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OPERATIONAL PLAN 2015-2016
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Finance and Administration
Activity Identified: Upgrade staff housing
Budget Implication: $100,000
Activity Objectives: Continue to upgrade staff housing. Flagged item is the caravan park unit and
office for new floor coverings, painting and side deck construction.
Corporate Plan Objective: Property Management
Activity Identified: Upgrade Wyangarie driveways
Budget Implication: $20,000
Activity Objectives: Replace existing paving with concrete for driveways to Wyangarie Units. Existing
paving is rough and uneven.
Corporate Plan Objective: Property Management
Activity Identified: Install more water sprinklers
Budget Implication: $20,000
Activity Objectives: Install water sprinkler system into Council units to improve lawn maintenance
and water management.
Corporate Plan Objective: Property Management
Activity Identified: Install surveillance system
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Install security cameras at Lake Fred Tritton, Goldring St, Saleyards, Wash Down
Bay and the Dump Rd to monitor unwanted behaviour.
Corporate Plan Objective: Workplace Health and Safety
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Activity Identified: Civic centre floor
Budget Implication: $25,000
Activity Objectives: Replace floor covering in Civic Centre as the old one has sections missing and are
trip hazards.
Corporate Plan Objective: Workplace Health and Safety
Activity Identified: Develop plans for new administration building
Budget Implication: $275,000
Activity Objectives: Get plans for new administration building developed and source funding for
construction.
Corporate Plan Objective: Civic Administration
Activity Identified: Richmond Shire Council’s website
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Upgrade Council’s website with Resolute and maintain with up to date
information.
Corporate Plan Objective: Corporate Governance
Activity Identified: Introduce a water allocation
Budget Implication: Staff and Councillors time
Activity Objectives: Council will look to introduce water meter readings and forward half yearly water
notices.
Corporate Plan Objective: Financial Management
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Works and Services
Activity Identified: Continue to further develop the new industrial estate
Budget Implication: $500,000
Activity Objectives: To have water and power installed in the industrial estate.
Corporate Plan Objective: Economic development
Activity Identified: New bridge at Hulbert’s Creek
Budget Implication: $3,300,000
Activity Objectives: Construction of new bridge crossing at Hulbert’s Creek replacing the old bridge.
Corporate Plan Objective: Roads
Activity Identified: Croydon Road upgrade
Budget Implication: $926,000
Activity Objectives: Continue to upgrade the Croydon Road utilising TIDS, R2R and other funding
sources.
Corporate Plan Objective: Roads
Activity Identified: Stock proof Croydon Road airstrip
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Install grid and fence on Croydon Road airstrip to stock proof road.
Corporate Plan Objective: Roads
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Activity Identified: Continue resealing of town streets
Budget Implication: $200,000
Activity Objectives: Council to reseal town streets with particular attention to Goldring Street to Croydon Road grid.
Corporate Plan Objective: Roads
Activity Identified: Continue with streetscape upgrade
Budget Implication: $74,000
Activity Objectives: Move forward with the next phase in the upgrade to the streetscape of
Richmond’s CBD.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Minimise dust at Council’s Depot
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Look to put down White Gravel and Crusher Mix at the Depot. Put water on the
mix and roll in for a hard surface.
Corporate Plan Objective: Roads
Activity Identified: Upgrade saleyards facilities.
Budget Implication: $100,000
Activity Objectives: Upgrade yards facilities at the Richmond Saleyards to increase processing of
cattle.
Corporate Plan Objective: Rural Land Management
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Activity Identified: Upgrade saleyards truck access.
Budget Implication: $200,000
Activity Objectives: Seal the road and turning circle outside of yards to minimise the dust and
improve all weather access.
Corporate Plan Objective: Rural Land Management
Activity Identified: Continuous upgrade of Council Plant
Budget Implication: $1,095,000
Activity Objectives: Upgrade plant and equipment in accordance with Council’s replacement program to maintain a quality fleet.
Corporate Plan Objective: Asset Management
Activity Identified: Install shed and pumps at new bore
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Install new shed and pumps at new saleyards bore to assist with water pressure.
Corporate Plan Objective: Water
Activity Identified: Cap old saleyards bore
Budget Implication: $15,000
Activity Objectives: Decommission the old saleyards bore.
Corporate Plan Objective: Water
Activity Identified: Levelling of turf at the Racecourse
Budget Implication: $20,000
Activity Objectives: Level and re‐grass the facilities to improve lawn quality and appearance.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
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Activity Identified: Install power and water at facilities
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Install power and water at facilities for exhibitors and overflow caravans from the
caravan park to increase the racecourse functionality.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Replace water mains in Maxi
Budget Implication: $100,000
Activity Objectives: Replace water mains in Maxwelton as the old network constantly has leaks and
draws on the resources of Council Plumbers better used elsewhere.
