City of Bayswater Annual Report

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City of Bayswater Annual Report 

2011-12

City of Bayswater 

Facts & 

Figures 

Population (ABS 2011 Census): 61,262 

Families (ABS 2011 Census): 16,266 

Born in Australia: 58.7 % 

Born overseas: 41.3 % 

Electors (September 2010) 40,477 

Residential premises: 26,976 

Commercial premises: 1,657 

Total area: 32.8km 2 

Parks and reserves: 168 

Swan River foreshore: 

10.2km 

Roads: 

380km* 

Footpaths: 

290km 

The City of Bayswater includes the suburbs of 

Bayswater, Bedford, Embleton, and Maylands, as 

well as parts of Morley, Noranda, Mount Lawley, 

Dianella and Beechboro. 

* includes portion of Tonkin Highway and Guildford Road 


Full Financial Statements 

2011-12 

Compact Disk

Contents 

Mayor’s Report 2 

Members of Council 3 

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 4 

Executive Services 6 

Administration and Community Services 9 

Technical Services 17 

Planning and Development Services 23 

Financial Services 28 

Statutory Reporting 34 

Attendance Summary 38 

Abridged Financial Statements 40 

Independent Auditor’s Report 41 

Statement by the Chief Executive Officer 42 

Statement of Comprehensive Income 43 

Statement of Financial Position 47 

Statement of Changes in Equity 48 

Statement of Cash Flows 49 

Rate Setting Statement 51 

North Ward 

Area 7km 2 

Parts of Noranda, Morley, 

Dianella and Beechboro 

Central Ward 

Area 9km 2 

Parts of Morley, Embleton, 

Bayswater, Dianella and 

Beechboro 

North Ward 

Central Ward 

West Ward 

Area 11km 2 

Bedford and parts of 

Bayswater, Embleton, 

Morley and Dianella 

South 

Ward 

West Ward 

South Ward 

Area 5km 2 

Maylands and part of 

Mt Lawley 

CITY OF BAYSWATER Annual Report 2011-12 

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Mayor’s Report 

The 2011-12 year 

saw the culmination 

of a number of major 

projects that the City of 

Bayswater delivered on 

behalf of the community. 

These projects 

represent a significant 

investment in the 

future of our city and 

they will make major 

contributions to the 

quality of life enjoyed by 

our residents. 

Since its official opening in July 

2011, The RISE multipurpose 

community centre in Maylands 

has become a popular hub for the 

community and visitors alike. This 

$21 million centre provides a home 

for a range of community services 

and facilities, including a massive 

sports arena, state-of-the-art 

library, well-equipped gymnasium, 

community rooms, function suite 

and café. 

The RISE is important because 

it provides a vibrant social, 

recreational, cultural and civic hub 

that links to the economic and 

commercial activities of the nearby 

Maylands town centre. 

Another official opening that took 

place during the 2011-12 year was 

that of the WA Ballet Company in 

its new home in the former Senses 

Building on Whatley Crescent 

in Maylands. Purchased by the 

City, the Ballet Company invested 

around $8 million in the building’s 

refurbishment. The City’s vision 

for this project is that it will add 

further impetus to the revitalisation 

underway in Maylands and act as 

a catalyst towards the creation of a 

performing arts cultural hub. 

Once again, during the year the 

City delivered a highly successful 

calendar of free community events 

that included such highlights as the 

Avon Descent Finish Line event 

in August 2011 and the Autumn 

River Festival in April 2012. During 

2011-12, the City decided to vary 

the venues for some of the events 

to take advantage of new facilities, 

such as The RISE and the 

Lightning Park Recreation Centre 

in Noranda. The effect of this has 

been to make the City’s events 

even more accessible to the local 

community. 

During 2011-12, the City of 

Bayswater continued to focus on 

its Garden City ethos and delivered 

a wide range of environmental 

programs aimed at making our city 

a green and great place in which to 

live, work and play. 

As Mayor of the City, I had the 

great pleasure during 2011-12 of 

presiding over meetings that saw 

two of the City’s longest serving 

Councillors invested as Freeman 

of the City. Deputy Mayor Cr 

Barry McKenna and Cr Marlene 

Robinson have served on Council 

for more than 20 years and during 

that time they have been hard 

working, dedicated and committed 

servants of their community. Their 

contribution to the work of the 

Council and the development of the 

City over the last two decades has 

been outstanding and they have 

been involved in just about every 

major project the City has taken 

forward during that time. On behalf 

of Council, I want to acknowledge 

their work and congratulate them 

on their Freeman status. 

Finally, I want to thank my fellow 

Councillors, including those 

Councillors who left the City 

following last October’s elections, 

and the City’s staff for their great 

support and hard work during 

the year. Together they have 

delivered the myriad of services 

and programs to the community 

that comprises today’s local 

government. 

Cr Terence G Kenyon JP 

Mayor, City of Bayswater 

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CITY OF BAYSWATER Annual Report 2011-12

Current City of Bayswater Councillors 

Back row: Cr Chris Cornish, Cr Graham Pittaway OAM, Cr Alan Radford 

Centre row: Deputy Mayor Cr Barry McKenna, Mayor Terry Kenyon JP, Cr Martin Toldo 

Front row: Cr Sonia Turkington, Cr Michael Sabatino, Cr Sylvan Albert, Cr Mike Anderton JP, Cr Marlene Robinson 

Councillors 1 July 2011 to 15 October 2011 

Cr Terry Blanchard 

West Ward 

Cr Sally Palmer 

Central Ward 

The City of Bayswater Council comprises 11 Councillors representing four Wards - West, Central, North and South. The 

positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are filled by serving Councillors. 


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Chief Executive 

Officer’s Report 

During the 2011-12 financial 

year the City was faced with a 

number of challenges, including 

the need to respond to the State 

Government’s independent panel 

that was appointed to review the 

structure of local government in 

metropolitan Perth. 

This involved diverting substantial 

resources to prepare the City’s 

response to the independent 

panel’s issues paper and its 

subsequent draft findings that 

were released to the sector in 

April 2012. 

A priority for the organisation 

during 2011-12 was to progress 

the work needed to deliver all 

of the elements of the State 

Government’s Integrated Planning 

Framework by their June 2013 

deadline. 

This has involved setting up 

cross-organisational teams 

aimed at taking forward the City’s 

Asset Management Plan, 10- 

year Strategic Community Plan, 

Workforce Plan and Long Term 

Financial Plan. This preparatory 

work means that the City can 

be confident that it will meet its 

statutory obligations. 

The City further strengthened its 

ability to plan for the future needs 

of our community through the 

development and adoption of the 

Local Housing Strategy, which 

provides a framework to meet the 

City’s current and future housing 

needs, provides for more housing 

choice and manages the pressures 

that comes with a rapidly growing 

population in a developed urban 

environment. 

As an organisation, we continued 

a strong focus on asset and 

infrastructure maintenance, so 

that our facilities remain fit for 

purpose and continue to serve the 

community. An example of that 

was the focus during 2011-12 on 

refurbishing the irrigation systems 

within the City’s parks and gardens, 

such as Robert Thompson 

Reserve. 

The new irrigation systems use 

less water and are more reliable, 

which strengthened the City’s 

green credentials. 

The 2011-12 financial year was 

both challenging and rewarding 

and I want to thank the Mayor 

and his fellow Councillors for their 

continued support over the past 12 

months. I also want to pay tribute 

to my Directors and their staff for 

their hard work and commitment 

in ensuring the City continued to 

deliver a high standard of service 

to our residents. 

Francesca Lefante 

Chief Executive Officer 

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The Senior Management Group 

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Senior Management Group 

1. Ted Budzinski 

Director of Finance (retired 

30 March 2012). 

2. Jeremy Edwards 

Director of Administration and 

Community Services 

3. Doug Pearson 

Director of Technical Services 

4. Des Abel 

Director of Planning and 

Development Services 

5. Francesca Lefante 



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Executive Services 

Our People 

The City of Bayswater recognises 

that our staff, with a unique set of 

skills and talents, are our greatest 

asset. We are committed to 

becoming an Employer of Choice, 

supporting and recognising the 

valuable contribution made by 

our workforce and improving our 

capacity to attract talented new 

people. 

The successful inclusion of 

Security Staff into the current 

Collective Agreement continued 

the drive to align and improve 

conditions of employment for all 

staff. 

During the year the City 

demonstrated its commitment 

to the community through the 

developmental opportunities 

for young people, increasing 

the number of apprentices, and 

providing work experience for local 

students to enhance their career 

prospects. 

Learning and 

Development 

The City is supportive of staff 

enhancing their skills and 

professional knowledge through 

developmental opportunities. 

In 2011, a Management/ 

Leadership program was 

developed and conducted 

specifically for the City, with all 

managers attending, providing an 

opportunity to obtain a Diploma 

qualification. 

For the second year running, 

the City entered a team in the 

Local Government Management 

Association’s Management 

Challenge. The challenge provides 

an opportunity to develop the 

management potential of its staff. 

During the year, the City’s induction 

program for new staff was reviewed 

to ensure all relevant information 

is conveyed. The program is now 

also delivered electronically. 

Equity and Diversity 

The City is committed to providing 

an inclusive environment, which 

embraces and values the individual 

differences between people, with 

workplaces free from discrimination 

and harassment. 

Representation: 

People from 

culturally 

diverse 

30.95% 

backgrounds 

Women 63.1% 

Indigenous 

Australians 

2.38% 

People with 

disabilities 

2.38% 

Mature workers 33.33% 

Occupational Safety and 

Health 

The City has a strong commitment 

to safety, promoting a safety culture 

across the organisation. This focus 

on workplace safety to reduce 

hazards and minimise injuries, 

and the education of staff, has 

been effective demonstrated by a 

reduction in lost time injuries. 

Media/Public Relations 

The Media/Public Relations section 

is responsible for providing the 

City with a proactive media liaison 

service, and during the 2011-12 

financial year the section produced 

over 135 media releases and 

responded to 113 media inquiries 

about the City’s programs and 

policies. 

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As part of the City’s commitment to keeping residents and 

ratepayers informed about the City’s 200 plus services, the section 

produced two Bayswater Brief six page resident newsletters, 

as well as 11 full page, full colour advertorials that appeared in 

the Eastern Reporter Community Newspaper. The advertorials 

represented a mix of news stories and advertisements about the 

City’s events program. 

Media/Public Relations was also responsible for producing the 

weekly Mayoral Column and writing or editing speeches for the 

Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Chief Executive Officer. Over the year, 

this involved producing 52 Mayoral Columns and writing or editing 

67 speeches. 

During 2011-12, the section produced a number of corporate 

publications, including the Budget Bulletin newsletter in July 2011 

and the City’s Annual Report, which was considered at the City’s 

Annual General Meeting of Electors held in December 2011. In 

both cases, this involved preparing and editing contributions, 

organising the photography and laying out the publications ready 

for print. 

In support of the work of other areas within the City, the section 

provided advice and assistance with the production of a number 

of publications, such as the layout of a schools’ information pack 

on behalf of the Sustainable Environment section within Technical 

Services. 

Governance 

The City’s governance program aims to strengthen the organisation 

in its ability to meet its statutory obligations and ensure a well run 

and administered City. As part of the governance program 14 

Councillor Workshops were held during the year. These workshops 

were opportunities to brief Councillors on emerging issues, such as 

changes to legislation. The workshops included presentations on 

a range of matters, such as local government structural reform, the 

State Government’s Integrated Planning Framework and the State 

Government’s Public Transport Strategy for Perth. 

In October 2011, the independent panel set up by the State 

Government to review the structure of local government in 

metropolitan Perth, released an issues paper seeking a response 

to 24 questions covering local government governance and the 

challenges facing metropolitan Perth. 

This was followed in April 2012 by a paper setting out the panel’s 

draft findings. The City was one of a number of local governments 

that responded to both of these papers. The City’s responses are 

available on its web site: www.bayswater.wa.gov.au. It is likely 

that the State Government will announce the outcome of the local 

government review in 2012-13. 

The governance team was also involved in supporting the City 

of Bayswater’s local government election held in October 2011. 

The election was undertaken by postal vote administered by the 

Western Australian Electoral Commission, with five seats contested 

in the four wards and a participation rate of 26.32 per cent of 

voters. 


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The City’s new minutes and agenda software system 

(Minute Manager) was rolled out during 2011-12. The new 

system streamlined the agenda and report preparation 

process and it is also compatible with the City’s Dataworks 

Document Management System. 

Integrated Planning Framework 

During 2011-12, work began to develop a range of strategic 

documents to meet the City’s obligations under the State 

Government’s Strategic Planning Framework initiative. This 

initiative involves developing the City’s 10-year Strategic 

Community Plan, Asset Management Plan, Workforce Plan 

and Long-term Financial Plan. As part of the preparatory 

work there was an enhanced focus on corporate business 

planning within the organisation and in addition, a 

community perceptions survey was commissioned, with the 

outcome of that survey to be reported to Council in early 

2012-13. 

