Manningham Council’s Annual Report is a key tool to keep residents, businesses, community groups and organisations, employees, state and federal governments and peak bodies informed about its performance and future direction.

The 2013/2014 Annual Report provides a comprehensive account of our achievements, our challenges, our aspirations for the future and our commitments to the community.

It details our performance against our strategic objectives outlined in the Council Plan 2013-2017 and provides an analysis of our financial performance.

Most importantly, this report demonstrates the breadth of our operations and the diversity of services delivered on a daily basis to the Manningham community.

Some of the highlights of the 2013-14 Annual Report are:

General

• Endorsement of a new Open Space Strategy to set a vision for an accessible and well connected open space network
• Completion of a review of the Manningham Planning Scheme which sets out policies and provisions for the use, development and protection of land in our municipality
• The launch of a new corporate website with a range of new features, to make finding information about Council services and activities easier
• The continued support of the health and wellbeing of the community with Council endorsing its Healthy City Plan 2013-2017
• Adoption of the Manningham Bicycle Strategy 2013 to guide the future development of Manningham’s bicycle network

Mullum Mullum Ward

• Opening of the new Warrandyte Community Centre. The new building incorporates a new library branch, along with new facilities for a number of community groups
• Development of a draft management plan for the Mullum Mullum Reserve and concept plans for a multi-use highball stadium to address the shortage of sports courts in the City
• Completed a redevelopment at Warrandyte Reserve including an upgrade of the pavilion, new change rooms, the first team and umpire rooms, and club storage on the ground floor, and a multipurpose space, kitchen/canteen, netball locker room and netball club storage on the first level
• The Donvale Reserve Management Plan was also endorsed

Heide Ward

• Finished Stage 3 of the Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre Master Plan, which included the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing wet change rooms, water slide replacement, and upgrade of the plant room
• Exhibited a draft management plan for Green Gully Linear Park for public comment
• Completed works on the bus stop in Tuckers Road as part of Council’s Principal Pedestrian Network program to improve pedestrian access to public transport
• Undertook an upgrade of the Koonung Park Pavilion. Works included the construction of a new deck and veranda, as well as refurbishing the existing canteen, social room and change rooms.

Koonung Ward

• Council appointed COFELY Australia as the preferred provider for District Energy Services for the Doncaster Hill Activity Area
• Completed the refurbishment of the Tunstall Square Children’s Services Centre
• Doncaster Reserve received an upgrade of its sports pavilion, including an extension of the multipurpose room and kitchen, new accessible toilet, upgraded change and toilet facilities, and new veranda and terrace spectator areas, along with an extension of the oval
• Completed stage one of the Jackson Court Shopping Centre upgrade, which included new landscaping, lighting, paving along the Doncaster Road frontage, and wayfinding (directional) signage.