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11<br />
12<br />
ANNUAL<br />
REPORT<br />
Create, Build, Grow
Contents<br />
<strong>At</strong> a glance<br />
Introduction 3<br />
Our highlights 5<br />
Our 2011/2012 scorecard 6<br />
Our facts and figures 10<br />
Calendar of events 11<br />
About our <strong>City</strong> 12<br />
Celebrating our achievements 14<br />
Year in review<br />
Mayor’s message 16<br />
Chief Executive’s overview 17<br />
Chief Financial Officer’s report 18<br />
Services delivered 21<br />
Our sustainable <strong>City</strong> 23<br />
Civic leadership<br />
About <strong>Council</strong> 26<br />
Our <strong>Council</strong>lors 27<br />
How we govern our <strong>City</strong> 28<br />
<strong>Council</strong> operations<br />
Our staff 32<br />
Organisation structure 33<br />
Executive Management Team 34<br />
Developing our people 36<br />
Equal Opportunity Employment 38<br />
Industrial Relations 38<br />
Occupational Health and Safety 39<br />
Corporate governance framework 40<br />
Planning framework 44<br />
Our priorities<br />
Supporting our community 46<br />
Consultation and community priorities 48<br />
Speaking up for our community 49<br />
Building a better <strong>City</strong> 50<br />
Managing our environment 52<br />
Key outcomes<br />
Strategic planning objectives 54<br />
Safe Community 55<br />
Social Inclusion, Wellbeing and<br />
Affordability<br />
60<br />
Good Governance and Financial<br />
Management<br />
65<br />
Cultural Diversity and Harmony 70<br />
Planning and Economic Development 74<br />
Service Delivery 80<br />
Assets and Infrastructure 85<br />
Advocacy, Communication and<br />
Engagement<br />
90<br />
Environment and Global Warming 95<br />
Governance<br />
Best Value 102<br />
Auditing 103<br />
Ethics 104<br />
Committees 105<br />
Statutory information 108<br />
Financials<br />
Plain English Guide to the Financials 116<br />
Financial Report 119<br />
Standard Statements 165<br />
Performance Statement 176<br />
Auditor General’s Report 185<br />
Other<br />
Glossary and acronyms 189<br />
Index 192<br />
Contacting <strong>Council</strong><br />
Back page<br />
Our cover<br />
Front cover: Adam and Allanah from <strong>Council</strong>’s Elgar Court Occassional Child Care enjoy building their structure<br />
together. <strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is committed to building foundations for a sustainable future, growing our<br />
capacity to deliver quality services, and creating stronger connections with our community.<br />
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Introduction<br />
Our <strong>Council</strong><br />
Through its nine <strong>Council</strong>lors and staff of 697, <strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>Council</strong> provides a wide<br />
range of services and infrastructure to residents, and is responsible for the effective<br />
management of $1.5 billion (including land) of infrastructure assets across an area<br />
of 114 square kilometres in Melbourne’s north eastern suburbs.<br />
Our vision<br />
• A vibrant, safe and culturally diverse community<br />
that fosters participation, connectedness, harmony,<br />
social inclusion, and health and wellbeing<br />
• A community with access to high quality, responsive<br />
services, facilities and infrastructure, to meet<br />
changing needs<br />
• A <strong>Council</strong> underpinned by sound financial<br />
management, customer service, continuous<br />
improvement, strong governance and leadership,<br />
transparency, consultation, communication and<br />
advocacy<br />
• A municipality that supports sustainable<br />
development and achieves a balance between lively<br />
activity areas supporting a healthy local economy,<br />
and preserving our rural areas and abundance of<br />
open space<br />
• A community that protects and enhances our natural<br />
environment and wildlife, and is concerned about<br />
reducing our carbon footprint in all that we do.<br />
Our values<br />
<strong>Council</strong> has five key values to achieve its vision.<br />
1. Integrity and Transparency. We commit to honesty<br />
and openness, fostering trust and goodwill with our<br />
community through responsible decision-making,<br />
processes and reporting<br />
2. Diversity, Harmony and Inclusiveness. We embrace,<br />
respect and value the diversity of our community,<br />
and promote harmony and inclusiveness for people<br />
of all ages, abilities, cultures and backgrounds<br />
3. Accountability and Responsiveness. We aim to<br />
deliver high quality, responsive and customerfocused<br />
services to meet the priorities of our<br />
community in a timely, efficient and effective manner<br />
4. Continuous Improvement and Innovation. We<br />
strive to improve what we do through consultation,<br />
community feedback, learning and engagement<br />
5. Environment Sustainability. We are committed to<br />
balancing planning and economic growth with<br />
