Core Services

Core Services are services that all Shire Councils are required to deliver to specified communities from 1 July 2008 under the amended Local Government Act.

The following core services will be provided to communities in the Shire:

 

1. Administration of Local Boards, Advisory Boards and Management Committees
2. Administration of Local Laws
3. Advocacy and Representation on Local and Regional Issues
4. Asset Management
5. Cemetery Management
6. Civic Cultural and Sporting Events
7. Companion Animal Welfare and Control
8. Community Management
9. Council Planning and Reporting
10. Customer Relationship Management
11. Financial Management
12. Fleet and Plant Management
13. Governance
14. Human Resource Management
15. Information Technology and Communications
16. Library and Cultural Heritage
17. Lighting for Public Safety including Street Lighting
18. Local Emergency Management
19. Local Road Maintenance
20. Local Road Upgrade and Construction
21. Maintenance and Upgrade of Council Controlled Buildings, Facilities and Fixed Assets
22. Maintenance and Upgrade of Council Controlled Parks, Reserves and Open Spaces
23. Public and Corporate Relations
24. Records Management
25. Revenue Growth
26. Risk Management
27. Traffic Management on Local Roads
28. Training and Employment of Local People in Council Operations
29. Waste Management (including litter reduction)
30. Weed Control and Fire Hazard Reduction