 | Achieved 100 per cent of the approved capital investment program — 78 per cent was spent on renewal and upgrade, versus 22 per cent on new assets. |
| Received a Commonwealth grant of $10 million for the Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) and called for tenders for construction. |
| Doubled our conversion of sportsgrounds to warm season grasses in order to mitigate the impact of climate change on community recreation. |
| Council’s four children’s centres and seven maternal and child health centres are now powered with 100 per cent green energy. |
| Bentleigh East was voted Melbourne’s most liveable suburb by a special Herald Sun panel. |
| Delivered Council’s Residents’ Handbook to 56,626 households, providing information on all Council services and facilities. |
| Completed 15,872 maternal and child health key age and stage assessments — surpassing our target by 1,872 assessments. |
| Opened the 100 seat Community Room in Caulfield Park Pavilion and took bookings nine months ahead. |
| Received no appeals for failure to determine town planning applications in 60 days. |
| Achieved an adjusted operating surplus of $5.6 million against a target of $5.2 million. |
| Lost no capital during the global economic crisis and Council remains a high investing, low cost Council, which has low municipal rates. |
| Nationally recognised at the 2008 Australian HR Awards winning The Capital Monitor Award for Employer of Choice (public sector). |
| Achieved an 85 per cent satisfaction rating in the independently measured Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey 2009.
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