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Central Desert Regional Council2013–14 Annual Report

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In January 2013 work began on excavation of a new pit at the Lajamanu landfill site, which was completed by mid 2013. Since then CDRC Works Crews have worked hard transforming the site into an effective and legally conforming site. Prior to the upgrade the site was completely unfenced, allowing litter and rubbish to be blown far into the bush. There were no facilities for rubbish separation or recycling, apart from piles designated for car bodies and scrap metal. Household rubbish was treated in an illegal and unsafe manner with no provision or sustainable waste management. Household rubbish from both Council collections and sundry waste was burned, contributing to both fire risk and air pollution. Access to the pit was a health and safety risk to both staff and public. Scope of upgrade works includes:

zz four-string cattle fence around the perimeter of landfill site (total length 1.8 kilometres)zz approximately 400 metres of chained fencing within main dumping areazz installation of cattle gridzz installation of vehicle rampzz creation of separate areas for tyre, aluminium, green waste, and other recyclable itemszz formation of general dumping area with skip bins for casual, out-of-hours dumping

zz installation of signage relating to proper usage, fees etc.zz excavation of burning pit for cardboard etc.zz excavation of pit for euthanised dogszz formation of designated area for builders’ rubbishzz creation of asbestos pit (work in progress)zz fencing off of dumping area to prevent access by general publiczz removal of illegal scrap metal dump in bush outside the main areazz general clean up of scattered litter

As required by NT Government legislation, household rubbish must be compacted and covered, not burned. The new pit allows Council staff access to deposit rubbish at the end of the pit and for a bulldozer to compact the waste down and cover with a layer of soil. Access to the burning pit is given to staff from relevant agencies in the community who require it. With proper management the new pit should deliver a life of approximately five years of use.

In 2013 Central Desert won its first Tip Top Tip Award with the fantastic job the Council workers did with the tip in Yuendumu. After all of the time and effort put into the Lajamanu Tip, many across the Council are hoping to secure a second Tip Top Tip Award in 2014.

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Table of Contents

Alcoota Station = EngawalaAtitjere = Harts RangeAnmatjere = Ti TreeEngawala = Alcoota StationHarts Range = AtitjereHooker Creek = LajamanuLajamanu = Hooker CreekLaramba = NapperbyMt Allen = YuelamuNapperby = LarambaYuelamu = Mt Allen

ABS Australian Bureau of StatisticsBIITE Batchelor Institute of Indigenous

Tertiary EducationCAT Centre for Remote TechnologyCAYLUS Central Australian Youth Link Up

ServiceCDEP Community Development

Employment ProjectCEO Chief Executive OfficerCr CouncillorEBA Enterprise Bargaining AgreementESO Essential Servicer OfficerFTE full-time equivalentHMP Housing Maintenance ProgramHR human resourcesIT information technologyKPI key performance indicatorLGA local government areaLGANT Local Government Association of

the Northern TerritoryMoU memorandum of understandingNT Northern TerritoryRIPIA Remote Indigenous Public Internet

AccessRJCP Remote Jobs and Communities

ProgramWHS work health and safetyWYDAC Warlpiri Youth Development

Aboriginal CorporationYS&R Youth, Sport and Recreation

List of Shortened Forms

President’s Welcome 2Chief Executive Officer’s Report 3

Our Governance 4

Elected Members 4Council Meetings 6Organisational Structure 7

Our Community 8

Our Performance 10

Key Performance Indicators 11

Our Services 12

Service Delivery Summary 12Municipal Services 12Community Services 12Commercial Services 13Corporate Services 13

Our People 14

Staff Profile 14Work Health and Safety 14Recruitment and Retention 15Staff Training and Development 15Enterprise Agreement 15

Our Achievements 16

Anmatjere 17Atitjere 18Engawala 19Lajamanu 20Laramba 21Nyirripi 22Willowra 23Yuelamu 24Yuendumu 25

Our Goals 26

Goal 1: Social and Cultural 27Goal 2: Physical Assets 30Goal 3: Economy 31Goal 4: Environment 32Goal 5: Management and Governance 33

Our Finances 35

Financial Snapshot 35Finance Key Performance Indicators 36

List of Alternative Place Names

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On behalf of my fellow Councillors, it is with great pleasure that I present to you the Central Desert Regional Council’s Annual Report for 2013–14.

It has been another memorable year for our Council as a number of significant projects were progressed, many of which are being delivered in partnership with the federal and Northern Territory governments.

During 2013–14 the NT Government undertook major reform of local government and this impacted, in particular, on regional councils. As a result of these legislative changes the Council was renamed Central Desert Regional Council on 1 January 2014. Also as a consequence of these changes, the Council transitioned its Local Boards into legislatively prescribed Local Authorities.

I am pleased to advise that all Local Authorities were formed, in accordance with the direction of the Minister, by 1 July 2014, with our first Local Authority, Nyirripi, being appointed in April 2014. I would personally like to thank the retiring Local Board members for their contributions to the Council and look forward to working cooperatively and constructively with the new Local Authorities in the years to come.

Within community the Council has continued to focus on ensuring municipal services are provided to a consistently high standard. The Council has continued to invest and improve the regional and remote waste facilities. In recognition of this effort the Council was awarded the Best Waste Facility Initiative by Keep Australia Beautiful NT for the work undertaken by the Council on the Central Australian Waste project, and also NT’s Most Improved Landfill (Tip Top Tip) by Keep Australia Beautiful NT for Yuendumu waste facility.

The Council continues invest heavily in its greatest asset: its staff. I am pleased to advise that over 74% of our staff and over one-third of our supervisors are Indigenous. Furthermore, the Council has implemented a range of training and development programs to support and improve our workforce. These programs include a Certificate II in Rural Operations, which is aimed at our field officers’ workplace mentoring, Certificate II and III in Children’s Services and Aged Care, Certificate II in Community Safety as well as ongoing training for our managers and supervisors. This high level of investment has seen over one-quarter of our staff engaged in ongoing training at any time.

The achievements of the Council are only possible through the hard work and dedication of its staff. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank these dedicated people.

I would also like to thank the Chief Executive Officer, her Executive Team and the other Council employees whose expertise and commitment has made the Central Desert Regional Council what it is today. I am also grateful for the support that I have received from my fellow Councillors in what has been an exciting and fruitful year.

Cr Adrian Dixon President

Council President’s Welcome

President Adrian Dixon presenting retiring Local Board member Ron Hagan a certificate of appreciation.

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During 2013–14, Council maintained its strong focus on financial sustainability and long-term planning while continuing to deliver on the day-to-day needs of the Central

Desert communities.

Council’s many achievements during 2013–14 have touched almost every aspect of life in community. From basic municipal services, essential services, child care through to aged care, the Council continues to actively engage with both the Northern Territory and Commonwealth governments to deliver a range quality services in the region.

As Chief Executive Officer, I am proud to lead a team dedicated to improving the lives of its community members through the provision of infrastructure, services and support, and I would like to acknowledge Council’s staff for their commitment to the organisation and to the residents of the Central Desert.

To demonstrate its service delivery ethos, Council staff have established service delivery standards for all areas. These service standards are communicated widely across the organisation and the communities to ensure transparency and accountability within the organisation.

The Council continues to make significant progress in achieving strategic objectives, with 93% of corporate objectives achieved. This strong outcome focus has also allowed the Council to deliver on all of its organisational key performance indicators with extremely strong performance in the areas of waste management, road management, and other core municipal services.

Financial indicators are strong and a number of long-term strategies and plans have been developed, and considerable investment has occurred in ensuring strong governance arrangements for both our Corporate and community-based service delivery centres. The Council continues to actively engage with community members and has developed community plans for all communities in consultation with the Local Boards and new Local Authorities.

I am very proud to present this annual report. It is a valuable insight into the work that Council has done and continues to do on behalf of the community.

Cathryn Hutton Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer’s Report

Our Governance

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PresidentDeputy President (March 2012 – June 2014)

Regional Councillors

Adrian DixonAnmatjere Ward PO Box 137, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 8455 F 08 8956 8341 [email protected]

Robert RobertsonSouthern Tanami Ward LBO ALICE SPRINGS NT 0872 P 8956 4000 F 8956 4070 [email protected]

Norbert Jampijinpa Patrick Northern Tanami Ward CMB Lajamanu KATHERINE NT 0852 P 89750-886 F 89750-988 [email protected]

Councillor Benedy BirdAnmatjere Ward PMB 180, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 9989 F 08 8956 9976 [email protected]

Councillor Elizabeth BirdAkityarre Ward PO Box 8045, Alice Springs NT 0871 P 08 8956 9779 [email protected]

Councillor James Jampajimpa Glenn Anmatjere Ward PMB 256 via Alice Springs NT 0871 P 08 8956 9933 F 08 8956 9730 [email protected]

Elected Members

Deputy President (June 2014 – June 2015)

Our Council reflects the community, and we are proud that 11 of our 12 Councillors are indigenous.

There have been no changes to the membership of the Central Desert Regional Council since the general local government election of Councillors in March 2012.

Councillor Robert Robertson was elected as the Deputy Council President for a term of 12 months from June 2013. Councillor Norbert Patrick took over as Deputy Council President at the 6 June 2014 Ordinary Council Meeting.

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Councillor William Japanangka JohnsonNorthern Tanami Ward CMB Lajamanu via Katherine NT 0852 P 08 8975 0886 F 08 8975 0988 [email protected]

Councillor April MartinSouthern Tanami Ward PMB 224, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 4820 F 08 8956 4920 [email protected]

Councillor Louis Japanangka Schaber Akityarre Ward PMB 86, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 9787 F 08 8956 9917 [email protected]

Councillor Jacob SpencerSouthern Tanami Ward PMB 16, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 8720 F 08 8956 8739 [email protected]

Councillor Marlene TilmouthAnmatjere Ward PMB 180, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 9989 F 08 8956 9976 [email protected]

Councillor Georgina Wilson Southern Tanami Ward LBO, Alice Springs NT 0872 P 08 8956 4000 F 08 8956 4070 [email protected]

Our Governance

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Louis Schaber

April Martin

James Glenn

Jacob Spencer

Marlene Tilmouth

Elizabeth Bird

Benedy Bird

William Johnson

Georgina Wilson

Norbert Patrick

Robert Robertson

Adrian Dixon

Council MeetingsThe Council continued to schedule its Ordinary Council meetings every two months, rotating the location of the meetings between the Alice Springs office and the communities. During this financial year a regional meeting was held in Yuendumu.

Council AttendanceCouncil held two (2) Special Council meetings and six (6) Ordinary Council meetings for 2013–14.

Local GovernanceCouncil has supported nine Local Boards and the nomination and election of nine Local Authorities across our catchment. The provision of over 100 Local Board – and now 84 Local Authority – positions for the communities allows them to be part of local decision making and to improve the local community.

Local Authorities provide 84 positions, including our Ward Councillors. In terms of adult representation, this equates to one in every 36 adult residents as a representative of the community.

Council would like to thank its previous Local Board members for their time and dedication to improving community life; Council welcomes the incoming Local Authority members and will endeavour to support the Local Authorities to ensure that the community voice is heard.

Council had its best result in six years in terms of Local Board attendance, hitting in excess of the target number of meetings in all but one community.

Local Board Meetings: July 1 2013 to June 30 2014

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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DIRECTOR FINANCE &

CORPORATE SERVICES

DIRECTOR COMMUNITY

SERVICES

COMMUNITY

LOCAL BOARDS Nine Communities

STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance, Audit and RiskCEO Performance Review

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY• Municipal Services• Roads• Waste Management• Parks & Recreation Facilities• Animal Control• Street Lighting• Visitor Accommodation• Cemetery Management• Local Emergency Recovery• Traffic Management• Weed & Fire Hazard Reduction• Project Management

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY• Finance• Human Resources• Staff Training• Customer Service• Territory Housing• Power and Water• Asset Management• Information Services • Toursim and Economic Development• Governance• Public & Corporate Relations• Risk Management

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY• Aged & Disability Services• Children’s Services• School Nutrition• Community Media• Domestic Violence & Mediation• Night Patrol• Youth, Sport and Recreation• Community Development• Library & Cultural Heritage• Remote Jobs and Communities Program• Post Office Agency and Centrelink

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY• Overall Management• Council Planning and Reporting• Advocacy and Representation • Intergovernmental Relations• Community Planning and Engagement

Our Governance

Organisational StructureThe following organisational structure illustrates the various services provided under each directorate.

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Our Community

The Central Desert Regional Council

Location of Central Desert Regional Council within the

Northern Territory

This map of the Central Desert Region shows our nine council service delivery centres.

AreaThe Central Desert Regional Council covers an area of approximately 282,093 km² of land.

Our Community

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PopulationThe total estimated resident population of the Regional Council is 4,331. The estimated resident population of the major localities within the Regional Council are shown below.

This information was sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 June 2012, updated April 2014). Localities (‘State Suburbs’) are as defined by the 2011 edition of Australian Statistical Geography Standards

Estimated Resident Population

LocalityEstimated Number of People

Greater Regional Anmatjere* 540

Ti Tree 143

Wilora 129

Willowra 253

Engawala 167

Harts Range Region (excluding Engawala)

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Lajamanu 755

Laramba 292

Nyirripi 246

Tanami Region (excluding Lajamanu and Nyirripi)

320

Yuelamu 236

Yuendumu 790

Total LGA of Central Desert 4,331

* The service centre of Greater Regional Anmatjere is not entirely contained within the local government area (LGA) of Central Desert Regional Council and so has been reduced by 81 people to ensure sum to LGA total.

GOvERNOR-GENERAL’S viSiT TO Ti TREE

On Tuesday, 20 August 2013, the

Ti Tree community hosted a visit from the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO. The visit was part of a whirlwind tour of the NT, which also included visits to Groote Eylandt and the Utopia Homelands.

The magnificent staff at Ti Tree worked above and beyond the call of duty to make the visit a special experience for the Governor-General and she was full of praise for the community.

During her visit, the Governor-General visited the Ti Tree Women’s Safe House before walking to the Aged Care facility for morning tea. Edna Snape, Ti Tree’s Aged Care Coordinator, provided the Governor-General with a tour of the facility and introduced her to a number of the clients. Her Excellency was very interested in hearing about the challenges of providing meals and services to such geographically distributed clients.

The Governor-General enjoyed a cup of tea and a chat before being presented with a beautiful artwork by local Wilora artist, Evelyn Pultura. ‘I am honoured to receive such a beautiful gift’ the Governor-General told Evelyn.

After a brief tour of Ti Tree and the local communities, which included hearing a local band from Pmara Jutunta practice, the Governor-General enjoyed a BBQ arranged by the local Ti Tree staff at Ti Tree School.

