton Park Scout 

Hall; 

• renovation of kitchen at Morley 

Training Centre; 

• upgrading of Bayswater Waves 

reception front counter, turnstiles 

and painting; 

• renovation of 10 community 

housing units; and 

• retaining wall and fencing at 

Halliday House. 

In addition, the City commenced 

several other projects which will be 

completed next financial year and 

includes: 

• extensions to the gymnasium, 

perimeter security fencing 

and other upgrading works at 

Bayswater Waves; 

• self cleaning public toilet at 

Bardon Park; and 

• design concepts for additions 

and upgrading at Maylands 

Peninsula Sports and Recreation 

Club and Les Hansman Centre. 

Leases 

Peninsula Hotel, Maylands 

The City further developed and 

endorsed a standard lease 

agreement for new sporting group/ 

club leases, which could also apply 

to community group leases. The City 

has around 66 buildings of which 40 

are under existing leases, licences 

or usage agreements. Another five 

have adopted the standard lease 

agreement and a further 15 are 

negotiating to adopt the standard 

lease. A further five premises have no 

formal agreement and one building 

is awaiting occupation. The City's 

aim is to ensure that all premises 

that have no lease, or an expired 

lease, will move onto the standard 

lease agreement. This will help 

better manage the City’s assets and 

improve services to the community. 

In September 2008, the City signed 

a 15 year lease with Dome Coffees 

Australia for the use of the City 

owned and heritage listed Peninsula 

Hotel as a café/brasserie, head office 

and community meeting venue. 


Financial Services 

Financial Services is responsible for producing 

the City’s financial Plan for the Future, Budget and 

Annual financial statements and has a requirement to 

meet statutory compliance regulations to ensure full 

accountability and disclosure of information. 

The Division is also responsible for 

the raising and collection of rates, 

economic development, Council’s 

residential aged care facilities 

and the nine long-day and afterschool 

child care centres as well 

as overseeing the management 

contracts for the Morley Sport and 

Recreation Centre. 

Annual Budget 

The budgeting principles used to 

prepare the 2008-09 Budget were 

balanced and reflected community 

needs. Capital works program 

objectives were met and a full and 

efficient range of services was 

provided to the community within 

the specified budget. 

Operating Expenditure 

$6,884,281 

$18,272,445 

$1,868,280 

$1,293,666 

Operating Revenue 

$2,055,795 

$1,731,129 

$6,387,600 

$160,116 

$14,055,745 

$536,038 

$3,889,022 

$1,725,373 

$1,161,806 

$7,231,335 

$138,831 

$8,182,041 

$168,514 

$25,876,234 

General Purpose 

Funding 

Governance/ 

Administration 

Law, Order & 

Public Safety 

Health 

Welfare & Education 

Housing 

Community Amenities 

Recreation & Culture 

Transport 

Economic Services 

Other Property & 

Services 

Rates & Charges 

Income from Council 

Fees and Charges 

Other Income from 

Property 

Grants & Subsidies 

Reimbursements, 

Contributions 

Interest Earned 

Other 

Annual financial 

statements 

Bath Street jetty, Maylands 

The financial report is a general 

purpose financial report which has 

been prepared in accordance with 

Australian Accounting Standards 

(as they apply to local governments 

and not-for-profit entities), 

other mandatory professional 

reporting requirements and the 

Local Government Act 1995 (as 

amended) and accompanying 

regulations (as amended). 

The preparation of a financial 

report in conformity with Australian 

Accounting Standards requires 

management to make judgements, 

estimates and assumptions 

that effect the application of 

policies and reported amounts of 

assets and liabilities, income and 

expenses. 


The Local Government 

reporting entity 

All Funds through which the Council 

controls resources to carry on its 

functions have been included in the 

financial statements forming part of 

this financial report. 

Principles of consolidation 

All entities through which Council 

controls resources to carry on 

its operation have been included 

in the financial statements. This 

encompasses: 

• Main Entity 

The Municipality of the City 

of Bayswater 

• Consolidation 

–– The Municipality of the 

City of Bayswater 

–– The City of Bayswater 

Child Care Centre 

Association (Inc) 

Statement of 

financial position 

The 2008-09 balance sheet results 

indicate the City of Bayswater 

experienced an increase in net 

assets during the financial year. 

