2. Services and service performance indicators This section provides a description of the services and initiatives to be funded in the Budget for the 2022/23 year and how these will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives outlined in the Council Plan. It also describes several initiatives and service performance outcome indicators for key areas of Council’s operations. Council is required by legislation to identify major initiatives, initiatives and service performance outcome indicators in the Budget and report against them in their Annual Report to support transparency and accountability. The relationship between these accountability requirements in the Council Plan, the Budget and the Annual Report is shown below
Source: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions 2.1 Strategic Objective 1: Our Community To achieve our KRA Our Community, our mission is to increase accessible services to enable the community to be healthy, active and engaged. The services, initiatives, major initiatives and service performance indicators for each business area are described over the following pages. Service area
Description of services provided Operating Expenditure
Community Development
Operating Revenue Councils Community Development Team works with community NET Expenses (Revenue) groups, organisations and individuals to assist communities reach their aspirations and be healthy, active and engaged.
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Actual 315,441
Forecast 411,878
Budget 213,909
319,682
31,200
500,000
(4,241)
380,678
(286,091)
-
-
625,000
Capital Expenditure
Initiatives: • Establish stronger links with the indigenous community through the Barengi Gadjin Land Council, Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Cooperative and Wurega Aboriginal Corporation. • Continue to support the integration of migrants into the community. • Support and celebrate volunteering and work collaboratively with volunteer groups. • Provide ongoing financial assistance and operational support for town committees to ensure they remain strong and focused conduits between community and Council and that their statutory obligations are met. • Commence work towards outcomes and projects identified and prioritised in the Dimboola and Nhill Community Precinct Plans. Major Initiatives: • Upgrade infrastructure for the Rainbow Enduro Service area
Description of services provided
Operating Expenditure Maternal and Child Health Centres
Maintain maternal and child health facilities in Dimboola and Operating Revenue Nhill. Council provides support to early years' services through NET Expenses (Revenue) the Municipal Early Years Plan. Council does not provide Maternal and Child Health Services. This service is provided by West Wimmera Health Services in Dimboola, Jeparit, Nhill and Rainbow. Capital Expenditure
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
Actual 40,004
Forecast 16,052
Budget 17,497
-
-
40,004
16,052
17,497
-
-
-
Initiatives: • Maintain the Dimboola and Nhill Maternal and Child Health Centres. Service
Indicator
Performance Measure
Computation
As Council does not have operational control over the delivery of Maternal and Child Health Services, the prescribed indicators for performance and prescribed measures have not been included in this budget.
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