‘The Ti Tree community was very pleased to host the Governor-General,’ Council President Adrian Dixon said. ‘The Council staff worked extremely hard to make the day a success and they should be proud of their efforts’.

Her Excellency the Hon. Quentin Bryce AC CVO with staff and clients at Ti Tree Aged Care Facility.

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Our Performance

The Council is proud of its achievements in 2013–14. Here are a few of the highlights.

All 9 community rubbish dumps upgraded in 2013–14, with Yuendumu Waste Facility winning ‘Most Improved Tip’.

1,240 kilometres of unsealed roads graded.

Over 49,125 meals prepared and delivered to aged and disability clients.

A reduction in employee lost-time injury rate, from 0.58% to 0.00% in final quarter.

43 Local Board Meetings held.

Awarded the Heart Foundation Healthy Communities Rising Heart award.

Delivered live music concerts to 4 communities as the Youth Tunes Roadshow.

1,204 activities delivered by the Youth, Sport and Recreation program.

156 participants competed in annual CDRC Softball Championship.

152 participants competed in the Anmatjere region Men’s and Women’s Basketball competition.

1,898 hours of live radio broadcasted by the CDRC Media Officers.

310 referrals made by the Yuendumu Mediation and Family Safety service.

139 frail aged residents received Aged Care services and were provided with meals.

2,940 Night Patrol Service patrols provided across region.

6,121 people assisted to ensure community safety.

4,889 children assisted to return home between 3 March 2014 (when the Night Patrol School Attendance Strategy commenced) and 30 June 2014.

School Nutrition services provided 4,290 breakfasts, 28,033 morning tea and 28,033 school lunches across the 6 sites throughout the year, totalling 60,356 meals provided.

6,624 water samples gathered to ensure quality water supplies at 8 communities.

6,240 power generator reads to ensure power supply to 8 communities.

Over 1,280 dogs treated as part of the Animal Management program.

1,840 hours of Library services available in Ti Tree and Lajamanu.

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Our Performance

Key Performance indicatorsThe following is a summary of our key performance indicators (KPIs) for 2013–14.

KPI Result Indicator

Percentage of Corporate Plan actions achieved within designated timeframes. Council had over 156 actions in 2013–14 reported in our Corporate Plan.

Greater than 93%

Compliance with Council’s10-year Roads Work Plan. 100%

Percentage of Territory Housing repairs and maintenance completed* 94%

Plant and vehicles serviceable Currently estimated at 99%

indigenous employment rate 74%

Compliance with Waste Management StrategyThe number of Service Delivery Centres compliant with CDRC Waste Management Strategy.

100%

Community services delivered in accordance with the grant conditions 100% Compliance

Local Board meetings successfully conducted (against target)Local Boards met 43 times against a target of 36 meetings.

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Performance management reviews are undertaken in a timely manner 74%

Staff turnover 21%

Health and SafetyLost-time injury rate. Calculated as the total number of hours lost through injury over the total number of labour hours.

0.29%

Reported non-compliance with statutory and legislative requirements Nil

* The Council was unsuccessful in its bid to provide Territory Housing services in 2014–15; as a result, this indicator will not be reported upon in future.

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Our Services

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Council’s service range and profile is broad and includes a range of municipal

and community services for each of its nine communities, mostly via our service delivery centres with support as required via our Alice Springs office.

Our service delivery centres are located at Engawala, Atitjere, Lajamanu, Laramba, Nyirripi, Anmatjere (Ti Tree), Willowra, Yuelamu and Yuendumu.

Our ranges of service provided in 2013–14 is summarised below. Additional information about each service is provided in this section. For specific community highlights please refer to ‘Our Achievements’ on page 16.

Municipal ServicesAll service delivery centres provide the following core municipal services:

zz Rubbish collection service / landfill and waste management (including litter reduction).zz Maintenance and upgrade of Council-controlled parks, ovals, reserves and open spaces.zz Cemetery management.zz Support of Local Boards / Authorities.zz Companion animal welfare and control.zz Local emergency recovery management.zz Local road maintenance of over 2,070 km of dirt road. zz Traffic management.zz Weed control and fire hazard reduction.

Community ServicesThe following community services are provided on behalf of other government agencies on a grant basis:

Children’s Serviceszz Operation of long day care childcare centres in Yuendumu and Laramba.zz Operation of crèche services in Nyirripi, Yuelamu and Atitjere.zz Provision of playgroup service in Yuendumu.zz Provision of school nutrition programs in Willowra, Wilora, Engawala, Yuelamu, Nyirripi and Laramba.

Aged Care and Disability Serviceszz Delivery of aged and disability care services to 126 people living in Ti Tree (including

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Workforce 41 21 18 30 25 21 17 39 61

Distance from Alice Springs 209 240 210 1529 286 644 467 386 373

Municipal Services Essential Services Operators (P&W Sewerage)

Airstrips Animal Control Outstations Centrelink Night Patrol Aged And Disability Children Services School Nutrition Youth Sport and Rec Libraries Remote Jobs and Communities Program

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Wilora), Yuelamu, Laramba, Nyirripi, and Lajamanu. This included personal care, respite care, meals on wheels and transport services. zz Meals on wheels and limited aged care support to Engawala and Willowra.

Community Safety Serviceszz Operation of 13 night patrol crews assisting community safety in Lajamanu (2), Yuendumu (2), Willowra, Nyirripi, Yuelamu, Laramba, Wilora, Nturiya, Pmara Jutunta, Engawala and Atitjere.zz Assistance with special events in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and neighbouring communities where Central Desert residents are active participants or are highly represented; for example, sports weekends and cultural events. zz Operation of the Mediation and Family Safety Program in Yuendumu. This works closely with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Night Patrol and the Yuendumu Mediation and Justice Committee to support the residents of Yuendumu in finding positive pathways to increase community safety. zz Mediation project in Willowra.

Youth Sport and Community Serviceszz After-school, vacation care, youth, sport, recreation, art and cultural activities in Atitjere, Engawala, Lajamanu, Yuelamu, Laramba and Ti Tree.zz Programs delivered under a partnership arrangement with the Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation (WYDAC), in Yuendumu, Willowra and Nyirripi.

Australia Post zz Postal agency services in all communities (with the exception of Ti Tree).zz Licensed post office in Yuendumu.

Centrelinkzz Centrelink service centres in eight communities.

Community EventsSupport for a range of community and civic events including:

zz Harts Range Sports Weekend – CDRC

Tom Cleary Stakes.zz Aileron Races.zz Community Sports Weekends.zz Australia Day events.zz Annual CDRC Softball Championship.zz Youth Tunes Roadshow, comprising live concerts during National Youth Week.

Community Mediazz Community broadcasting services in Engawala, Lajamanu, Yuelamu and Yuendumu, and re-broadcasting facilities in other communities.

Library Serviceszz Public libraries located in Ti Tree and Lajamanu.zz Remote Indigenous Public Internet Access (RIPIA) in various communities. This provides the ability for community members to access and contribute to the Community Stories social history database.

Remote Jobs and Communities Program zz Delivery of employment services to approximately 800 people in Yuendumu, Ti Tree, Laramba, Yuelamu and Willowra. zz Training and activities made available to local people to build work readiness and resilience, develop labour market skills and build community capacity.

Commercial ServicesThe following services are provided, based on various commercial contracts:

zz Maintenance of power supply and generators for all communities – apart from Laramba and Lajamanu, where it is provided by another contractor.zz Maintenance of water supply and water quality for all communities – apart from Laramba and Lajamanu, where it is provided by another contractor.zz Maintenance of sewage treatment facilities.zz Maintenance of airstrips and support for emergency evacuation.zz Public housing repairs and maintenance on behalf of Territory Housing (which ended in March 2014).zz Yuendumu post office contract and other postal services on behalf of Australia Post.

Corporate ServicesThe above services are supported by corporate staff in the areas Human Resources, Finance, Asset Management, Information Technology, Records, Planning and Governance to ensure quality services can be provided.

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Willowra works crew undertaking pothole maintenance.

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The Council values all its employees. It is committed to being an employer of choice

for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous prospective and current employees by offering Human Resource advice, service and partnership in the areas of recruitment, employee training and development, work health and safety, industrial / employee relations, change management and strategic human resources.

Our Human Resource team has provided significant leadership and achieved various outcomes in the year including:

zz reduction in voluntary staff turnover to 21% well under the target KPI of 35%zz supporting an increase in Indigenous staff to 74% of total staff – approximately one-third of our managers and supervisors are Indigenouszz a lost-time injury rate approaching 0% as a result of proactively managing work health and safety (WHS) across service delivery centres and directorateszz creation of an industrial relations atmosphere conducive to the achievement of Council’s goals.

Staff ProfileAs of 30 June 2014:

Total staff 300.66 FTE* (322 people)

Core 106.71 FTE

Agency and commercial 193.95 FTE

* FTE = full-time equivalent

As of June 30 2014, 74% of the workforce was Indigenous and 86% of staff-based in communities. Of our managers and supervisors approximately one-third are Indigenous.

Work Health and SafetyThe Council continues to build on its strong WHS management systems. A continued focus on achieving compliance with the Council’s regular WHS audits has paid off, with a significant reduction in employee work time lost due to workplace injury – from 0.58% to zero in the last quarter of 2013–14.

The safety responsibilities of all staff have been further reinforced through the introduction of WHS performance criteria in the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement negotiations.

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Recruitment and RetentionThe yearly voluntary staff turnover rate of 21% was below target of 35% and that of comparable employers in regional and remote Australia.

The Council continues to promote high levels of Indigenous employment. It also engages and monitors its compliance with its Indigenous Employment Strategy.

All vacant jobs were advertised and filled within reasonable timelines despite the tight job market. Focus continued to be on ensuring that the person–organisation fit was achieved whenever hiring was carried out. Compliance with EEO principles and anti-discrimination practices across the organisation was achieved.

Staff Training and DevelopmentAs part of the Council’s commitment to improving employee skills and competence a total of 83 employees from across all the service delivery centres and directorates went through relevant job-specific training and development. Some of the courses are listed below.

Course Numbers

Cert. II in Rural Operations 23

Cert. II, III, IV in Sports and Rec 11

Cert. II in Community Services 11

Cert. III in Community Services (HACC / AGED CARE)

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Safe Food Handling 9

Cert. in Electrotechnology (Essential Services Officer: ESO)

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Cert. IV in Frontline Management 8

Cert. I and II in Business 2

Cert. II and III in Child Care 8

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Certificate ii in Rural OperationsA Certificate II in Rural Operations has been specially developed by the Central Desert Regional Council and MacDonnell Regional Council, in collaboration with the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT), for local Indigenous field officers and civil works assistants also for trainees in the Remote Jobs and Communities Program. The certificate course represents real training for real employees in real jobs, including installing fencing, repairing potholes, operating machinery, maintaining landfills, operating chainsaws, maintaining septic systems and participating in sustainable work practices.

The training will be delivered by CAT over the next two years in a positive regional partnership. CAT is committed to supporting employment and economic development opportunities for people in communities. By working in partnership with the councils, CAT is leveraging sustainable social and economic benefits for our families and communities.

Enterprise AgreementThe Council successfully negotiated the renewal of its Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) during the financial year. Over the course of the negotiations the staff formed a highly engaged consultative committee. Meetings and information sessions were held in all service delivery centres, and the resulting EBA had significant and widespread support.

Staff within the Council will enjoy both guaranteed and service delivery-based increments. A Service Report Pro-forma was successfully developed by employee and management representatives to measure productivity improvements across the Council, which will be further reviewed over the next two years.

CAT Training Yuendumu Region

Enterprise Bargaining Agreement signing ceremony

ESO graduation

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Our Achievements

On the following pages we highlight our specific achievements per community

for 2013–14. Our major highlights include:

Continued investment and improvements in regional and remote waste facilities, with improved fencing and waste separation bays. Highlights include:

zz winning ‘Best Waste Facility Initiative’ by Keep Australia Beautiful NT for the work undertaken by the Council on the Central Australian Waste projectzz NT’s Most Improved Landfill (Tip Top Tip) by Keep Australia Beautiful NT for Yuendumu waste facility.

Successful continuation of the Yuendumu Justice and Mediation program, with over 500 days of peace celebrated. Highlights include:

zz training of local Elders in mediation techniqueszz commencement of prison visits (Alice Springs)zz launch of the Walpiri mediation manual Jinta-jarrirlipa ngurrju nyinanjaku rarralypa.

Successful rollout of sport and recreation programs to support healthy living in communities, including:

zz annual Women’s Softball Competition – awarded Rising Heart Award by Heart Foundation NTzz Youth Tunes Roadshowzz continued training and development of Community Sport and Recreation Officerszz development of strong partnerships with other non-government organisations and service provides, including ‘Thumbs Up Engawala’, school celebrations in Willowra, vacation programs through Linkz volunteers and Parramatta Eels visits to communitieszz establishment of Anmatjere Cup regional basketball competition.

The Night Patrol Program continues its commitment to improving community safety, with a stronger focus on child safety and improving school attendance:

zz 2,940 Night Patrols delivered across all communities in the Central Desert Region, with 6,121 individual events of

assistance or intervention provided.zz Supporting Council’s School Attendance Policy, Night Patrol crews worked closely with youth service providers to get school-aged kids home at a reasonable hour at night ready for school the next day.zz Since the project started on 3 March 2014, Night Patrol Officers have sent 4,889 children home after 8:30 pm between Sunday and Thursday nights. There is still a lot more to be done, as 4,367 children refused to go home when requested during that period.zz A vehicle satellite monitoring system is now installed in all 17 Night Patrol vehicles. This is especially valuable as an operational and WHS tool enabling us to locate Night Patrol vehicles wherever they are.

Established the Administration and Management of the RJCP Program based in Alice Springs, as well as the systems to manage up to 800 Regional Jobs and Communities Program (RJCP) participants.

zz Established five RJCP activity centres in Yuendumu, Laramba, Yuelamu, Ti Tree and Willowra, and established a full-time RJCP presence in each community.zz In the first year of its contract, signed up

582 participants and provided ongoing services to these people.zz Completed the Community Action Planning process to establish community and employer priorities and intentions for the next 12 months. zz Commenced the delivery of activities to engage RJCP participants and to assist them to get work and job ready.

Continue to provide high quality children’s services across the region, including 92% of current early childhood programs across the region. Early childhood programs include:

zz long day care childcare centres in Yuendumu and Larambazz crèche services in Nyirripi, Yuelamu and Atitjerezz playgroup Service in Yuendumuzz school nutrition programs in Willowra, Wilora, Engawala, Yuelamu, Nyirripi and Laramba. The programs provided lunch for every child every day that the school was open across all six locations

Please refer to Our Goals for more achievements.

