Performance Statement For the year ended 30 June 2017 R17(1) Description of municipality The City of Casey is 410 square kilometres in area and is located 35km to the south east of Melbourne’s central business district. Casey has five distinct geographic regions stretching from the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to the coastal villages of Western Port Bay. Casey’s suburbs include Beaconsfield (part), Botanic Ridge, Berwick, Blind Bight, Cannons Creek, Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Five Ways, Hallam, Hampton Park, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Lysterfield South, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South, Pearcedale, Tooradin and Warneet. The City of Casey is on the traditional land of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri people. The City of Casey established in 1994 following the amalgamation of almost all of the City of Berwick, much of the City of Cranbourne, and a small part of the City of Knox. The name ‘Casey’ was given to the municipality in recognition of the area’s links with Lord Richard and Lady Maie Casey. Casey’s population is growing. Population and housing forecasts indicate that the number of residents will increase to approximately 514,000 and the number of households will rise to 171,000 by 2041. Casey remains one of the fastest growing regions in Australia with approximately 314,000 residents. Casey’s population currently grows by an average of 7,600 per year. The high rate of births is one of the contributing factors of population growth and in 2016-2017 Casey welcomed the birth of 5,114 babies. 1 REFERENCES Reg R Better Practice
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Performance Statement For the year ended 30 June 2017
R17(1)
Description of municipality
The City of Casey is 410 square kilometres in area and is located 35km to the south east of Melbourne’s central business district. Casey has five distinct geographic regions stretching from the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to the coastal villages of Western Port Bay.
Casey’s suburbs include Beaconsfield (part), Botanic Ridge, Berwick, Blind Bight, Cannons Creek, Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Five Ways, Hallam, Hampton Park, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Lysterfield South, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South, Pearcedale, Tooradin and Warneet.
The City of Casey is on the traditional land of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri people. The City of Casey established in 1994 following the amalgamation of almost all of the City of Berwick, much of the City of Cranbourne, and a small part of the City of Knox. The name ‘Casey’ was given to the municipality in recognition of the area’s links with Lord Richard and Lady Maie Casey.
Casey’s population is growing. Population and housing forecasts indicate that the number of residents will increase to approximately 514,000 and the number of households will rise to 171,000 by 2041.
Casey remains one of the fastest growing regions in Australia with approximately 314,000 residents. Casey’s population currently grows by an average of 7,600 per year. The high rate of births is one of the contributing factors of population growth and in 2016-2017 Casey welcomed the birth of 5,114 babies.
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Sustainable Capacity Indicators
For the year ended 30 June 2017
Indicator/measureResults
Material Variations2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
R15(3)Sch3R16(1)R17(2)
Population
$849.46 $838.52 $813.02 No material variation
Expenses per head of municipal population [Total expenses / Municipal population]Infrastructure per head of municipal population [Value of infrastructure / Municipal population]
$5,409.67 $6,067.61 $6,404.66 No material variation
Population density per length of road[Municipal population / Kilometres of local roads]
181.59 186.53 185.05 No material variation
Own-source revenue
$742.46 $782.27 $787.36 No material variationOwn-source revenue per head of municipal population[Own-source revenue / Municipal population]Recurrent grants
$205.56 $144.01 $220.27
The increase is mainly due to the timing of disbursement of grants by
the Victoria Grant Commission (which is driven by Commonwealth
Government budget decisions), a portion of the 2017/18 grant was paid
in advance in the 2016/17 year (so 1.5 years of grant), combined with the fact that a portion of the 2015/16 grant
was paid in advance in the 2014/15 year (so 0.5 year of grant in 15/16).
Kindergarten grants have also increased, due to the introduction of
new child to teacher ratios in 2016, for which a back payment from 2015/16
was received in 2016/17.