Corporate Plan Objective: Water
Activity Identified: Install piping from new saleyard bore
Budget Implication: $75,000
Activity Objectives: Lay new pipe work to connect the bore to the existing water network and install
a new line to the sports oval and Council parks.
Corporate Plan Objective: Water
Activity Identified: Upgrade stormwater drainage
Budget Implication: $100,000
Activity Objectives: Ongoing stormwater replacement in Richmond due to the old stormwater pipes
beginning to degrade.
Corporate Plan Objective: Water
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Activity Identified: Landscape new water treatment plant
Budget Implication: $25,000
Activity Objectives: Landscape new water treatment plant along McGoffin Street to help create a
noise barrier and be ascetically pleasing.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Install new pool shed
Budget Implication: $20,000
Activity Objectives: Install new shed at the pool to store equipment for the pool, swim club and
school.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Upgrade lawn cemetery
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Upgrade lawn cemetery to minimise uneven surfaces and sinking headstones.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Install a wall of remembrance at the cemetery
Budget Implication: $10,000
Activity Objectives: Install a wall of remembrance at the cemetery so that ashes can be placed within
and/or plaques to be placed on wall.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
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Activity Identified: Review and adopt a new town plan
Budget Implication: Staff and Councillors time
Activity Objectives: Two of Council staff are working towards a Diploma in Planning with the aim to
be able to review and change Council’s town plan ready for adoption by Council.
Corporate Plan Objective: Economic Development
Activity Identified: Get Council prequalified for Main Roads work
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Council needs to be prequalified so it can do work for Main Roads. Council to
have its quality assurance and workplace health and safety audited by a 3rd party
as part of the process.
Corporate Plan Objective: Economic Development
Activity Identified: Bulk kerbside waste collections
Budget Implication: $5,000
Activity Objectives: Provide two bulk kerbside waste collections annually to help maintain a tidy
town.
Corporate Plan Objective: Cleansing
Activity Identified: Maintain existing waste disposal facility in accordance with environmental management practices
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Investigate a dump manager and commercial disposal fees are collected where
possible.
Corporate Plan Objective: Cleansing
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Activity Identified: Explore waste minimisation and recycling services
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Liaise with external providers to collect scrap metals, oils and other recyclable
materials.
Corporate Plan Objective: Cleansing
Activity Identified: Parks and Gardens Maintenance program
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Develop and implement a maintenance program for parks and gardens.
Corporate Plan Objective: Parks and Gardens
Activity Identified: Environmental Management Plan
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Review Council’s Environmental Management Plans for Environmentally Relevant
Activities
Corporate Plan Objective: Environmental and Health
Activity Identified: Racecourse Plan
Budget Implication: Staff time
Activity Objectives: Work with clubs on the future plans for the Racecourse.
Corporate Plan Objective: Community Events
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Community Development and Services
Activity Identified: Continue converting grass power sites to concrete
Budget Implication: $30,000
Activity Objectives: Continue converting sites to concrete for ease of access and cleanliness.
Corporate Plan Objective: Lakeview Caravan Park
Activity Identified: Reseal road in the park
Budget Implication: $50,000
Activity Objectives: Reseal road in the park to bring it up to standard and reduce further surface
degradation.
Corporate Plan Objective: Lakeview Caravan Park
Activity Identified: Provide new unpowered sites
Budget Implication: $25,000
Activity Objectives: Build up the ground on the Lions Park side of the CVP so that it can be used for
unpowered sites and thus allowing conversion of old unpowered sites to
powered sites.
Corporate Plan Objective: Lakeview Caravan Park
Activity Identified: Install cooling system to outside school hours care building
Budget Implication: $10,000
Activity Objectives: Install cooling system to outside school hours care building to help alleviate the
summer heat.
Corporate Plan Objective: Outside School Hours Care
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Activity Identified: Update presentation at Kronosaurus Korner
Budget Implication: $25,000
Activity Objectives: Update to 3D film.
Corporate Plan Objective: Tourism
Activity Identified: Cambridge Heritage Display Centre Shed
Budget Implication: $185,000
Activity Objectives: Provide a shed to house large machinery and equipment for display.
Corporate Plan Objective: Tourism
Activity Identified: Provide support to local community events
Budget Implication: $40,000
Activity Objectives: Continue to provide support to community clubs and organisations.
Corporate Plan Objective: Community Events
Activity Identified: Provide support to the Fossil Festival
Budget Implication: $20,000 plus staff time
Activity Objectives: Council provides a cash donation to the Fossil Festival of $20,000 plus staff time
for the event to help showcase Richmond’s premier event.
Corporate Plan Objective: Community Events