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Community Achievementszz Hosted visit by the Governor-General. zz Ti Tree, Pmara Jutunta road shoulders renovated.zz Ti Tree staff dig Atitjere landfill pit, assist in road works and resealing in Laramba and Willowra.zz Street name signs completed. zz Speed and traffic-control devices placed in Pmara Jutunta and Wilora.zz 9,620 wheelie bins emptied, and 10,700 kilometres travelled to empty them.zz 92 kilometres of fire breaks managed.zz Zero lost-time injuries and incident reports.zz Anmatjere region’s field staff successfully completed modules delivered in various certificate-level courses, as well as three first aiders, three fire wardens and two health and safety reps trained and qualified.zz Aged Care participation in Quality Review Program. zz Ti Tree Aged Care services delivered to Nturiya, Pmara Jutunta, 6 Mile, Alyuen and Wilora. zz Alyuen provided with Aged Care meal delivery service – 1,300 meals delivered for the elderly.

The Ti Tree office provides services to Ti Tree town, Nturiya, Pmara Jutunta, 6 Mile, Alyuen and Wilora, collectively referred to as Anmatjere.

NO. STAff: 41 people

% Of iNDiGENOuS STAff: 80%

NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Dean Pepperill (Chair), Jimmy Haines, Graham Woods (Deputy Chair), Mark Pepperill, Harry More, Robert Janima, Jarvis Downs, Cindy Presley, Jasper Haines and Rodney Baird.

RETiRiNG LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS: Central Desert would like to thank the previous Local Board members for their time and dedication to improving community life:

Dean Pepperill, Jimmy Haines, Hannes Rosslee, Randy Morton, Kerrie Sankey, Comet Fishhook, Tony Warn, Tony Scrutton and Rodney Baird.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Adrian Dixon, Cr Benedy Bird, Cr James Glenn and Cr Marlene Tilmouth.

Ti Tree clean up.

zz 100% of meals provided by the School Nutrition Program each operational school day.zz 190 young people received assistance from Night Patrol to return home to prepare for school, and a total of 1,102 individual assistance events or interventions were provided.zz Youth, Sport and Recreation program hosted the Sista Sounds and Music Rangers music development programs. zz A partnership between Youth, Sport and Recreation and the school saw clinics and outreach visits held by Parramatta Eels and Adelaide United Soccer club.zz Established a full-time RJCP and opened up the RJCP centre.zz Facilitated the delivery of a series of accredited and non-accredited training, including white card training, Certificate I and II in Business, Certificate II in Horticulture, and commenced fencing activities.

Food safety checks at Ti Tree Aged Care.

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Our Achievements

Atitjere

Community Achievementszz Centre Park established, including playground, water, fencing, and lights.zz Car bodies cleaned up from around the community.zz Fire breaks upgraded.zz One family cemetery fenced and upgraded.zz Oval hill established for spectator viewing.zz Centrelink office moved into Council office for better service provision.zz Public laundry established near childcare centre.zz Three youth, sport and rec staff members obtained their Active After-Schools Community Coach certificate from the Australian Sports Commission.zz Activity centre completed and fitted out.zz Fire trailers delivered to community for Fire Preparedness and Fire Preparedness Training delivered.zz Landfill upgrade.zz New childcare building – completed and set up. zz Night Patrol assisted at the Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend in August 2013 and contributed to its success by patrolling and assisting at the event.zz Provided a total of 751 individual assistance events throughout the year and assisted 194 young people to return home of an evening in the first four months of the School Attendance Strategy.



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Peppi Drover, Barbara Petrick , Edward Duffill, Benjamin AJ Pope, Anthony Petrick, Joseph Webb and Raymond Webb.


Leo Hemara, Kyle Dunn, Benny Pope, Louise Webb, Kate McMaster, Edward Duffill, Rosalie Petrick, Joseph Webb, Billy Liddle, Cecilia Schaber, Joanne Peckham and Peppi Drover.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Louis Schaber and Cr Liz Bird.

Atitjere cemetery fencing works.

Part of the Youth, Sport & Recreation activities.

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Engawala

Community Achievementszz New cemetery car park.zz The filling in of potholes around the community.zz Beautification of Council office. Works included painting the front fence of the Council building, additional topsoil and grass seeding at the front of the Council office, and the car park area redesigned and widened.zz Fire breaks graded.zz Increased signage in community, including to the cemetery and landfill.zz Car bodies around the community removed.zz Speed humps painted with white stripes.zz Children’s crossing erected outside of the school and women’s centre and signage put up.zz Designated smoking area outside Council building established.zz Shade shelter erected at the softball oval.



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Clifford Tilmouth, Nancy Tilmouth, Mary Lisa Robertson, Danny Yovanovic, Dianne Neil, Steven Kunoth and Joy Turner.


David Rogers, Peter Dunn, Kevin Bloomfield, Terry Drover, Sarah Williams, Carl Inkamala, Joy Turner, Barbara Tilmouth, Nancy Tilmouth, Cathy Bloomfield, Riley Williams, Priscilla Williams, David Bird and Anton Drover.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Adrian Dixon, Cr James Glenn, Cr Benedy Bird and Cr Marlene Tilmouth.

ABOVE: Engawala mural – part of Youth, Sport & Recreation activities

RIGHT: Engawala works team

zz New hot water unit and stove installed in the women’s shelter; power supply upgraded to 3-phase power.zz Upgrade to the creek crossing to the community.zz Fire-fighting water tank at the Council workshop yard.zz The School Nutrition Program and Youth Sport and Recreation officers, in partnership with Jimmy Little Foundation, delivered the Thumbs Up Program to over 40 school children. zz Night Patrol provided 628 assistance events or interventions throughout the year and assisted with Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend in August 2013.zz Three Youth, Sport and Recreation Officers obtained certification and delivered the Lift for Life program to men and women in partnership with YMCA.zz Three large murals undertaken with young men and women as part of the Engawala Youth Wellbeing project. zz Basic meals on wheels and aged care support program commenced.

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NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Doris Lewis, Robert George, Sheree Anderson, Joe Marshall, Geoffrey Barnes, Andrew Johnson, Elizabeth Ross, Tracie Patrick and Nita Patrick.


Sharon Anderson-Long, Doris Lewis, Robyn Lawson, Robert George, Joe Marshall, Shane White, Maxwell Tasman, Biddy Long, Elizabeth Ross and Nita Patrick.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Norbert Patrick and Cr Willie Johnson.

Community Achievementszz Complete upgrade of landfill / tip to NT Government standards, including perimeter and internal fencing, improved security, signage, ramp, cattle grid and improved provision for recycling.zz Major repairs to potholes after rainy season, including re-asphalting of badly worn sections.zz Installation and repairs of doors to workshop maintenance building, making building secure.zz Street names for community approved.zz Longhouse renovation completed on time and on budget.zz Employment of extra field officer.zz Installation of new security fencing and general tidying of workshop / storage sheds precinct.zz Construction of new softball fencing and dugouts.zz Two grandstands constructed at football oval.zz Elimination of all redundant plant and equipment and provision of needed replacement truck, forklift and rubbish trailers.zz Installation of new cultural protection area signs, in conjunction with the Central Land Council.

Lajamanu

Waste facility upgrades

zz Strong working relationship with RJCP (under Victoria Daly) established.zz Local Community Sport and Recreation Officer participated in the Women in Sport Leadership program.zz Supported other communities with crowd control at inter-community sporting events. Night Patrol crews had

great success assisting the community with school attendance, with over 2,440 young people assisted to return home to prepare for school the next day. Provided an additional 324 individual assistance events or interventions for people in the community during the year.

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Laramba



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Ron Hagan, Clayton Martin, Deb Williams, Peter Stafford, Irene Floyd, Huckitta Lynch and Elwin Daniels.


Stephen Maney, Ron Hagan, Huckitta Lynch, Ronnie McNamara, Amy Stafford, Jamsie Stafford, Peter Stafford, Billy Briscoe, Debbie Williams, Caesar Tilmouth and Stephen Briscoe.


Community Achievementszz Shoulder upgrade and reseal of internal Laramba roads.zz Rotunda shade structure built and completed at Laramba cemetery.zz All grandstands of oval repaired and made safe for use.zz Laramba cemetery fenced.zz First-time participant in the NT Tidy Towns program.zz Maintenance of fire breaks around community.zz Support of Local Authorities and recently elected members.zz Landfill upgrade.zz Activity centre completed, and continuing participation with community and other agencies.zz Collaboration with local police and residents whilst working on an Alcohol Management Plan and Community Action Safety Plan.zz Certificate III Rural Operations course being undertaken by core service staff.zz Completion of Laramba Childcare upgrade and open day, celebrating the completion of the building upgrade.zz 100% of meals provided by the School Nutrition Program each operational school day.zz Night Patrol assisted police in tracking a missing person. zz Upgrade of basketball court lights.zz Laramba men’s cricket team competed in the Imparja Cup carnival for the first time.zz Internet café established in partnership with Central Australian Youth Link Up Scheme (CAYLUS) and St Kilda Youth Service.zz Established a full-time RJCP presence in the community.zz RJCP re-established the Art Centre.zz Laramba long day care open 95.5% of the potential operational days, with 49% capacity.

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Laramba Local Authority members

Laramba Landfill

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Our Achievements

Nyirripi



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Desmond Williams, Valerie Morris, Ben Gallagher, Lance Turner, Alice Henwood, Ambrose Wilson and Mickey Singleton.


Ben Gallagher, Cr Jacob Spencer, Colin Gibson, Valerie Morris, Lance Turner, Douglas Wilson, Marshall Poulson, Micah Hudson, Alice Henwood, Lyle Gibson and Timothy Marshall.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Jacob Spencer, Cr Robert Robertson, Cr Georgina Wilson and Cr April Martin.

Community Achievementszz Vet visits de-sexed 53 dogs during the year.zz Landfill upgraded, including new pits, fencing and waste segregation facilities.zz Back-to-back winners of the annual CDRC Softball Championships. zz The School Nutrition Program is now cooking meals for crèche services to meet environmental health requirements.zz 100% of meals provided by the School Nutrition Program each operational school day.

It can be a long wet road to Nyirripi.

zz Crèche centre renovations commenced and will be completed early Augustzz Night Patrol provided valuable assistance at Yuendumu Sports Weekend. zz Grading of Ethol Creek Road.zz New seating supplied and installed by the CDEP participants to the local church.zz Delivered ongoing services:

– 104 days of bin collections – 48 days of hard rubbish collection – 1,300 hours of Centrelink services – 1,300 hours Australia Post services.

Nyirripi Local Authority members

Nyirripi Aged Care staff preparing meals.

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Willowra



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Julie Kitson, Kathy Walker, Elwyn Jurrah, Jeanie Presley, Harold Ross, Justin Forrest and Lillian Long.


Marjorie Brown, Kathy Walker, Barbara Williams, Jeanie Presley, Elwyn Jurrah, Ernest Haines, Lillian Long and Jodie Anne Walker.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Jacob Spencer, Cr Robert Robertson, Cr Georgina Wilson and Cr April Martin.

Community Achievementszz Council office external presentation upgraded.zz Aged Care Service started in June 2014.zz Over 60 tonnes of legacy waste piles around community removed and placed at landfill.zz Introduction of Local Authority in Willowra, with our first successful meeting in June 14.zz Fencing of 25 community houses (project ongoing).zz Certificate I and II in Rural Operations for core field officers is ongoing.zz Zero lost work time due to injuries, and only two minor incidents.zz Took delivery of brand new JCB bobcat.zz Zero major plant breakdowns.zz Removal of approximately 45 car bodies from community.zz Night Patrol focus on school attendance, with a day patrol service working with families and children. zz A Willowra Peace Project established to begin working on community harmony projects and activities.zz Provided a visiting service until the establishment of a full-time presence and opened up the RJCP Centre.zz Basic meals on wheels and Aged Care support program commenced. zz 100% of meals provided by the School Nutrition Program each operational school day.

Aged Care activities at Willowra

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Yuelamu



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Raymond Daniels, David Stafford, Mack Murphy, Billy Stafford, David McCormack, Christopher Hagan and Veronica Stafford.


David McCormack, David Stafford, Billy Stafford, Gibson Long, Mack Murphy, Melissa Morton, Lilly Stafford, Una Tilmouth, Stella Bambra, Billy Jr Stafford, Grace Tilmouth and Sharon Briscoe.


Community Achievementszz Park established on the south side of the community, and BBQ built.zz BBQ shelter and BBQ built on the north side of the community.zz Old CDRC office / Post Office / Centrelink building demolished, with construction of the new office under way.zz New water treatment plant commissioned.zz Water connection to basketball stadium and football oval.zz All car bodies removed from within the community.zz Playground erected in south of the community, water supply connected, trees planted.zz Cemetery fencing and road signage improved.zz Computer labs installed.zz Landfill upgraded.zz Upgrade of Aged Care Centre to include new kitchen appliances and activity rooms.zz Aged Care participation in Quality Review Program.zz Aged Care and School Nutrition kitchen upgraded to meet environmental health standards.zz School Nutrition Program now cooking meals for crèche services to meet environmental health requirements.zz Activity centre commenced and will be completed August 2013.zz Water tank and stand erected for fire fighting.Yuelamu works team

zz Fire preparedness training delivered.zz New childcare centre completed and set up.zz 100% of meals provided by School Nutrition Program each operational school day. zz Night Patrol provided important assistance at Yuendumu Sports and also with town operations at special sporting events. 496 people assisted throughout the year. Assisted the community with school attendance with a dedicated day patrol. 640 young people received direct school attendance assistance. zz Commenced a Women’s Healthy Cooking program with 12 RJCP participants in partnership with the Youth, Sport and Recreation program. zz Yuelamu Media Officer produced a radio documentary in partnership with PAW Media and ABC Radio and was recognised at the Remote Indigenous Media festival.zz Two large murals undertaken by Youth, Sport & Recreation (YS&R) with young men and women as part of the Alcohol and Other Drugs project. zz Established a full-time RJCP presence in the community and completed and opened up the RJCP activity centre.zz RJCP participants employed by the Council to be involved in Council office demolition and rebuild.

Yuelamu Local Authority members

Yuelamu mural undertaken as part of Youth, Sport & Recreation activities.

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Yuendumu



NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL AuTHORiTY: Otto Sims, Ormay Gallagher, Jimmy Langdon, Dianne Martin, Francis Kelly, Lindsay Williams, Warren Williams, Cecilia Alfonso, Gabriel Wilson and Brian Wilson.