environmental responsibility and sustainable<br />
practices that reduce our carbon footprint.<br />
30km<br />
20km<br />
10km<br />
Eltham<br />
Templestowe<br />
Warrandyte<br />
Wonga<br />
Park<br />
Melbourne CBD<br />
Clifton Hill<br />
Richmond<br />
South<br />
Melbourne South<br />
Yarra<br />
Fairfield<br />
Kew<br />
Hawthorn<br />
Bulleen<br />
Doncaster<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong><br />
Box Hill<br />
Park<br />
Orchards<br />
Doncaster<br />
East<br />
Donvale<br />
Ringwood<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011/2012<br />
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Introduction<br />
We are proud to present our 2011/2012 <strong>Annual</strong> Report. This report provides a<br />
comprehensive account of our achievements, our challenges, our aspirations<br />
for the future and our commitments to the community. It details our performance<br />
against our strategic objectives outlined in the <strong>Council</strong> Plan 2009-2013 and<br />
provides an analysis of our financial performance. Most importantly, this report<br />
demonstrates the breadth of our operations and the diversity of services delivered<br />
on a daily basis to the <strong>Manningham</strong> community.<br />
Our theme<br />
Our theme for the 2011/2012 <strong>Annual</strong> Report – Create,<br />
Build, Grow – is reflective of <strong>Council</strong>’s ongoing<br />
commitment to:<br />
• Create stronger connections with our community<br />
• Build foundations for a sustainable future through<br />
the delivery of major projects<br />
• Grow our capacity to deliver quality services and<br />
programs.<br />
Why we have an <strong>Annual</strong> Report<br />
<strong>Council</strong> sees the <strong>Annual</strong> Report as a key tool to keep<br />
residents, businesses, employees and potential<br />
employees, State and Federal governments, peak bodies,<br />
community groups and organisations informed about its<br />
performance and future direction. Along with this, there<br />
is a requirement in the Local Government Act 1989 for all<br />
councils to present an <strong>Annual</strong> Report to the Minister for<br />
Local Government by 30 September each year.<br />
Where to get a copy<br />
Hard copies of the <strong>Annual</strong> Report are available from the<br />
Civic Centre, 699 Doncaster Road and local libraries,<br />
or call 9840 9333. An electronic copy is available at:<br />
http://annualreport.manningham.vic.gov.au<br />
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Our highlights<br />
• Delivered the largest Capital Works<br />
Program in <strong>Manningham</strong>’s history<br />
totalling $54.41 million<br />
• Continued construction of MC² -<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>City</strong> Square (pictured)<br />
• 41,611 telephone calls taken by<br />
customer service<br />
• Continued advocacy to achieve<br />
a favourable outcome from the<br />
Doncaster Rail Feasibility Study<br />
• 15,000 people attended the 30th<br />
Carols by Candlelight at Ruffey Lake<br />
Park (pictured below)<br />
• New Residential Strategy adopted<br />
• 992 sustainable street lights installed<br />
• 308,865 visits to <strong>Council</strong>’s website,<br />
www.manningham.vic.gov.au<br />
• $2.23 million spent on construction of<br />
drains<br />
• 28 sportsgrounds converted to warm<br />
season grass since 2006/2007<br />
• Household waste diversion to landfill<br />
is 57.5 per cent – the second<br />
highest in metropolitan Melbourne<br />
• 932 planning permits issued<br />
• $1.88 million in community grants<br />
provided<br />
• Adopted the Generation 2030<br />
Community Plan – a blueprint for<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong>’s future<br />
• Tri-generation system comissioned<br />
in MC 2 , a first for local government in<br />
Australia.<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011/2012<br />
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Our 2011/2012 scorecard<br />
This scorecard summarises progress of our annual performance measures in<br />
relation to the implementation of Year 3 of the 2009-2013 <strong>Council</strong> Plan.<br />
1. Safe Community (more information on page 55-59)<br />
Achievements<br />
• Completed 95 per cent of Year 2 actions in the Road Safety<br />
Strategy<br />
• Established a broader Community Safety Advisory Committee<br />
• New Building Services Policy adopted<br />
• Produced the Don’t Wait and See bushfire information DVD for<br />
Warrandyte residents<br />
2. Social Inclusion, Wellbeing and Affordability (more information on page 60-64)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• New community directory launched<br />
• Completed a review of <strong>Manningham</strong>’s five neighbourhood<br />
houses<br />
• Adopted the Mental Health Action Plan and draft Drug and<br />
Alcohol Action Plan<br />
