Annual Report - City of Bayswater

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Administration &Community ServicesRecreation ServicesThroughout 2009-10, the Recreation Services teamcontinued to develop and promote a broad range of servicesto residents, including event promotion, club development,development of grant applications, community recreation,and leisure and cultural programs.Events 2009-10Avon Descent Finish Line Event August 2009North of Perth Music Festival September 2009Art Awards and Exhibition October 2009Charity Golf Day October 2009Annual Dance Festival October 2009North of Perth Music Festival Winners Concerts October 2009Jazz Community Concert November 2009Annual Food Appeal Nov to Dec 2009Carols By Candlelight December 2009Boomshanka! Skate Park Event February 2010PIAF Floating Films February 2010Jazz Community Concert March 2010Autumn River Festival April 2010June Community Concert June 2010Combined Church Service June 2010Art AwardsOnce again the City held the Art Awards and Exhibition at the NorandaShopping Village. Over 120 entries for the exhibition were received and thefirst prize acquisition award of $5000 was presented to artist Julie Podstolskifor her painting ‘Out and About on a Gion Afternoon’. The Bayswater ArtsSociety maintained an active presence for the duration of the exhibition,which was supported by major sponsor the Hawaiian Management Group.Avon Descent finish line eventWeather conditions for the August 2009 Avon Descent were ideal with recordwater levels in the Swan River. Riverside gardens hosted the finish line event,which with the new addition of a community grandstand, proved very popularwith supporters and spectators alike.8 city of bayswater annual report 2009-10
Robert Thompson Reserve playgroundAutumn River FestivalThe Councillors Kitchen proveda popular drawcard at the 2010Autumn River Festival at RiversideGardens. A multicultural programentertained over 10,000 people whoattended the event with great vocalperformances from Grace Barbe andMoana Dreaming.Charitable eventsThe City of Bayswater’s Carols byCandlelight and Charity Golf Dayevents raised $22,951 in aid ofseveral worthwhile charities. Foodparcels from community donationswere also provided. In particular, theOctober 2009 Charity Golf Day wasvery successful in raising $21,000 insupport of the Salvation Army andSt. Vincent de Paul Society.Community Sport andRecreation Facility FundDuring the year, the City invested$474,846 to upgrade sports fieldfloodlighting at Houghton Reserveand the Noranda Sporting Complex.This funding included contributionsfrom the Department of Sport andRecreation of $91,575 for HoughtonReserve and $58,244 for theNoranda Sporting Complex.Facility infrastructureupgradesNew playgrounds were installed atBattersea Reserve, Hedley PlaceReserve, RA Cook Reserve andSwan Lake Reserve. The City alsorelocated play equipment from theAlma Venville Recreation Centre toCarramar Community Centre.A new playground costing $135,000was completed in June 2010 atRobert Thompson Reserve as partof a $260,000 Robert ThompsonReserve upgrade project. Thepopular playground, which containsa fully enclosed toddler area withoverhead shade sails, is designedto capture a child’s imagination. Thetoddler area includes equipmentsuch as fossil rocks, a fire engineand sand digger. Older children areprovided for too with climbing rocks,spider spinner and a combinationunit. To complement the playground,disability friendly paths, picnicbenches, barbeques, seatingand trees have been provided toenhance the community appeal ofthe reserve.Other playground projects includednew shade sails at Gobba Lakesand Puntie Reserve, and swingreplacements at seven playgroundsthroughout the City.Sport and recreation clubdevelopment programIn conjunction with the Departmentof Sport and Recreation and theCity of Swan, the City of Bayswatersuccessfully completed a threeyear club development program inMay 2010. The program delivereda number of benefits for localsporting and community clubs, andculminated in the inaugural BlueRibbon Clubs Event held in March2010. The event recognises theprofessional excellence of sportingclubs within the Cities of Bayswaterand Swan, with the 2010 winnersbeing the Bayswater Tennis Cluband the AIM over 50 Archery Club.Based on the outstanding successof the club development program,the City secured an additional$150,000 from the Departmentof Sport and Recreation tocontinue the program over the nextthree years.city of bayswater annual report 2009-109
Page 3 and 4: ContentsMayor’s Report 2Members o
Page 5 and 6: Council MembersCouncil Members - Ju
Page 7 and 8: Maylands Sport and Recreation Club
Page 12 and 13: Community ServicesHome and Communit
Page 14: Gerry Leeuwangh public library, Mor
Page 17 and 18: Technical ServicesTechnical Service
Page 19 and 20: Sustainable environmentGobba LakeDu
Page 21 and 22: Waste transfer station, BayswaterEn
Page 23 and 24: Waste ManagementThe City’s waste
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Page 29 and 30: Financial ServicesFinancial Service
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Page 33 and 34: Statutory ReportingDisability Acces
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Page 43 and 44: Statement of Cash Flowsfor the year
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