Tommy Watson, Otto Simms, Francis Kelly, Warren Williams, Brian Wilson, Maisie Wayne, Nellie Wayne, Jean Brown, Reva Dickson, Valerie Martin, Cecilia Alfonso and Malcolm Wall.

WARD COuNCiLLORS: Cr Jacob Spencer, Cr Robert Robertson, Cr Georgina Wilson ans Cr April Martin.

Community Achievementszz Landfill upgraded, including asbestos disposal pit approval.zz Territory Tidy Towns Tip Top Tip award for most improved landfill in the NT.zz Legacy waste piles partially cleaned up around the community.zz Cemetery perimeter fencing and shade structure / water tank installation completed.zz Road crew established to maintain and upgrade internal / external roads within Yuendumu region.zz Vet services provided by Warlukurlangu Artists, supported by Council.zz Mediation and Justice Committee’s active participation in building and maintaining peace in the community. zz Football and softball oval and infrastructure upgrades completed. zz Supported Yuendumu School Family Fun Day. zz Employment of Early Childhood Area Coordinator to further support childcare and playgroup across Nyirripi, Yuendumu and Yuelamu. zz Yuendumu long day care open; 99% of the potential operational days with 43.3% capacity. zz Playgroup created and signed off on communication protocols and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Families As First Teachers to build positive relationships with community stakeholders.zz Playgroup running from the pool on Fridays (weather permitting).

Robert Robertson outside Yuendumu mediation centre

zz Activity centre completed and fitted out.zz Water tank and stand erected for fire fighting.zz Fire preparedness training delivered. zz Night Patrol crews assisted with inter-community sports and in town operations. A total of 1,141 interventions or personal assistance were provided by Yuendumu Night Patrol. Assisted the community with school attendance with almost 1,250 young people assisted to return home to prepare for school.zz 50th anniversary Yuendumu Sports Weekend was a grand success.zz Five local Elders completed mediation training with Community Justice Centre in Darwin.zz Established a full-time RJCP presence and opened up the RJCP centre. zz Facilitated the delivery of Cool Kitty, Healthy House and Living in a Home activities as well as Certificates I and II in business, Certificate II in Horticulture and white card training. zz RJCP, Council and Youth Sport and Recreation Services commenced oval redevelopment.zz Commenced planning for the Yuendumu Park.

AFL Finals for 50th anniversary of Yuendumu Sports Weekend

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Our Goals

Goal 1: Social and Cultural Maintain and improve the health, culture and wellbeing of the community

Eastern Arrernte: Mwantyele rlkerte akerte arnte-arnte aremele akangkentyele aknangentyele tyerrtye Ingkerreke mwerre anenhewerretye akert arlke aremele. Arnte-arnte aremele interre iteremele rlkerte kenge akerte arlke akngantyeke arlke tyerrtye akerteke ampere itne kenhe itne arle anemeke arlke.

Anmatjere: Tyerretye mwarre arrkwetyeke,pmere mwarre arrkwetyeke, anfketyeke mwarre arrkwetyeke, kwerrenhe mwarre arrkwetyeke, Ingkerreke mwarre anetyeke.

Warlpiri: Jukurrpala manyungka palypuru nyinanjaku ngurrangka.

Goal 2: Physical Assets Well-managed and well-maintained physical infrastructure

Eastern Arrernte: Mwantyele arnte-arnte areme ampere iwenhe apeke renhe ingekerreke-ke alakenhe akwele.

Anamtjere: Mwarre arnte arnte areme, atemele, mpwareme, mwarre arrkwete anetyeke.

Warlpiri: Murlparlu warra-warra kanjaku, warrki-kirlangu nyiya kanti-kanti.

Goal 3: Economy A dynamic and growing economy with strong local employment

Eastern Arrernte: Ilyempenye anthurre amangele arle aneme mane mpwarelte anamele warrke arlke atningke akertele.

Anmatjere: Kwen yanhe akwete arrwetyeke. Economy amangke le leme. Warreke a,amgke le leme, tyerretye ke.

Warlpiri: Nguru warlalja warrki nyiyaku. Wiri maninjaku ngurraju.

Goal 4: Environment A region that respects, protects and looks after its natural and built environment

Eastern Arrernte: Agelhe anteke ingkerrekele arle arnte-arnte anthurre renhe, mwantyele ampere ahelhe anteke arerlte anemele.

Anmatjere: Pmere atemele, pmere nhen arnte arnte aremele. Rubetyr kwetyemele iwetyeke, pmere mwarre arrkwetyeke.

Warlpiri: Murlparlu warra-warra kanjaku nguru warlalja.

Goal 5: Democracy and Governance Good leadership, effective advocacy and high quality services supported by good management practices

Eastern Arrernte: Ilyenpenye anthurrele akwele arnte-arnte arerlte anetyenhele mwantyele iterremele ilemele anthemele arlke services mwerre anthurre renhe itne apurtele nhenhe ikwerele arle warrke-irreme itne ingkerrekele.

Anmatjere: Tyerretye mwarre atningkele angketye, anyinte awemele mpwareme, nhenge rikarlhe mpwareme. Tyerretye mwarre arnte arnte aremele akaltyele.

Warlpiri: Nguru warlalja pirrjirdi mardaka.

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Goal 1: Social and Cultural

Children’s ServicesThe 12 locally employed School Nutrition workers prepared and delivered 60,356 meals to school-aged children across six communities. Axford Remote Training focused on the Central Desert Regional Council Food Safety Plan, ensuring the nutritional value of meals. School Nutrition teams have run and been involved in a number of healthy lifestyle events in communities through the year.

The Children’s Services management team implemented a number of improved practice and procedures across all Children’s Services Programs throughout this year working towards the new Early Childhood Education and Care regulations. Services are moving towards a more collaborative approach to family wellbeing within communities. All local staff have been involved with non-accredited training, and 23 out of 27 local Indigenous staff are engaged in accredited Children’s Services training.

A number of current facility upgrades and improved hygiene practices have been implemented to meet environmental health regulations, both in Children’s Services and School Nutrition programs. The Local Authorities and community voice has been strong during consultations with builders, architects and funding bodies regarding new buildings at Atitjere, Yuelamu and Yuendumu, as well as the upgraded Nyirripi crèche. Community members have also played a big part in fit out and modifications of these new early childhood spaces through Council’s building establishment grants.

Some highlights for the 2013–14 year:

zz Operation of long day care childcare centres in Yuendumu and Laramba:

– Yuendumu open 99% of the potential operational days, with 43.3% capacity.

– Laramba open 95.5% of the potential operational days, with 49% capacity.

zz Operation of crèche services in Nyirripi, Yuelamu and Atitjere:

– Nyirripi Crèche open 86.5% of the potential operational days, with 41.3% capacity.

– Yuelamu Crèche open 86% of the potential operational days, with 32.6% capacity.

– Atitjere Crèche open 93% of the potential operational days, with 33.9% capacity utilisation.

zz 92% early childhood programs open of the potential operational day across the region.zz Provision of playgroup service in Yuendumu; Yuendumu playgroup open 80% of potential operational days, with 3–12 children attending daily. zz Provision of School Nutrition programs in Willowra, Wilora, Engawala, Yuelamu, Nyirripi and Laramba. School Nutrition program provided lunch for every child every day that the school was open across all six locations. zz 165 children currently enrolled in early childhood programs across the region.zz 84.6% of Indigenous early childhood staff currently studying Certificate III in Children’s Services.zz 26% of current early childhood staff have Certificate III or above early childhood qualification, of whom 62% are Indigenous and 37.5% are non-indigenous.zz 92% of Council’s early childhood staff working in communities are Indigenous.zz A total of 60,356 meals (consisting of 4,290 breakfasts, 28,033 morning teas and 28,033 school lunches) prepared across the six School Nutrition program sites.

zz 40 days of intense food health and hygiene training offered to Indigenous School Nutrition staff over the six locations. zz 92.3% of School Nutrition staff are Indigenous.zz 66.6% of Indigenous School Nutrition staff employed currently engaged in accredited training.zz 66% School Nutrition programs are working in partnership with Aged and Disability Care.

Aged CareThe Aged and Disability Services provides a culturally appropriate service to the vulnerable and at-risk elderly and younger persons with a disability. Currently, Council’s Community Aged and Disability program provides Flexible Aged Care; Home and Community Care; Home Care Packages; Disability In Home Services; and NT Jobs Packages for staff.

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Children during Youth, Sport & Recreation activity

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This service continues to employ a majority of Indigenous staff from our local communities supported, coached, and mentored at coordinator and management level with skilled staff.

TRAiNiNGAccredited and non-accredited training has continued to deliver Certificate II in Community Services, Certificate III in HACC / Aged Care, First Aid and Food Safety.

Council engaged consultants (under the direction of funding bodies in Canberra) to partake in service development improvements in order to meet our quality review standards. One particular area saw a full 12 months of training and implementation and embedding of a new suite of templates for client files. Coordinators have been challenged with the new changes; however, the outcomes have been very successful.

SERviCE DELivERYServices are provided in Nyirripi, Yuelamu, Laramba, Ti Tree, Alyuen, Nturiya, Pmara Jutunta, Wilora and Lajamanu. Established centres provide meals; laundry; transport to the local store, health clinic and long distance respite; social activities; advocacy; day centre respite; personal care; medication prompt; shopping; case management; and client service coordination.

A basic meal service was also established at Engawala and Willowra. The program now has seven coordinators, based on our remote communities coordinating and case managing our service delivery centres. In the future we aim to sustain all service delivery centres with high levels of client-focused services.

CONTiNuOuS QuALiTY iMPROvEMENTOur program has undergone Service Development Assistance Program support to meet quality review standards. Consultants were engaged with two different projects for a period of 12 months during 2013–14.

Project 1: Supporting development

changes to operations with outcomes of Council’s new Policy and Procedure Manual, Staff Handbook, new suite of client file templates, Strategic Intent-Plan for programs and the introduction of MoUs between Community Aged and Disability programs and Remote Health Clinics.

Project 2: Financial management analysis of Council’s Community Aged and Disability Services program. The aim was to assess effective financial management to enable accurate program reporting in order to meet the future changes to Home Care Packages and other service model delivery.

In moving forward for this program we aim to strengthen the service delivery as we move towards the consumer-directed care model of practice.

Night PatrolIn 2013–14 the Night Patrol program renewed the MoU with NT Police and began establishing local reference groups on each community to ensure Night Patrol continues to respond to community needs. To date, seven of our nine communities have formalised a reference group structure through the Local Authorities.

Night Patrol remains committed to improving safety in communities, with an extra focus on child safety and assisting to

improve school attendance. Night Patrols in each community work closely with youth service providers to ensure that our school attendance policy is being adhered to.

In 2013–14, a total of 2,940 Night Patrols were delivered across all communities in the Central Desert Region, with 6,121 individual events of assistance or interventions having been provided.

Night Patrol is now required to assist with improving school attendance. For the four-month period since the project commenced (on 3 March 2014), Night Patrol officers assisted 4,889 children to return to their homes to prepare for school the next day. But there is still a lot more to do, with over 4,300 children declining assistance to return home.

The installation of a vehicle satellite monitoring system was completed, with the movements of all 17 Night Patrol vehicles now able to be monitored on a personal computer via satellite. This is especially valuable as an operational and WHS tool.

Youth, Sport and RecreationThe YS&R Program delivered a combination of after-school care, vacation care, youth, sport, recreation, art and cultural activities in Atitjere, Engawala, Lajamanu, Yuelamu, Laramba and Anmatjere.

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YS&R Program has a strong relationship with Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation (WYDAC), who delivers youth services in Yuendumu, Lajamanu, Willowra and Nyirripi.

The YS&R Program worked closely with CAYLUS to deliver sport and recreation infrastructure to many communities in the region and enhance service delivery through the provision of operational funding.

During the 2013–14 year the team was the successful recipient of the Heart Foundation’s Rising Heart Award.

Australia Post The Council is the provider of postal services to all of our communities, with the exception of Anmatjere. The Yuendumu Post Office is the only licensed post office in the region, and Council

strives to deliver a quality service to constituents.

CentrelinkThe Centrelink service centres of the Council are staffed by local agents in the eight communities where they are located. Agents receive training and support on an ongoing basis by Centrelink. The use of self-help facilities are promoted to ensure an efficient and equitable service.

Community EventsThe Central Desert Regional Council is a proud supporter of numerous annual community events, such as Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend, and a number of community sports weekends held during the school holidays.

Another marquee event for the Council is the annual CDRC Softball Championship, which provides women with the

opportunity to participate in structured sporting competition and a pathway for further representation.

The Youth Tunes Roadshow had another successful year of live concerts during National Youth Week, and is shaping up to be an event that young people look forward to each year.

Community MediaBroadcasting services across the Council are delivered by a network of local community broadcasters and retransmission sites. The Council enjoys a professional relationship with PAW Media and CAAMA as the Remote Indigenous Media Organisations (RIMOs) for the Council region. Access to radio services remains an important service in the bush.

family SafetyThe Mediation and Family Safety Program in Yuendumu works closely with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Night Patrol and the Yuendumu Mediation and Justice Committee to support the residents of Yuendumu to find positive pathways to increase community safety. A six-month Willowra Mediation and Peace project began in March 2014. A positive initial outcome included the formation and endorsement of a Willowra Peace Working Group.

Library ServicesIn partnership with NT Libraries, the Council manages the operation of two public library services: one in Ti Tree and another in Lajamanu. Along with Atitjere, the services include Remote Indigenous Public Internet Access (RIPIA) and the ability for community members to access and contribute to the Community Stories social history database.

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Road Maintenance and upgradesCouncil has an all-Indigenous road crew, based out of Yuendumu, that services the 1,690 kilometres of Council-managed unsealed roads around Nyirripi, Yuendumu, Yuelamu, Laramba and Willowra. The team completed its scheduled grading program in 2013–14, covering 1,240 kilometres of roads and maintaining a good quality network for residents and visitors to use. Contract or Council graders are used around other service centres.

Major Roads to Recovery projects were completed at Laramba and Engawala to the value of $350,000. At Laramba this focused on internal road reseals and at Engawala a creek crossing upgrade. Council organised an excellent Rural Roads Maintenance Training course in April 2014, attended by multiple local agencies and contractors, including six Council roads staff.

Outstations and HomelandsCouncil provides service assistance to 18 occupied outstations containing 75 houses. Service provision includes water, power, sewage, roads, waste, dog health, fire management, dust control and environmental health. Specialist trade contractors visit outstations every six months for plumbing, electricity and carpentry checks / repairs. Local works crews provide day-to-day assistance as needed, including slashing grass, maintaining fire breaks and emergency repairs.

