Our annual report for 2020 / 21
Each year Council is required by legislation to prepare and adopt an Annual Report . As a key accountability document , it is an opportunity to provide an insight into our Council , and our year ’ s highlights , challenges and progress , in an open and transparent way .
We recognise that we have many stakeholders and each have been considered in the report ’ s preparation and design :
• Our community members can view Council ’ s progress as a whole , or across one or more of the functions delivered by Maranoa Regional Council . The ‘ Quick Facts ’ pages provide a 1 to 2 page overview for each of our 5 strategic priorities ;
• Our elected Council , to whom our organisation is accountable , is able to review both summary and detailed information about our progress and consider any implications for finetuning of plans ;
• Our management team and employees who have shared information about their own team ’ s results can also view an update on the progress of other functions ;
• New employees or applicants for positions who may be interested in becoming part of our team can read about potential work areas or the organisation more broadly ;
• Function leaders are able to consider recommendations and advice for the planning of services and projects , having reviewed the year ’ s results , highlights and challenges ;
• Government ( Australian and Queensland ) in particular the Deputy Premier and Minister of State Development , Infrastructure , Local Government and Planning is provided a comprehensive report on the year ’ s results and Council ’ s position at 30 June 2021 .
The full copy of the Annual Report is available online via the website ( https :// www . maranoa . qld . gov . au / annual-report-1 ) or in print form .
Structure of our reporting
Our reporting has been designed for readers to view as little or as much as they wish about a particular function or functions of Council . The Annual Report summarises our results , but we are also making available a companion document “ Our performance in focus ”. We use this to review performance , monitor trends and resourcing needs , assess what is working well , reflect on where we can improve and finetune our plans for the future .
It is an integral part of our continual improvement framework . No function is left behind , because we recognise that our team ’ s strength comes from each of its members doing their part well .
About this report
Following an introduction , there are 6 parts to the Annual Report document :
• Part 1 - Our region
• Part 2 - Our council
• Part 3 - Our performance
• Part 4 - Our finances
• Part 5 - Our legislative compliance
• Part 6 - Index
Our region
This includes information about the Maranoa Region . It also showcases some of our Maranoa community members .
Our council
This includes our purpose ( our community vision , mission , teams ’ goals , strategic priorities , motto , logo and values ), our year at a glance , our councillors , governance and planning frameworks , teams and Share-a-Thanks .
Our performance
This provides a summary of our results for the year ( highlights , challenges and progress in implementing our plans ) within our five strategic priority areas of :
• Getting the basics right ;
• Delivering strong financial management ;
• Helping to keep our communities safe ;
• Growing our region ;
• Managing our operations well .
Our finances The financial section of this annual report includes :
• Community financial report ;
• General purpose financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021 , audited by the Auditor-General ’ s delegate ;
• Management certificates ;
• Current year financial sustainability statement for the year ended 30 June 2021 , audited by the Auditor-General ’ s delegate ;
• The audit reports about the general purpose financial statements and the current year financial sustainability statement ; and
• Long term financial sustainability statement for the financial year .
This report demonstrates the breadth of Council functions ( including services and projects ) provided to the community . On the following page is a table of contents that gives the starting ( summary ) page for each function . Towards the back of the document , there are a number of other tools to help readers navigate the report .
2020 / 21 at a glance
• Lowest number of incidents ( people , assets , environment ) in 6 years .
• Lowest lost time injury rate in 6 years .
• Operating surplus achieved for the 3rd consecutive year .
• Unmodified audit opinion (‘ clean bill of health ’) for Council ’ s general purpose financial statements for the 7th consecutive year .
• All three State Government specified financial ratios within their target range for the 3rd consecutive year .
• Council ’ s internal control framework received 5 out of 5 ‘ green lights ’ from the independent auditors .
• New organisational structure adopted for implementation in 2021 / 22 .