Statement of 

changes in equity 

The 2008-09 Equity Statement 

shows that the City experienced 

an increase in reserves of 

$3.337 million to $13.691 million. 

Income statement by 

function activity 

The Income Statement for 2008-09 

revealed an increase in operating 

revenue of $3.454 million and 

a $0.923 million decrease in 

operating expenditure. 

Borrowings decreased from $4.035 

million to $3.641 million mainly 

as a result of a reduction in loan 

liability. Grants and contributions 

for the development of assets 

increased from $3.141 million to 

$12.431 million. 

The significant movement in 

operations from the previous financial 

year which reported a $1.869 million 

deficit to a $1.149 million surplus 

is mainly attributed to the increase 

in grants for the development 

of assets and a $0.497 million 

increase in equity movement in 

the Eastern Metropolitan Regional 

Council (EMRC). 

Investment – Eastern 

Metropolitan Regional 

Council 

The City of Bayswater has a share 

in the net assets of the Eastern 

Metropolitan Regional Council 

(EMRC) as a member council. 

The accounting share applicable to 

the City of Bayswater at 30 June 

2009, as disclosed in the financial 

statements of the EMRC, was $9.105 

million, or 19.77 per cent of the 

total equity of the EMRC, which has 

increased by $497,568 in 2008-09. 

The member councils’ equity 

holdings in the EMRC as at 30 June 

2009 take into account, in EMRC’S 

book, unrealised loss from change 

in fair value of investments of 

$3,250,474 for the 2008-09 financial 

year (or $642,618, being the City of 

Bayswater’s share). However, after 

taking into account this unrealised 

loss, the City’s investment has still 

increased by $497,568 in 2008-09. 

It should be noted that the total 

unrealised loss from the change 

in fair value of the investment to 

30 June 2009 is $7,430,675 (the 

City of Bayswater’s share being 

$1,469,044). This is reflected in 

the total equity of $9.105 million. 

Grants 

The City received $18.819 million in grants and subsidies. 

These were used in the following areas: 

$ 

Operating $6,387,600 

Non-operating $12,431,460 

General purpose funding $2,253,432 

Law order and public safety $53,500 

Health $77,861 

Education and welfare $4,694,264 

Community amenities $13,700 

Recreation and culture $10,328,037 

Transport/community amenities $1,398,266 

Rates 

The City received $25.574 million in rates income during 2008-09. Rates 

were based on the Gross Rental Value (GRV) of the property as determined 

by the Valuer General’s Office. Gross rental values in the district as at 

30 June 2009 were $417.148 million. 


Eighth Avenue, Maylands 

Economic development 

Business networking 

functions 

In November 2008 the City, in 

conjunction with the Central Eastern 

Business Association, hosted a 

business networking function. The 

events, which are part of a regular 

networking program, have been 

hosted since 2005 to allow business 

people to establish contact and 

share information. 

Supporting business 

In 2008-09, the City continued 

to hold meetings of its advisory 

committees, representing the three 

retail business precincts in Morley, 

Bayswater and Maylands. The 

groups were expanded to include 

industrial traders within the City. 

Supporting our local 

economy 

Businesses in the City of Bayswater, 

registered with the Yellow Pages, 

are featured in the on-line business 

directory on the City’s website. In 

2008-09, the City continued to 

maintain the directory and there are 

now some 2,600 businesses listed. 

Street Banners for 

Morley, Bayswater and 

Maylands town sites and 

Guildford Road 

The City’s street banner program 

continued in 2008-09. A survey of 

business owners was conducted 

in July 2008 to gain feedback on 

the appearance of the banners, 

resulting in a new design for the 

2009 banner program. Banners 

are in high traffic areas to promote 

Council services, activities and 

facilities. 

Street festivals 

The concept of street festivals 

was developed by the City’s 

Trader Group Advisory Committee 

and there has been an ongoing 

program since 2005. In November 

2008, the Maylands Spring Fling 

was held, and was well received 

by the community. 

Beijing Olympic Games 

celebration 

In August 2008, the City, in 

partnership with Channel 7, the 

Bayswater Noranda Community 

Bank and Centro Galleria, 

contributed to an event to celebrate 

the opening of the Beijing Olympic 

Games. Local sporting groups 

participated in the event, which also 

served as a Telethon fundraiser. 