3. Good Governance and Financial Management (more information on page 65-69)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• Achieved the highest possible rating for financial sustainability<br />
from the Auditor General<br />
• Preparation of a three year Internal Audit Plan<br />
• Developed a suite of customer acknowledgement/response<br />
letters to improve response times<br />
• Fully costed ten year Financial Strategy and Capital Works<br />
Program<br />
4. Cultural Diversity and Harmony (more information on page 70-73)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• 6,000 people attended the <strong>Manningham</strong> Multicultural Festival<br />
• Increase in people accessing interpreter services to get<br />
information from <strong>Council</strong><br />
• Developed <strong>Manningham</strong>’s first nationally recognised<br />
Reconciliation Action Plan<br />
5. Planning and Economic Development (more information on page 74-79)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• Adopted a new Residential Strategy<br />
• Seven major planning applications assessed using the<br />
Sustainable Design Assessment in the Planning Process<br />
(SDAPP)<br />
• Launched a new tourism campaign, Discover Your Own<br />
Backyard<br />
• Four planning scheme amendments (C83, C86, C92, C93)<br />
gazetted<br />
• New Economic Development Strategy adopted<br />
Challenges<br />
• CSIRO withdrawal from the Bushfire Risk<br />
Mapping project delayed completion<br />
• Review of the <strong>Manningham</strong> Bicycle Strategy<br />
was deferred due to resourcing issues<br />
• Meeting increased demand for aged and<br />
disability care services<br />
• Consideration of future use/management of<br />
community facilities delayed endorsement<br />
of Rieschiecks Reserve Management Plan<br />
• Increasing financial pressure imposed by<br />
other levels of government – e.g. carbon tax,<br />
landfill levy<br />
• Management of legislative compliance<br />
• Maintaining customer service satisfaction levels<br />
• Upgrade and renewal of infrastructure<br />
assets as required<br />
• Communicating with people in our<br />
linguistically diverse community<br />
• Determining planning applications within the<br />
statutory 60 days<br />
• Protecting and enhancing the municipality’s<br />
highly valued characteristics while<br />
recognising the need for change<br />
* The source for the results is the 2012 Local Government Satisfaction Survey (unless stated otherwise all results were either higher or the same<br />
than the State-wide and Outer Metropolitan Melbourne averages). The source for additional results listed in Strategic Objectives 3, 4, 7 and 9 is<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>Council</strong> records (i.e. Corporate Information Database (CID) system).<br />
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Our 2011/2012 scorecard<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Review Municipal Emergency Management Plan<br />
• Improve line marking operation to enhance road<br />
safety<br />
• Review <strong>Council</strong>’s Local Laws<br />
• Develop <strong>Manningham</strong> Prevention of Violence Against<br />
Women Action Plan<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 6 out of 9<br />
• Performance index rating of 69 for enforcement of<br />
local laws<br />
• Performance index rating of 68 for emergency/<br />
disaster management (just below State-wide and<br />
Outer Melbourne Metropolitan <strong>Council</strong> averages)<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Review Municipal Public Health Plan 2009-2013<br />
• Establish a Community Facilities Access Policy<br />
• Finalise the Public Open Space Strategy<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 9 out of 11<br />
• Performance index rating of 73 for recreational<br />
facilities<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Conduct the 2012 <strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> elections<br />
• Adopt a new four year <strong>Council</strong> Plan<br />
• Implement an Electronic Invoice Scanning system<br />
• Continue to implement <strong>Council</strong>’s environmental<br />
performance initiatives<br />
• Constraint in expenditure<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 9 out of 10<br />
• Performance index rating of 67 for overall<br />
performance<br />
• Investment gap ratio of 314.4 per cent<br />
(target 150 per cent)<br />
• Infrastructure renewal gap of 157.1 per cent<br />
(target 100 per cent)<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Update the Arts and Cultural Strategy<br />
• Review Multicultural Communications Strategy<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 4 out of 4<br />
• 263 people accessed interpreter services (143 above<br />
target)<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Continue implementing the <strong>Manningham</strong> Residential<br />
Strategy<br />
• Process planning applications in a timely manner<br />
