2018/2019 Annual Report

Chief Executive Officer’s Report
I would like to welcome you to this year’s Annual Report.
During the year, Council has continued its commitment
to collaborate with the Community, local businesses,
neighbouring Councils and Government agencies to deliver
our vision of providing ‘a quality lifestyle for its people’.
The ARC Campbelltown continues to be an overwhelming
success that is enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.
We had a vision of creating a recreational facility attracting
40,000 visits per month and we are now approaching
70,000 visits per month, which has far exceeded all of our
expectations. It is very evident that the unwavering support
of the local Community has justified the establishment of this
state of the art facility that we can all be very proud of.
Other significant highlights include:
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Campbelltown Memorial Oval – the opening of the
redeveloped facility in February 2019 has provided Council
with a State of the Art multi-purpose facility for all the
Community to use. The new facility boasts fully compliant
female change rooms, two large function spaces, ‘changing
places’ toilet facility, a large LED screen and a picket fence
to compliment the picturesque view towards the foothills.
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Moonlight Markets – the markets continue to be an
outstanding success attracting people from all over
metropolitan Adelaide to experience all that Campbelltown
has to offer. These events not only create Community pride
they also have a positive impact on the local economy
especially through the Campbelltown Food Trail businesses.
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Shared Services – on the back of the ongoing success
with the Town of Walkerville, Council has now entered into
a 5 year agreement with the City of Prospect to also house
their Field Staff in our Depot. The arrangement with these
two Councils has led to a number of efficiency gains and
Staff will continue to explore how to expand on current
arrangements to maximise the long term benefits for the
Campbelltown Community.
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Pizza Festival – the Pizza Festival continues to go from
strength to strength and it was great to see the amazing
support from the local Community. This year the number
of people attending each venue has been amazing with
many regularly being sold out. The enjoyment, dancing,
entertainment and of course the pizzas on offer all
contributed to the Pizza Festival being an overwhelming
success.
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Street Lighting – Council undertook a significant project
to replace the existing street lighting with LED lights.
This infrastructure has proven to be very successful as it
has not only reduced the ongoing cost to Council, it has
significantly reduced the greenhouse emissions. This
is a fantastic example of Council taking advantage of its
strong financial position to fund a capital project to ensure
long term financial and environmental benefits for the
Community.
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Solar Installations – Council also installed a 175kw solar
system at The ARC which has significantly reduced the
electricity costs of this very popular facility. This is another
fantastic example of Council making a significant capital
investment to create long term financial and environmental
benefits for the Community.
The success of these initiatives, along with the many
others Council has undertaken over the past 12 months,
are wonderful examples of how the Council and the local
Community have worked together to achieve excellent
outcomes.
For 2018/2019, Council recorded an operating surplus of
$6.8 million, which has been supported by an average
rate increase of 2.90% plus growth from new properties
of 1.58%, additional income generated through The ARC,
recognition of the Federal Government grant received for
the redevelopment of the Campbelltown Memorial Oval
and advance payments received through the Financial
Assistance Grants program.
Council remains debt free, and enjoys holding a strong cash
and investment balance of $21.7 million as at 30 June 2019.
This enables Council to be well positioned to continue with
its strong financial position and funded Infrastructure Asset
Management Plans, as projected in its Long Term Financial
Plan.
Council is committed to providing the Community with value
for money. Therefore, we will continue to look for ways to
improve efficiency and productivity to reduce the cost of
providing services whilst providing a quality lifestyle for our
people.
I invite you to read the Annual Report and hope you find it
both enjoyable and informative.
Paul Di Iulio
Chief Executive Officer
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Campbelltown
City Council
Annual Report 2018 / 2019