The City approved the use of 20 

of its street banners for Olympic 

promotion for several weeks during 

the event. 

Business Bulletin 

The Bayswater Business Bulletin 

was first published in 2006 to 

provide information to local and 

prospective businesses. In 2008-09, 

two further editions were published. 


Statutory Reporting 

Disability Access & 

Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 

The City of Bayswater continues to 

promote access and inclusion for 

everyone. 

The City’s Disability Access and 

Inclusion Plan (DAIP) ensures that 

people with disabilities have equal 

access to all Council services, 

facilities and information. Council 

information is also available in 

alternative formats on request. 

Council has completed the 2008- 

09 Disability Services Commission 

Progress Report to identify the City’s 

completed and partly completed 

strategies and tasks, consistent with 

the six identified outcomes listed in 

the DAIP. 

The DAIP Advisory Committee 

approved the implementation of 

DAIP induction for all new staff 

at the City of Bayswater, which 

is conducted by the Community 

Services DAIP officer. 

The National Relay Service has 

been introduced to provide better 

access to services and information 

for people who are deaf or have a 

hearing or speech impairment. 

Access issues are addressed when 

community members complete a 

Creating Accessible Communities 

pamphlet and post it to the City. This 

pamphlet is available on our website 

and at the libraries, Galleria office 

and Civic Centre reception. 

Freedom of Information 

(FOI) 

In accordance with Section 96 and 

97 of the Freedom of Information 

Act 1992, the City is required to 

publish an Information Statement 

which details the process of applying 

for information under the Act, as well 

as information that the City provides 

outside the Act. This document is 

available from City of Bayswater 

offices or its website. 

During 2008-09 the City received 

10 Freedom of Information (FOI) 

applications, a decrease from 16 

in the previous financial year. The 

Act requires that all applications are 

responded to within 45 days. The 

City’s average processing time for 

applications was 29 days. 

Equal Opportunity 

The City of Bayswater is committed 

to providing a workplace where 

every individual is treated with 

respect, in an environment free from 

discrimination or harassment. 

During 2008-09 the City reviewed 

its obligations under the Western 

Australian Equal Opportunity 

Act 1984. Employees have been 

retrained in accordance with 

legislative responsibilities and 

obligations. 

Attention has also been applied 

to ensuring the City has in place 

processes for resolving EEO 

grievances and complaints. 

Plan for the Future 

In accordance with the Local 

Government Act 1995 (Amended), 

the City developed a four-year Plan 

for the Future which covers the 

period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2012. 

The Plan for the Future is an 

overview of the significant program 

and activities proposed by 

Council over the next four years. 

Its objectives are to provide the 

community with information relating 

to the City’s proposed principal 

activities and to offer the community 

an opportunity to lodge submissions 

in relation to those proposals for 

consideration by Council. 

The core activities addressing the 

plan are: 

• Recreational Services; 

• Community Services; 

• Aged Services; 

• Planning and Building Services; 

• waste collection services; 

• administration and general 

services costs; 

• library services; 

• parks, gardens and recreation 

services; 

• Security Watch; 

• road works and path works 

program; 

• ranger services; 

• Health Services; and 

• governance costs. 

Some of the significant programs 

undertaken by the City for 2008-09 

include building improvements at 

$1.445 million, road infrastructure 

at $1.988 million and parks 

development at $0.88 million. 

National Competition Policy 

The Competition Principles 

Agreement (CPA) is a contractual 

agreement between Federal 

Government and all State and 

Territory Governments. The CPA 

aims to ensure that all public 

enterprises operate in a transparent 

manner in the best interests of 

the public. Under the CPA, public 

enterprises are required to review 

their operations to ensure they 

have no competitive advantage or 

disadvantage as a result of their 

public status. 


Competitive Neutrality 

(under the CPA) 

Competitive neutrality addresses 

potential advantages or 

disadvantages that public 

enterprises may have compared 

with businesses operating in the 

private sector. 

The City of Bayswater has declared 

the following services which fall 

within the definition of the CPA to 

open market competition (open 

tendering): 

1. The provision of waste 

collection services including 

recycling and green waste 

has been contracted to 

Cleanaway and is subject to 

continuous review. 