• Review Doncaster Hill development contributions and<br />
parking precinct plans<br />
• Review the <strong>Manningham</strong> Activity Centre Strategy and<br />
Local Activity Centre Plan<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 9 out of 11<br />
• Performance index rating of 76 with the appearance<br />
of public areas<br />
• Performance index rating of 75 with general town<br />
planning policy<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011/2012<br />
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Our 2011/2012 scorecard<br />
6. Service Delivery (more information on page 80-84)<br />
Achievements<br />
• Implemented a new Business Continuity Plan<br />
• Draft Ageing Well in <strong>Manningham</strong> Strategy put out for<br />
consultation<br />
• Design completed for Warrandyte Community Centre upgrade<br />
• Successful transfer of <strong>Manningham</strong> Centre from <strong>Council</strong> to<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Centre Association<br />
7. Assets and Infrastructure (more information on page 85-89)<br />
Achievements<br />
• Delivered $54.41 million Capital Works program<br />
• 94 per cent increase in septic tank inspections<br />
• $2.23 million spent on drainage improvements<br />
• Completion/ongoing construction of major projects including<br />
Aquarena and Ted Ajani<br />
Challenges<br />
• Finalisation of draft Public Open Space<br />
Strategy delayed<br />
• Ensuring we continue to provide high quality<br />
services by attracting and retaining talented<br />
staff<br />
Challenges<br />
• Delays to some capital works projects due<br />
to extreme weather events<br />
8. Advocacy, Communication and Engagement (more information on page 90-94)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• Doncaster Rail Feasibility Study underway<br />
• Released the Generation 2030 Community Plan<br />
• Launched a new online consultation portal – What Matters<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong><br />
• Complex community engagement activities<br />
for <strong>Council</strong>’s major projects and Residential<br />
Strategy<br />
10. Environment and Global Warming (more information on page 95-100)<br />
Achievements<br />
Challenges<br />
• Draft Bushland Management Strategy released for public<br />
consultation<br />
• Securing the Future Adaptation Plan put out for public<br />
exhibition<br />
• Commissioned a feasibility study into district energy services<br />
for Doncaster Hill<br />
• Waste diversion to landfill increased to 57.5 per cent (from 56.5<br />
per cent)<br />
• Achieving <strong>Council</strong>’s greenhouse gas<br />
reduction targets<br />
* The source for the results is the 2012 Local Government Satisfaction Survey (unless stated otherwise all results were either higher or the same<br />
than the State-wide and Outer Metropolitan Melbourne averages). The source for additional results listed in Strategic Objectives 3, 4, 7 and 9 is<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>Council</strong> records (i.e. Corporate Information Database (CID) system).<br />
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Our Scorecard<br />
Our 2011/2012 scorecard<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Develop and endorse a whole of <strong>Council</strong> approach to<br />
Best Value<br />
• Update the <strong>Manningham</strong> Community Safety Plan<br />
2009-2013<br />
• Continue to implement recommendations in the<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Libraries Review<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 5 out of 6<br />
• Performance index rating of 53 for overall direction of<br />
<strong>Council</strong> in the last 12 months (just below the Outer<br />
Metropolitan Melbourne average)<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Complete the 2012/2013 Capital Works Program<br />
• Improve <strong>Manningham</strong>’s underground drainage<br />
network<br />
• Update the <strong>Manningham</strong> Bicycle Strategy<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 6 out of 6<br />
• Performance index rating of 65 for the condition of<br />
local streets and footpaths<br />
• Spent $54.41 million or 95.9 per cent of the adopted<br />
Capital Works budget (target 90 per cent)<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Advocate for transport infrastructure and service<br />
improvements<br />
• Review <strong>Council</strong>’s Website Strategy<br />
• Commence implementation of the Generation 2030<br />
Community Plan<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 3 out of 5<br />
• Performance index rating of 66 for informing the<br />
community<br />
• Performance index rating of 59 for community<br />
engagement<br />
• Performance index rating of 58 for advocacy<br />
Looking Forward<br />
• Start implementation of the Bushland Management<br />
Strategy<br />
• Undertake a feasibility study for the Doncaster Quarry<br />
• Achieve accreditation as a Fair Trade Community<br />
