2018/2019 Annual Report

Quality Living
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Council’s rescheduled major Community event to
celebrate its Sesquicentennial year was held on Saturday
17 November 2018. Approximately 7,500 local residents
and visitors enjoyed the festivities at Daly Oval, Magill
including a performance by the Rogue Traders and
fireworks at the end of the event.
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Council launched ‘Colonial Settlers on the River Torrens’,
a book written for Council’s 150th anniversary year, by Dr
Roger Irvine about the first 26 family groups to settle on
the upper reaches of the River Torrens and the Kaurna
people who resided in the area prior to the arrival of
Europeans. At a highly successful book launch hosted
by the Campbelltown Historical Society in February,
approximately 150 people attended to hear about Dr
Irvine’s inspiration and approach.
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Council’s Pizza Festival grew in 2018 with 11 local pizza
businesses participating in the Festival during July to
showcase their venues, encouraging local participation
and spending during winter.
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Council hosted Gear Up at Campbelltown, its Community
event for the Stage 4 finish of Tour Down Under at Foxfield
Oval once again. With support from its major sponsor
IWS (Integrated Waste Services), local service clubs and
businesses, Council successfully managed an event that
included free children’s activities and excellent vantage
points for viewing Daryl Impey cross the finish line on
Maryvale Road, Athelstone.
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Staff continued to improve Council’s websites and
opportunities for the Community to connect with Council
online. The ARC website was redeveloped during the
year, with a focus on providing improved transaction and
booking arrangements as well as a more aesthetically
pleasing and mobile friendly website. Staff also undertook
a considerable amount of preparatory work to enable
Council’s websites to transition to a new Content
Management System platform (Squiz) in October 2019.
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Council’s website usage continued to grow with the
number of sessions hosted by Council increasing by
approximately 26,500 (13%) on the previous financial year.
Users
13.03%
229,867 vs 203,370
Number of sessions
per User
1.18%
1.98 vs 1.95
Avg Session
Duration
-10.36%
00:02:09 vs 00:02:24
New Visitor
New Users
12.90%
222,457 vs 197,039
Page Views
8.44%
1,145,389 vs 1,056,257
Bounce Rate
3.96%
50.51% vs 48.59%
Returning Visitor
Sessions
14.36%
454,472 vs 397,397
Pages / Session
-5.18%
2.52 vs 2.66
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
22.8%
23.3%
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The 2019 Campbelltown Art Show and Sale was held in
partnership with the Rotary Club of Campbelltown at the
Campbelltown Function Centre.
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Works continued at the Community orchard with an
average of 11 adult volunteers attending each of the
monthly working bees and contributing approximately
280 hours of maintenance including tree netting, flower
planting, weeding, pruning and installation of signage.
Council’s Community gardens continued to flourish
including the installation of 2 beehives at Athelstone
Community Garden (at Padulesi Park).
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The Fruit Crew program continued to thrive with the
support of 12 volunteers and 11 local organisations/
agencies. Volunteers contributed approximately 40
hours of their time, picking and redistributing 432 kg of
unwanted fruit from residents’ backyards. The Fruit Crew
also established 2 Grow Free carts during the year (at
the Campbelltown Community Hub and ArtHouse, and
Campbelltown Library).
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#Capture Campbelltown, a project to share the places,
spaces and faces of the Council area was completed,
culminating in a major collage that has been installed
at the Campbelltown Community Hub and ArtHouse.
Visitors are encouraged to drop into the Hub on Mondays
and Tuesdays; a drop-in Café is available on Tuesdays
between 10am and 2pm.
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Approximately 40 Community members helped to
establish 8 mural boards that have been installed in
laneways in Hectorville that lead to the Secret Garden off
Hectorville Road. This Community Development project
brought the Community together to make the laneways
more inviting and encourage local people to get to know
their neighbours.
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The YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) continued to
provide strong support and representation for local young
people, with its membership now made up of people
aged between 14 years and 25 years of age. Members
participated in the Youth Parliament and attended a
conference on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing as well
as assisting to deliver the 2018/2019 YAC Work Plan.
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The 2018 Christmas Parade was held and strongly
supported by the local Community and visitors once
again. The newly formed Migrant Mums group provided
the largest participating group this year.
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The Child Friendly Project continued and held events
for the ride a bike program, street play, school visits
(including mock Council meetings) and child friendly
playground consultations.
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The CHSP (Commonwealth Home Support Program)
continued to support local people with a range of events
and services. Almost 5,000 Community transport trips
were provided to local people. In addition, Staff ran
social programs for socially isolated people, and provided
clients with domestic assistance and approved home
maintenance and modifications. A total of 816 referrals
were received through the My Aged Care portal for over
65 clients; 996 referrals were made to local contractors
through this mechanism.
77.2%
76.7%
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