2. The management of the 

Morley Sport and Recreation 

Centre and the Alma Venville 

Recreation Centre is contracted 

to YMCA. 

3. Private contractors have been 

appointed to manage the 

Embleton Public Golf Course 

and the Maylands Peninsula 

Public Golf Course. 

4. The management of the 

residential aged care facilities 

such as the City of Bayswater 

Hostel, Carramar Hostel, 

the independent living units, 

Salisbury Retreat and Noranda 

Retreat facilities are all 

managed by Uniting Church 

Homes under a contract 

which was subject to a 

tender process. 

Compliance with the 

State Records Act 2000 

Records Services manages the 

records of the City, in keeping with 

legal requirements. During 2008‐09 

more than 82,800 incoming 

and outgoing documents were 

recorded, representing an increase 

of more than 22 percent on the 

previous year. 

The City of Bayswater 

Recordkeeping Plan was approved 

on 30 August 2004 and is to be 

reviewed by 30 August 2009. 

All new City employees undertake 

a compulsory induction training 

session for the City’s document 

management system. The induction 

addresses employee responsibilities 

in regard to their compliance with 

the Recordkeeping Plan, policy and 

procedures. After the initial induction 

training in the City’s document 

management system, follow up 

training sessions are conducted to 

ensure the City’s staff understand 

their record keeping responsibilities 

and are abiding by procedures 

and policy. 

Register of minor breaches 

The City of Bayswater is required 

to maintain a register of complaints 

of minor breaches, consistent 

with Section 5.121 of the Local 

Government Act (as amended), 

and to disclose those complaints in 

the Annual Report. There were no 

complaints received in 2008-09. 

Disclosure of annual 

salaries 

Legislative amendments included 

the insertion of regulation 19B 

into the Local Government 

(Administration) Regulations 1986. 

Regulation 19B requires that the 

Annual Report of a local government 

for a financial year is to contain 

information on the number of 

employees of the local government 

entitled to an annual salary of 

$100,000 or more and the number 

of employees with an annual salary 

entitlement that falls within each 

band of $10,000 over $100,000. 

Salary range 

2008-09 number of employees 

$100,000 - $109,000 - 

$110,000 - $119,999 - 

$120,000 - $129,000 3 

$130,000 - $139,999 1 

$140,000 - $149,999 - 

$150,000 - $159,999 1 

$160,000 - $169,999 - 

$170,000 - $179,999 - 

$180,000 - $189,999 - 

Autumn River Festival 


Abridged Financial 

Statements 

The following statements form part of the abridged 

version of the 2008-09 Financial Report. 

A comprehensive set of financial reports, inclusive of 

Notes to the Accounts is available on the enclosed CD 

or on request. 

Independent Audit Report 34 

Statement by the Chief Executive Officer 35 

Balance Sheet 36 

Statement of Changes in Equity 37 

Income Statements 

Income Statement by Nature or Type 38 

Income Statement by Program 39 

Cash Flow Statement 41 

Rate Setting Statement 43 


Independent Audit Report 

TO: RATEPAYERS OF CITY OF BAYSWATER 

Report on the Financial Report 

We have audited the financial report of the City of Bayswater, which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2009 

and the Income Statement, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement, Rate Setting Statement and the 

notes to and forming part of the financial report for the year ended on that date. 

The Responsibility of the Council for the Financial Report 

The Council is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian 

Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Local Government Act 1995 (as 

amended) and the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 (as amended). This responsibility 

includes establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial 

report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate 

accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. 

Auditor’s Responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. Our audit has been conducted 

in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with the relevant 

ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 

whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial 

report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material 

misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor 

considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design 

audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 

effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluation the appropriateness of accounting policies 

used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Council, as well as evaluating the overall presentation 

of the financial report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

Independence 

In conducting our audit, we followed applicable independence requirements of Australian professional ethical 

pronouncements. 

Auditor’s Opinion 

In our opinion, the financial report of the City of Bayswater: 

(i) gives a true and fair view of the financial position of the City of Bayswater as at 30 June 2009 and of its financial 

performance for the year ended on that date; and 

(ii) complies with the Local Government Act 1995 (as amended), the Local Government (Financial Management) 

Regulations 1996 (as amended) and the Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting 

Interpretations). 