• Investigate sustainable strategies to reduce car travel<br />
by Home Support Workers<br />
Result*<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Plan Actions completed: 11 out of 14<br />
• 57.5 per cent of household waste diverted to landfill<br />
(increase from 56.5 per cent on previous year)<br />
• Performance index rating of 66 for environmental<br />
sustainability<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011/2012<br />
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Our facts and figures<br />
Warrandyte Skate Park opened in 2001 and has since become a huge<br />
success thanks to its street style skating set up.<br />
<strong>At</strong> 11 hectares, Finns Reserve in Templestowe, has generous open<br />
spaces and a range of facilities including walking paths, playground,<br />
and barbecue and picnic area.<br />
Fast facts<br />
• <strong>Manningham</strong> municipal area:<br />
114km²<br />
• <strong>Manningham</strong> has one of the<br />
largest networks of open space<br />
in metropolitan Melbourne –<br />
19.8km², representing 17 per cent<br />
of the area of the municipality<br />
• Estimated resident population<br />
of <strong>Manningham</strong>: 116,958<br />
• Rateable properties within the<br />
<strong>City</strong>: 45,173<br />
• Allocated operating budget in<br />
2011/2012: $101.688 million<br />
• Active businesses: more than<br />
12,000<br />
Recreational facilities<br />
• More than 100 recreation and<br />
sporting facilities including<br />
stadiums, pavilions, fields,<br />
courts and community venues<br />
• 46 sporting reserves and<br />
facilities<br />
• One regional aquatic and<br />
leisure centre<br />
• One regional athletics track<br />
• 154 play spaces<br />
• Two BMX and two skateboard<br />
facilities<br />
• Extensive shared trail network<br />
catering to walking, jogging and<br />
cycling<br />
Parks and natural areas<br />
• 294 parks and reserves<br />
covering more than 1,200<br />
hectares<br />
• State parks: one (Warrandyte)<br />
• Home to 22 per cent of Victoria’s<br />
known plants, including 11<br />
species of State significance<br />
and four of national significance<br />
• Significant waterways include<br />
the Yarra River and the Ruffey,<br />
Andersons, Koonung, Mullum<br />
Mullum and Jumping creeks<br />
Roads, footpaths and drains<br />
• Freeways: 13 kilometres<br />
• State Highways: 2 kilometres<br />
• Declared Arterial Roads: 72<br />
kilometres<br />
• Local Roads (sealed): 569<br />
kilometres<br />
• Local Roads (unsealed): 23<br />
kilometres<br />
• Footpaths: 855 kilometres<br />
• Drains: 1,037 kilometres<br />
• Kerb and channel: 865<br />
kilometres<br />
• Bicycle Paths: 55 kilometres<br />
Community facilities<br />
• Child Care Centres: 26<br />
(1 <strong>Council</strong> operated)<br />
• Maternal and Child Health<br />
Centres: 8<br />
• Preschools: 27<br />
• Senior Citizen Centres: 3<br />
• School Crossings: 36<br />
• Library branches: 4<br />
• Community centres: 7<br />
• Neighbourhood Houses: 5<br />
Our community*<br />
• 51.4 per cent are female,<br />
48.6 per cent are male<br />
• Median age 42 years<br />
• Children 0-14 years make up<br />
16.4 per cent of the population<br />
and people 65 years and over<br />
19.3 per cent<br />
• 40 per cent were born overseas,<br />
with China and Italy providing<br />
the highest representation<br />
• 58.3 per cent speak English at<br />
home only, with Cantonese (7.9<br />
per cent) and Greek (7.1 per<br />
cent) being the next highest<br />
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2011 Census of Housing and Population;<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Community Profile and Economic Profile 2011<br />
(www.manningham.vic.gov.au/profile); 2011/2012 <strong>Council</strong> Budget; and <strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
website<br />
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Calendar of events<br />
Rieschiecks Reserve hosted the 2011 <strong>Manningham</strong> Relay for Life.<br />
Cr Grace La Vella at the Warrandyte World’s Longest Lunch held along<br />
the banks of the Yarra River.<br />
July 2011<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Arts Centre – Creative<br />
Holiday Fun Program<br />
Christopher Shelton: Just a Painter<br />
Now exhibition<br />
Graffiti Forum<br />
August 2011<br />
Walter Magilton: Celebrating 60 years<br />
of Art exhibition<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Get Back The<br />
Lennon/McCartney Songbook<br />
September 2011<br />
Mullum Mullum Festival<br />
Villa Maria: Our Community, Our<br />
World exhibition<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Bob Sedergreen<br />
and Friends<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Arts Centre – Creative<br />
Holiday Fun Program<br />
Relay for Life at Rieschiecks Reserve<br />
The Weather and Your Health at<br />
Doncaster Playhouse<br />
October 2011<br />