Advocacy 

As part of the City’s advocacy program a number of briefing 

sessions were held throughout the course of the year 

to lobby both State and Federal politicians in support of 

the City’s priorities. The briefings covered proposals for 

the redevelopment of the Mertome Retirement Village; 

expansion of the Bayswater Hostel to provide an ageing 

in place facility; the Morley City Centre Master Plan; 

redevelopment of the Les Hansman Community Centre; a 

wide range of environmental programs; and the allocation 

of funding from the State’s landfill levy towards a number of 

waste management projects. 

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Administration & 


Events 

The City’s program of free-to-enter community events provides a number of 

opportunities to bring the local community together and celebrate their way of 

life in the City. 

Events that the City contributed towards during 2011-12 included: 

Scholarship Program and Presentation Evening June/July 2011 

Annual Art Awards and Exhibition September/October 2011 

North of Perth Music Festival September 2011 

Dance Festival October 2011 

North of Perth Music Festival Winners Concerts October 2011 

Early Settlers Civic Luncheon November 2011 

Feature in the Amphitheatre November 2011 

Volunteers Christmas Luncheon December 2011 

Christmas Lights and Garden Awards December 2011 

Australia Day Community BBQ January 2012 

Feature in the Park March 2012 

Autumn River Festival April 2012 

Volunteers Function May 2012 

June Community Concert June 2012 

In addition, seven Citizenship Ceremonies were held over the course of 

2011-12 with around 60 new citizens attending each event. 

Avon Descent: 

Celebrating its 39th year, the Avon Descent Finish Line 

event once again proved to be very popular and close 

to 8,000 spectators and support crews made their 

way down to Riverside Gardens in Bayswater to 

cheer on the competitors. The day was filled with lots 

of family entertainment and great action on the river. 

Art Awards: 

The City’s Art Awards was once again held 

at the 

Noranda Shopping Village. The exhibition included 115 

pieces of artwork from a wide range of artists 

- from hobbyists 

to professionals. The winner of the City of 

Bayswater Open Award 

was Carmen McFaull with her piece entitled, ‘Time Waits for No Man’. 

Autumn River Festival: 

The ever popular Autumn River Festival enticed over 6,000 people down 

to the Bayswater Riverside Gardens to enjoy all the event had to offer 

and celebrate the City’s association with the Swan River. The event 


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featured attractions suitable for 

people of all ages, with activities 

and entertainment including petting 

farms, face painting, bouncy 

castles, craft activities and monster 

balls and chess sets. 


YAC 

The Youth Advisory Committee 

(YAC) is a forum for local young 

people, aged 12-25, to have a 

voice in their community, plan 

events and activities for young 

people and for Council to find out 

what is important to them. 

During the year, YAC coordinated a 

series of youth events including:- 

1. 2012 Sound Overload Battle 

of the Bands competition 

In its second year, Sound 

Overload 2012 invited young 

music groups from across Perth 

to play in front of a live audience 

with the chance to win cash and 

prizes, including: studio recording 

time and a photo shoot. The top 

three bands went through to the 

grand final held in June 2012 at 

the Morley Sport and Recreation 

Centre, with duo ‘Reilly and Chris’ 

claiming first place. 

2. Urban Art Project 

The urban art workshop series, 

organised in conjunction with the 

Public Transport Authority, was 

held at the Morley Library and 

the Les Hansman Community 

Centre over a three day period in 

July 2011. Participants learnt the 

basics of urban art design. The 

completed art is now on display 

at The RISE in the Maylands 

Library’s Youth Area. 

3. Youth Photographic 

Competition and Workshop 

The City was successful in 

obtaining grant funding for 

a new initiative to celebrate 

National Youth Week in April 

2012. Photographic workshops 

were held during the April school 

holidays and provided young 

people with the opportunity to 

learn a new skill, and express 

their ideas and creativity. 

Following the workshops, 

participants had the opportunity 

to show others “their world” 

through photographic images, 

which were displayed in The 

RISE foyer. The competition 

was judged on creativity, 

interpretation and technical 

quality in four categories - 

Community, Faces, Being Young 

and Family. 

The City recognises and values the 

important role that young people 

play in the community and seeks 

to partner with others to develop 

sustainable initiatives to support 

young people in reaching their full 

capacity. Two examples of these 

programs during 2011-12 included: 

YouthCARE 

The City of Bayswater continued 

it’s partnership with YouthCARE 

to help fund Chaplaincy school 

programs in the local Bayswater 

area. The City has supported 

YouthCARE since 2001 and 

YouthCARE now provides services 

to two high schools and five 

primary schools. 

Outcare 

The City of Bayswater provided 

funding to Outcare for two 

programs for young people 

in our community, including: 

a mentoring program at Weld 

Square Primary School that aims 

to improve respect, self discipline, 

responsibility and leadership of the 

students along with a Certificate in 

Hospitality Management for youth 

considered at risk. 

Volunteers 

The City has over 200 volunteers 

supporting it’s program to deliver 

vital services that enhance the 

quality of life for many residents 

within the community. These 

services include Meals on Wheels, 

Justice of the Peace, Books on 

Wheels and driving the community 

The Sound Overload Battle 

of the Bands competition 

is coordinated by the City’s 

Youth Advisory Committee 

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uses. During International 

Volunteer Day in December and 

Volunteer Week in May, the City 

held functions to acknowledge the 

contributions of the volunteers. 

Community Bus Service 

The City, with the support of 

volunteer bus drivers, provides a 

community bus hire service. The 

City has three community buses 

that are available for use by not for 

profit organisations and community 

groups. 

Senior Citizen Centres 

The City operates three Senior 

Citizens Centres, which are 

located in Bayswater, Morley 

and Maylands. All three Centres 

are managed by an incorporated 

Executive Management Committee 

along with the support from a part 

time City officer. 

The 500 plus members of the 

three centres enjoyed a variety 

of activities and also participated 

in trips and outings with the City 

providing financial support of 

$2,000 to each centre. 

A subsidised community based 

podiatry service was provided at 

the three centres and was available 

to seniors on a low income. A 

hairdressing service was also 

available at the Bayswater and 

Morley Senior Citizen Centres. 

In March 2012, the City received 

grant funding to conduct a 

Neighbour Day morning tea at 

Mertome Village and the City of 

Bayswater Hostel. Know Your 

Neighbour Day was established as 

a focus to draw attention to people 

in the community who may be 

isolated and lonely. 

The Maylands Autumn Centre 

celebrated 50 years by hosting a 

family fun open day in May 2012. 

Community Housing Program 

The City, in joint venture with the 

Department of Housing, manages 

10 units in the community housing 

program. Many of the units have 

long standing tenants. 

Home and Community Care 

Home and Community Care 

(HACC) provides a range of 

services to older people and 

people with disabilities, and their 

carers within the community. 

Services available to eligible 

residents included domestic 

assistance, social support, day 

centres, meals on wheels, meal 

preparation, community transport 

and assistance with advocacy and 

information. 

The City has increased support 

to eligible residents with the 

introduction of the Pets and 

Wellbeing Program (PAWS), the 

weekend drop in centre at Olive 

Tree House and the BLIS program 

at The RISE. 

A Funky Friday monthly disco for 

younger people with disabilities 

has continued to grow for clients 

at Olive Tree House. The disco 

provides an opportunity for people 

with disabilities, their family, friends 

and carers to socialise and enjoy a 

variety of activities. 

In April 2012, the City relocated 

the BLIS program for people with 

disabilities to the Youth Wing at 

The RISE. This new location has 

facilitated opportunity for clients 

to participate within an inclusive 

environment in activities such as 

the health club, group fitness, 

sports hall and library. 

The Meals on Wheels program 

provided freshly prepared two 

course hot and nutritional balanced 

meals to those people in the 

community who are unable to cook 

for themselves. Over 31,000 meals 

were delivered by a team of 50 

dedicated volunteers throughout 

the year to eligible clients 

needing support to continue living 

independently at home. 

Members of the Maylands 

Autumn Centre celebrating the 

Centre’s 50th year. 

In November 2011, the City 

was recognised as a finalist 

in the category for Health and 

Wellbeing for the BLIS program 


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and the Wellness in the Kitchen program at the National Disability Awards in 

Canberra. 

HACC Service 

Total Services Hours 

Domestic Assistance 6,361 

Meal Preparation 1,056 

Adult Day Centre 13,286 

Bayswater Leisure Information Service (BLIS) 9,716 

Transport 11,138 

Social Support 4,556 

Meals on Wheels 23,136 

Counselling 2,937 

The City’s HACC program underwent a quality review audit in March 2012, 

with all key outcomes being met in each of three standards. 

Library Services 

The 2011-12 financial year was an exciting period for the City’s Library 

Service. The year saw the opening of a new library, the implementation of 

a free Wi-Fi service and a large increase in the number of people attending 

activity programs. 

On 5 July 2011, after 23 years of service to the community, the much loved 

library housed in the old Maylands Hall was decommissioned and moved to 

its modern new home in The RISE. The new library, which opened on 18 July 

2011, features modern attractive furniture, a patron self check-out kiosk, a free 

Wi-Fi service and 14 internet enabled public use computers. The library also 

incorporates purpose-designed areas for activity sessions. These areas are 

utilised by young adults and children. 

The new Maylands Library has proven to be very popular, with patron visits 

up 39.5 per cent, attendance at children’s events up 51 per cent and items 

borrowed up 25 per cent. 

Maylands Library 

Patron Visits 

Items Borrowed 

120000 

120000 

100000 

100000 

80000 

80000 

60000 

60000 

40000 

40000 

20000 

20000 

0 

Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 

0 

Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 

Activity Sessions 

Of special note during the financial year was the success of the various 

activity session programs that support the “Life Long Learning” service 

philosophy. Attendance at sessions have been growing steadily for several 

years, but this year’s increase of 3,665 or 28.1 per cent, demonstrated their 

increasing popularity within the community. 

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Free Wi-Fi Service 

The City’s Library Service continued to embrace the eLibrary concept. 

During 2011-12, free internet enabled Wi-Fi services were implemented at 

both the Gerry Leeuwangh (Morley) and Maylands Libraries. By the end 

of the financial year, around 50 to 60 users were logging on to the service 

each week. Infrastructure that will allow this service to be expanded to the 

Bayswater Library was installed in June 2012, with an estimated launch date 

of late August 2012. 

Library Services - Summary of Key Performance Indicators 

Indicator 

Usage 

2011-12 

Variation 

Items loaned 427,000 up 0.5% 

Patron visits 339,000 up 3.9% 

Children’s & adult 

activity session 

attendances 

Membership 

applications 

Onsite Internet/PC Service 

16,700 up 28.1% 

5,200 up 19.7% 

Hours of use 48,650 up 4.7% 

No. sessions 73,000 up 11% 

Comment 

An average of 1,570 

loans per day 

An average of 1,250 

visits per day 

As at 30/06 2012 

memberships totalled 

27,252 

An average of 180 hours 

per day 

An average of 270 

sessions per day 

Ranger Services 

Ranger Services deal with customer requests and administer laws relating to 

specific legislation in order to maintain and improve community safety. 

Rangers also act as “Eyes on the Street” and report any illegal activity to 

police. 

Parking Program 

During 2011-12, rangers continued to focus on managing illegal parking within 

the city. The program has been expanded from school parking monitoring to 

include providing a high priority response to vehicles obstructing footpaths. 

The program will be further expanded in 2012-13 to include training of the 

City’s outside staff to monitor and report vehicles parking on or over footpaths, 

as well as educating drivers of their responsibilities through features in the 

media. 

Security Watch Service 

The Security Watch Services responds to requests for assistance from 

residents and the service’s vehicles patrol the streets around the clock, seven 

days a week. As part of their role, Security Officers also provide assistance to 

the rangers, report any graffiti observed, assist the local police when required 

and upon request, will check the premises of residents who are on holiday. 


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Holiday Watch Program 

The City of Bayswater currently provides a patrol service where residents can 

register their address when they are away on holidays. To provide additional 

peace of mind for residents, Security Officers will patrol the street. 

24 Hour Security Patrols 

The City has 11 Security Officers that patrol our streets seven days a weeks, 

24 hours per day. This means that at any point in time there can be up to four 

Security Officers acting as Eyes on our Streets. 

Security Appraisals 

The City of Bayswater Security Service provides a direct customer program 

that aims to assist our community to improve their security. 

The program provides easy to access information about a large range 

of products and services available from various government and nongovernment 

agencies. 

Residents are encouraged to contact the Ranger and Security Services to 

express their interest in participating in the program. 

Customer Requests 

In 2011-12, Rangers and Security Services investigated 11,500 requests for 

assistance from our community. 

During the year, 320 impounded dogs were returned to their owners and a 

further 76 were found new homes. 