Statutory Compliance 

We did not during the course of our audit become aware of any instances where the Council did not comply with the 

requirements of the Local Government Act 1995 (as amended) and the Local Government (Financial Management) 

Regulations 1996 (as amended). 

Macri Partners 

Certified Practising Accountants 

28 Thorogood Street 

Burswood WA 6100 

Perth 

Dated this 16th day of October 2009. 

A Macri 

Partner 


Statement by Chief Executive Officer 

City of Bayswater 

Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2009 

Local Government Act 1995 

Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 

The attached financial report of the City of Bayswater being the annual financial report and supporting notes and 

other information for the financial year ended 30 June 2009 is in my opinion properly drawn up to present fairly 

the financial position of the City of Bayswater at 30 June 2009 and the results of the operations for the financial 

year then ended in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards and comply with the provisions of the 

Local Government Act 1995 and regulations under that Act. 

Signed on the Sixteenth day of October 2009. 

Francesca Lefante, BA (Urb & Reg Stud), Grad Dip (Urb & Reg Plan) 

Chief Executive Officer 


Balance Sheet 

as at 30 June 2009 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Current Assets 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 5 24,955,641 18,698,118 26,236,329 19,914,831 

Trade and Other Receivables 6 10,251,081 4,583,416 10,323,725 4,637,648 

Inventory 7 76,987 86,316 76,987 86,316 

Other 80,330 112,678 80,330 112,678 

Total Current Assets $35,364,039 $23,480,528 $36,717,371 $24,751,473 

Current Liabilities 

Trade and Other Payables 11 3,668,905 4,641,372 3,907,222 4,835,636 

Provisions 11 3,163,764 3,056,715 3,554,259 3,461,718 

Borrowings - Current Portion 12 409,151 392,842 409,151 392,843 

Total Current Liabilities $7,241,820 $8,090,929 $7,870,632 $8,690,197 

Net Current Assets $28,122,219 $15,389,599 $28,846,739 $16,061,276 

Non-Current Assets 

Trade and Other Receivables 6 942,517 994,828 942,517 994,828 

Property plant & equipment 8 66,672,416 66,750,589 67,022,273 67,099,946 

Infrastructure 9 94,547,582 104,300,189 94,547,582 104,300,189 

Investments 10 9,105,568 8,608,000 9,105,568 8,608,000 

Total Non-Current Assets $171,268,083 $180,653,606 $171,617,940 $181,002,963 

Non-Current Liabilities 

Trade and Other Payables 11 41,914 55,343 41,914 55,343 

Provisions 11 168,436 199,505 204,973 223,188 

Borrowings - Non-current Portion 12 3,232,163 3,641,915 3,232,163 3,641,915 

Other 13 16,010,133 13,358,331 16,010,133 13,358,331 

Total Non-Current Liabilities $19,452,646 $17,255,094 $19,489,183 $17,278,777 

Net Assets $179,937,656 $178,788,111 $180,975,496 $179,785,462 

Accumulated surplus $160,611,535 $162,799,763 $160,895,868 $163,128,510 

Reserves - Cash Backed 14 $13,691,297 $10,353,524 $14,444,804 $11,022,128 

Reserves - Asset Revaluation $5,634,824 $5,634,824 $5,634,824 $5,634,824 

Total Equity $179,937,656 $178,788,111 $180,975,496 $179,785,462 


Statement of Changes in Equity 

for the year ended 30 June 2009 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Reserves - Cash Backed 

Balance At The Beginning Of The Year $10,353,524 $11,964,821 $11,022,128 $12,552,873 

Amount Transferred To/From 

Accumulated 

Surplus $3,337,773 ($1,611,297) $3,422,676 ($1,530,745) 

Balance At The End Of The Year 14 $13,691,297 $10,353,524 $14,444,804 $11,022,128 

Asset Revaluation Reserve 


Balance At The End Of The Year 14 $5,634,824 $5,634,824 $5,634,824 $5,634,824 

Consildated Surplus 


Operating Surplus/(Deficit) $1,149,545 ($1,868,806) $1,190,033 ($1,642,050) 