Reflections on Faith exhibition<br />
Seniors’ Multicultural Gathering<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong>’s Heritage Week<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Arts Centre – Creative<br />
Holiday Fun<br />
November 2011<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Multicultural Festival<br />
Contemporary Woven Tapestries from<br />
the Australian Tapestry Workshop<br />
exhibition<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Lisa Young<br />
Quartet<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Artists Studio Tour<br />
December 2011<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Arts Centre Exhibition –<br />
Showing Off 2011: Impressions<br />
Carols by Candlelight<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Bob Sedergreen<br />
and Friends<br />
January 2012<br />
Australia Day Awards and<br />
Celebrations<br />
February 2012<br />
Cinema Under the Stars<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Healthy Lifestyle Week<br />
(23 February – 4 March)<br />
Real Nowhere Land exhibition<br />
The Pottery Expo at Warrandyte<br />
March 2012<br />
Didgeridoo Festival<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Riverside Sounds<br />
World’s Longest Lunch Warrandyte<br />
Iranian Fire Festival<br />
The Art of Victor Greenaway Italy<br />
2007-2012 exhibition<br />
Warrandyte Festival<br />
International Women’s Day celebrations<br />
Business Clean Up Day<br />
April 2012<br />
Templestowe Village Festival<br />
Dapper Day Out<br />
Metal Madams and Mad Moments<br />
exhibition<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Jazz with Bob<br />
Sedergreen and Friends featuring<br />
Brian Abrahams<br />
Passion Play<br />
May 2012<br />
Reconciliation Week (23 May –<br />
16 June)<br />
Mayoral Gala Ball<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Josh Earl vs The<br />
Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday<br />
Cake Book<br />
Celebrating Reconcilitiation exhibition<br />
June 2012<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> Music: Jazz with Bob<br />
Sedergreen and Friends featuring BLOW<br />
Dog Activity Centre official opening<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011/2012<br />
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About our <strong>City</strong><br />
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Chief Financial Officer’s Report<br />
About our <strong>City</strong><br />
The <strong>City</strong> of <strong>Manningham</strong> was created in 1994 as a result of a restructure of<br />
Melbourne’s local government boundaries to contain the former <strong>City</strong> of Doncaster<br />
and Templestowe, but with Ringwood North ceded to the new <strong>City</strong> of Maroondah<br />
and Wonga Park annexed from the former Shire of Lilydale.<br />
The name Bulleen, a nearby suburb, was proposed for the new municipality as it<br />
was the name of the shire predating the <strong>City</strong> of Doncaster and Templestowe. Some<br />
residents believed the name was too localised, so the name of one of the major<br />
roads – <strong>Manningham</strong> Road – was adopted. <strong>Manningham</strong> Road is thought to be<br />
named after a region in West Yorkshire, England, just as the name Doncaster is also<br />
from Yorkshire.<br />
Our history<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> is a <strong>City</strong> with stories to tell; many of our<br />
natural landmarks and buildings reflect the development<br />
of the region from Aboriginal habitation through to the<br />
arrival of the first European settlers in the 1830s.<br />
From significant Indigenous sites like the Bolin Bolin<br />
Billabong, the ancient river red gums framing much of<br />
the Yarra River and remnant orchard windbreaks, to<br />
the buildings and structures that stand testament to<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong>’s pioneering days.<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> was originally part of the Wurundjeri<br />
nation’s territory. In the summer months the Wurundjeri<br />
would inhabit the banks of the Yarra River and in winter<br />
move to the Dandenong Ranges for shelter stopping by<br />
Bolin Swamp now known as Doncaster/Bulleen to fish<br />
for eel or hunt for food along the way.<br />
The first European settlers arrived in the 1830s, growing<br />
wheat, vegetables and grapes before eventually planting<br />
orchards throughout the region in the 1850s. The peak<br />
of fruit production was reached in the 1920s, with more<br />
than 6,000 acres under cultivation. Today you can stop<br />
over at one of the <strong>City</strong>’s famous heritage orchards such<br />
as Petty’s (pictured) or Aumann’s.<br />
Schramms Cottage is a beautifully preserved example<br />
of the area’s pioneering days. The area’s first primary<br />
school, built in 1886, now houses the Doncaster<br />
Playhouse Theatre. Interpretive signs and sound posts<br />