The following is a break down of the customer requests received by Ranger 

and Security Services from 2008-09 to 2011-12: 

Ranger Customer 

Requests 

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 

Dogs 791 772 960 960 

Abandoned Vehicles 365 285 491 425 

Bush Fire Control 31 27 47 186 

Parking Control 721 672 968 1161 

Security Customer 

Requests 

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 

Security Watch Property 851 751 901 1008 

Security Watch Persons 795 838 1000 1057 

Security Watch Damage 153 526 747 449 

Disturbance 206 204 176 121 

Vehicles / Traffic 199 190 296 584 

Requests 202 531 721 837 

Graffiti - 782 3480 3733 

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The City’s events program 

provides something for 

people of all ages.

Recreation Facilities 

Bayswater Waves 

Perth’s premier indoor aquatic 

playground, Bayswater Waves’ 

mission is to enrich community 

life and enhance the wellbeing of 

people of all ages, particularly the 

residents of the City of Bayswater, 

by providing high quality leisure 

facilities and services. 

During the year, Bayswater Waves 

received a gold certificate from the 

Water Corporation in recognition 

of its work to reduce water use by 

over 35 per cent compared to 2007 

levels. 

The facility also received a 

delegation of government 

representatives from South East 

Asia that toured Perth looking 

at recreation facilities to obtain 

ideas for future facilities in their 

respective countries. 

Several capital works projects 

were undertaken to improve the 

facilities at Bayswater Waves and 

enhance the programs available at 

the Centre. Swim school platforms 

that allowed for a greater number 

of enrolments, alterations to the 

group fitness studio and a store 

room have allowed for increased 

fitness class sizes and the creation 

of a health suite. 

A grant of approximately $150,000 

was awarded to the City of 

Bayswater for the purpose of 

reducing carbon emissions at 

Bayswater Waves. This grant 

will be used over the next 

two financial years to reduce 

energy consumption of the pool 

circulation pumps and lighting. 

Once installed, the equipment is 

expected to achieve approximately 

$100,000 worth of savings 

annually. 

36,000 individual attendances 

recorded. The facility is extremely 

popular with families with young 

children and during the summer 

the facility promoted five family fun 

days attracting over 2,771 visits. In 

addition, the facility hosted birthday 

parties attended by a total of 

11,567 people. 

The facility opened one week 

later than usual as a result of the 

police utilising the foreshore and 

car park for operations relating 

to the Commonwealth Heads of 

Government Meeting (CHOGM). 

The RISE 

The RISE opened with an 

extremely successful community 

open day on 16th July 2011, which 

saw the official opening taking 

place by Mayor Terry Kenyon, the 

Hon Stephen Smith MLA and the 

Hon Donna Faragher MLC. 

The facility has been very well 

attended in its first year, with 

over 500 fitness memberships, 

three different successful sporting 

competitions and the library being 

significantly busier than anticipated. 

The function room commenced 

operations with the mayoral dinner 

in October 2011 and steadily 

became busier throughout the 

remainder of the year recording 

around 183 individual bookings in 

the final six months of the financial 

year. 

The central feature of the City of 

Bayswater Christmas celebrations 

was located at The RISE during 

December. The snow dome 

attracted 2,122 people during the 

month and assisted in securing a 

large number of food donations 

from the public towards the annual 

Christmas food appeal. 

Maylands Waterland 

This popular outdoor aquatic 

facility operated from 5 November 

2011 until 30 April 2012, with over 


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The City’s free to enter Autumn 

River Festival 2012 provided a 

great family day out 

Recreation Services 

Skate Events 

Wotton Skate Park hosted the ninth 

annual Boomshanka skate and 

BMX event in March 2012, which 

provided an opportunity for local 

youth to compete in skate, scooter 

and BMX competitions. 

Playground Replacements 

The City invested $180,000 in 

playground maintenance and 

renewals. Local playgrounds were 

replaced at Deschamp Reserve, 

Charles Street, Bath Street, 

Moses Saunders and Emberson 

Reserves. All playgrounds are 

regularly inspected and maintained 

to ensure compliance with industry 

standards. 

Club Development Initiatives 

The City received $150,000 grant 

funding from the Department of 

Sport and Recreation to deliver 

a club development program in 

conjunction with the City of Swan 

over a three year period. The club 

development program assists clubs 

to adopt policies and practices 

that contribute to their longer term 

success. A range of workshops 

and information sessions have 

been delivered to inform and 

update clubs on key topic areas, 

such as governance, social media 

networking, sponsorship and 

financial management. 

The City received an additional 

$55,000 from the Department of 

Sport and Recreation to deliver the 

KidSport program to allow up to 

200 eligible children between the 

ages of 5 - 18 years to apply for a 

financial contribution towards club 

joining fees. 

Capital Improvements 

An investment of $39,000 was 

made at Noranda Sports Complex 

to resurface three outdoor tennis 

courts and additional fencing was 

installed at Wotton Reserve to 

provide a perimeter fence around 

the soccer pitch to meet amended 

league requirements. 

Community Leases 

Council approved 19 lease 

agreements with community 

not-for-profit organisations for 

the ongoing use of buildings and 

facilities. 

Seasonal Bookings 

The City assisted over 75 sporting 

clubs and organisations to access 

a broad range of sports facilities 

across the City. 

The Gym at the 


Aquatic Centre 

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Technical Services 

Engineering 

The Engineering Section continued 

to maintain and construct a wide 

range of assets to improve the 

City’s amenity and infrastructure in 

2011-12. More than $3.46 million 

was spent on road infrastructure 

works, while a further $2.4 million 

was invested in operational 

maintenance for engineering 

works, including street lighting, 

street sweeping, bus shelters, 

graffiti removal, signs, roads, 

drains, paths and kerbing. 

Construction 

One of the major projects for 

2011-12 was the design and 

construction of the on and off street 

car parks and associated path 

works surrounding The RISE in 

Maylands. The car park design 

included a water sensitive urban 

design, incorporating swales and 

an industry first, permeable ‘water 

sensitive’ asphalt surfacing to 

improve infiltration and limit storm 

water runoff. 

The City also installed a floating 

jetty alongside the Claughton 

Reserve boat ramp in Bayswater 

at a cost of $193,032. This was 

co-funded by the Department of 

Transport. The jetty allows for 

safer access for boating along the 

Swan River. 

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. 

The City resurfaced 11.4 kilometres 

of road in 2011-12 to ensure the 

road network remained at a high 

quality standard for motorists and 

cyclists. Roads resurfaced during 

the year included: 

q Beechboro Road from 

Benara Road to Wandoo 

Road; 

q Railway Parade West from 

Grand Promenade to Central 

Avenue; 

q Railway Parade from 

Beechboro Road South to 

Bassendean Road; and 

q Emberson Road from Benara 

Road to Spruce Road. 

The right of way (ROW) upgrading 

program continued this year with 

the construction and sealing of the 

ROWs between Morrison Street/ 

Ferguson Street and Morrison 

Street/Caledonian Avenue, 

Maylands. 

Miscellaneous Works 

As part of Council’s commitment to 

safety and security, regular three to 

four monthly inspections of street 

lights were undertaken and any 

faults reported directly to Western 

Power for repair. 

This financial year also saw the 

continuation of the program of 

upgrading all street signs in the 

City to the new reflective standard. 

The new signs will be clearer 

during the day and at night. 

The maintenance teams, along 

with their regular scheduled works, 

attended to 620 customer requests 

this year. The City’s crossover and 

verge bond section dealt with over 

1,200 verge bond inspections and 

the construction of 260 crossovers. 

Traffic Management 

Education of driver behaviour 

has been a key focus with 

speed advisory trailers rotated 

throughout the City at schools 

and arterial roads. This visual 

presence received positive 

feedback from many sections 

of the community and local 

Police. All traffic concerns are 

investigated in accordance with the 

City’s Traffic Management Policy 

and Guidelines, utilising traffic 

classifiers to measure vehicle 

volumes and speeds. 

Graffiti Removal 

In 2011-12, there were 4,415 

incidents of removed graffiti at 

a total cost of $170,277, or $39 

per incident. This represents an 

increase over 2010-11 (3,922). 

However, the cost of attending 

to each incident fell by $5 per 

instance. 

The dedicated graffiti removal team 

track known hotspots to ensure 

graffiti is removed prior to receiving 

reports from the public and the 


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City’s Rangers and Security 

Services. The rapid removal of 

graffiti is an important component 

of discouraging repeat graffiti 

offenders. 

Green Fleet Vehicles 

The City now has six hybrid low 

carbon emission vehicles within 

its fleet. A hybrid vehicle is also 

being trialed as part of the Security 

Watch fleet and is showing a 

reduction of up to 40 per cent 

in fuel consumption and carbon 

emissions. 

Geographic Services 

In 2011-12, the City released its 

new Adobe Flash Player version 

of the online Interactive City 

Maps mapping application. The 

application is very responsive 

and provides users of the site 

with simple property search 

tools to access a variety of 

services, including: town planning 

information, building and 

development application status, 

archived aerial imagery and waste 

collection times. It was released on 

9 November 2011 and has been 

very well utilised. 

In addition, the City was a finalist 

in the Department of Finance 

and Deregulations “Excellence 

in eGovernment Awards 2012” 

for its development work on the 

Interactive City Maps application. 

To access the mapping application, 

go to www.bayswater.wa.gov.au 

and follow the online mapping portal 

links. 

During the year, data in relation to 

23,000 verge trees was uploaded 

into the City’s spatial environment. 

Information captured for each tree 

included location, botanic name, 

common name, height, health, 

age, aesthetics and more. The 

information captured aids in the 

management of the City’s tree 

assets and this register will be 

audited at regular intervals and 

made available for operational use. 

The City also released the 2011 

edition of its mapping atlas. This 

edition contains detailed street 

layouts, footpath networks, parks 

information and some general 

demographic information about the 

locality. It comes in A4 or A3 size 

booklets and can be purchased at 

the Civic Centre. 

Waste Management 

The City’s total expenditure on 

waste management collection for 

2011-12 was approximately $8.45 

million. 

The existing waste management 

service provided by the City 

incorporates the following 

components: 

q Weekly 240 litre bin for 

general waste; 

q Fortnightly 240 litre bin for 

co-mingled recyclables; 

q Fortnightly 240 litre bin for 

green waste; 

q Up to three bulk bins or 

tip passes per residential 

property every year; 

q Free refrigerator collection for 

residents; 

q Free oil disposal (up to 

20 litres) for residents 

(non-commercial); 

q Household hazardous 

collection days; and 

q Dry cell battery, mobile phone 

and compact fluorescent 

lamp disposal. 

General Household Waste 

The City’s contractor collected 

more than 27,913 tonnes of 

general household waste during 

the year from 28,223 residential 

premises and 1,043 commercial 

premises. The total waste 

collected represents an increase of 

1.62 per cent or 453 tonnes over 

the previous year. 

Co-mingled Recycling 

In 2011-12, the quantity of comingled 

recyclables collected from 

the yellow top bins of domestic 

premises included: 

Recyclable 

Materials 

Tonnes 

Recycled 

Newspaper 2603 

Cardboard 260 

Mixed paper 516 

Glass 336 

PET plastic 42 

HDPE plastic 57 

Other plastic 36 

Steel cans 66 

Aluminium cans 31 

Bulk steel 33 

The co-mingled material is 

sorted at the material recovery 

facility operated by Transpacific 

Cleanaway on City owned land 

in Collier Road, Bayswater. All 

of the recovered material is then 

sold to companies within Australia 

for processing or export to plants 

overseas to be remanufactured into 

various products. 

The City receives a royalty for each 

tonne of material that is processed 

through the material recovery 

facility. 

Green Waste 

More than 4,856 tonnes of 

green waste was collected from 

residents during 2011-12. This 

is an increase of 10.3 per cent 

or 501 tonnes over 2010-11. 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. 

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. 

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In 2011-12, more than 21,037 bulk 

bins were delivered comprising 

10,723 week day bulk bin orders 

and 10,072 weekend orders. 

A total of 4,987 cubic metres of 

waste was collected through the 

bulk bin system and taken to 

landfill. 

The bulk bin system eliminates the 

need for unsightly verge collections 

and the problem of wind blown 

litter. Also, it is more convenient for 

residents to order bins when they 

are needed. 

Tip Passes 

Residents have the option of 

ordering up to three bulk bins 

or alternatively they can receive 

three tip passes for the Bayswater 

Transfer Station. During 2011- 

12, more than 10,723 tip passes 

were issued. Most tip passes (52 

per cent) were generated from 

the City’s Galleria office with the 

remainder (48 per cent) from the 

Civic Centre. 

Customer Service Requests 

Residents who experience 

problems with any of their bins can 

request a repair or replacement 

from the City. These requests are 

logged electronically and the total 

service requests for the year were 

5,421. 