Transfers From/To Reserves 14 ($3,337,773) $1,611,297 ($3,422,676) $1,530,745 

Balance At The End Of The Year $160,611,535 $162,799,763 $160,895,868 $163,128,510 

Total Equity $179,937,656 $178,788,111 $180,975,496 $179,785,462 


Income Statements 


Income Statement by Nature or Type 

Operating Income 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Rates & Charges 25,876,234 25,973,536 24,292,583 25,876,234 24,292,583 

Income from Council Fees 

and Charges 22 14,055,745 13,163,925 13,131,833 16,317,466 15,095,071 

Other Income From 

Property 160,116 248,775 117,810 160,116 117,810 

Grants & Subsidies 17 6,387,600 6,384,981 5,594,275 7,387,185 6,837,600 

Reimbursements/ 

Contributions 1,731,129 1,534,123 1,705,418 1,739,629 1,717,853 

Interest Earned 2,055,795 1,666,228 2,068,398 2,135,327 2,129,072 

Other 168,514 391,900 70,474 168,514 70,474 

Total Operating Income $50,435,133 $49,363,468 $46,980,791 $53,784,471 $50,260,463 

Operating Expenses 

Employee Costs 

Salaries & Wages 16,805,428 16,887,247 15,585,078 19,178,647 17,794,064 

Superannuation 1,880,433 1,779,306 1,562,729 2,086,790 1,749,611 

Workers Compensation 512,684 360,618 351,281 531,718 384,971 

Conferences/Training 258,253 301,600 234,350 267,022 245,079 

$19,456,798 $19,328,771 $17,733,438 $22,064,177 $20,173,725 

Utility Charges 1,487,308 1,376,820 1,416,353 1,516,548 1,441,798 

Insurance 549,092 583,280 412,498 577,333 440,936 

Depreciation 8,461,912 10,083,019 12,684,528 8,525,331 12,736,042 

Refuse Services 5,674,058 5,694,783 5,362,456 5,674,058 5,362,456 

Materials/Other 15,553,952 13,275,632 14,496,705 16,134,523 15,008,962 

$31,726,322 $31,013,534 $34,372,540 $32,427,793 $34,990,194 

Total Operating Expenses $51,183,120 $50,342,305 $52,105,978 $54,491,970 $55,163,919 

Borrowing Costs 

Interest on Financing $240,158 $58,776 $264,849 $240,158 $264,849 

Grants/Contributions for 

the Development of Assets 

Grants & Subsidies 17 $12,431,460 $3,221,931 $3,141,401 $12,431,460 $3,141,401 

Disposal of Assets 

Profit/(Loss) on Disposal ($49,427) ($134,129) ($157,575) ($49,427) ($152,550) 


Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Significant Item 

Road Infrastructure 

Adjustment 33 ($10,741,911) - - ($10,741,911) - 

Non-Operating Revenue 

Increase In Equity - EMRC $497,568 - $537,404 $497,568 $537,404 

Operating 

Surplus/(Deficit) $1,149,545 $2,050,189 ($1,868,806) $1,190,033 ($1,642,050) 

Income Statement by Program 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Operating Revenues 

General Purpose Funding 28,942,493 29,145,567 27,522,011 28,942,493 27,522,011 

Law Order & Public Safety 135,716 161,900 162,537 135,716 162,537 

Health 129,436 72,000 79,661 129,436 79,661 

Welfare & Education 7,085,935 6,381,705 6,259,323 10,435,273 9,537,304 

Housing 68,060 65,200 64,236 68,060 64,236 

Community Amenities 7,380,526 7,535,847 7,192,362 7,380,526 7,192,362 

Recreation & Culture 5,246,181 4,653,049 4,685,749 5,246,181 4,685,749 

Transport 358,299 312,500 253,422 358,299 253,422 

Economic Services 534,533 642,000 646,591 534,533 646,591 

Other Property & Services 553,954 393,700 114,899 553,954 116,590 

Total operating revenue $50,435,133 $49,363,468 $46,980,791 $53,784,471 $50,260,463 

Operating Expenses 

General Purpose Funding 536,038 498,630 480,775 536,038 480,775 

Governance 3,889,022 3,740,890 3,852,343 3,889,022 3,852,343 

Law Order & Public Safety 1,725,373 1,502,669 1,603,326 1,725,373 1,603,326 

Health 1,161,806 910,839 1,034,056 1,161,806 1,034,056 

Welfare & Education 7,231,335 6,957,859 6,616,980 10,540,185 9,674,921 

Housing 138,832 33,719 121,390 138,832 121,390 

Community Amenities 8,182,041 8,182,727 7,639,600 8,182,041 7,639,600 

Recreation & Culture 18,272,445 19,557,726 20,086,093 18,272,445 20,086,093 

Transport 6,884,282 6,255,142 7,561,279 6,884,282 7,561,279 

Economic Services 1,293,666 1,337,074 1,197,504 1,293,666 1,197,504 

Other Property & Services 1,868,280 1,030,964 1,912,632 1,868,280 1,912,632 

Total operating expenses $51,183,120 $50,008,239 $52,105,978 $54,491,970 $55,163,919 


Income Statements (continued) 


Borrowing Costs 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Welfare & Education 208,917 330,198 270,832 208,917 270,832 

Recreation & Culture 31,241 62,644 -5,983 31,241 -5,983 

Grants/Contributions for the 

Development of Assets 

$240,158 $392,842 $264,849 $240,158 $264,849 

General Purpose Funding 

Welfare & Education - - 188,522 - 188,522 

Recreation & Culture 11,203,228 200,000 748,024 11,203,228 748,024 

Transport 1,228,232 3,021,931 2,184,855 1,228,232 2,184,855 

Economic Services - - 20,000 - 20,000 

$12,431,460 $3,221,931 $3,141,401 $12,431,460 $3,141,401 

Disposal of Assets 

Proceeds of Sale 445,339 431,000 614,675 494,766 620,129 

Book Value 494,766 565,129 772,250 445,339 772,679 

Profit (Loss ) on Disposal ($49,427) ($134,129) ($157,575) ($49,427) ($152,550) 

Non-Operating Revenue 

Increase In Equity - EMRC $497,568 - $537,404 $497,568 $537,404 


Road Infrastructure Revaluation ($10,741,911) - - ($10,741,911) - 

Operating 

Surplus/(Deficit) $1,149,545 $2,050,189 ($1,868,806) $1,190,033 ($1,642,050) 


Cash Flow Statement 


Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Cash Flows From 

Operating Activities 

Receipts 

Rates 26,102,198 26,000,000 24,320,710 26,102,198 24,320,710 

Income From Property/ 

Other Charges 15,757,479 13,115,000 14,687,219 18,021,966 16,689,087 

Grants & Subsidies 6,970,162 10,000,000 5,519,736 7,973,667 6,768,126 

Reimbursements/ 

Contributions 1,432,837 2,000,000 286,409 1,432,837 286,409 

Interest Earned 2,055,795 1,650,000 2,068,398 2,135,327 2,118,575 

Goods & Services Tax 1,788,448 - 1,817,149 1,827,288 1,857,456 

Other 155,009 - 155,009 

$54,261,928 $52,765,000 $48,699,621 $57,648,292 $52,040,363 

Payments 

Employee Costs 19,874,633 18,500,000 17,334,402 22,483,666 19,688,953 

Utility Charges 1,487,308 1,380,000 1,416,353 1,516,548 1,441,798 

Insurance 549,092 584,000 412,498 577,333 474,627 

Refuse Services 5,674,058 5,700,000 5,362,456 5,674,058 5,362,456 

Materials/Other 19,038,898 14,947,942 17,353,448 19,630,854 17,913,945 

$46,623,989 $41,111,942 $41,879,157 $49,882,459 $44,881,779 

Net Cash Provided 

By Operating 

Activities 15(b) $7,637,939 $11,653,058 $6,820,464 $7,765,833 $7,158,584 


Investing Activities 

Payments for 

Purchase of Fixed 

Assets (3,725,206) (7,990,191) (6,942,674) (3,789,125) (7,076,718) 

Payments for 

Infrastructure Assets (6,142,606) (9,312,000) (5,685,026) (6,142,606) (5,685,026) 

Proceeds from Sale of 

Fixed Assets 445,339 431,000 614,675 445,339 620,129 

Grants - Capital 5,438,700 - 3,141,401 5,438,700 3,141,401 

Net Cash Used In 

Investing Activities ($3,983,773) ($16,871,191) ($8,871,624) ($4,047,692) ($9,000,214) 


