Annual Plan 2016-17 - Approved by Council 27 June 2016

2.3 Community Planning and Development
Council aims to deliver a diverse range of services, programs and facilities necessary to maintain and
build a healthy and sustainable community.
Council also aims to provide clear policy and sound practice to effectively manage land use, natural
resources, environmental health, public health and building activity and the safety, function and
convenience of places within Kingborough in accordance with its statutory obligations.
Community Services:
Community and
Economic
Development
Works in partnership with local and regional communities, state
and federal government and non-government agencies and the
private sector to deliver a diverse range of services, programs
and facilities necessary to maintain and build a healthy and
sustainable community now and into the future.
Expenditure
(Revenue)
Net Cost
$
Community and
Recreational
Services
Arts and Culture
Family Day Care
Manor Gardens Club
Sports Complex
Facilitates a diverse range of community development activities
that build community capacity and contributes to community
wellbeing. Key programs include youth services, recreational
planning, community events and externally funded programs.
Following the development of the Kingborough Arts and Culture
Strategy the Council employed an Arts and Cultural Officer to
work with the community on implementation of the strategy.
This area also includes the Kingston Beach Digital Hub, a fully
funded initiative of the Australian Government.
Council’s Family Day Care coordination unit manages a program
which provides quality home based childcare for babies and
children up to 12 years of age in the homes of registered family
day care educators.
Manor Gardens Club is a purpose built day respite Centre for the
older people in the Kingborough community who are frail,
socially isolated or experiencing dementia. The Club is funded
through the Home and Community Care Program.
The Kingborough Sports Centre is a sporting and recreational
facility which provides sporting activities including basketball,
netball, volleyball, indoor soccer and cricket, squash, a fitness
centre and table tennis.
Environmental Health Manages and undertakes responsibilities in respect to
environmental and public health, the protection of
environmental amenity, natural resource management and
related matters; including awareness, compliance and
enforcement of environmental regulatory functions.
Compliance
Carries responsibility for the monitoring and compliance with
local government regulations, By-laws and statutory regulations,
in particular for animal ownership, parking regulations and fire
hazard abatements.
926,740
(39,684)
887,056
118,913
(6,600)
112,313
1,412,240
(1,398,800)
13,440
614,073
(558,787)
55,285
1,452,475
(895,565)
556,910
594,243
(97,900)
496,343
461,235
(260,860)
200,375
Kingborough Council Annual Plan 2016/17 Page | 19
Approved by Council on 27 June 2016