The City’s agreement with its waste 

contractor, Transpacific Cleanaway, 

ensures that service requests are 

dealt within one to two working 

days. 

Refrigerator Collection 

Program 

The City provides a free refrigerator 

collection service for residents. 

During the year there were 519 

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. 

Environmental Health 

Immunisation Program 

In 2011-12, the City conducted free 

immunisation clinics each Monday, 

on a rotational basis, at Bayswater, 

Morley, Hampton Park and 

Noranda Child Health clinics. An 

immunisation clinic was also held 

on the second Wednesday of each 

month at The RISE, Maylands. 

Due to the popularity of this clinic, 

from March 2012 Council provided 

an additional clinic at The RISE 

held on the last Wednesday of 

each month. 

In March 2012, the City’s 

Bayswater Child Health Clinic 

relocated to rooms situated at 

the rear of the Bayswater Library. 

This has created a larger area for 

families attending the clinic. 

The clinics have proven to be 

very popular with parents who 

have a child under the age of 

five who require vaccinations. 

Since the commencement of the 

immunisation program, numbers 

have continued to increase 

steadily. This year there were 

1,438 babies vaccinated which 

equates to 2,962 vaccines given at 

the City’s clinics, this is an increase 

of 134 babies vaccinated over the 

previous year. 

At the commencement of 2011, 

parents and grandparents of 

newborn babies up to the age of 

six months were offered a free 

whooping cough vaccination. 

This has been popular with 

approximately 328 adults 

being vaccinated since the 

commencement of the program. 

With support from local schools, 

the City was able to continue to 

provide a school based vaccination 

program for 12 year olds who 

attend school within the City of 

Bayswater. This program was 

successful, with over 515 children 

vaccinated with one or more of 

the following vaccines: Hepatitis 

B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping 

cough, chickenpox and HPV 

Gardasil®. All vaccinations were 

administered by a doctor with 

the assistance of a registered 

nurse. Any child who misses their 

vaccinations at school can receive 

their vaccinations at any of City’s 

immunization clinics at no charge. 

Mosquito Control 

The mosquito control unit reported 

another busy year following the 

2010-11 mosquito season, where 

high numbers of mosquitoes 

were detected breeding in the 

salt marshes in Maylands and 

Bayswater foreshores. 

Other breeding sources - such as 

containers, blocked gutters, unused 

swimming pools in residential 

properties, as well as roadside 

gullies and drains - were also 

treated. The City meets regularly 


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with other local governments 

adjacent to the Swan River and the 

Department of Health to implement 

effective and coordinated strategies 

to control mosquito numbers. 

Food Handler Training 

The City held a series of free 

food handler training seminars 

throughout the 2011-12 financial 

year. 

These seminars were very popular, 

as they assisted food businesses 

in meeting their training obligations 

and they also helped to increase 

the overall standard of food 

hygiene within the City. 

The City also offered free online 

Food Handler Training called 

“I’m Alert”. The number of people 

accessing this training during the 

course of the year increased to 

160. 

Food Surveillance 

Routine inspections of food 

premises were undertaken during 

the year to ensure that a high level 

of food hygiene is maintained. In 

total 1,051 inspections of food 

businesses were carried out to 

determine compliance with the 

Food Act 2008. The majority of the 

food premises were satisfactory, 

however 31 infringement notices 

were issued and four prosecutions 

initiated. 

Food Sampling 

Over 50 food samples were 

collected during 2011-12 and 

submitted for analysis. These 

samples were collected as part 

of routine food sampling or in 

response to customer complaints. 

Of the food samples collected, 26 

were found to be unsatisfactory 

and required follow-up action to 

ensure compliance with the Food 

Act 2008. 

Food Recalls 

The WA Department of Health 

notified the City of over 60 food 

recalls during 2011-12. The 

products were recalled for a variety 

of reasons, including the presence 

of foreign objects, incorrect labeling 

and contamination. 

Emergency Management 

The City of Bayswater Local 

Emergency Management 

Committee met every three months 

during 2011-12 to ensure the safety 

of the community should there be 

an emergency event such 

as fire, flood or any other type of 

emergency. 

To help facilitate community safety 

in the event of an emergency, 

during construction of The RISE in 

Maylands, the building was wired 

so that a generator can be used to 

provide emergency power for an 

evacuation centre should a disaster 

occur. 

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During June 2012, there were 

two severe storm events that 

affected residents. The worst 

affected areas were in Morley 

and Dianella. Approximately a 

dozen residential homes and 

several business premises were 

damaged. The City’s staff provided 

assistance to property owners and 

the SES during the events and an 

Emergency Management Review 

meeting was held following these 

severe storm events to assess 

what lessons were to be learned 

and improve the City’s response to 

future incidents. 

Parks and Gardens 

Water, both potable and bore, is 

in very high demand by Western 

Australia’s rapidly growing 

population and expanding industry 

and its use for irrigation purposes 

is closely monitored by an 

increasingly interested public. 

During 2011-12, the City further 

demonstrated its commitment to 

water conservation by continuing 

its infield irrigation infrastructure 

replacement program. Systems 

were renewed at the following 

reserves and parks throughout 

the City: F J Beales, Robert 

Thompson, Charlwood, Chesney, 

Mills and Chobham. 

In addition to replacing irrigation 

pipe work, valves and sprinklers, 

the bores and pumps were 

replaced at Boxhill, Rhodes, 

Remembrance and Craven 

Reserves. 

Since being replaced with entirely 

new components, these systems 

are designed to use less water 

and be reliable and functioning to 

capacity for another 15 to 20 years. 

Irrigation maintenance and asset 

replacement has received a high 

priority to ensure the City’s highly 

valued ovals and landscaped areas 

remain at a high standard. 

The City continued to invest in 

providing high quality sporting 

surfaces for a diverse range of 

user groups. Sporting facilities, 

including ovals, are constantly 

in high demand and a significant 

amount of effort is needed to 

maintain the grassed surfaces in a 

condition suitable for competitive 

sports. Accordingly, a program of 

maintenance and rehabilitation was 

conducted for each of the playing 

areas. 

Landscape maintenance and 

improvements to parks, gardens 

and streetscapes continued the 

theme of reducing water use 

and adapting to a drier climate. 

New garden refurbishments were 

undertaken at Widgee Road, John 

D’Orazio, Frank Drago, portions of 

Bardon and Maylands Peninsula 

parks. In addition, five new 

sites and the WA Ballet building 

surrounds were added to the 

maintenance rounds. 

Sustainable 

Environment 

Conserving and protecting our 

natural areas are key pillars of 

the City’s Strategic Plan. During 

2011-12, $175,000 was spent 

on managing the City’s major 

bushland areas which included 

Claughton Reserve, Gobba Lake, 

Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary, 

Baigup Wetland, Tranby Foreshore, 

Berringa Park, Swan Lake and 

Lightning Swamp/Lightning Park 

Bushlands. 

2011-12 was the inaugural year for 

the City’s bushland management 

crew. The three man crew includes 

an indigenous conservation 

and land management trainee 

and the new team enables 

the City to manage its natural 

areas “in-house” and be more 

responsive to problems in the 

natural environment. As the 

climate has changed, weeds are 

flowering at different times of the 

year, the creation of the bushland 

management crew allows a more 

flexible approach and the weeds 

can be treated before they set 


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seed, maintaining the quality of our 

natural bushland areas. 

The City also continued to 

implement a number of its key 

sustainability strategies. These 

include ACER (Achieving Carbon 

and Energy Reduction), The ICLEI 

Water Campaign (water reduction), 

Future Proofing (climate change 

adaption) and the Regional 

Environmental Strategy. 

Some of the Sustainable 

Environment Capital projects 

the City implemented in 2011-12 

included: 

Lightning Swamp Boardwalk 

The City, in partnership with 

Lotterywest, constructed a 75 

metre boardwalk utilising recycled 

plastic materials adjacent to the 

Lightning Swamp eastern wetland. 

The material looks like a wood 

finish; however, it is fire, termite 

and water resistant. In conjunction 

with this, a new form of footing that 

does not require footing holes to be 

dug was also used to preserve both 

the environmental and Ngyoonar 

heritage values of the area. 

Ribbons of Blue Schools 

River Education Days 

In partnership with the Swan River 

Trust, the City hosted a two day 

education fair at Riverside Gardens 

with around 400 pupils attending 

from Hillcrest Primary, Weld 

Square Primary and Maylands 

Peninsula Primary Schools. The 

day included workshops for 

students on water quality within the 

Bayswater Catchment, live native 

animal experiences from Native 

Animal Rescue and Ngyoonar 

cultural workshops from the 

Department of Environment. 

Great Gardens Workshops 

During 2011-12, the City hosted 

six Great Gardens Workshops. 

The popular workshops have been 

running for almost 10 years and 

have attracted approximately 6,000 

eager gardeners over this time. 

The workshops provide residents 

with an opportunity to find out 

more about sustainable gardening 

techniques. 

Swan Lake Restoration 

This year saw the formation of the 

Friends of Swan Lake and also the 

implementation of the first stage of 

the Swan Lake Restoration Plan, 

which included trialing a floating 

island, landscaping, restoration 

and planting. Swan Lake was 

a naturally occurring wetland, 

however, due to the urbanisation 

of Bayswater over the last century, 

the lake is now less than five per 

cent of its original size and urban 

pressures have resulted in the 

need for greater management 

intervention to improve the quality 

of the water body. 

Tranby Foreshore 

Restoration 

The City completed stage four of 

the Tranby foreshore restoration 

project which involved the 

removing of a decrepit wooden 

wall, stabilising the riverbank with 

rocks and geotextile materials and 

revegetating the area with native 

sedges and rushes. The project 

also involved renourishing woody 

debris in the river for fish habitat. 

Water quality treatment underway at Swan Lake. 

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Planning & 

Development Services 

Strategic Planning 

Local Housing Strategy 

In May 2012, the City adopted 

its Local Housing Strategy 

following an extensive community 

consultation process. The purpose 

of the Local Housing Strategy is 

to establish a strategic framework 

to guide and provide for the City 

of Bayswater’s current and future 

housing needs. 

The key objectives of the strategy 

are to: 

1. Provide a strategic direction 

for Council, developers and 

the community in relation 

to residential densities and 

housing issues in the City; 

2. Facilitate a mix of housing 

choices to accommodate all 

ages and diverse lifestyles; 

and 

3. Identify locations that have 

the capacity to accommodate 

population growth and 

change. 

The strategy promotes high quality 

development, local character and 

sustainability throughout the City. 

The strategy includes a number of 

‘Focus Areas for Change’ aimed 

at creating vibrant, desirable and 

safe places in which to live, work 

and socialise. They will have 

increased development potential, 

and will facilitate a mix of housing 

choices, while focusing on quality 

streetscapes for pedestrians. In 

return, developers will be required 

to build high quality developments 

to enhance the character of the 

area. Further detailed studies will 

be prepared in consultation with 

the local community. 

Most of the City lies outside of the 

‘Focus Areas for Change’ and is 

predominantly residential. Minimal 

change is proposed to the planning 

framework in these areas. 

Maylands Activity Centre 

On 14 December 2011 the 

“Maylands Activity Centre Zone” 

was gazetted. 

The rezoning was a major 

step in implementing the 

recommendations of the Maylands 

Activity Centre Urban Design 

Framework endorsed in December 

2009 following widespread 

community consultation. 

The rezoning divides the centre 

into precincts, based on land use 

and built form, with each precinct 

informed by Special Control Area 

provisions. The Special Control 

Area provisions outline a vision for 

each precinct and provide detailed 

development requirements such as 

minimum and maximum building 

heights, setbacks and other 

development standards. 

The Special Control Area 

provisions will allow the Maylands 

town centre to develop as a 

collection of unique ‘places’ within 

a common framework . 

The Maylands Activity Centre 

zone provides more development 

potential on each lot and a wider 

range of potential land uses. 

The zone will assist in creating a 

vibrant, desirable and safe place in 

which to live, work and socialise. 

Heritage Grants 

The City continued its successful 

heritage grants program to assist in 

the conservation and enhancement 

of important heritage properties. 

In 2011-12, $13,676 was allocated 

as grant funding. To be eligible 

for funding, the properties had 

to be more than 50 years old 

and included on the City’s list of 

heritage places. 

Morley City Centre 

In March 2012, an amendment to 

Town Planning Scheme 

No. 23 was gazetted, removing 

potential barriers and providing 

increased flexibility to facilitate the 

redevelopment of the Morley city 

centre. 

The amendment means the City 

can consider a wider range of land 

uses within Morley city centre, 

in accordance with the adopted 

Morley City Centre Masterplan. 


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Statutory Planning 

Development Applications 

During 2011-12, the City received 795 development applications. Although the 

number was down from the peak period 2009 to 2011, overall development 

activity remained high. Turnaround times for development application were 

reduced, with an average time for processing development applications, not 

requiring advertising, of 20 days. This is down from 26 days in 2010-11 and 

32 days in 2009-10. 

