2019/20 Fees and ChargesAdopted 27 June 2019

All councils in NSW are required to develop an Integrated Planning & Reporting (IPR) Framework under legislative requirements prescribed in the NSW Local Government Act. This framework has been put in place to encourage councils, the community and other organisations to work together to plan for the future in an efficient and collaborative manner.  The IPR has five main components:

Ballina Shire Council’s Community Strategic Plan sits above all other council plans and policies in the planning hierarchy.  

The CSP identifies the community’s main priorities and aspirations for the future to promote a positive lifestyle and improve the amenity for our residents and visitors.

Council will use this document to guide and inform their decision making and planning for at least the next ten years.

While council has a custodial role in initiating, preparing and maintaining the CSP on behalf of the Ballina Shire, it is not wholly responsible for its implementation. Other partners, such as state agencies and community groups may also be engaged in delivering the long term objectives of the Plan.

The CSP is deliberately broad in scope. Specific items, services or activities of Council are not contained in the CSP, but rather are outlined in the Delivery Program & Operational Plan (combined document).

This is the point where the directions outlined in the CSP are systematically translated into actions. The Delivery Program and Operational Plan (combined document) is designed as a single point of reference for all key activities to be undertaken by the Council during their elected term.

This document is reviewed annually with Council receiving progress reports every quarter.

The Resourcing Strategy will not be achieved without sufficient resources – time, money, assets and people – to actually carry them out. The Resourcing Strategy has three components:

The Resourcing Strategy assists Council to translate the outcomes identified in the CSP, for which it is responsible, into actions. Some issues will be the responsibility of Council, some will be the responsibility of other levels of government and some will rely on input from community groups or individuals.

The Annual Report focuses on our implementation of the Delivery Program & Operational Plan (combined document). The report also includes some information that is prescribed by the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. This information has been included in the Regulation to help community members understand how council has been performing both as a business entity and a community leader.

Councils are required every four years to produce an End of Term Report on the progress in implementing the Community Strategic Plan. The Report covers the term of office for an elected council.

In 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012 and 2008 Council engaged a research company (Micromex Research) to undertake a community priorities and satisfaction survey which involved the random surveying of 500 residents of the Shire.  The results of those surveys can be viewed below:

In 2018 Council engaged a research company (Micromex Research) to undertake a satisfaction survey which involved a sample of approximately 300 applicants who had submitted a planning application to Council in recent years. The results of this survey can be viewed below: