2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                $247,451 from previous year
                                              Councils Lost time injury duration and
                                                frequency statistics have improved
                                                from the worst in the group “D”
                                                Councils to the best in group
WHS Awareness training                        WHS awareness training program for            Ensuring    the    WHS      training       Monitoring and review of programs
                                                2017 has been developed. Again                 requirements identified through the
                                                Council will partner with PBF (our             workforce planning process are
                                                Spinal Injury Insurers) to deliver this        addressed through the training
                                              Online inductions are now complete             program
                                                for volunteers, work experience              Upskilling the WHS capability of
                                                participants and contractors                   Supervisors
Business as Usual activities                  Provision of HR advice and coaching          Partner with Supervisors and                Continued advice and support to
                                                to Managers and Directors on staff             Managers to develop effective teams           internal customers.
                                                matters including WHS, training                and    a   happy    safe    working         Implications for payroll from the new
                                                needs, performance improvement,                environment                                   LG award and new super choices.
                                                position redesigns and service review
                                                                                                                                           Implementation      of     the    new
                                                considerations
                                                                                                                                             organisation       structure      and
                                              Co-ordination of injury management                                                           establishment changes
                                                claims     and      suitable    duties
                                                programmes incl. liaison with LGW

Community Engagement
Provision of Community Engagement             Coordination consultation & design of        2nd series of 3 social media videos –       Assist waste in promoting low
(CE) support to major projects incl.            new recycle & garden waste truck               coordinating with Insight                     contaminate rates of garden waste
Towards Zero Waste: Education and               livery                                       New waste truck story                         bin and recycling bins
Behaviour Change as a result of the           Issued multiple media releases and           Follow       through       with    all
first Community Jury                            social media posts relating to the new         communication       requirements   of
                                                garden waste bin                               waste to ensure the smooth roll-out
                                              3 social media videos complete                 of the 3rd bin with low contamination
                                              Edited and coordinated design &                rates
                                                layout of a number of letters and
                                                communications re: new bins etc.
Review & update all CE & media                Council adopted new CE Policy                Brand Standards Manual updated              Progressing outcomes of the Internal
policies, Framework, Toolkit, guidelines      Updated Organisational Guideline and         Continue to refine & customise the            Communications     Strategy     and
and templates                                   all CE Docs aligned with new CE                Project CE & Comm Plan template               Guidelines
                                                Policy                                         for departments



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