Recurrent grants per head of municipal population[Recurrent grants / Municipal population]
Disadvantage
7.00 7.00 7.00 No material variationRelative Socio-Economic Disadvantage[Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage by decile]
BP Definitions "adjusted underlying revenue" means total income other than: (a) non-recurrent grants used to fund capital expenditure; and (b) non-monetary asset contributions; and (c) contributions to fund capital expenditure from sources other than those referred to above “infrastructure” means non-current property, plant and equipment excluding land "local road" means a sealed or unsealed road for which the council is the responsible road authority under the Road Management Act 2004 "population" means the resident population estimated by council "own-source revenue" means adjusted underlying revenue other than revenue that is not under the control of council (including government grants) "relative socio-economic disadvantage", in relation to a municipality, means the relative socio-economic disadvantage, expressed as a decile for the relevant financial year, of the area in which the municipality is located according to the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (Catalogue Number 2033.0.55.001)
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of SEIFA "SEIFA" means the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas published from time to time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on its Internet website "unrestricted cash" means all cash and cash equivalents other than restricted cash.
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Service Performance Indicators
For the year ended 30 June 2017
Indicator/measureResults
Material Variations2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
R15(3)Sch3R16(1)R17(2)
Aquatic FacilitiesUtilisation
7.00 6.60 6.40 No material variation.Utilisation of Aquatic Facilities[Number of visits to aquatic facilities / Municipal population]
Animal ManagementHealth and SafetyAnimal management prosecutions [Number of successful animal management prosecutions]
21 31 21
The movement between 2014/15 and 2015/16 were a result of a change to the Domestic Animals Act 1994 relating to
unregistered domestic animal businesses. The results for 2016/17 are comparable to 2014/15 but the reduction in 2016/17 was
due to a lower number dog attacks because of Council’s effective
management of the Animal Management Program. All prosecutions were
successful.Food SafetyHealth and Safety Critical and major non-compliance notifications [Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major non- compliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major non- compliance notifications about food premises] x100
100% 100% 100% No material variation.
GovernanceSatisfaction
60 58 57 No material variationSatisfaction with council decisions[Community satisfaction rating out of 100 with how council has performed in making decisions in the interest of the community]
Libraries Participation
16.00% 10.31% 9.70%
The movement between 2014/15 and 2015/16 was due to a change in the way
data was measured. The result for 2014/15 was based on a range of
activities, and 2015/16 was strictly based on checkouts and renewals to measure
active library members. The results for 2016/17 are comparable to
2015/16 with no material movement.
Active Library members[Number of active library members / Municipal population] x100
Maternal and Child HealthParticipation
75.00% 74.54% 73.28% No material variationParticipation in the MCH Service[Number of children who attend the MCH service at least once (in the year) / Number of children enrolled in the MCH service] x100
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Indicator/measureResults
Material Variations2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
Maternal and Child HealthParticipation
50.00% 51.53% 59.12%
This financial year the total number of new Aboriginal Families to the
Maternal and Child Health Services was 54, up on 47 new from the
previous financial year. In addition to new clients having a dedicated
Maternal and Child Health nurse able to provide Home visiting to Aboriginal Families has improved accessibility to
the service
Participation in the MCH Service by Aboriginal children[Number of Aboriginal children who attend the MCH service at least once (in the year) / Number of children enrolled in the MCH service] x100
RoadsSatisfactionSatisfaction with sealed local roads[Community satisfaction rating out Of 100 with how council has performed on the condition of sealed local roads]
61 61 64 No material variation
Statutory PlanningDecision MakingCouncil planning decisions upheld at VCAT[Number of VCAT decisions that did not set aside council's decision in relation to a planning application / Number of VCAT decisions in relation to planning applications] x100
76.00% 71.43% 55.56%
5 out of 9 decisions upheld by VCAT. Casey continues to adopt a
collaborative approach with applicants to settle disputes. Casey has thereby reduced the number of VCAT appeals
by 35% compared to last year (2015/16 - 14 appeals) despite
significant increases in number of applications, and remains lower than
many other equivalent councils.Waste CollectionWaste Diversion
53.00% 51.40% 52.28% No material variation
Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill[Weight of recyclables and green organics collected from kerbside bins / Weight of garbage, recyclables and green organics collected from kerbside bins] x100
BP Definitions "Aboriginal child" means a child who is an Aboriginal person "Aboriginal person" has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 "active library member" means a member of a library who has borrowed a book from the library "annual report" means an annual report prepared by a council under sections 131, 132 and 133 of the Act “class 1 food premises” means food premises, within the meaning of the Food Act 1984, that have been declared as class 1 food premises under section 19C of that Act “class 2 food premises” means food premises, within the meaning of the Food Act 1984, that have been declared as class 2 food premises under section 19C of that Act "critical non-compliance outcome notification" means a notification received by council under section 19N(3) or (4) of the Food Act 1984 , or advice given to council by an authorized officer under that Act, of a deficiency that poses an immediate serious threat to public health "food premises" has the same meaning as in the Food Act 1984 "local road" means a sealed or unsealed road for which the council is the responsible road authority under the Road Management Act 2004 "major non-compliance outcome notification" means a notification received by a council under section 19N(3) or (4) of the Food Act 1984, or advice given to council by an authorized officer under that Act, of a deficiency that does not pose an immediate serious threat to public health but may do so if no remedial action is taken "MCH" means the Maternal and Child Health Service provided by a council to support the health and
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development of children within the municipality from birth until school age "population" means the resident population estimated by council "target population" has the same meaning as in the Agreement entered into for the purposes of the Home and Community Care Act 1985 of the Commonwealth "WorkSafe reportable aquatic facility safety incident" means an incident relating to a council aquatic facility that is required to be notified to the Victorian WorkCover Authority under Part 5 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.