along the Doncaster Hill Heritage Trail will tell you the<br />
story of how early pioneers built a life for their families.<br />
The district’s real windfall came with the discovery of<br />
gold in Warrandyte and by 1851 thousands of fortune<br />
hunters were trying their luck panning the streams and<br />
digging the rich soil around Harris Gully. Take in the<br />
history and scenery of beautiful Warrandyte with a walk<br />
along Gold Soundposts Trail where six soundposts tell<br />
the stories of the township’s struggling pioneers and its<br />
goldmining past.<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> also has a rich cultural background<br />
through the artistic tradition of painters and potters,<br />
its association with Australia’s first significant art<br />
movement, the Heidelberg School, and the early<br />
modernist group that formed around Heide Museum of<br />
Modern Art in the mid 20th Century. Their stories are told<br />
as part of the Heidelberg School Artists Trail.<br />
By the 1950s the decline of the fruit industry began and<br />
continued relentlessly as new residential areas close to<br />
Melbourne were sought by land agents and developers<br />
for new housing estates throughout the mid to late 20th<br />
Century.<br />
From the 1950s, there was significant residential<br />
development in areas such as Bulleen, Doncaster<br />
and Templestowe Lower. This development continued<br />
into the 1980s as Doncaster East, Templestowe and<br />
Donvale experienced rapid growth. Population growth is<br />
expected in the future, largely from the development of<br />
the Doncaster Hill urban village.<br />
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Celebrating our achievements<br />
In recognition of its contribution to the community’s heart health through a range of recreation initiatives, <strong>Council</strong> received the Heart Foundation’s<br />
Healthy Communities Award for Victoria, which was presented during the <strong>Manningham</strong> In Step Community Walk celebrations. Pictured is The Heart<br />
Foundation’s Kellie-Ann Jolly and Jenni Lanfear , Cr Meg Downie, and <strong>Council</strong> staff Vicki Martinez, Julia Jenvey, Maria Criticos, Jan Loughman and<br />
Julie Wilson, with the award.<br />
Excellence Awards<br />
The contribution of staff is vitally important to the success<br />
of the organisation. <strong>Manningham</strong> has a Reward and<br />
Recognition Award program to promote and recognise<br />
employees for their achievements and contributions<br />
to <strong>Council</strong>. In 2011/2012, 47 Excellence Awards were<br />
presented to staff throughout the organisation.<br />
Years of Service<br />
<strong>Council</strong> also recognises the contribution of long serving<br />
staff and presents awards to staff at the completion of<br />
ten, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service<br />
with <strong>Council</strong>. Staff completing 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50<br />
years of service are formally acknowledged at a <strong>Council</strong><br />
meeting with their consent. In 2011/2012, 46 employees<br />
celebrated notable lengths of service with <strong>Manningham</strong>.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> thanks these staff for their commitment and<br />
dedication to Local Government and the community.<br />
External Recognition<br />
<strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, individual staff and specific<br />
projects delivered by <strong>Council</strong> have also received external<br />
awards and recognition in 2011/2012, including:<br />
• 2011 Heart Foundation’s ‘Healthy Communities<br />
Award’ for Victoria<br />
• 2011 Australian Safer Communities Award – Local<br />
Government Category for <strong>Manningham</strong> Community<br />
Graffiti Clean Up Project<br />
• 2011 Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards –<br />
High Commendation for Doncaster Hill Smart Water<br />
Plan<br />
• 2012 Australasian Reporting – Gold Award for<br />
2010/2011 <strong>Annual</strong> Report<br />
• 2012 LGPRo Awards for Excellence – Community<br />
Partnerships Initiatives category finalist for MC²<br />
(<strong>Manningham</strong> <strong>City</strong> Square)<br />
• 2012 ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in<br />
Geographic Information Systems – Fayek Gris,<br />
Engineering and Technical Services<br />
• 2012 School Crossing Victoria Supervisor of the Year<br />
Award finalist – Dianne Flannery, Health and Local<br />
Laws.<br />
Doncaster Garden’s Primary School’s crossing supervisors, and<br />
husband and wife, Mohamed and Sana Soufi, were acknowledged for<br />
20 and 25 years of service, respectively, while Niki Georgaklis (right)<br />
was recognised for 10 years service. They’re pictured accepting their<br />
awards from Director Planning and Environment, Teresa Dominik.<br />
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