Fire breaks are maintained to a high level, and no significant fire incidents occurred during the year.

Major projects have focused on providing secure water supplies, including commencement of Alyuen’s new water supply bore and pipeline, replacing Mt Eaglebeak bore, installing a solar bore at Adelaide Bore, upgrading the solar bore at Spotted Tiger, and installing a back-up power generator at Foxalls Well.

Asset ManagementThe 2013–14 year saw a significant upgrade of Council’s plant through the purchase of two new Skidsteer loaders for Anmatjere

and Willowra, as well as two backhoes. Council also purchased seven utilities and two trucks to keep the fleet viable.

This year also saw a successful program of disposals. A number of old and disused items of fleet and plant were collected.

Repairs and Maintenance for Territory Housing The Council managed a repairs and maintenance program for Territory Housing to all communities in the region until March 2014. The program focused on maintenance, with building, plumbing and electrical repairs being completed by local teams and trades on an ongoing basis.

During the months prior to March the Council has, through its local teams, completed over 26% of the repairs approved by Territory Housing.

In the 2013–14 year we received 1,193 maintenance and repair requests, of which 98% of those approved by Territory Housing have been completed.

Under the Territory Housing Fencing Program Council will install over 150 new fences across nine of our communities. This will provide employment for community members. This program is scheduled to continue until 2015. Work has finished in Pmara Jutunta. Work started in Willowra and Wilora is 99% complete.

Essential Services ProgramOur Essential Services work entails the work under contract to NT Power and

Our Goals

Water that includes:

zz maintaining power generation equipmentzz ensuring water supplies are at adequate levelszz monitoring of water qualityzz maintenance of sewerage systems.

The program also provides support to emergency services though attending medical evacuations and maintaining airstrip infrastructure. It recently secured another 15 month contract to manage the airstrip maintenance at our service delivery centres.

The Council provides Power and Water remote essential services to seven of the nine service delivery centres in the Central Desert region.

Our trainee Essential Services Operator Program has been successful again, with another student obtaining a Certificate II in Electro-Technology Remote Essential Services.

The Council has just been awarded a further three years by Power and Water to manage remote essential services in seven of our service delivery centres, giving us the opportunity to continue with the traineeship program that provides a pathway for local Indigenous staff to enter the workforce.

We are proud that eight of our 14 staff currently employed in the Essential Services Program are local indigenous people.

Goal 2: Physical Assets

Alyuen project

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Goal 3: Economy

Economic Development and TourismCouncil is the largest employer of Indigenous people in the catchment (at 74% Indigenous) and is one of the largest in Australia.

Council developed a Tourism and Economic Development Plan that builds on current approaches and also aims to work with local stakeholders to ensure local jobs and economic development for communities.

We have been successful in winning the airstrip maintenance tender and Power and Water contract, which is great news for the Council.

Further work has started on looking at partnerships and options in the housing areas as a continued focus in 2014–15.

Remote Jobs and Communities ProgramThe Council provides the RJCP employment services to approximately 800 people in Yuendumu, Anmatjere, Laramba, Yuelamu and Willowra. The aim of the program is to assess the aspirations, skills and abilities of job seekers registered in our region and to match these with potential employment opportunities, develop individually agreed plans with them to secure employment, and provide the training and education that meets both the employer’s demand and the participant’s need.

Training and activities made available to local people help to build work readiness and resilience, develop labour market skills and build community capacity.

Highlights for 2013–14zz Established the administration and management of the RJCP based in Alice Springs, as well as the systems to manage up to 800 RJCP participants.zz Established five RJCP activity centres, in Yuendumu, Laramba, Yuelamu, Anmatjere and Willowra. zz Established a full-time RJCP presence in each of these communities.zz In the first year of its contract, signed up 582 participants and provided ongoing services to these people.

zz Completed the Community Action Planning Process to establish community and employer priorities and intentions for the next 12 months. zz Commenced the delivery of activities to engage RJCP participants and to assist them get work and job ready. zz RJCP placed 120 participants into real jobs in 2013–14. Whilst some of these jobs were in the Council, others include media, maintenance, retail, council, school attendance program and community housing.

CAT training

On the Tanami

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Goal 4: Environment

Landfill and Rubbish ManagementUpgrades were completed at all landfills this year, with public drop-off areas and recycling bays set up at all sites. Pits are no longer accessible to the public and are now managed in a safe, controlled manner. Yuendumu was awarded the Tip Top Tip award for the NT’s most improved landfill at the 2013 Territory Tidy Towns awards, a much-deserved honour for the hard-working Yuendumu crew. Car body removal was completed at all communities, with around 1,500 cars transported out as scrap metal.

The Central Australian Waste Management Program continues across Central Desert, Barkly and MacDonnell councils, hosted by our Council. It continues to provide critical support in planning and implementing best-practice sites, plus training and supporting local staff to manage landfill appropriately. The coordinator delivered formal Certificate II Waste Handling training to field officers.

Legacy (old) waste piles continue to be cleaned up around each community as time and resources permit. This is making a significant difference to the appearance of communities.

Hard rubbish trailers were provided at all communities in July 2013. These are borrowed by residents to clean up their own yards and are proving very popular.

Companion Animal ProgramCouncil employed a full-time Animal Management Coordinator this year, with immediate and positive results for dog health and numbers. A total of 270 dogs were desexed in the second round of vet visits alone. Animal management by-laws were drafted and endorsed by the majority of Local Boards and are expected to be ratified by the NT Government in 2014–15. Council is focused on desexing as the main strategy to bring down dog numbers over time towards the two dogs per household policy.

Dog health continues to improve due to regular treatment for ticks, mange and other parasites. Council is working

Yuendumu works team proudly displaying Tip Top Tip award.

Companion Animal Program

in close collaboration with several partners for vet services, including the Canberra vet program at Atitjere and Engawala, Warlukurlangu Artists at Yuendumu, Yuelamu and Nyirripi and Animal Management in Rural and Remote Communities / Steve Cutter Vets at other communities.

Disaster Management and Emergency Recovery ManagementThe main disaster risks affecting communities are flood and fire. There were no major incidents in any community of Central Desert Regional Council in 2013–14.

Fire breaks are maintained in all centres. Clearing of long-term debris from grassed areas surrounding communities is virtually complete in all locations, allowing efficient, safe slashing of those areas to reduce fire risk.

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Goal 5: Management and Governance

Proactive Partnerships with Government Agencies and the Private SectorCouncil has forged a wide range of cooperative arrangements with external stakeholders. During the year the following arrangements existed:

zz MoU between Council and Central Land Council.zz MoU between Council and Youth Challenge Australia, Mt Theo – Yuendumu Substance Misuse Aboriginal Corporation and Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association.zz MoU between Council and the Centre for Applied Technology.zz MoU between Council and Central Australian Youth Link Up Service.zz MoU between Menzies School of Health Research and Council’s Nutrition Program at Nyirripi.zz Council, Desert Peoples Centre, Centre for Applied Technology and Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE) for the CDEP Livelihoods Pathways.zz Council and BIITE for the management of the Lajamanu Learning Centre.zz Council and Charles Darwin University for the delivery of relevant employee and RJCP training modules.zz Alliance between Council and Katherine West Health Board on matters of common concern.zz MoU between the Northern Territory Police and Council’s Night Patrol Service – supported by local safety plans in communities.zz Council and Complete Personnel Group in relation to the delivery of the Child Care Services Training Project. zz Partnership agreement – Central Desert Regional Council and Department of Education – Nyirripi Early Childhood. zz MoU between Council, Children Services Support Program (Central Australia) and Regional and Remote Aboriginal Children Services Support Unit. zz Partnership agreement between Council and the NT Department of Education – Nyirripi Early Childhood. zz Council is a member of the Alice Springs Correctional Industries Advisory Council,

which provides advice to assist the NT Department of Correctional Services with the implementation and development of Prison Industries in NT Correctional Services.

The Council has also been the lead agency for a number of regional initiatives, these include:

zz Central Australian Regional Asset Management Planning project – a project sponsored by Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) that includes Central Desert Regional Council, MacDonnell Regional Council, Barkly Regional Council and Alice Springs Town Council. This project has facilitated and developed asset management practices across the region.zz Central Australia Regional Waste Management project – this project has established a Central Australian Waste Management manual and training program across all participating councils. Council is the hosting organisation, with MacDonnell Regional Council and Barkly Regional Council engaged in the project.

zz Local Government Association of the Northern Territory – the president and the deputy president represented Council at meetings of the LGANT.

Our Goals

Anmatjere elections

Cr Norbert Patrick also represents the regional councils on the LGANT Executive.

Effective and Efficient Council ManagementSTANDARDS iN LOCAL GOvERNMENTCouncil endorsed a motion to further explore establishment of national standards in local government at the Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly.

It is planned that such work will help ensure continued sharing of best practice information that can improve Council productivity.

iNTEGRATED PLANNiNGThe Council has continued to refine and improve its reporting against the Corporate Plan. Reporting provides both the Council and the public with an opportunity to review the activities of the Council against the agreed Corporate Plan. The progress reports for 2013–14 are available for viewing on our website.

Additional work has also started on development of community plans by each of the nine Local Authority areas, and will continue into next year.

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Our Goals

POLiCY REviEW AND DEvELOPMENTCouncil continues to develop new policies and review existing policies in accordance with its review schedule. In 2013–14 a number of significant policies were discussed and implemented, including policies on wages and salaries; vehicles; external complaints; Indigenous employment; petition; and asset management policy. All public policies are published on our website.

RiSK MANAGEMENT During 2013–14, the Council undertook a comprehensive review of its risk management practices.

The Council utilised the approach established in the AS / NZS 31000:2009 Australian Standard, and has adopted this standard as its basic approach to risk management. The Risk Management Plan for 2014–15 is an outcome of the Regional Plan process, thus ensuring the establishment of a process that integrates managing risk into the organisation’s overall governance and strategy planning.

Council’s Audit and Risk Committee will be established in 2014–15.

RECORD KEEPiNG This financial year Council continued to build on our commitment to comply with Part 9 of the Information Act 2003. We have developed the document management system and, to ensure improved invoice storage and payment system, we have also benchmarked with other councils with a view to implementing better approach to record keeping in 2014–15.

COMMuNiCATiON STRATEGYCouncil endorsed a Communication Strategy and Action plan that has entailed a focus on improved internal and external communication.

Central Desert News, a colourful plain English newsletter, is now in its sixth year. Electronic and web versions have been well received by residents, staff and stakeholders alike.

The website features community-based information that allows residents and

visitors to access relevant, distinctive and informative content.

As a result, media coverage of Council affairs increased during 2013–14, hitting our planned target of more than 10 positive media stories per year.

In addition, we have established a Middle Management Forum which is held every two months to improve internal communication and improve team work.

information Services and CouncilBiZCouncil’s information services are provided by a fully owned subsidiary, CouncilBIZ. This entity was formed by all regional councils in 2008 to provide ICT support to Councils. The services provided by CouncilBIZ include:

zz IT support for the main business systemszz IT services, including network managementzz business support for business systemszz IT and business systems training.

The Council worked with CouncilBIZ to address a long-standing concern over the poor residential-grade satellite connectivity in Atitjere, Engawala, Laramba, Nyirripi, Willowra and Yuelamu. Poor connectivity in these areas significantly impacts on Council’s operational efficiency.

During 2013–14, Council undertook a major upgrade of computer hardware and – although ordered during the 2013–14 financial year – will be rolled out in August / September 2014.

The annual financial statements for CouncilBIZ are available from the Council’s website.

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Our Finances

Finance Key Performance IndicatorsKPI Result Indicator

Operating DeficitTotal operating revenue (excluding capital grants) less total expenses divided by total operating revenue.

>0

Interest CoverageEarnings before interest and tax divided by interest expense.Council has repayment total outstanding loan amount.

Greater than 3

Sustainability RatioCapital expenditures divided by depreciation expense

1.29

Current RatioCurrent assets divided by current liabilities

1.83

Rate CoverageRates revenue divided by total revenue. This favourable improvement as historically Council has only been able to secure < 2%.

4.54%

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CENTRAL DESERT REGIONAL COUNCIL

GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014


INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

Contents Page

Index 1

Independent auditor's report 2

Chief executive officer's certificate 4

Statement of comprehensive income 5

Statement of financial position 6

Statement of changes in equity 7

Statement of cash flows 8

Notes to the financial statements 9

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

2014 2013Notes $ $

REVENUESRates & Annual Charges 3a 1,270,979 1,097,907 User Charges & Fees 3b 379,461 340,100 Interest 3c 420,296 638,964 Grants 3d 12,468,065 24,133,786 Other Operating Revenues 3e 5,609,150 6,009,704 Gain from Disposal of Assets 5 124,537 145,355 Revenue from Ordinary Activities 20,272,488 32,365,816

EXPENSESEmployee costs 4a 14,233,320 15,356,437 Materials & contractors 4c 6,826,789 7,705,325 Interest charges 462 36,654 Depreciation & amortisation 4b 3,349,811 2,949,192 Other operating expenses 4d 2,745,523 3,418,159 Expenses for Ordinary Activities 27,155,905 29,465,767

(Deficit) / Surplus for the Year (6,883,417) 2,900,049

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Asset Write Off 4b (3,545,508) -

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR (10,428,925) 2,900,049

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAT 30 JUNE 2014

2014 2013Notes $ $

CURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents 6 8,464,249 15,992,948 Investments 7 6,053,247 - Trade and other receivables 8 971,865 1,922,161 Other inventories 9 98,412 28,889

15,587,773 17,943,998

NON CURRENT ASSETSProperty, plant and equipment 10 34,176,578 44,805,157 Work in progress - Fixed Assets 335,540 934,691

34,512,118 45,739,848

TOTAL ASSETS 50,099,891 63,683,846

CURRENT LIABILITIESTrade and other payables 11 2,840,931 2,870,794 Provisions 12a 1,732,411 2,211,112 Borrowings 12b 210 108,292 Unexpended grants 16 9,237,584 5,173,540

13,811,136 10,363,738 NON CURRENT LIABILITIESProvisions 12a 305,531 306,609 Borrowings 12b - 711,416

305,531 1,018,025

TOTAL LIABILITIES 14,116,667 11,381,763

NET ASSETS 35,983,224 52,302,083

EQUITYAccumulated funds 35,983,224 52,302,083

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

Accumulated Surplus

AssetRevaluation

Reserve TOTALEQUITY

Note $ $ $2014

Balance at the end of previous reporting period 31,797,068 20,505,015 52,302,083

Total comprehensive income for the year (10,428,925) (5,889,935) (16,318,860)-

Balance at end of period 21,368,143 14,615,080 35,983,223

2013

Balance at the end of previous reporting period 28,897,019 20,505,015 49,402,034

Total comprehensive income for the year 2,900,049 - 2,900,049

Balance at end of period 31,797,068 20,505,015 52,302,083

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

2014 2013Notes $ $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESPaymentsEmployee costs (14,704,542) (16,692,559) Materials, contracts and other costs (7,584,792) (7,662,228) Interest paid (462) (36,654) Other operating payments (4,912,685) (5,269,969) ReceiptsReceipts from activities 8,562,178 10,129,900 Interest received 420,296 668,868 Grants and Contributions 19,524,964 19,550,378 Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 13 (b) 1,304,957 687,736

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESPayments for property, plant & equipment (2,241,014) (5,047,944) (Payments)/Receipts from Investments (6,053,246) 5,139,591 Proceeds on sale of assets 280,102 254,631 Net cash used in investing activities (8,014,158) 346,278

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESRepayment of borrowings (819,498) (85,415) Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (819,498) (85,415)

Net increase (decrease) in cash held (7,528,699) 948,599

Cash at beginning of the year 13 (a) 15,992,948 15,044,349

Cash at end of the year 8,464,249 15,992,948

Notes to the financial statements are set out on the attached pages.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

General Information

The principal place of business of the Shire is as follows: 1 Bagot Street Alice Springs NT 0870

1 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIESFinancial Reporting Framework

The enity is a not-for-profit entity.