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Financial Performance Indicators For the year ended 30 June 2017
Dimension/Indicator/MeasureResults Forecasts
Material Variations and Comments2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Efficiency
Revenue LevelAverage residential rate per residential property assessment[Residential rate revenue / Number of residential property assessments]
$1,613.65 $1,672.68 $1,694.47 $1,731.57 $1,792.52 $1,855.62 $1,920.38 No material variation
Expenditure LevelExpenses per property assessment[Total expenses / Number of property assessments]
No material variation. In 2016/17, a lower outcome for this measure has occurred due to higher than expected assessment growth, as well as a lower level of non-capitalised Capital Works, that then
become operating expenses. Across the Strategic Resource Plan forecast period, there are additional service levels due to population growth – some of which are offset by non-rates funded sources, as well as increasing depreciation from the high level
of capital works investment in recent years – including from Development Contribution Plan and
Government Grant funded projects, as well as Bunjil Place.
Workforce TurnoverResignations and terminations compared to average staff [Number of permanent staff resignations and terminations / Average number of permanent staff for the financial year] x100
9.61% 8.80% 9.30% 7.0% 6.98% 6.99% 7.0%
No material variation. Across the Strategic Resource Plan forecast period, Council’s target is a staff turnover rate of 7%. In recent years this has
been slightly higher, due to a combination of number of retirements of long serving staff, Casey staff being attractive to other organisations, some
Council services that are affected by State and Federal Government service model changes, as
well as an Org Redesign that was undertaken during 2016/17.
Dimension/Indicator/Measure Results Forecasts Material Variations and Comments
The asset renewal expense is less than depreciation, however, this reflects the average age of Council’s infrastructure, much of which is less than half way through its life cycle. Renewal
works, as identified in Council’s Asset Management Plan, are a high priority in the
allocation of funding in Council’s Capital Works Program. This ratio has decreased in 2016/17,
which is mainly due to higher depreciation expense in 2016/17 as a result of asset revaluations at the
end of the 2015/16 financial year - with depreciation expense increasing from $34m to
$39m, noting expenditure was similar in both years - although there were a number of projects that
were not completed in 2016/17, that will now occur in 2017/18.
Dimension/Indicator/Measure Results Forecasts Material Variations and Comments
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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21Loans and Borrowings
Loans and borrowings compared to rates[Interest bearing loans and borrowings / Rate revenue] x100
14.24% 6.06% 25.22% 32.42% 27.01%% 22.25%% 18.02%
This ratio has increased in 2016/17, consistent with Council's budgets for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial
years as part of the funding plan for the Bunjil Place project, incorporated in Council's adopted 2016-20
Strategic Resource Plan. Noting the extended growth phase that Council has and will be in, borrowings have been kept at a minimum for the last 8 to 10 years, with
Capital projects funded from the Capital Works program without any additional borrowings for this purpose.
