Annual Report 2014

Overseas travel
No Councillor or Council employee in an official capacity made any overseas travel during the
period.


Executive remuneration
Under the LG Act, the annual report of a local government must state the total remuneration
packages that were payable during the reporting period to its senior management, and the number
of employees in senior management who are being paid each of the total remuneration packages.

The senior management of a local government consists of the chief executive officer and all senior
executive employees of the local government. A senior executive employee is an employee who
reports directly to the chief executive officer and whose position would ordinarily be considered to
be a senior position in the corporate structure.

The total of remuneration packages payable to senior management during the period was
$543,180.

The annual package bands for Council’s senior management team are outlined below.

Figure 6 – Executive remuneration

Package Band                        Number of senior
                                    management employees

$100,000 - $200,000                 4

$200,001 - $300,000                 1




Commitment to equal opportunity employment
Council is an equal opportunity employer, which is committed to providing equal employment
opportunities for its current and prospective employees.

Council recognises the importance workforce diversity and promotes a working environment where
people are treated on their merits at every stage of their employment.

Council’s equal opportunity framework is aligned to Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and
the following federal anti-discrimination laws:
   Age Discrimination Act 2004;
   Racial Discrimination Act 1975;
   Disability Discrimination Act 1992; and
   Sex Discrimination Act 1984.


At Council all staff are encouraged to embrace equity and diversity at all levels within the
organisation. Council will continue to strive to build a workforce and supporting organisational
culture that reflects the diversity of the greater community and is free of all forms of discrimination
and harassment.


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