Significant accounting policies

The Central Desert Shire was established as a body corporate by a restructure order under Section 114C ofthe Local Government Act on 16 October 2007.

The Central Desert Shire Council became Central Desert Regional Council on 1st January 2014, underchanges to the Local Government Act.

Accounting Standards include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (‘A-IFRS’) as they apply to “not for profit” entities. AIFRS include certain specific provisions relating to not forprofit entities that are not included in the International Financial Reporting Standards.

The purpose of these financial statements is to provide users with information about the stewardship of theRegional Council and accountability for the resources entrusted to it; information about the financialposition, performance and cash flows of the Council. The Central Desert Regional Council is the legaldescription of the local government body that came into full operation on 1 July 2008, after it merged withother constituent councils to form the local government authority .

The general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act,Local Government Regulations and all applicable accounting standards and interpretations, with theexception of AASB 1004: "Contributions". During the 2013/2014 financial year the Council changed itsaccounting policy in relation to unexpended grants. All unexpended grants are recognised as liabilitiesbecause management believes that this provides a more conservative and useful representation of theobligation of the Council to complete the relevant funded projects.

The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of historical cost and except where stated, do nottake into account changing money values or current valuations of non-current assets. Cost is based on the fairvalues of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

In the application of A-IFRS management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions aboutcarrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates andassociated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to bereasonable under the circumstance, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments. Actualresults may differ from these estimates.

The date the financial statements were authorised for issue is as shown on the Chief Executive Officer'scertificate.

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Adoption of new and revised Accounting Standards

Accounting standards and interpretations in issue not yet adopted

Standard/Interpretation Effective for annual reporting periods

beginning on or after

Expected to be initially applied in the financial year ending

AASB 9 'Financial Instruments' and the relevant amending standards

01 Jan 2017 30 Jun 2018

AASB 1031 Materiality 01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015AASB 2012-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards - Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015

AASB 2013-3 "Amendments to AASB 135 - Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non Financial Assets

01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015

AASB 2013-9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards- Conceptual framework, Materiality and Financial Instruments

01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015

Narrow-scope amendments to IAS 19 employee Benefits entitled Defined Benefit Plans:Employee Contributions (Amendments to IAS 19

01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2014

Annual Improvements to IFRS,s 2010-2012 Cycle and 2011-2013 Cycle

01 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015

Accounting Standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective

Judgments made by management in the application of A-IFRS that have significant effects on the financialstatements and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustments in the next year are disclosed, whereapplicable, in the relevant notes to the financial statements.

The following significant accounting policies have been adopted in the preparation and presentation of thefinancial report.

It is anticipated that the adoption, in future periods of standards and interpretations issued but not yeteffective, will have no material financial effect on the financial statements.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accountingestimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period,or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

In the current year, the entity has adopted all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued bythe Australian Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant to their operations and effective forthe current annual reporting period.

The adoption of these new and revised Standards and Interpretations has not resulted in changes to theentity's accounting policies and has not affected the amounts reported for the current or prior years.

At the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the Standards and Interpretations listed below were inissue but not yet effective. These standards are not expected to result in any changes in recognition ormeasurement

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Accounting Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Accounts Payable

Depreciation

Buildings 20-50 Years

Leasehold Improvements 8-40 Years

Infrastructure 5-20 Years

Plant and equipment 5-15 Years

Motor vehicles 4-10 Years

Furniture and fittings 3-10 Years

Computer Equipment 3-5 Years

Economic dependency

Employee benefitsProvision is made for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and longservice leave when it is probable that settlement will be required and they are capable of being measuredreliably.

The current portion of employee benefits is the portion to which employees are unconditionally entitled atbalance date.

Items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight linemethod. The main lives used are:

The major assets and liabilities of the Council are carried at either historical cost or fair value. Amanagement review of properties on leases is being undertaken that may cause a material adjustment to thecarrying value of assets within the next financial year.

Trade payables and other accounts payable are recognised when the Council becomes obliged to make futurepayments resulting from the purchase of goods and services.

A judgement has been made that assets on leases are carried at either historical cost or fair value. There wereno other critical judgements (apart from those involving estimations which are dealt with below), thatmanagement has made in the process of applying the Council's accounting policies and that are likely tohave a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

A significant proportion of the Council's revenue is from Government grants.

Provisions made in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and other employee benefits expected to besettled within 12 months, are measured at their nominal values using the remuneration rate expected to applyat the time of settlement.

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Financial instruments

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Government GrantsGrants, donations and other contributions are recognised as revenues when the Council obtains control overthe assets comprising the contribution.

Held to maturity investments are recorded at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment, with revenue recognised on an effective yield basis.

Trade receivables, loans, trade payables and other financial liabilities are measured at cost.

The entity does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty.

Provisions made in respect of other employee benefits which are not expected to be settled within 12 monthsare measured as the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made by the entity in respect ofservices provided by employees up to reporting date.

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST. Receivables and payables arerecognised inclusive of GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authorityis included as part of receivables or payables. Operating receipts and payments in the cash flow statement arestated inclusive of GST.

The superannuation expense for the reporting period is the amount of the contributions the entity makes tothe superannuation plans which provide benefits to its employees.

Debt and equity instruments are classified as either liabilities or equity in accordance with the substance ofthe contractual arrangement.

Trade debtors and creditors do not bear interest and are expected to be settled within 12 months. Bank andcash balances bear interest at rates between 0 and 5%. There is no material difference between the carryingamount of financial assets and financial liabilities and their respective net fair values.

Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that as a result of one or more events that the estimated future cash flows of the imvestment have been impacted. The amount of the impairment is the difference between the assets's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade receivables where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account.

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Impairment of assets

Income tax

Inventories

A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately, unless the relevant asset iscarried at fair value, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Central Desert Regional Council is tax exempt under Sec 50-25 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997,being a local governing body

Finished goods are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Costs have been assigned to inventoryon hand at balance date using the first in first out basis.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use,the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflectscurrent market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which theestimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

Where grants, contributions and donations are recognised as revenue during the reporting period were obtained on the condition that they be expended in a particular manner or used over a particular period, and those conditions were undischarged as at the reporting date , the nature of and amounts pertaining to those undischarged conditions are disclosed in these notes.

Unexpended grants at year end which are refundable to the funding body are transferred to current liabilities.

At each reporting date, management reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to determine whether there isany indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, therecoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, management estimatesthe recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount ofthe asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately,unless the relevant asset is carried at fair value, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluationdecrease.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revisedestimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceedthe carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the assetin prior years.

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Provisions

Property, plant and equipment

The local government reporting entity

Revenue recognition

The Council's land and buildings were valued by Liquid Pacific. The valuations, which conform to Australian Valuation Standards, were determined by reference to direct comparison of transactions (market sales) approach. The effective date of the valuations was 30 June 2010.

Revenue from the provision of services is recognised when the services have been provided

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the presentobligation at reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Wherea provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, the carrying amount isthe present value of those cash flows.

Property, plant and equipment is recognised at cost when control of the asset passes to the Council. Costincludes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition. Cost related to property, plant andequipment gifted, donated or granted to the Council is the fair value of the asset, plus costs directlyattributable to the acquisition.

Purchased assets brought to account for the first time are valued at historical cost. Donated assets brought toaccount for the first time are valued at fair value.

Revenue from investments is recognised on an accrual basis.

Provisions are recognised when the Council has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of apast event, it is probable that the Council will be required to settle the obligation, and reliable estimate can bemade of the amount of the obligation.

Assets with an economic life in excess of one year are only capitalised where the cost of acquisition exceedsmateriality thresholds established by Council for each type of asset. In determining (and in annuallyreviewing) such thresholds, regard is had to the nature of the asset and its estimated service life.Capitalisation thresholds of $5,000 applied to all assets during the year under review.

All funds and entities through which the Council controls resources to carry out its functions have beenincluded in the financial statements forming part of this financial report.

In the process of reporting on the local; government as a single unit , all balances between activities havebeen eliminated.

Revenue from the sale of goods and disposal of other assets is recognised when the Council has passedcontrol of the good or other assets to the buyer.

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2a ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN

AtitjereEngawalaLajamanuLarambaNturiyaNyrippiPmara JutuntaTi TreeWillowraWiloraYuelamuYuendumu

General public services

Public order and safety

Economic affairs

Environmental ProtectionStorm water drainage and road levies.Housing, Community Amenities

Health

Recreation, Culture & Religion

Education

Education Preschool care.Social Protection

Centrelink services, essential services, local roads maintenance, postal services, Community Development

The Central Desert Regional Council commenced operation on 1st July 2008, it undertakes all localgovernment functions in the folowiing communities

The major functions undertaken by the entity are:

Administrative, legislative and executive affairs, financial and fiscal affairs and general services.

Fire protection, local emergency services, animal control and impounding, control of public places, night

Housing repairs and maintenance on outstations

Child Nutrition Program

Provision of sports, recreation and leisure facilities

Preschool care and classes.

Public Behaviour & Youth Programme, mediation program, Aged care.

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2b FUNCTION RESULTS

Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual

2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

OPERATING REVENUE

3d Grants Revenue 5,493,320 4,548,496 3,911,715 4,085,295 3,221,495 3,409,832 5,718,803 (881,301) 9,885,188 1,095,866 856,086 1,088,176

3c Interest 350,000 420,296 638,964 - - -

3e Other operating revenues 3,237,685 322,484 447,776 47,342 29,730 2,097 3,981,713 4,581,038 4,589,635 - 10,410 8,705

3a,b User charges & fees 1,115,000 1,133,222 768,842 - 118,336 9,321 47,869 -

5 Profit on disposal of assets 284,397 103,260 98,610 - 19,000 46,745 - - 2,277 -

10,480,402 6,527,758 5,865,907 4,132,637 3,270,225 3,458,674 9,818,852 3,709,058 14,522,692 1,095,866 868,773 1,096,881

OPERATING EXPENSES

4a Employee costs 5,807,816 5,289,742 5,105,268 2,992,103 2,285,875 2,406,186 2,696,591 2,742,492 3,890,558 825,658 644,391 663,765

4c Materials & contracts 2,703,513 2,228,886 2,208,276 311,723 343,516 322,337 3,361,326 2,616,029 3,559,372 138,316 165,158 275,578

Interest charges 14,000 449 36,654 - - 13 - -

4b Depreciation & amortisation - 3,302,686 2,949,192 - 35,043 - - 8,892 - -

4b Sale and Write Off - 3,473,690 - 71,818

4d Other operating expenses 2,078,526 (370,438) 1,788,085 687,335 389,711 119,131 366,984 1,260,692 894,571 131,892 213,286 94,714

10,603,855 13,925,015 12,087,475 3,991,161 3,054,145 2,847,654 6,424,901 6,699,936 8,344,501 1,095,866 1,022,835 1,034,057

OPERATING RESULT (123,453) (7,397,257) (6,221,568) 141,476 216,080 611,020 3,393,951 (2,990,878) 6,178,191 - (154,062) 62,824

General Public Services Public Order & Safety Housing & Community Amenities Recreation, Culture & Religion

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2b FUNCTION RESULTSContinued …

Totals Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Actual

2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013$ $ $ $

OPERATING REVENUE3d Grants Revenue 3,058,081 2,944,164 3,917,500 256,324 108,961 137,500 1,645,961 1,670,164 2,026,022 21,353,650 12,468,065 24,375,9333c Interest - - - 350,000 420,296 638,9643e Other operating revenues 915,398 346,013 451,798 - 116,603 149,883 137,550 202,872 359,810 8,319,688 5,609,150 6,009,7043a,b User charges & fees - 550,378 220,549 409,548 190,895 287,348 211,748 1,974,609 1,650,440 1,438,007

5 Profit on disposal of assets - - - 284,397 124,537 145,3553,973,479 3,290,177 4,369,298 806,702 446,113 696,931 1,974,406 2,160,384 2,597,580 32,282,344 20,272,488 32,607,963

OPERATING EXPENSES4a Employee costs 2,251,679 2,042,334 2,012,310 723,099 775,857 578,417 708,085 452,629 699,933 16,005,031 14,233,320 15,356,4374c Materials & contracts 978,678 991,547 874,493 115,868 83,683 247,983 884,760 397,970 217,286 8,494,184 6,826,789 7,705,325

Interest charges - - - 14,000 462 36,6544b Depreciation & amortisation - 3,190 - - - - 3,349,811 2,949,1924b Sale and Write Off - 3,545,5084d Other operating expenses 770,399 688,780 310,082 63,669 37,590 29,121 405,856 525,902 182,455 4,504,661 2,745,523 3,418,159

4,000,756 3,725,851 3,196,885 902,636 897,130 855,521 1,998,701 1,376,501 1,099,674 29,017,876 30,701,413 29,465,767

OPERATING RESULT (27,277) (435,674) 1,172,413 (95,934) (451,017) (158,590) (24,295) 783,883 1,497,906 3,264,468 (10,428,925) 3,142,196

Total assets 50,099,891 63,683,846

Social Protection Environmental Protection Economic Affairs

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2014 2013$ $

3a RATES & ANNUAL CHARGES Ordinary RatesResidential 722,355 638,248 Farmland 28,195 27,165 Business 32,611 22,946

