Our annual report for 2021 / 22
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 :
• 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 an easy to read overview for each of the 5 strategic priorities ;
• Our elected Council , to whom our organisation is accountable , is able to review progress and consider any implications for finetuning of plans going forward ;
• Our management team and employees have shared information about their own team ’ s results and can learn more about the progress of all 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 service and project delivery , having reviewed the year ’ s opportunities 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 2022 .
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 . 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 section 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 councillors and committees , governance and planning frameworks , teams , awards and recognition 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 2022 , audited by the Auditor-General ;
• Management certificates ;
• Current year financial sustainability statement for the year ended 30 June 2022 , audited by the Auditor-General ;
• Auditor-General ’ s audit reports about the general purpose financial statement 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 page location for each section and sub-section .
Towards the back of the document , there are a number of other tools to help you navigate the report .