Of the development applications received that did not require advertising, 70 

per cent were completed within the statutory time frame. This is up four per 

cent over 2010-11, with the caveat that this does not allow for delays caused 

by the applicant. 

Recent amendments to Town Planning Schemes No. 23 and No. 24 have 

exempted minor developments from requiring planning approval. Landowners 

are no longer required to submit a development application for sheds, 

patios and carports for single, grouped or multiple dwellings providing they 

meet certain requirements. The amendments have reduced the number of 

development applications received during the year and it is anticipated that 

this reduction will continue. This means that it is now quicker and easier for 

residents and ratepayers to start minor development such as carports and 

sheds. 

1200 

Development Applications Received 

1000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 

Development Applications Received 2010-11 & 2011-12 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

Jul 

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

10-11 11-12 

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Subdivision Applications 

The City received 168 subdivision applications, down by 22 per cent on 

the previous year, mainly due to economic conditions. However, overall 

development activity remains high and the number of clearance applications 

received remained consistent. 

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Subdivision Applications 2010-11 and 2011-12 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

Jul 

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

10-11 11-12 

Seventy nine per cent of subdivision applications were completed within 

the statutory timeframe, up four per cent from 2010-11, with an average 

processing time of only 13 days. 

Development Assessment Panels 

On 1 July 2011, the Minister for Planning introduced Development 

Assessment Panels or DAPs, across Western Australia. This meant that 

applications for development with a value of $7million or more are required 

to be determined by a DAP. Additionally, applicants have the ability to ‘opt in’ 

and have their application determined by the DAP where the application has a 

value between $3million to $7million. 

Since the inception of DAPs, the City of Bayswater has received five 

applications that have been determined by a Development Assessment Panel. 

Building Service 

Statutory Approvals 

In April 2012, the State Government passed legislation through Parliament 

that changed the building approvals process. The new Building Act 2011 and 

its supporting Regulations introduced the following changes to the approvals 

process for Local Governments: 

q Private Certification; 

q Permit Authorities; 

q Timeframe for approvals; 

q Occupancy Permits and Building Approval Certificates; and 

q Consent to affect other land. 

The Building Act also sets out the role of a Local Government as a Permit 

Authority with three main functions: 


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1. Building Approval Certificates (Uncertified Applications); 

2. Permit approval and issue Building and Occupancy Permits; and 

3. Enforcement. 

The 2011-12 financial year saw a reduction in both the overall number of 

approvals issued and the value of works approved. Some of this can be 

attributed to the down turn in the building industry. The overall reduction was 

fourteen percent in the number of approvals and twenty eight percent in the 

value of works. 

There was however a noticeable increase in the number of commercial, 

industrial, shop fitouts & public buildings compared to last financial year which 

saw an increase in the number of applications, mainly due to the internal fitout 

of the Coventry Square Markets. 

Type of Construction 

No. of 

approvals 

2011-12 

Variance 

from 2010-11 

(%) 

Value of Work 

$ 

Dwellings & additions 416 -18 91,570,968 

Outbuildings, patios & 

pergolas 

351 -23 3,030,216 

Commercial, industrial, 

Shop fitouts & public 

198 273 27,760,462 

buildings 

Swimming pools 54 -31 1,095,825 

Other: (fences, retaining 

walls, strata inspections) 

153 -33 741,731 

Demolition 141 -33 - 

Total 1313 -14 124,199,202 

Building Works 

Building Maintenance/ Asset Management 

Coventry Square Markets 

During 2011-12, as part of updating the Build Pak asset management data 

base, the City continued an extensive audit of all of our built assets. This 

program is a vital part of our commitment to ensuring that all facilities are fully 

maintained and kept to a safe standard for community use. 

During 2011-12, the following maintenance works were completed: 

Building Maintenance $279,732 

Preventative Maintenance $137,748 

Special Building Maintenance $200,112 

Cleaning Maintenance $430,680 

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Building Approvals by Category 2011-12 

141 

54 

153 

198 

416 

Dwellings and additions 

Outbuildings, Patios and Pergolas 

Commercial, Industrial, Shop fit-out 

and Public Buildings 

Swimming pools 

Other (fences, retaining walls and 

strata inspections). 

Demolition 

351 

Capital Works 

The City completed a number of significant capital works projects in 2011-12, 

including: 

Halliday Park Lacrosse Clubrooms 

Stage three of the building refurbishments to the two-storey facility was the 

construction of a viewing balcony on the upper level of the clubrooms and 

renovations to the kitchen and the ground floor change room facilities. The 

works were completed in May 2012 and the Club presented the City with a 

certificate of appreciation in recognition of the long term support given to the 

Bayswater Lacrosse Club, which was established in 1939. 


Several areas within Bayswater Waves were renovated and have been given 

a facelift. These included: 

q Removal of the bar area, painting the walls and ceiling, replacing the 

carpet and installation of coloured window tinting to the group fitness 

room; and 

q Repainting the walls of the gymnasium and crèche. 

Embleton Public Golf Course 

Work to construct the new curators shed, which provides an office as well 

as houses the green keeper’s machinery and equipment, commenced in 

February 2012 and was completed in June 2012. 

Maylands Yacht Club - Kitchen upgrade 

This project involved the removal of a large unused storage cupboard within 

and upgrading of the existing kitchen cupboards in the clubrooms and 

separating it from the bar area. The work was carried out by the City’s inhouse 

tradesmen and was completed in June 2012. 


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Financial Services 

Annual Budget 

A balanced budget was achieved 

in 2011-12, with provision for 

several new capital and asset 

replacement programs. Provision 

was also made for increases in 

utility charges (electricity, gas and 

water), fuel and the operational 

costs associated with new assets 

such as The RISE. 

Investments 

The City has an investment policy 

that sets out the requirements for 

the City’s policy on diversification 

for the purposes of risk 

minimisation. Rates income, 

monies held in trust, cash backed 

reserve funds and municipal 

funds are invested in the short 

term money market (3 - 6 month 

term deposit and ‘at call’ ) and the 

interest earnings are treated as 

income. Returns will fluctuate to 

some degree due to changes in 

the cash rate set by the Reserve 

Bank and rates collection. Total 

investments as at 30 June 2012 

were $29.5 million, compared to 

$25.7 million in the previous year. 

Aged Care 

The City of Bayswater is unique 

in that it is heavily involved in 

providing residential aged care 

accommodation, with a mix of 

hostel and independent living 

aged care units. The Financial 

Services Division administers the 

prudential and governance issues 

of the aged care facilities including 

the accommodation bonds and 

entry contributions. The day to day 

operating issues of the aged care 

residents are managed under a 

long term agreement with Uniting 

Church Homes. 

Childcare 

The City of Bayswater is also 

indirectly involved in childcare 

services through the City of 

Bayswater Child Care Association 

(Inc) which is reported as a 

separate entity in the Annual 

Financial Statements. Councillors 

of the City of Bayswater form 

the Board of the Child Care 

Association, which operates under 

its own constitution and provides 

a mix of long day care, before and 

after school care, and vacation 

care across several sites. 

Morley Sport and 

Recreation Centre 

Financial Services also provides 

prudential and governance 

support for the Morley Sport 

and Recreation Centre, which is 

managed by the YMCA under a 

long term agreement with the City. 

Customer Services 

The City provides shop front style 

customer services at the Civic 

Centre in Broun Avenue, Max 

Tulley Office and Information 

Centre at the Centro Galleria 

Shopping Centre and the new 

RISE facility in Maylands. All of 

these shop fronts are available 

to residents to pay rates and 

infringements, and to access 

advice on the City’s services such 

as events, waste management, 

child immunisation and animal 

control. A Justice of the Peace 

service is also available at all three 

shopfronts and this important 

service assists an average of 120 

clients per month. 

Building and development 

applications can be lodged at the 

Civic Centre, and 200 applications 

are processed per month on 

average. 

The City of Bayswater provides a 

number of payment methods for 

rates and infringements. To expand 

this service, the Financial Services 

Division commenced work in 2011- 

12 on introducing over the counter 

payment services at Australia Post 

offices. 

Information Technology 

The information technology section 

maintains business continuity, 

data integrity and access security 

across numerous core and ancillary 

information systems. The section 

also maintains the City’s network 

and communications infrastructure, 

including data lines and telephone 

systems. 

A major communication upgrade 

project commenced in 2010-11 with 

fibre optic connections between the 

Civic Centre and the out centres. 

This project continued through 

2011-12 to improve data speed 

and reliability. A data recovery 

project was also commenced 

in 2011-12 to maintain critical 

information systems in the event 

of a significant loss of power. A 

new minutes and agenda system 

was also implemented during this 

period for business efficiency, 

and an intranet was launched to 

assist internal communication and 

augment the City’s website. 

28 CITY OF BAYSWATER Annual Report 2011-12

Operating Revenues 

Operating Expenses 

$2,428,856 

$2,924,700 

$473,396 

$2,300,477 $725,793 

$1,465,344 

$4,180,810 

$6,932,462 

$2,007,941 

$1,370,708 

$9,317,144 

$9,197,107 

$31,108,258 

$107,140 

$18,138,359 

$24,779,635 

$10,834,847 

Rates 

Income from Council fees 

and charges 

Grants and subsidies 

Contributions 

Interest Earned 

Other 

Recreation and Culture 

Transport 

Economic Services 

Governance and 

Administration 

Law, Order and Public 

Safety 

Health 

Other Property and Services 

Welfare and Education 

General Purpose funding 

Health 

Community Amenities 

Purchasing and 

Tendering 

The Financial Services Division 

is responsible for ensuring that 

the City meets the compliance 

requirements for its purchasing 

and tender practices, including 

maintaining the Tender Register 

and general contract management 

issues. 

Annual Financial 

Statements 

The set of financial statements 

show the position of the City as 

of 30 June 2012 and they give an 

indication of the City’s financial 

performance during the preceding 

12 months. The statements have 

been prepared in accordance 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). 

The City follows the accrual 

method of accounting for revenues 

and expenses. Revenues are 

recognised in the year in which 

they are earned and measurable. 

Expenses are recognised as they 

are incurred and measurable as 

a result of the delivery of goods 

or services and/or upon the 

creation of a legal obligation to pay. 

Expenses paid in the current period 

and attributable to a future period 

are recorded as prepaid. 

The Statement of Financial Position 

is also referred to as the ‘Balance 

Sheet’ and is a summary of what 

the City owns (assets) and what it 

owes (liabilities) The bottom line of 

this statement is the accumulated 

equity. 

Current assets and liabilities are 

those which will fall due in the next 

12 months. 

The Statement of Changes in 

Equity shows the movements in the 

City’s cash back reserves. These 

reserves provide for future financial 

commitments, including capital 

replacement. Funds are transferred 

to and from these reserves during 

the year to maintain liquidity ratios 

and allocate surplus operating 

funds. 

The Statements of Comprehensive 

Income are also referred to as 

‘Profit and Loss Statements’ as 

they show the sources of the City’s 

revenue under various income 

headings and the expenditure 

incurred in running the City’s 

operations during the year. These 

expenses do not include the 

capital costs associated with the 

purchase of, or the construction of 

assets, however provision is made 

for depreciation of assets. The 

comprehensive result is equal to 

the movement in net assets or total 

equity from the previous year. 

The Statements of Cash Flows 

summarise the City’s cash 


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payments and cash receipts for 

the year. The amounts in the 

Statements of Cash Flows differ 

from the values in the Statements 

of Comprehensive Income which is 

prepared on the accrual accounting 

basis. 

Cash, in the context of these 

statements, refers to bank deposits 

and cash received into the City’s 

bank account from ratepayers 

and sundry debtors and the 

interest earnings from investments 

but does not include the costs 

associated with the sale of assets. 

It also includes the payments to 

staff, creditors and other persons 

but does not include the costs 

associated with the creation of 

assets. 

The statements show the cash 

invested in the creation or 

purchase of property, infrastructure, 

plant and equipment, investment 

property and intangible assets and 

the cash received from the sale of 

these assets. 

The Statements also show the 

cash flows from the receipt and 

repayment of borrowed funds are 

recorded, as well as any movement 

in trust funds and deposits held by 

the City. 

The bottom line of the Cash Flow 

Statement is the cash as at the end 

of the financial year. This shows 

the capacity of the City to meet its 

cash debts and other liabilities. 

The Rates Setting Statement 

shows the expenditure required 

from rates to fund the shortfall 

between operating expenditure 

by program area and the other 

revenue sources including grants 

and contributions. 

Rates and grants are recognised 

as revenues when the City obtains 

control over the assets comprising 

these receipts. Control over assets 

acquired from rates is obtained at 

the commencement of the rating 

year as it is an enforceable debt 

linked to the rateable property. 