783,161 688,359Annual Charges Waste Management Services 487,818 409,548

Total Rates & Annual Charges 1,270,979 1,097,907

3b USER CHARGES & FEES Accommodation Charges 316,023 313,661Equipment Hire Income 63,438 26,439Total User Charges & Fees 379,461 340,100

3c INTEREST Interest on deposits 345,490 60,531Interest on Investments 74,806 578,433Total Interest Revenue 420,296 638,964

3d GRANTS Commonwealth Government Operational Grants 9,349,330 8,961,332Commonwealth Government Capital Grants 355,982 1,945,414NT Government Operational Grants 5,272,331 6,724,195NT Government Capital Grants 2,414,623 661,725Other Grants 478,471 350,517Total Grants received this year 17,870,737 18,643,183Add: Unexpended Grants prior year 5,173,541 10,666,153Less: Unexpended Grants repaid (1,498,978) (2,010)Less: Unexpended Grants this year (note 3(d)) (9,077,235) (5,173,540)

Total Grants recorded as Income 12,468,065 24,133,786

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3d GRANTS cont

Commonwealth Operational GrantsAG's - Night Patrol 3,595,818 3,097,855AG's - NT Job Transition - RIBS 126,556 151,138ASC - Active After School Communities 4,425 9,605DEEWR - Yuendumu Early Childhood Mentor - 47,230 DFACS - CDEP 244,572 1,675,136DFACS - Engawala River Crossing - 6,500DFACS - Women Centre Floor - 4,700DFACS - Women Centre Oven - 2,500DFACS - Yuendumu Domestic Violence Project - 460,574DHS - Centrelink 685,637 567,663DOC - Digital Switchover 83,199 204,615 DOE - Anmatjere After/Outside School Care 98,047 96,693DOE - Atitjere - Establishment grants 68,000 - DOE - Laramba Child Care 222,804 288,809DOE - Nyirripi Jet Creche 145,507 134,298DOE - Yuelamu - Establishment grants 68,000 - DOE - Yuelamu After/Outside School Care 99,114 97,745DOE - Yuelamu Jet Creche 155,232 131,446DOE - Atitjere Jet Creche 152,292 118,882DOE - Yuendumu Child Care 346,072 471,481DOH - Anmatjere Flexible Aged Care 669,615 571,714DOH - CACP - Lajamanu 237,254 265,604DOH - CACP - Laramba 91,575 147,855DOH - CACP - Nyirripi 142,619 149,223DOH - HACC Services 171,999 -DRALGAS - RIBS Broadcasting 55,000 55,000DSS - Indigenous Aged Care Workforce 586,224 537,624PMC - Community Sport and Rec Program 205,103 246,483PMC - Jobs Package Sport and Rec 163,790 161,370PMC - School Nutrition Program 506,935 705,407PMC - Willowra & Ti Tree Mediation Service 104,863 -PMC - Yuendumu Peace Park 228,902 -PMC - Yuendumu Playgroup 50,176 202,207PMC - Community Development Fund (RJCP) 40,000 -

9,349,330 10,609,357

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NT Operational GrantsDAM - Library 84,689 84,689DCS - NT Jobs Package Oustations 242,916 222,673DCS - Outstations Essential Services 627,301 239,118DCS - Outstations Municipal Services 294,906 239,118DLG&R - Community Engagement 103,280 -DLG&R - CTG - Gov & Support Officers 215,394 -DLG&R - CTG-NBN connection for Local Authorities 84,591 -DLG&R - Indigenous Job Matching Funds 619,713 599,687DLG&R - Local Area Traffic Management 55,000 16,000DLG&R - Local Authority Establishment Funds 90,000 -DLG&R - NT Operational 1,153,145 1,768,474DLG&R - Regional Councils Rebranding 184,480 -DLG&R - Workforce Mentor 249,750 183,000DLGH&RS - Outstations Housing Management Grant - 63,500DLGH&RS - Outstations Housing Mtce Grant - 272,856DLP&E - NTEPA - Environmental Projects 20,000 -DOH - Disability in Home Support 38,028 26,937DOH - HACC Services - 205,488DSRR - Active Remote Communities 204,000 204,000DSRR - Engawala Softball upgrade 13,000 -DSRR - Laramba Basketball court upgrade 5,300 -NRETAS - Grass Roots Sports Grant - 5,500NTGC - FAA Federal Assistance 355,307 851,192NTGC - FAA Roads 631,531 786,528TH - Housing Management Program Fencing - 686,853TH - Refurbishment of Housing - 268,582

5,272,331 6,724,195Other GrantsADC - Australia Day Grant - 1,500CAYLUS - Youth Development Program 135,383 150,000DCF - Christmas Basketball Carnival Harts Range - 1,750DCF - Engawala Summer Festival - 2,000DCM - Youth Tunes Road Show 2,000 6,000DFACS - NAIDOC Activity BBQ Lajamanu - 1,000DLGH&RS - SPG Atitjere Playground - 13,217DOH - Alcohol Rehab Atitjere & Yuelamu - 5,000DOH - Engawala Youth Wellbeing 25,000 -DSRR - Indigenious Women In sport 23,600 -GMAAAC - Nyirripi Softball Champetition 10,909 -LGANT - Asset & Financial Planning 90,000 -LGANT - Waste Management Co-ordinator 134,602 107,500NAPCAN - Children's Week Micro Grant - 700World Vision - Willowra Playgroup - 22,250

421,494 310,917

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Commonwealth CapitalDFACS - CDEP - 5,929,682DFACS - Engawala Basketball Court - 20,192DFACS - Lajamanu Longhouse Upgrade - 150,000DI&RD - Roads to Recovery 355,982 1,040,720DOE - Childcare Upgrade Laramba - 42,920Total Commonwealth Capital 355,982 7,183,514

NT CapitalDCS - Outstations Capital Infrastructure Program 176,814 361,725DCS - Capital Infrastructure - Alyuen Water Line 254,388 -DCS - Capital Infrastructure Outstations Eaglebeak Bore 27,273 -DLGH&RS - House Construction Engawala - 160,000DLGH&RS - 2 second hand Backhoes - 110,000DLGH&RS - SPG Waste Management Lajamanu - 30,000DLG&R - Yuelamu Office 162,000 -DLG&R - SPG Upgrade Parks in Six Communities 70,000 -DLG&R - SPG - Lajamanu Oval Upgrade 718,182 -DLG&R - SPG - Yuendumu Sports Oval & Softball Field Upgrad 850,818 -DLG&R - Softball/Football Oval Upgrade 35,149 -DLG&R - 2nd Hand Wheeled Loader 120,000 -

2,414,623 661,725Other Capital GMAAAC - Lajamanu Oval Seating - 39,600DOI - LGEEP Projects Hot Water 24,151 -GMAAAC - Ethyl Creek Fence Upgrade 14,644 -DHS - Yuelamu Office Upgrade 18,182 -

56,977 39,600Total Grants 17,870,737 25,529,308

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Unexpended Grants Liability AG's - Night Patrol 1,027,942 411,938AG's - NT Job Transition - RIBS 123,387 45,183DFACS - CDEP 95,087 78,177DFACS - Lajamanu Longhouse Upgrade - 150,000DIT - Roads to Recovery - 226DITRD - Yuelamu Office - 2009/10 31,682 -DLGH&RS - Housing Management Program Fencing 1,282,887 543,327DLGH&RS - Housing Management Tenancy 116,490 -DLP&E - NTEPA - Environmental Projects 20,000 -DOE - Anmatjere Communities After School Care/OSHC 5,962 6,532DOE - Atitjere - Establishment grants 23,686 - DOE - Atitjere Jet Creche - 1,698DOE - Childcare Upgrade Laramba - 1,305DOE - Nyirripi Jet Creche - 36,816DOE - Nyirripi Jet Creche - 28,750DOE - Yuelamu - Establishment grants 27,048 - DOE - Yuelamu After School Care/OSHC 11,036 11,036DOE - Yuelamu Jet Creche - 9,139DRALGAS - RIBS Broadcasting 22,927 17,722PMC - Community Development Fund (RJCP) 38,090 -PMC - School Nutrition Program 85,565 202,560PMC - Willowra & Ti Tree Mediation Service 89,375 -PMC - Yuendumu Domestic Violence Project 32,254 258,447PMC - Yuendumu Peace Park 228,375 -PMC - Yuendumu Playgroup 69,751 114,454Sub total recognised as a liability 3,331,545 1,917,310

Unexpended Grants Liability CAYLUS - Sport & Recreation (Youth Development Program ) 49,030 -Centerlink - Housing & Infrastructure Maintenance 37,641 -DAM Libraries - Library 90,478 84,689

DBCDE - Digital Switchover - 185,327DCM - Youth Tunes Road Show - 1,866DLG&R - Workforce Mentoring 110,472 68,186DLG&R - CTG - Local Boards Governance - Shire 215,067 -DLG&R - CTG - Yuelamu Office 352,797 -DLG&R - CTG-NBN connection for Local Authorities 83,501 -DLG&R - Local Authority Establishment Funds 68,605 -DLG&R - Outstations Capital Infrastructure 889,346 336,496DLG&R - Outstations Housing Mtce Grant 196,583 25,106

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DLG&R - Regional Councils Rebranding 165,697 -DLG&R - SPG - Atitjere Playground 10,527 -DLG&R - SPG - SPG Engawala Demountable 152,927 -DLG&R - SPG - Yuendumu Sports Oval & Softball Field Upgrad 718,182 -DLG&R - SPG - Yuendumu Sports Oval & Softball Field Upgrad 848,237 -DLG&R - SPG Upgrade Parks in Six Communities 70,000 -DLG&R - SPG Waste Management Lajamanu 15,000 -DLG&R - SPG Yuendumu Softball/Football Oval Upgrade 35,149 -DLG&R- Outstations CDEP Conversion 23,869 5,893DLG&R -Second Hand Wheeled Loader 120,000 -DLGH&RS - 2 second hand Backhoes - 110,000DLGH&RS - House Construction Engawala - 160,000DLGH&RS - LB Capacity Dev 29,671 -DLGH&RS - NT Operational - 946,844DLGH&RS - Outstations Municipal Services 448 239,119DLGH&RS - SPG Atitjere Playground - 10,527DLGH&RS - SPG Waste Management Lajamanu - 15,000DOH - Alcohol Rehab Atitjere & Yuelamu - 5,000DOH - Anmatjere Flexible Aged Care 404,608 100,114DOH - CACP - Lajamanu 60,819 42,869DOH - CACP - Laramba 112,238 133,880DOH - CACP - Nyirripi 156,830 129,657DOH - Disability in Home Support 99,341 14,545DOH - HACC Services 99,429 62,987DOH - RAAS-Vacation Program Engawala 14,345 -DOHA Community Care Lajamanu 10,900 -DOHA Community Care Nyirripi 65,000 -DRALGAS - NT Job Transition - Sport and Rec - 21,561DSRR - Indigenious Women In sport 23,600 -DSRR - Laramba Basketball court upgrade 5,300 -DSS - Indigenous Aged Care Workforce 222,000 144,933GMAAAC - Lajamanu Oval Seating - 33,810GMAAAC - Nyirripi/Yuelamu 45,229 -GMAAAC - Yuelamu Aged Care 7,518 -LGANT - Waste Management Co-ordinator 26,398 756NRETAS - Active Remote Communities - CSRO - -NRETAS - Grass Roots - 5,500

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NTGC - FAA Federal Assistance - 483,253NTGC - FAA Roads - 419,961PMC - Community Sport and Rec Program 1,687 -PMC - Jobs Package Sport and Rec 107,221 -World Vision Willowra Playgroup - 17,989Sub total recognised in revenue 5,745,691 3,805,868

Total 9,077,235 5,723,178Grants in advance - CAYLUS/Tangentyere Council Inc 160,349 -Total Unexpended Grants Liability 9,237,584 5,723,178

3e OTHER OPERATING REVENUESAgency Fees 807,952 274,180Commission Income 22,343 24,601Contract fee income 1,890,215 3,473,275Fuel Tax Rebate 6,885 17,353Post Office Sales 66,001 68,871Reimbursements 28,794 223,263Service fee income 2,647,520 1,743,058Other Income 139,440 185,103

5,609,150 6,009,704

4a EMPLOYEE COSTSSalary and Wages 11,658,532 11,566,910Employee Leave Benefits 1,359,996 2,127,020Superannuation 1,157,688 1,114,642Fringe Benefit Tax 11,086 70,015Other Staff Costs 46,018 477,850

14,233,320 15,356,437

4b DEPRECIATION/WRITE OFFBuildings 2,088,716 1,789,271Infrastructure 294,122 237,794Plant and Equipment 348,533 365,585Vehicles 612,258 550,360Office Equipment 3,408 3,408Leasehold Improvements 2,774 2,774

3,349,811 2,949,192

Buildings Write Off 3,473,690 -Plant and Equipment Write Off 71,818 -

3,545,508 -

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4c MATERIALS AND CONTRACTORSConsulting Fees 9,790 114,518Contract Labour 344,952 1,098,488Contract Materials and Labour 1,176,543 1,170,009Fuel and Oil 668,446 610,874Materials Food 570,231 514,994Materials Other 1,223,415 1,225,955Minor Asset Purchases 138,393 268,463Motor Vehicle expenses 602,573 670,265Operating Lease 90,428 195,058Printing and Stationary 42,379 42,136Protective Clothing and uniforms 111,346 105,175Repairs and Maintenance 749,100 723,755Software and business systems 538,112 469,936Utility expenses 561,081 495,699

6,826,789 7,705,325

4d OTHER OPERATING EXPENSESAdvertising 89,330 169,475Audit - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 59,150 47,500Bad and Doubtful debts (77,522) 29,351Bank Fees 9,327 12,893Elected Member Allowances 288,576 281,198Insurance 531,984 465,924IT expenses (network and internet) 294,543 357,269Membership or Subscriptions 49,452 49,781Postage, Freight and courier 154,868 105,710Sundry Expenses 25,713 111,120Telephone 280,629 295,889Training and Conference Expenses 436,644 795,911Travelling and accommodation 602,830 696,138

2,745,523 3,418,159

5 GAIN OR (LOSS) ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETSProceeds from disposal 280,102 254,631Less: carrying amount of assets disposed of 155,565 109,276

124,537 145,355

6 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSCash at Bank 8,456,343 15,985,508Cash on Hand 7,906 7,440

8,464,249 15,992,948

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7 INVESTMENTSGeneral Short Term Deposits 6,053,247 -

6,053,247 -

TOTAL CASH AND SHORT TERM DEPOSITS 14,517,496 15,992,948

The following portion of cash and bank balances is subject torestrictions in that it represents unexpended grant funds providedfor specific purposes.