Cash Flow Statement (continued) 



Financing Activities 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 08/09 BUDGET 07/08 08/09 07/08 

Loan Financing 20,000 20,000 

Borrowings (393,444) (330,208) (369,332) (393,444) (369,332) 

Ingoing Fees Received 5,553,724 - 4,228,413 5,553,724 4,228,413 

Ingoing Fees 

Refunded (2,556,923) - (2,278,550) (2,556,923) (2,278,550) 

Net Cash Provided By 

(Used In) Financing 

Activities $2,603,357 ($330,208) $1,600,531 $2,603,357 $1,600,531 

Net Increase/ 

(Decrease) in 

Cash Held $6,257,523 ($5,548,341) ($450,629) $6,321,498 ($241,099) 

Cash at the Beginning 

of the Year $18,698,118 $16,504,849 $19,148,747 $19,914,831 $20,155,929 

Cash at the End 

of the Year 15(a) $24,955,641 $10,956,508 $18,698,118 $26,236,329 $19,914,831 


Rate Setting Statement 


2008/2009 

BUDGET 

Total 

Revenue 

General Purpose Funding 2,867,031 3,368,122 

Law Order & Public Safety 161,900 135,716 

Health 72,000 129,436 

Welfare & Education 3,006,999 7,085,932 

Housing 65,200 68,060 

Community Amenities 7,535,847 7,380,526 

Recreation & Culture 4,653,049 5,246,181 

Transport 312,500 358,299 

Economic Services 642,000 534,533 

Other Property & Services 393,700 553,949 

$19,710,226 $24,860,754 

LESS 

Operating Expenditure 

General Purpose Funding 498,630 559,866 

Governance 3,723,131 3,889,022 

Law Order & Public Safety 1,492,029 1,725,373 

Health 910,839 1,172,040 

Welfare & Education 7,288,057 7,449,743 

Housing 33,719 138,832 

Community Amenities 8,170,786 8,134,989 

Recreation & Culture 19,620,370 18,321,930 

Transport 6,233,394 6,884,282 

Economic Services 1,358,821 1,299,901 

Other Property & Services 1,059,365 1,896,727 

$50,389,141 $51,472,705 

ADD 

Contributions/Grants Applied for the Development of Assets 

General Purpose Funding 600,000 - 

Welfare & Education 3,374,706 - 

Recreation & Culture 200,000 11,203,228 

Transport 3,021,931 1,228,232 

Economic Services 

$7,196,637 $12,431,460 

Funding Required to Fund Operations ($23,482,278) ($14,180,491) 


Rate Setting Statement (continued) 


2008/2009 

BUDGET 

Total 


Road Asset Revaluation - (10,741,911) 

EMRC Asset Revaluation - 497,568 

TOTAL OPERATIONS ($23,482,278) ($24,424,834) 

ADD 

OTHER DEFERRED DEBTORS - (17,889) 

E.S.L NON-CURRENT ADJUSTMENT - 4,462 

SELLING PRICE OF ASSETS 431,000 445,339 

RESERVES MOVEMENT (Net) 135,744 (3,337,771) 

PRINCIPAL LOAN RECOVERIES 62,634 64,160 

AGED PERSONS LIABILITY MOVEMENT ADJUSTMENT - 2,651,802 

LOAN FUNDING - - 

PROVISION FOR LONG SERVICE LEAVE NON-CURRENT ADJUSTMENT - (31,068) 

LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS - 49,427 

ROAD ASSET REVALUATION - 10,741,911 

EMPLOYEE PROVISIONS (208,000) - 

DEPRECIATION 9,664,800 8,461,912 

$10,086,178 $19,032,285 

LESS 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 17,302,191 9,867,809 

PENSIONER DEFERRED RATES ADJUSTMENT - 6,455 

EMRC ASSET REVALUATION - 497,568 

REPAYMENT OF DEBT 392,842 393,442 

$17,695,033 $10,765,274 

OPENING BALANCE $5,412,597 $5,499,006 

CLOSING BALANCE - $14,915,554 

AMOUNT TO BE MADE UP FROM RATES ($25,678,536) ($25,574,371) 


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