Council's Annual Report 2020-2021 has just been released, and is now available to view on Council's website.
The Annual Report is developed to inform our community and stakeholders, and reflects Council's commitment to making Nillumbik a better place for current and future generations.
It is a comprehensive overview of the Council's performance in the 2020-2021 financial year against the five strategic objectives set out in the Council Plan 2017-2021 and Annual Budget 2020-2021.
Nillumbik Mayor Peter Perkins said the report was a great summary of the many achievements of Council.
"I am proud of the work that Councillors and Council staff have been able to accomplish. So much has been achieved for our community in what has been a challenging year for many reasons," Cr Perkins said.
"While it is a statutory document, the Annual Report is also a fantastic overview of current and future activities taking place across every township, industry and community in the shire, and I encourage all Nillumbik residents to view the report via Council's website."
Some of the highlights from this year's report include:
- Development and adoption of the Nillumbik Community Pandemic Recovery Plan 2021-2022;
- Supporting more than 150 community groups, organisations and local businesses with over $133,450 in grant funding to support community recovery from COVID-19 impacts through the Nillumbik Recovery Fund;
- Provision of a range of new kerbside waste service bin options, including a weekly 120-litre landfill bin, a larger 140-litre fortnightly landfill bin and a larger 240-litre weekly green waste bin;
- The Diamond Creek Regional Playspace and Eltham North Adventure Playground winning major playground design awards;
- Nillumbik being named on the 2021 Australian Financial Review BOSS Magazine Best Places to Work List, ranking third in the Government, Education and Not-for-Profit industry list and being the only local government organisation recognised;
- Nillumbik being rated the best Council in the local government sector (and 10th out of 195 organisations overall) for call interaction quality scores measured through the Customer Service Benchmarking Assessment (CSBA) Mystery Shopping program;
- Establishment of the first Nillumbik Youth Council;
- Delivery of major capital works projects including the Diamond Creek Trail (Stage 1), Diamond Creek Regional Playspace, the Diamond Creek Netball Pavilion and the Greensborough Hockey Club Pavilion, as part of 31 programs and 58 projects with an expenditure of over $33 million;
- An increased focus on community engagement, including the adoption of Council's first Community Engagement Policy;
- A series of Shop Local campaigns were delivered throughout COVID-19 restrictions;
- The Our People, Our Place, Our Future community consultation initiative to support the development of Council's strategic plan, including the Community Vision – Nillumbik 2040, Council Plan 2021-2025, Nillumbik Health and Wellbeing Plan 2021-2025 and the Financial Plan 2021-2031.
The Local Government Act 1989 and the new Local Government Act 2020 (the Act 2020) requires all local government authorities to prepare and submit an Annual Report to the Minister as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year.
