Theme and How to Read this Report

The theme for this year’s Annual Report is ‘Collective Delivery’. Collective delivery is about working together to meet our community’s needs, create efficiencies and improve service delivery. There has also been a strong focus on building community capacity and supporting the economic development and growth of the Gladstone Region. It is about working collectively internally, but also with our communities, industries and other agencies to reach the best outcomes for our community. This report is a legislative requirement under the Local Government Act 2009. It is a key tool used to inform our community and stakeholders about Council’s performance, achievements and challenges during the 2021/22 financial year. These areas are measured against objectives set out in the Operational Plan and Budget.

MAJOR SECTIONS OF THIS REPORT

1. INTRODUCTION AND HIGHLIGHTS

This section introduces the Gladstone Region, where it is, who lives and works here and how history has forged its identity. It provides insight into Gladstone Regional Council (GRC) as a local government authority serving a dynamic part of Queensland.

2. OUR COUNCIL

This section introduces our organisation. It details the role and contributions of our Mayor, Councillors, Youth Council and advisory committees. This section also introduces our CEO and Executive Leaders and provides summaries of achievements for each of our business units for 2021/22. This is followed by an overview of our people, including highlights about our apprentices, trainees and volunteers.

3. OUR PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

This section details Council’s performance in delivering the 2021/22 Operational Plan. This is the first annual Operational Plan outworked from Council’s 2021-26 Corporate Plan and details the initiatives and core services to deliver to meet our goals and our vision to Connect. Innovate. Diversify.

4. STATUTORY REPORTING

This section details the annual statutory reporting requirements that have not already been included elsewhere in the Annual Report. It includes information about how we respond to complaints and requests for information, details our investment into our community, and discloses key information about our business operations.

5. OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

This section highlights our financial performance in our Community Financial Report, which provides an overview of our key financial outcomes. This section also includes our consolidated financial statements.

6. REFERENCES

This section provides context to the terminology used throughout the report with a glossary of terms and a list of acronyms and abbreviations. This section also includes a legislative index to guide readers to key facts throughout the report.