Income from grants is recognised 

in the year when the City obtains 

control of the grant or the right to 

receive it and the amount of the 

grant can be measured reliably. 

The Local Government 

Reporting Entity 

All funds through which the City 

controls resources to carry on its 

functions have been included in the 

financial statements. 

Principles of 

Consolidation 

All entities through which the City 

controls resources to carry on its 

operation have been included in 

the financial statements. This 

encompasses: 

q Main Entity 

The Municipality of the City of 

Bayswater 

q Consolidation 

The Municipality of the City of 

Bayswater 

The City of Bayswater Child 

Care Centre Association (Inc) 

Statement of Financial 

Position 

The 2011 -12 Statement of 

Financial Position results indicate 

that the City of Bayswater 

experienced an increase in net 

assets during the financial year. 

Statement of Changes in 

Equity 

The 2011-12 Equity Statement 

shows that the City experienced 

an increase in cash backed 

reserves by $0.941 million to 

$10.691 million. By comparison, 

cash backed reserves increased 

in 2010-11 by $1.044 million to 

$9.750 million. 

Statement of 

Comprehensive Income 

Program 

The Statement of Comprehensive 

Income for 2011-12 showed an 

increase in operating revenue 

of $6.465 million and an $8.162 

30 


million increase in operating 

expenditure, which is a significant 

change in position compared to 

the previous year when operating 

revenue increased by $4.826 

million and operating expenditure 

increased by $2.662 million. 

The year to year difference in 

operating expenditure is mainly due 

to grants and contributions in 2010- 

11 of $8.719 million, (including 

a one-off $7m grant from 

Lotterywest for construction of The 

RISE in Maylands). By comparison, 

the grant and contributions income 

in 2011-12 was a relatively modest 

$1.722 million. 

The significant movement in 

operations from $22.752 million in 

2010-11 to $29.32 million in 2011- 

12 is mainly attributed to a $24.589 

million revaluation of Council road 

infrastructure, a $2.713 million 

increase in equity movement of 

the joint venture with the Eastern 

Metropolitan Regional Council 

(EMRC), and a $6.998 million 

reduction in capital grants. 

(b) 

City of Swan - Development 

of Altone Park - a 

community, sporting and 

recreation facility 

The financial statements reflect 

the City of Bayswater’s interest 

in the joint development with the 

City of Swan for the construction 

of the Pavilion and Community 

Recreation Centre at Altone Park. 

The City of Bayswater has the 

following interest in the assets and 

liabilities of the Venture: 

Pavilion 50% 

Recreation Centre 50% 

Library 33% 

Operating costs are shared on the 

basis of each interest. 

The City’s share of the assets 

and liabilities to each joint venture 

are included in the Statement 

of Financial Position under the 

following classification: 

Classification 2011-12 

Buildings 

$ 109,814 

Community 

Housing 

Project 

Altone Park $1,025,343 

Project 

Total $1,135,157 

(c) 

Eastern Metropolitan 

Regional Council 

The City of Bayswater is a 

participant in the Eastern 

Metropolitan Council (EMRC). 

The EMRC comprises six 

member Councils and is primarily 

concerned with regional waste 

management and the provision of 

safety services. 

Pictured: 2011-12 Rates prize draw winners, Mr and Mrs Daniel McKenna, receiving the keys to 

their new Holden Cruze II car courtesy of Metro Motors and the City of Bayswater. 

Joint Ventures 

(a) 

Homeswest - Community 

Housing Project 

The City of Bayswater entered 

into a joint venture with the then 

State Housing Commission (now 

Department of Housing) in 1991 

to develop stage 1 of a community 

housing project consisting of four 

units in Haddrill Street. A second 

joint agreement was entered into in 

1993 for stage 2 in Francis Street, 

consisting of six units. 

The City has a 25 percent interest 

in the project. Operating costs are 

funded from excess income over 

expenditure. 


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Equity 2011-12 2010-11 

City of Bayswater $14,824,118 $12,111,075 

City of Belmont $8,516,118 $6,873,600 

Town of Bassendean $3,550,574 $2,897,798 

Shire of Mundaring $9,357,418 $7,623,618 

City of Swan $27,473,865 $22,132,199 

Shire of Kalamunda $13,420,932 $10,935,611 

$77,143,313 $62,573,901 

The City’s interest in the joint venture calculated by the EMRC as at 30 

June 2012 is 19.22 per cent, representing its share of the net assets of 

$14,824,118. 

Rates and Charges 

During the 2011-12 financial year the City levied rates and charges of $40.227 

million, comprising: 

General Rates $31,108,258 

Rubbish Bin Charges $8,747,301 

Swimming Pool Fees $30,287 

Admin Fees/Penalties $340,700 

The City’s rates debt collection rate remains consistent with 98 per cent of the 

rates and charges collected every year. 

The City levies and collects the Emergency Services Levy on behalf of the 

Fire and Emergency Services Authority. A total of $6.403 million was remitted 

to the State Government in 2011-12. 

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

determined by the Valuer General’s Office. Gross rental values throughout 

the district as at 1 July 2011 were $586.448 million. 

Grants 

The City receives grants and subsidies from the State and Commonwealth 

governments, of which the most significant is the notional Financial Assistance 

Grant funded by the Commonwealth and distributed through the WA Local 

Government Grants Commission. This grant comprises two components, 

local road funding and general purpose funding and distributed across the 

sector on a percentage basis. The City received $11.038 million in grants and 

subsidies from the State and Commonwealth governments. These were used 

in the following areas: 

Operating $9,317,144 

Non-operating $1,721,618 

$11,038,762 

General purpose funding $2,566,839 

Law order and public safety $46,007 

Health $34,272 

Education and welfare $6,618,426 

Community amenities $904 

Recreation and culture $467,171 

Transport/community amenities $1,260,597 

Economic Services $44,546 

Total $11,038,762 

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Plan for the Future 

The City is required under Section 5.56 9(1) and (2) 

of the Local Government Act 1995 to develop a four 

year Plan for the Future and to develop the plan in 

accordance with the Regulations. The City’s current 

plan covers the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2012, 

and was developed in accordance with the Local 

Government (Administration) Regulations 1996. 

The plan addresses the description and purpose 

of each of the core activity areas of the City such 

as library services, waste collection, parks and 

recreation services, community security and ranger 

services, welfare, aged accommodation, roads and 

path maintenance, planning and building services, 

governance and general administration. The plan 

also covers the objectives, funding and performance 

indicators for the core activity areas. 

Pictured: Mertome 

Retirement Village resident 

Mrs Rosa Bigelman relaxes in 

the village’s gardens. 


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Statutory Reporting 

Disability Access and 

Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 

Outcome 1: People with a 

disability have the same 

opportunities as other people to 

access the services of and any 

events organised by, the relevant 

public authority. 

q The City considered all 

elements of access in the 

planning and implementation 

of events such as the Autumn 

River Festival, the Avon 

Descent, Evening in the Park 

and community concerts. 

q The City’s libraries provided 

inclusive options such as: 

large print books, a home 

bound library service, talking 

books, Rhyme Time and 

Story Time for pre-school 

children, and monthly adult 

activities that included: 

information sessions and 

hands on workshops. 

q The City’s recreation centres 

provided a variety of activities 

catering for different needs 

and age groups. These 

included gymnasiums and 

fitness classes, swimming 

lessons, sporting activities, 

crèche facilities and sports 

courts. 

q City events such as the Art 

Awards, Garden Awards, 

and citizenship ceremonies 

considered all aspects of 

access in their planning and 

implementation. 



opportunities as other people to 

access the buildings and other 

facilities of the relevant public 

authority. 

q A $100,000 Commonwealth 

Government funded project at 

the Maylands Yacht Club that 

included the installation of an 

access ramp, accessible toilet 

and a lift to the top floor to 

provide better access for all. 

q A Bayswater Waves Aquatic 

Centre upgrade included: 

a new accessible toilet, 

change room, distress alarms 

installed in seven toilets and 

a new pool hoist. 

q The RISE in Maylands, which 

opened in July 2011, is a new 

community recreation, leisure 

and information centre with 

access for all. 

q The City’s Bayswater Leisure 

and Information Services 

(BLIS) program for people 

with disability have new 

facilities at the RISE. 

q An audit on public access 

ways was completed, this 

information will be used 

for planning and budget 

allocation purposes to 

provide better access for all. 

q Customer request 

management for minor 

access issues are completed 

within five working days, 

(major works are dependent 

on budget allocation/funding 

grants). 

q Survey of footpaths and 

upgrading of wheelchair 

and pram ramps to the new 

Disability Standards have 

been completed in the Morley 

city centre. 

q Signalised intersections 

were introduced for safer 

pedestrian access at 

Progress Street, Walter Road 

West and Wellington Road 

to access the Morley Sport 

& Recreation Centre and 

the new Coventry Markets in 

Morley. 

q Pedestrian facilities were 

improved at Walter Road 

East and Beechboro Road 

North. 

q A pedestrian access ramp 

was installed at Garrett Road 

and Whatley Crescent to 

provide safer access. 

q Work to extend the Lightning 

Swamp Board Walk began to 

provide wheel chair access. 

q Shearn Memorial Park 

now has an accessible 

toilet and retro fitting for 

disability access and visual 

impairment. 

q Maylands Bowling Club 

installed an access ramp and 

hand rails. 



opportunities as other people 

to receive information from the 

relevant public authority in a 

format that will enable them 

to access the information as 

readily as other people. 

q Comprehensive information 

is available on the You’re 

Welcome WA website to 

promote journey planning for 

community members. 

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q New information technology on BrowseAloud was presented to Council. 

This technology will provide an important service for people with limited 

English proficiency, mild visual impairment, or a learning disability such 

as dyslexia. 

q The City’s website has been updated and now incorporates new 

features to alter text size and better meet individual needs. 

Outcome 4: People with a disability have the same opportunities as 

other people to receive the same level and quality of service from the 

staff of the relevant public authority as other people receive from the 

staff of that authority. 

q All new City staff received information about the City’s Disability Access 

and Inclusion Plan (DAIP). In addition, they were able to access a 

customer services DVD on the City’s intranet, and were updated on the 

City’s initiatives regarding the National Relay Service (NRS) and the 

Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS) to provide quality customer 

service. 

q Customer Request Management (CRM) forms for minor access issues 

are completed within five working days (major works are dependent on 

budget allocation and/or funding grants). 

q Disability awareness information was sent to staff via email to inform 

them of new initiatives. The information is also available on the City’s 

intranet and the City’s website for the community. 


other people to make complaints to the relevant public authority. 

q All complaints received regarding services, facilities, information and 

staff were treated in confidence and addressed by the relevant manager. 

q The City began work on a new Customer Service Charter that will 

articulate standards for current and future customer service. 

q Ongoing customer service training on how to receive and address 

complaints will be implemented as part of the new Customer Service 

Charter for all relevant staff. 


other people to participate in any public consultation by the relevant 

public authority. 

q Community members were invited to take part in the Age Friendly 

Communities Project through community forums, surveys or telephone 

interviews. The information obtained will be used to develop an Age 

Friendly Strategy. 


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Statutory Reporting 

continued... 

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 2011-12, the City reviewed 

its obligations under the Western 

Australian Equal Opportunity Act 

1984. 

In addition, the City’s processes 

for resolving EEO grievances and 

complaints were reviewed. 

Record Services 

Compliance with the State 

Records Act 2000: 

Records Services manages the 

records of the City in accordance 

with legal requirements of the State 

Records Act 2000 and the City of 

Bayswater Recordkeeping Plan. 

During 2011-12, 95,970 documents 

were registered in the City’s 

document management system 

DataWorks, an increase of 27.5 

percent on the previous financial 

year. 

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. 

Additionally, on-going assistance 

and support is provided to all 

City staff by Records Services to 

ensure continued commitment to 

compliance and procedures. 

Freedom of Information 

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 the City 

of Bayswater’s offices or via the 

City’s website. 

During 2011-12, the City received 

17 Freedom of Information (FOI) 

applications, a decrease of 

eight from 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 15 days, an improvement of 

13 days on the previous financial 

year. 

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 

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enterprises may have compared with businesses operating in the private 

sector. 

The following services are provided by the City of Bayswater through the open 

tendering process and which fall within the definition of the CPA: 

1. Domestic waste collection including recycling, green waste and park 

litter bins has been contracted to Transpacific Holdings trading as 

Cleanaway. 

2. Management of the Morley Sport and Recreation Centre is contracted to 

the YMCA. 

3. Management of the Embleton Public Golf Course and the Maylands 

Peninsula Public Golf Course is contracted to Golf Oracle Pty Ltd. 

4. The operational management of the residential aged care facilities 

including the City of Bayswater Hostel, Carramar Hostel, independent 

living units, Salisbury Retreat and Noranda Retreat is contracted to 

Uniting Church Homes. 

