Council
17 October, 2024
Report reveals surge in works completed
MOYNE Shire Council was busy over the past year, with the recently released Annual Report highlighting an extensive list of capital works completed in 2023/2024.
Moyne Shire Council chief executive officer Mark Eversteyn said council completed 90 per cent of the capital works budget, up from 70 per cent completed in the previous year.
“We are tremendously proud of our Works and Project Management Office teams for this increase in completion rate, and for the quality of works,” he said.
“The $26.1 million of capital works delivered was an increase of $2.8 million, or 12 per cent, on the previous year.
“Our teams finished 44 major work activities during the year, including extensive road network upgrades in the Chatsworth area, and the Minjah-Hawkesdale Road.”
Major works have included:
Panmure Netball change facilities;
Mortlake Recreation Reserve court resurfacing;
Koroit Township Renewal stage two;
Macarthur Recreation and Cultural Precinct stage two upgrade;
Port Fairy Football Netball Club lighting; and
Gardens Caravan Park services.
“During the year we also made progress on multi-year capital works projects such as the Panmure-Laang Road renewal,” Mr Eversteyn said.
Other multi-year projects include:
Mortlake Avenue of Honour;
Woorndoo-Chatsworth Road rehabilitation;
Port Fairy Campbell and James Street drainage and footpath works; and
Killarney septic and mains power upgrade.
Moyne Shire Council is now debt-free and remains in a solid financial position, annual financial statements show.
Moyne’s 2023/24 Annual Report shows an operating result for 2023/24 of a deficit of $6.5 million compared to the previous year’s surplus of $2.4 million.
This result is primarily due to two accounting treatment anomalies; The 2023/24 Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grant of $10.4 million relating to the 2023/24 year was received in advance during the 2022/23 year - consequently future years will now be correctly aligned - and a non-cash adjustment of $3.1 million to recognise the transfer of crown land in the Peterborough area to the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.
Mr Eversteyn said, had these two transactions not been required, council would have been able to report an operating surplus for 2023/24 of $7 million.
“Important performance measures recorded for the year included planning applications decided within timeframe increasing to 75 per cent, up from 63 per cent the previous year,” he said.
“We also achieved a decrease in staff turnover to 13.9 per cent, from 17.6 per cent in the previous year.
“This is a pleasing improvement in workforce stability.”
The Annual Report was presented at a Special Council Meeting at Mortlake Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 15.
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