Annual Report 2014-15

Overseas travel
No Councillor or Council employee in an official Council 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
$1,017,372.

The annual package bands for Council’s senior management team are outlined in table 6 below.

Table 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’s employment practices are
aligned to Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and relevant federal anti-discrimination laws.

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

At Council, all staff are encouraged to embrace equity and diversity at all levels within the
organisation. The Noosa Council Employee Code of Conduct re-enforces the standards of
behaviours required of employees including non-discriminatory workplace practices.

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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