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 $ 

2011-12 number of employees 

100,000-109,999 6 

130,000-139,999 3 

140,000-149,999 1 

190,000-199,999 1 

Register of Complaints of Minor Breaches 

In accordance with Section 5.121 of the Local Government Act 1995 (as 

amended) and Section 5.53(2), the Annual Report is required to disclose the 

number of complaints received each year: 

No. of 

complaints 

2010-11 

2 

Outcome Action taken during 2011-12 

No breach (x1) - 

Breach of Regulation 

7, Section 7(1) of the 

Rules of Conduct. 

(x1) 

The Local Government Standards 

Panel instructed that notices of 

censure in respect to two Councillors 

should be placed in the West 

Australian and Eastern Reporter 

newspapers. These were placed 

in the 11 February 2012 and 14 

February 2012 editions respectively. 

No. of complaints 

Action taken during 2011-12 

2011-12 

6 Complaints not determined as at 30 June 2012. 


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Attendance Summary 

Attendance Summary 2011-12 

P Committee Member | Attendance as Deputy or Observer 

Number of Meetings 

Cr Terry Kenyon JP 

Cr Marlene Robinson 

Cr Martin Toldo 

from 15 October 2011 

Cr Barry McKenna 

Cr Michael Sabatino 

Cr Chris Cornish 


Cr Mike Anderton JP 

Cr Graham Pittaway OAM 

Cr Alan Radford 

Cr Sonia Turkington 

Cr Sylvan Albert 


1 July-14 October 2011 



Council Meetings 

Ordinary 12 12 8 9 9 8 9 11 12 10 10 12 3 2 

Special 9 9 9 7 5 5 7 9 9 9 8 8 1 1 

Standing Committees 

Planning and Development 

Services & Administration 

and Community Services 

Technical Services & Finance 

and Personnel Committee 

Management Committees 

12 

12 

Audit and Risk 2 

COB Child Care Association 2 

Golf Course 2 

Halliday House 1 

Local Emergency 

Management 

Local Government 

Community Housing Program 

Les Hansman Community 

Centre 

Residential Aged Care 

Facilities Governance 

Senior Citizens Centres 2 

Skate Park 2 

Advisory Committees 

Disability Access and 

Inclusion Plan 

Heritage Development 5 

Security Watch 6 

YMCA Management 2 

Youth 2 

Roadwise 4 

4 

2 

1 

1 

2 

P 

12 

P 

8 

P 

2 

P 

2 

P 

- 

P 

2 

P 

4 

P 

3 

P 

11 

D 

7 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

2 

P 

2 

P 

1 

P 

2 

P 

4 

P 

2 

D 

4 

P 

8 

D 

1 

P 

2 

P 

2 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

2 

P 

1 

D 

1 

D 

1 

P 

1 

D 

2 

P 

10 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

2 

P 

6 

P D 

1 1 

D 

5 

P 

9 

D 

1 

D 

1 

D 

4 

P 

10 

D 

1 

P 

4 

P 

11 

P D 

8 3 

D 

2 

P 

2 

P 

2 

D 

1 

P 

1 

P 

2 

P 

2 

P 

6 

P 

1 

P 

3 

P 

9 

P 

9 

P 

1 

D 

1 

P 

1 

P 

3 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

D 

2 

P D 

3 1 

D 

1 

P 

4 

P 

10 

D 

8 

P 

2 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

4 

P 

10 

P 

0 

P 

3 

P 

6 

P 

1 

D 

3 

P 

3 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

3 

P 

4 

P 

3 

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Attendance Summary 2011-12 (...continued) 

P Committee Member | Attendance as Deputy or Observer 

Number of Meetings 

Cr Terry Kenyon JP 

Cr Marlene Robinson 

Cr Martin Toldo 


Cr Barry McKenna 

Cr Michael Sabatino 

Cr Chris Cornish 


Cr Mike Anderton JP 

Cr Graham Pittaway OAM 

Cr Alan Radford 

Cr Sonia Turkington 

Cr Sylvan Albert 





Working Groups / Parties 

Bayswater Triangle Traffic 

Management 

2 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

2 

Changes They’ve Seen 4 

P 

4 

D 

1 

P 

3 

P 

3 

Board Meetings 

COB Child Care Association 

AGM 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

External Committees 

Avon Descent Liaison 

Committee 

2 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

D 

1 

Bayswater SES 6 

P 

3 

P 

1 

P 

1 

Community Aviation 

Consultation Group 

2 

P 

1 



Management Committee 

10 

D 

2 

P 

10 

D 

9 



Management Committee 

Special Meeting(s) 

1 

P 

1 

P 

1 

Perth Airports Municipalities 

Group Inc 

4 

P 

1 

WALGA East Metropolitan 

Zone Management 

Committee 

7 

P 

3 

D 

1 

P 

4 

D 

1 

P 

5 

D 

2 

D 

1 

Legend: 

P 

D 

Committee Member 

Attendance as an Observer or Deputy 


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Abridged Financial 

Statements 

The following statements form part of the abridged 

version of the 2011-12 Financial Report. 

A comprehensive set of financial reports, inclusive of 

Notes to the Accounts is available on the CD attached 

to the inside back cover or upon request. 

Independent Auditor’s Report 41 

Statement by the Chief Executive Officer 42 

Statement of Comprehensive Income 

Statement by Nature or Type 43 

Statement by Program 45 

Statement of Financial Position 47 

Statment of Changes in Equity 48 

Statement of Cash Flows 49 

Rate Setting Statement 51 


MACRI 

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Certified Practising Accountants 

PARTNERS 

Anthony Macri FCPA 

Domenic Macri CPA 

Connie De Felice CA 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

TO: RATEPAYERS OF CITY OF BAYSWATER 

We have audited the financial report of the City of Bayswater, which comprises the Statement of Financial Position as at 

30 June 2012 and the Statement of Comprehensive Income by Nature or Type, Statement of Comprehensive Income by 

Program, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows and Rate Setting Statement for the year ended on that 

date and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. 

Council’s Responsibility for the Financial Report 

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 mistake. 

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

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

misstatements 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 evaluating 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 2012 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 the 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). 

Matters Relating to the Electronic Publication of the Audited Financial Report 

This auditor’s report relates to the financial report of the City of Bayswater for the year ended 30 June 2012 included on 

the City’s website. The Council is responsible for the integrity of the City of Bayswater’s website. The auditor’s report refers 

only to the subject matter described above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been 

hyperlinked to/from these statements. If users of the financial report are concerned with the inherent risk arising from 

publication on a website, they are advised to refer to the hard copy of the audited financial report to confirm the information 

contained in this website version of the annual report. 

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Statement by the Chief Executive Officer 


Financial Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2012 

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 2012 is in my opinion properly drawn up to fairly present the financial 

position of the City of Bayswater at 30 June 2012 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 Seventh day of November 2012. 

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


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Statement of Comprehensive Income by Nature or Type 

OPERATING INCOME 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 

Rates & Charges $31,108,258 $31,246,391 $28,823,990 $31,108,258 $28,823,990 

Income from Council 

Fees and Charges 21 $18,138,359 $18,250,525 $16,556,010 $21,017,470 $19,209,521 

Grants & Subsidies 16 $9,317,144 $6,760,867 $7,794,380 $10,774,522 $9,040,239 

Contributions $2,924,700 $1,348,328 $2,292,432 $2,982,613 $2,315,911 

Interest Earned $2,428,856 $1,802,745 $2,011,559 $2,517,137 $2,094,343 

Aged Bond Retention $412,600 $334,000 $358,350 $412,600 $358,350 

Other $60,796 $74,500 $89,153 $60,796 $89,153 

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME $64,390,713 $59,817,356 $57,925,874 $68,873,396 $61,931,507 

OPERATING EXPENSES 

Employee Costs 

Salaries & Wages $21,070,827 $20,299,314 $18,792,294 $23,958,089 $21,567,477 

Superannuation $2,270,446 $2,322,316 $2,047,116 $2,535,891 $2,281,994 

Workers Compensation $367,396 $440,875 $322,711 $367,396 $365,195 

Conferences/Training $274,041 $369,315 $294,538 $291,797 $314,481 

$23,982,710 $23,431,820 $21,456,659 $27,153,173 $24,529,147 

Utility Charges $3,123,555 $3,222,961 $2,666,270 $3,167,730 $2,706,395 

Insurance $697,604 $834,065 $592,321 $737,848 $617,882 

Depreciation $10,029,742 $6,322,500 $7,576,133 $10,116,317 $7,656,195 

Refuse Services 8,064,606 7,955,673 7,717,041 8,064,606 7,717,041 

Materials/Other 18,004,047 16,381,256 15,732,072 18,770,625 16,373,798 

$39,919,554 $34,716,455 $34,283,837 $40,857,126 $35,071,311 

TOTAL OPERATING 

EXPENSES $63,902,264 $58,148,275 $55,740,496 $68,010,299 $59,600,458 


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Statement of Comprehensive Income (cont) 

for the year ended June 2012 

Statement of Comprehensive Income by Nature or Type (cont) 

BORROWING COSTS 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 

Interest on Financing $18,851 $22,444 $22,850 $18,851 $22,850 

GRANTS/CONTRIBUTIONS 

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT 

OF ASSETS 

Grants & Subsidies 16 $1,721,618 $1,754,922 $8,718,839 $1,726,398 $8,734,814 

DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 

Proceeds of Sale $565,936 $450,000 $572,849 $565,936 $572,849 

Book Value $738,861 $790,056 $719,853 $738,861 $719,853 

(Profit)/Loss on Disposal $172,925 $340,056 $147,004 $172,925 $147,004 

Increase In Equity - 

Joint Venture 15(c) $2,713,043 - $1,772,161 $2,713,043 $1,772,161 

NET RESULT $4,731,334 $3,061,503 $12,506,523 $5,110,762 $12,668,168 

Other Comprehensive Income 

Changes in Non-Current 

Assets 

Revaluation $24,588,692 - $10,244,951 $24,588,692 $10,244,951 

TOTAL 

COMPREHENSIVE 

INCOME $29,320,026 $3,061,503 $22,751,474 $29,699,454 $22,913,119 

This Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 



for the year ended 30 June 2012 

Statement of Comprehensive Income by Program 

OPERATING REVENUES 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 

General Purpose Funding $36,069,328 $33,927,786 $32,665,287 $36,069,328 $32,665,287 

Law Order & Public Safety $150,571 $80,230 $143,513 $150,571 $143,513 

Health $124,907 $87,900 $124,218 $124,907 $124,218 

Welfare & Education $10,320,217 $8,443,629 $8,542,846 $14,802,900 $12,548,479 

Housing $89,674 $74,200 $70,030 $89,674 $70,030 

Community Amenities $10,007,895 $9,526,336 $9,323,236 $10,007,895 $9,323,236 

Recreation & Culture $6,534,855 $6,465,575 $5,633,328 $6,534,855 $5,633,328 

Transport $460,729 $487,000 $458,811 $460,729 $458,811 

Economic Services $549,958 $640,200 $706,878 $549,958 $706,878 

Other Property & Services $82,579 $84,500 $257,727 $82,579 $257,727 

Total operating revenue $64,390,713 $59,817,356 $57,925,874 $68,873,396 $61,931,507 

OPERATING EXPENSES 

(Excluding Finance Costs) 

General Purpose Funding $725,793 $552,241 $656,812 $725,793 $656,812 

Governance/Administration $4,180,810 $4,171,651 $3,977,608 $4,180,810 $3,977,608 

Law Order & Public Safety $2,007,941 $1,930,052 $1,919,126 $2,007,941 $1,919,126 

Health $1,370,708 $1,338,480 $1,234,653 $1,370,708 $1,234,653 

Welfare & Education $9,197,107 $8,917,011 $8,193,152 $13,305,142 $12,053,114 

Housing $107,140 $140,765 $107,234 $107,140 $107,234 

Community Amenities $10,834,847 $10,464,437 $10,012,241 $10,834,847 $10,012,241 

Recreation & Culture $24,779,635 $23,006,759 $21,542,474 $24,779,635 $21,542,474 

Transport $6,932,462 $4,675,195 $4,723,950 $6,932,462 $4,723,950 

Economic Services $1,465,344 $1,435,427 $1,200,362 $1,465,344 $1,200,362 

Other Property & Services $2,300,477 $1,516,257 $2,172,884 $2,300,477 $2,172,884 

Total operating expenses $63,902,264 $58,148,275 $55,740,496 $68,010,299 $59,600,458 

FINANCE COSTS 

Recreation & Culture $18,851 $22,444 $22,850 $18,851 $22,850 

$18,851 $22,444 $22,850 $18,851 $22,850 


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Statement of Comprehensive Income (cont) 


Statement of Comprehensive Income by Program (cont) 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 