Loans and borrowings repayments compared to rates[Interest and principal repayments on interest bearing loans and borrowings / Rate revenue] x100
2.06% 7.61% 1.20% 3.17% 4.28% 4.01% 3.80%
Consistent with the current low level of borrowings held by Council, only a small portion of Council’s rates is
utilised for debt servicing purposes. The decrease in this ratio in 2016/17 was consistent with its budget, whereas the higher level is 2015/16 was due to a
previous loan being fully paid off, with external contributions received in past years.
Indebtedness
Non-current liabilities compared to own source revenue[Non-current liabilities / Own source revenue] x100
30.89% 19.75% 29.19% 40.28% 34.31% 29.02% 24.53%
This ratio has increased in 2016/17, due to Council's borrowings increasing in the 2016/17 (and 2017/18)
financial years, as part of Council's funding plan for the Bunjil Place project, as incorporated in Council's
adopted 2016-20 Strategic Resource Plan. Offsetting, the increased borrowings, the 2016/17 outcome has
been positively impacted by the landfill provision being lower than expected, which due to timing is not
reflected in the calculation of the Strategic Resource Plan forecasts, which would reduce by close to 5% if
this was applied.
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Dimension/Indicator/MeasureResults Forecasts
Material Variations and Comments2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/1
Under the VAGO sustainability indicators, a low risk result for this indicator is 20%. A positive outcome is required
for this measure to allow Council to fund its capital works program, which needs to meet the infrastructure demands
of its growing community, as well as maintaining and renewing Council’s existing asset base. The increase in 2016/17, which exceeded the 16/17 budget estimate of 6.60%, is due to 50% of the 2017/18 Victorian Grants
Commission grant being received in 2016/17 (2.5%), a lower level of non-capitalised capital works (2.4%),
favourable discount rate movements within the employee entitlement and landfill provisions (3.8%), as well as
higher rates and other fees due to development activity, and some underspends in expenditure. Council expects
an average outcome of 5 to 6% for this item when preparing its future budgets, with 2017/18 slightly lower than this due to some one-off items that are funded from
59.34% 69.74% 65.51% 69.38% 69.94% 70.13% 70.16% No material variation
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Dimension/Indicator/MeasureResults Forecasts
Material Variations and Comments2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/2
0 2020/21
Rates EffortRates compared to property values[Rate revenue / Capital improved value of rateable properties in the municipality] x100
0.40% 0.42% 0.36% 0.38% 0.40% 0.41% 0.42%
This reflects Council’s “rate in the dollar” for rating purposes. This will vary by Council, depending on the
overall valuation of each Council’s rate base and the level of rates to be raised. The use of differential rates and other charges by individual Council’s may vary and so
this figure may not be directly comparable between Councils.
This measure has decreased in 2016/17, compared to 2015/16, due to the application of the 2016 general
revaluation for rating purposes in the 2016/17 financial year. The Capital Improved Value rate in the $ that applied for rating purposes decreased (which is not
captured in this measure), due to the increase in overall property valuations across the municipality, so that the
same amount of overall rates would be raised, but with a different relative distribution.
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Other Information
For the year ended 30 June 2017
BP 1. Basis of preparation Council is required to prepare and include a performance statement within its annual report. The performance statement includes the results of the prescribed sustainable capacity, service performance and financial performance indicators and measures together with a description of the municipal district and an explanation of material variations in the results. This statement has been prepared to meet the requirements of the Local Government Act 1989 and Local Government (Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2014.
Where applicable the results in the performance statement have been prepared on accounting bases consistent with those reported in the Financial Statements. The other results are based on information drawn from council information systems or from third parties (e.g. Australian Bureau of Statistics).
The performance statement presents the actual results for the current year and for the prescribed financial performance indicators and measures, the results forecast by the council’s strategic resource plan. The Local Government (Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2014 requires explanation of any material variations in the results contained in the performance statement. Council has adopted materiality thresholds relevant to each indicator and measure and explanations have not been provided for variations below the materiality thresholds unless the variance is considered to be material because of its nature.
The forecast figures included in the performance statement are those adopted by Council in its strategic resource plan on 27 June 2017 and which forms part of the council plan. The strategic resource plan includes estimates based on key assumptions about the future that were relevant at the time of adoption and aimed at achieving sustainability over the long term. Detailed information on the actual financial results is contained in the General Purpose Financial Statements. The strategic resource plan can be obtained by contacting Council.