Included in liabilities 9,237,584 5,173,540Included in revenue - 6,093,503

8 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLESRates and Annual Charges 162,480 91,144Accrued Income - 619,831Goods and Services Tax 305,528 140,324Trade receivables 533,005 1,179,588Total 1,001,013 2,030,887Less Provision for Doubtful debts (29,148) (108,726)Total Receivables 971,865 1,922,161

Ageing of past due but not impaired> 30 Days 5,640 52,132> 60 Days - 9,735> 90 Days 33,007 517,076Total 38,647 578,943

Ageing of impaired trade receivables> 90 Days 29,148 108,726

9 OTHER INVENTORIES Finished Goods - Post Office Stock 23,357 28,889Computer 75,055 -

98,412 28,889

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10 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Buildings* Land InfrastructurePlant and

Equipment VehiclesOffice

EquipmentLeasehold

Improvements Total

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Gross Carrying AmountBalance at start of prior year 37,285,156 1,310,000 2,635,256 8,785,877 7,398,518 1,121,539 347,616 58,883,962Additions 4,014,194 - 932,482 708,176 892,414 - - 6,547,266Disposals - - - (503,854) (731,685) - - (1,235,539)Balance at end of prior year 41,299,350 1,310,000 3,567,738 8,990,199 7,559,247 1,121,539 347,616 64,195,689Additions 600,392 - 749,087 448,820 442,715 - - 2,241,014Disposals (244,485) (933,292) (1,177,777) Write Off (11,252,625) - - - - (11,252,625)Balance at end of current year 30,647,117 1,310,000 4,316,825 9,194,534 7,068,670 1,121,539 347,616 54,006,301

Accumulated DepreciationBalance at start of prior year 3,261,407 - 934,520 7,088,089 4,844,813 1,104,431 334,343 17,567,603Charge for the year 1,789,271 - 237,794 365,585 550,360 3,408 2,774 2,949,192Accumulated on disposals - - - (497,861) (628,402) - - (1,126,263)Balance at end of prior year 5,050,678 - 1,172,314 6,955,813 4,766,771 1,107,839 337,117 19,390,532Charge for the year 2,095,705 - 294,122 350,375 610,416 3,408 2,775 3,356,801Accumulated on disposals - - (244,485) (777,727) - - (1,022,212)Accumulated on Write Off (1,895,399) (1,895,399)Balance at end of current year 7,146,383 1,310,000 1,466,436 7,061,703 4,599,460 1,111,247 339,892 19,829,723

Net Book ValueBalance at start of current year 36,248,672 1,310,000 2,395,424 2,034,386 2,792,476 13,700 10,499 44,805,157

Balance at end of current year 23,500,734 1,310,000 2,850,389 2,132,831 2,469,210 10,292 7,724 34,176,578

Land: With the sole exception of a 50% share in the land component of the Council’s headquarters building in Alice Springs and ownership of land in Ti Tree, the Council has no registered or registrable freehold or leasehold interests in land.In the 2013-14 financial year the Central Desert Regional Council surrended some properties to other Government Agencies and did not apply for Section 19 or Community Living area leases on others, consequently the value of the building assets has been reduced by the residual value of these buildings.

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11 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLESTrade Creditors 2,806,506 2,423,121Accrued Expenditure 34,425 447,673

2,840,931 2,870,794

12a PROVISIONSAnnual leave - Current 1,027,449 1,630,400Long Service Leave - Non Current 305,531 306,609Salary And Wages 654,391 520,458Audit Fees, FBT and Other 50,571 60,254

2,037,942 2,517,721

TOTAL PROVISIONS CONSISTS OFCurrent Provisions 1,732,411 2,211,112Non-Current Provisions 305,531 306,609

2,037,942 2,517,721

MOVEMENTS IN PROVISIONSAnnual LeaveOpening Balance 1,630,400 1,879,389Add: Additional Amounts recognised (service costs) 347,959 399,368(Less): Payments (settlement costs) (364,148) (648,357)Unused Amount Reversed during the period. (586,762) -Closing Balance 1,027,449 1,630,400

Long Service LeaveOpening Balance 306,609 315,845Add: Additional Amounts recognised (service costs) 29,505 28,875(Less): Payments (settlement costs) (12,141) (38,111)Unused Amount Reversed during the period. (18,442) -Closing Balance 305,531 306,609

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12b BORROWINGSCurrentBank Loans 210 108,292

210 108,292Non - CurrentBank Loans - 711,416

- 711,416

Total Borrowings 210 819,708

13 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(a) Reconciliation of cash

Cash on hand and at bank 8,464,249 15,992,948Total Cash and Short Term Investment 8,464,249 15,992,948

(b) Reconciliation of profit from ordinary activities to net cash flows from operating activitiesChange in net assets resulting from operations (6,883,417) 2,900,049Depreciation and Amortisation 3,349,811 2,949,192Profit on sale of assets (124,537) (145,355)Other non-cash adjustments Net cash used in operating activities before changes in assets and liabilities (3,658,143) 5,703,886

(Increase) Decrease in receivables 1,190,439 1,968,095(Increase) Decrease in inventory (69,524) 1,591Increase (Decrease) in payables (22,545) (568,544)Increase (Decrease) in provision for doubtful debts (79,578) -Increase (Decrease) in employee leave entitlements (604,029) (258,225)Increase (Decrease) in unexpended grants 4,548,337 3,099,511

Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities 1,304,957 9,946,314

For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand, net of outstandingbank overdrafts. Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows isreconciled to the related items in the Statement of Financial Position as follows:

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14 COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURECapital expenditure contracted for at the reporting date butnot recognised in the financial statements as liabilities:Buildings - -Infrastructure - -Plant and equipment - -Vehicles 34,649

- 34,649

These expenditures are payable as follows:Not later than 1 year - 34,649

15 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS(a) Financial Risk Exposures and Management

The main risks the Council is exposed through its financialinstruments are liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk andinterest rate risk.

Liquidity RiskLiquidity risk is the risk that Council will not be able to meetits obligations as and when they fall due. The Councilmanages its liquidity risk by monitoring cash flows and alsothrough its budget management process. Due to the nature ofthe business, the Council is able to estimate its income andcash flows based on grant funding timeframes.

Credit RiskCredit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Council if acustomer or a counterparty to a financial instrument fails tomeet its contractual obligations. Exposure to credit risk ismonitored by management on an ongoing basis. Themaximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of anycollateral or other security, is limited to the total carryingvalue of financial assets, net of any provisions for impairmentof those assets, as disclosed in the balance sheet and notes tothe financial statements.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ContThe Council does not have any material credit risk exposureto any single debtor or group of debtors under financialinstruments entered into by the Council. The Majority of theCouncil's debtors are government owned and funded entitiesand credit risk of the Council is low.

Market riskMarket risk is the risk that changes in the market prices, suchas interest rates and equity prices will affect the Council'sincome or the value of its holdings of financial instruments.Exposure to market risk is closely monitored by the Council.

The Council does not have any material market risk exposure.

Interest rate riskInterest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cashflows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because ofchanges in interest rates. The Council manages its interest raterisk by maintaining floating rate cash and floating rate debt.

Sensitivity analysisAt balance sheet date, the Council had the following assetsand liabilities exposed to variable interest rate risk.

Financial AssetsCash on Hand and at Bank - -

Financial LiabilitiesBank Loan 210 819,708

At balance sheet date the Council has loans that presentexposure to interest rate risk. Credit cards are the only shortterm financial instrument used by the Council and balancesare cleared at month end.

The table below details the interest rate sensitivity analysis ofthe Council at balance date, holding all other variablesconstant. A 100 basis point change is deemed to be possiblechange and is used when reporting interest rate risk.

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15 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Cont

(a)

Change in rate

Effect on Profit or Loss

Effect on Equity

Effect on Profit or Loss

Effect on Equity

Financial AssetsCash on Hand and at Bank 1% - - - -

Financial LiabilitiesBank Loan 1% (2) (2) (8,197) (8,197)

(b) Terms, Conditions and Accounting Policies

Recognised Financial Instruments Note(i) Financial AssetsReceivables - Trade 6

Term Deposits 7

(ii) Financial LiabilitiesTrade Creditors 11

Bank Loans 12b

The accounting policies, including the terms and conditions ofeach class of financial asset, financial liability and equityinstrument, both recognised and unrecognised at balance sheetdate are as follows:

Loans are measured at fair value, net of transaction costs.

The Council has repaid the outstanding Loan amount in April 2014.

Term deposits are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Interest is recognised in the profit and loss when earned.

Accounting Policies Terms and Conditions

Trade receivables are carried at nominal amounts less any provision for bad debts. A provision for doubtful debts is recognised when collection of the full nominal amount is no longer probable.

Credit sales are on 30 day terms.

The Term Deposit has effective interest rate of 3.71%.

Liabilities are recognised for accounts to be paid in the future for goods and services received, whether or not billed to the organisation

Trade Liabilities are normally settled on 30 day terms.

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15 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Cont(c) Interest Rate Risk

The entity's exposure to interest rate risksboth recognised and unrecognised at the balance sheet date are as follows:

≤ 1 year ≥ 1 year < 5 years

2014Financial AssetsCash on Hand and at Bank - - - - - 2.75%Short Term deposits - 8,464,249 - - 8,464,249 3.71%Receivables - - - 6,053,247 6,053,247 Total Financial Assets - 8,464,249 - 6,053,247 14,517,496

Financial LiabilitiesTrade Creditors - - - 2,806,506 2,806,506 Bank Loans 210 - 210 4.95%Finance Lease Liability - - - - - Unexpended Grants - - - 9,237,584 9,237,584 Total Financial Liabilities 210 - - 12,044,090 12,044,300

2013Financial AssetsCash on Hand and at Bank - - - - - 2.75%Short Term deposits - 15,992,948 - - 15,992,948 Receivables - - - - - Total Financial Assets - 15,992,948 - - 15,992,948

Financial LiabilitiesTrade Creditors - - - 2,423,121 2,423,121 Bank Loans 819,708 - 819,708 5.09%Finance Lease Liability - - - - - Unexpended Grants - - - 5,173,540 5,173,540 Total Financial Liabilities 819,708 - - 7,596,661 8,416,369

Total carrying amount as per balance sheet

Weighted average interest

Non - interest bearing

Financial Instruments Floating interest rate

Fixed Interest Maturing In

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2014 2013$ $

16 CONDITIONS OVER GRANTSGrants and contributions received in the current and prior periods whichwere obtained on the condition that they be expended on specifiedpurposes, but which are not yet expended in accordance with thoseconditions, are as follows:

Unexpended at the close of previous reporting period recognised asliabilities 5,173,540 10,666,153Unexpended at the close of previous reporting period - recognised inrevenue 6,093,503 5,652,757Less:Expended during the current reporting period from revenue recognised inprevious reporting periods. (3,297,546) (3,365,122)Repaid during this period (1,498,978) (2,010)Recognised as Current Period Revenue (6,470,519) (7,407,913)Plus:

Amounts recognised as revenues in current reporting period but not yetexpended in accordance with the conditions - 3,805,868Unexpended Grants recognised as liability 9,237,584 1,917,310Unexpended at the end of current reporting period and held as restrictedassets 9,237,584 11,267,043

Total Balance of unexpended grants recognised as liability - note 3(d) 9,237,584 5,173,540

17 LEASESNon-cancellable operating lease commitmentsNot longer than 1 year 113,740 119,504 Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years 121,342 57,549 Longer than 5 years - -

235,082 177,053

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Service Delivery CentresAtitjerePhone: 08 8956 9787 Fax: 08 8956 9917 Email: [email protected]

EngawalaPhone: 08 8956 9989 Fax: 08 8956 9976 Email: [email protected]

LajamanuPhone: 08 8975 0886 Fax: 08 8975 0988 Email: [email protected]

LarambaPhone: 08 8956 8765 Fax: 08 8956 8341 Email: [email protected]

NyirripiPhone: 08 8956 8720 Fax: 08 8956 8739 Email: [email protected]

Anmatjere (Ti Tree)Phone: 08 8956 9933 Fax: 08 8956 9730Email: [email protected]

WillowraPhone: 08 8956 4820 Fax: 08 8956 4920 Email: [email protected]

YuelamuPhone: 08 8956 4016 Fax: 08 8956 4088 Email: [email protected]

YuendumuPhone: 08 8956 4038 Fax: 08 8956 4070 Email: [email protected]

Our VisionTwo ways, one outcome: Indigenous and non-Indigenous people working together.

Our MissionTo work together in one spirit, guided by strong leadership and good management to provide high-quality services across the Central Desert Regional Council.

Our ValuesWe highly value:

RESPECT, for each other, culture, language, community and environmentSTRONG and GOOD LEADERSHIP, applied courageously and uniformly across the

organisation, constantly seeking organisational improvementTEAMWORK, all working together towards accomplishing common goalsACCOUNTABILITY, all taking personal responsibility for decisions and actions to achieve

agreed outcomes and standardsINTEGRITY, taking responsibility for honesty, trust and openness in all our actions.

Our GoalsSee page 26.

AtitjerePhone: 08 8956 9787

EngawalaPhone: 08 8956 9989

LajamanuPhone: 08 8975 0886

LarambaPhone: 08 8956 8765

NyirripiPhone: 08 8956 8720

Anmatjere (Ti Tree)Phone: 08 8956 9933

WillowraPhone: 08 8956 4820

YuelamuPhone: 08 8956 4016

YuendumuPhone: 08 8956 4038

OfficeAlice SpringsFreecall: 1300 360 605Phone: 08 8958 9500

General fax: 08 8958 9501 Fax for Purchase Orders: 08 8958 9502Fax for Payroll: 08 8958 9503Fax for Human Resources: 08 8958 9504 Accounts Payable email: [email protected]

Street address: 1 Bagot Street Alice Springs NT 0870

Postal address: PO Box 2257 Alice Springs NT 0871

Email: [email protected] Website: www.centraldesert.nt.gov.au

Central Desert Depot Street address (NO MAIL):41 Cameron Street Alice Springs NT 0870

Phone: 08 8959 0700 Fax: 08 8959 0701

Community Contacts

CreditsAll photos Central Desert Regional Council, unless otherwise creditedProduction: Bruderlin MacLean Publishing Services

Regional Council Headquarters1 Bagot Street PO Box 2257Alice Springs Alice SpringsNT 0870 NT 0871

Phone 08 8958 9500Freecall 1300 360 605 Fax 08 8958 9501 Email [email protected] Web www.centraldesert.nt.gov.au

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