GRANTS/CONTRIBUTIONS 

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT 

OF ASSETS - $663,200 - - - 

Law Order Public Safety $11,695 - $5,900 $11,695 $5,900 

Welfare & Education $63,558 - $109,255 $68,338 $125,230 

Recreation & Culture $395,268 $328,310 $8,004,659 $395,268 $8,004,659 

Transport $1,251,098 $763,412 $599,025 $1,251,098 $599,025 

PROFIT/(LOSS) ON THE 

DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 

$1,721,619 $1,754,922 $8,718,839 $1,726,399 $8,734,814 

General Administration ($11,353) ($30,726) ($45,279) ($11,353) ($45,279) 

Law Order & Public Safety ($29,436) ($17,876) - ($29,436) - 

Health ($9,462) ($17,377) ($10,041) ($9,462) ($10,041) 

Welfare ($2,083) - $14,065 ($2,083) $14,065 

Recreation & Culture ($14,239) ($14,120) ($8,370) ($14,239) ($8,370) 

Transport ($25,286) ($35,176) ($21,006) ($25,286) ($21,006) 

Economic Services ($13,276) ($69,752) ($14,587) ($13,276) ($14,587) 

Other Property & Services ($67,790) ($155,029) ($61,786) ($67,790) ($61,786) 

Profit (Loss) on Disposal ($172,925) ($340,056) ($147,004) ($172,925) ($147,004) 

Change in Equity - 

Joint Venture 

Other Property & Services $2,713,043 - $1,772,161 $2,713,043 $1,772,161 

NET RESULT $4,731,334 $3,061,503 $12,506,524 $5,110,762 $12,668,168 

Other Comprehensive Income 

Changes in Non-Current 

Assets Revaluation 

Transport $24,588,692 - $10,244,951 $24,588,692 $10,244,951 

TOTAL 

COMPREHENSIVE 

INCOME $29,320,026 $3,061,503 $22,751,474 $29,699,454 $22,913,119 


Statement of Financial Position 

as at 30 June 2012 

Note Main Entity Consolidated 

11/12 10/11 11/12 10/11 

ASSETS 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 5 $26,406,146 $22,377,081 $28,289,290 $23,943,396 

Trade and Other Receivables 6 $4,859,704 $5,414,934 $4,927,627 $5,502,667 

Inventory 7 $102,049 $80,846 $102,049 $80,846 

Other $14,470 $8,629 $14,470 $10,745 

$31,382,369 $27,881,490 $33,333,436 $29,537,654 

Non-Current Assets 

Trade and Other Receivables 6 $804,608 $844,283 $804,608 $844,283 

Property Plant & Equipment 8 $87,008,817 $87,613,597 $87,581,787 $88,126,197 

Infrastructure 9 $142,633,074 $117,104,036 $142,633,074 $117,104,036 

Equity Investments 15(c) $14,824,118 $12,111,075 $14,824,118 $12,111,075 

$245,270,617 $217,672,991 $245,843,587 $218,185,591 

TOTAL ASSETS $276,652,986 $245,554,481 $279,177,023 $247,723,245 

LIABILITIES 

Trade and Other Payables 10(a) $4,074,083 $5,182,363 $4,303,704 5,396,712 

Provisions 10(b) $4,289,236 $3,764,985 $4,764,256 4,302,054 

Borrowings 11 $64,064 $62,601 $64,064 62,601 

$8,427,383 $9,009,949 $9,132,024 $9,761,367 

Non-Current Liabilities 

Provisions 10(b) $456,303 $378,491 $532,392 $431,958 

Borrowings 11 $224,003 $287,858 $224,003 $287,858 

Other 12 $23,934,892 $21,587,804 $23,934,892 $21,587,804 

$24,615,198 $22,254,153 $24,691,287 $22,307,620 

TOTAL LIABILITIES $33,042,581 $31,264,102 $33,823,311 $32,068,987 

NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) $243,610,405 $214,290,379 $245,353,712 $215,654,258 

EQUITY 

Retained Surplus $182,954,686 $179,163,532 $183,767,343 $179,681,487 

Reserves - Cash Backed 14 $10,690,926 $9,750,746 $11,621,576 $10,596,670 

Reserves - Asset Revaluation $49,964,793 $25,376,101 $49,964,793 $25,376,101 

TOTAL EQUITY $243,610,405 $214,290,379 $245,353,712 $215,654,258 

This Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 


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Statement of Changes in Equity 

as at 30 June 2012 

Main Entity Consolidated 

Note Retained Reserves Cash Asset Total Equity Retained Reserves Cash Asset Total Equity 

Surplus Backed Revaluation Surplus Backed Revaluation 

Reserve Reserve 

Balance as at I July 2010 $167,701,095 $8,706,661 $15,131,150 $191,538,906 $168,141,657 $9,468,333 $15,131,150 $192,741,140 

Net Result $12,506,522 - - $12,506,522 $12,668,167 - - $12,668,167 

Total Other Comprehensive Income - - $10,244,951 $10,244,951 - - $10,244,951 $10,244,951 

Transfer From/(to) Reserves ($1,044,085) $1,044,085 - - ($1,128,337) $1,128,337 - - 

Balance 30 June 2011 $179,163,532 $9,750,746 $25,376,101 $214,290,379 $179,681,487 $10,596,670 $25,376,101 $215,654,258 

Net Result $4,731,334 - - $4,731,334 $5,110,762 - - $5,110,762 

Total Other Comprehensive Income - - $24,588,692 $24,588,692 - - $24,588,692 $24,588,692 

Transfer From/(to) Reserves ($940,180) $940,180 - - ($1,024,906) $1,024,906 - - 

Balance 30 June 2012 13 $182,954,686 $10,690,926 $49,964,793 $243,610,405 $183,767,343 $11,621,576 $49,964,793 $245,353,712 

This Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 


Statement of Cash Flows 


CASH FLOWS FROM 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Receipts 

Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 

Rates $30,945,792 $32,000,000 $28,861,597 $30,945,792 $28,861,597 

Income from Property/ 

Other Charges $19,310,931 $18,250,525 $19,315,423 $22,219,564 $21,987,570 

Grants & Subsidies $9,129,199 $8,600,000 $7,103,287 $10,608,818 $8,330,285 

Reimbursements/Contributions $1,208,814 $852,053 $1,264,296 $896,733 

Interest Earned/Other $2,433,130 $1,700,000 $2,510,297 $2,521,411 $2,593,081 

Goods & Services Tax $1,953,319 $2,500,000 $3,116,259 $1,992,733 $3,116,259 

Other - $60,000 - - - 

Payments 

$64,981,185 $63,110,525 $61,758,916 $69,552,614 $65,785,525 

Employee Costs $23,281,082 $23,500,000 $20,813,789 $26,484,158 $23,744,317 

Utility Charges $3,123,555 $3,222,961 $2,666,270 $3,167,730 $2,706,395 

Insurance 697,604 $834,065 $592,321 $737,848 $617,882 

Refuse Services 8,064,606 $8,150,000 $7,214,343 $8,064,606 $7,214,343 

Materials/Other 21,064,513 $21,901,816 $25,541,278 $21,889,455 $26,219,823 

$56,231,360 $57,608,842 $56,828,001 $60,343,797 $60,502,760 

Net Cash Provided 

By Operating Activities 14(b) $8,749,824 $5,501,683 $4,930,915 $9,208,817 $5,282,765 


INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Payments for Purchase 

of Fixed Assets ($4,601,536) ($15,993,294) ($18,074,022) ($4,748,481) ($18,235,204) 

Payments for 

Infrastructure Assets ($6,502,632) ($4,697,387) ($6,502,632) ($4,697,387) 

Proceeds from Sale 

of Fixed Assets $565,936 $450,000 $572,849 $565,936 $572,849 

Grants - Capital $3,131,501 $1,500,000 $8,055,753 $3,136,282 $8,055,753 

Net Cash Used in 

Investing Activities ($7,406,731) ($14,043,294) ($14,142,807) ($7,548,895) ($14,303,989) 


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Statement of Cash Flows (cont) 


Main Entity 

Consolidated 

Note 11/12 Budget 10/11 11/12 10/11 


FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

Borrowings ($62,392) - ($58,255) ($62,392) ($58,255) 

Ingoing Fees Received $5,784,985 - $6,814,551 $5,784,985 $6,814,551 

Ingoing Fees Refunded ($3,036,621) - ($2,542,819) ($3,036,621) ($2,542,819) 

Net Cash Provided by (used 

in) Financing Activities $2,685,972 - $4,213,477 $2,685,972 $4,213,477 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) 

IN CASH HELD $4,029,065 ($8,541,611) ($4,998,414) $4,345,894 ($4,807,746) 

CASH AT THE BEGINNING 

OF THE YEAR $22,377,081 $16,500,000 $27,375,495 $23,943,396 $28,751,142 

CASH AT THE END OF 

THE YEAR 14(a) $26,406,146 $7,958,389 $22,377,081 $28,289,290 $23,943,396 

This Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 


Rate Setting Statement 


2011/2012 2011/2012 2010/2011 

BUDGET $ Actual $ Actual $ 

REVENUE 

General Purpose Funding 3,016,395 4,961,064 3,144,973 

Law Order & Public Safety 80,230 150,571 143,513 

Health 87,900 124,907 124,218 

Welfare & Education 8,443,629 10,320,217 8,542,849 

Housing 74,200 89,674 70,030 

Community Amenities 9,526,336 10,007,895 9,323,236 

Recreation & Culture 6,465,575 6,534,855 5,633,328 

Transport 487,000 460,729 458,811 

Economic Services 640,200 549,958 706,878 

Other Property & Services 84,500 82,579 257,727 

$28,905,965 $33,282,449 $28,405,563 

LESS 

OPERATING EXPENDITURE 

General Purpose Funding 552,241 725,793 656,812 

Governance 4,171,651 4,192,163 4,022,887 

Law Order & Public Safety 1,947,928 2,037,377 1,919,126 

Health 1,355,856 1,380,170 1,244,693 

Welfare & Education 8,917,011 9,199,189 8,179,087 

Housing 140,765 107,140 107,234 

Community Amenities 10,464,437 10,834,847 10,012,241 

Recreation & Culture 23,043,323 24,812,725 21,573,694 

Transport 4,710,370 6,957,749 4,744,956 

Economic Services 1,490,465 1,478,620 1,214,949 

Other Property & Services 1,716,728 2,368,267 2,234,673 

$58,510,775 $64,094,040 $55,910,352 

ADD 

CONTRIBUTIONS/GRANTS APPLIED FOR 

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSETS 

General Purpose Funding 663,200 - - 

Law Order Public Safety - 11,695 5,900 

Welfare & Education - 63,558 109,255 

Recreation & Culture 328,310 395,268 8,004,659 

Transport 763,412 1,251,098 1,290,118 

$1,754,922 $1,721,619 $9,409,932 

Amount Required to Fund Operations ($27,849,888) ($29,089,972) ($18,094,857) 


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Rate Setting Statement (cont) 


2011/2012 2011/2012 2010/2011 

BUDGET $ Actual $ Actual $ 

SIGNIFICANT ITEM 

Changes in Non-Current Assets Revaluation - 24,588,692 10,244,951 

EMRC Asset revaluation - 2,713,043 1,772,161 

TOTAL OPERATIONS ($27,849,888) ($1,788,237) ($6,077,745) 

ADD 

Other Deferred Debtors (Non-Current) - (24,178) (34,350) 

Selling Price of Assets 450,000 565,936 572,849 

Reserves Movement (Net) 1,284,827 (940,180) (1,044,086) 

Principal Loan Recoveries 58,256 63,855 - 

Aged Persons Liability Movement Adjustment - 2,347,089 3,936,829 

Provision for Long Service Leave 

Non-Current Adjustment 99,500 77,812 174,700 

Loss on Disposal of Assets 340,056 172,925 147,004 

Depreciation 6,322,500 10,029,742 7,576,132 

$8,555,139 $12,293,001 $11,329,078 

LESS 

Capital Expenditure 15,993,294 11,104,167 22,771,408 

Joint Venture Asset Revaluation - 2,713,043 1,772,161 

Changes In Non-Current Assets Revaluation - 24,588,692 10,244,951 

Repayment of Debt 58,256 - - 

$16,051,550 $38,405,902 $34,788,520 

OPENING BALANCE $4,934,908 $9,120,795 $9,828,761 

CLOSING BALANCE $500,000 $12,327,915 $9,120,795 

AMOUNT TO BE MADE UP FROM RATES ($30,911,391) ($31,108,258) ($28,829,221) 

This Rate Setting Statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes 

MEMBERS’ EXPENSES 

Budget 

Actual 

Meeting Fees: 

Mayoral Allowance 61,400 60,400 

Deputy Mayoral Allowance 23,900 23,900 

Councillor Meeting Fees/Other Expenses 102,600 102,150 

TOTAL $187,900 $186,450

City of Bayswater Annual Report

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