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Hi everyone and welcome to Moo Matters.

I am very happy that Council has adopted the City’s new Strategic Community Plan – Building a Future Together, four–year Corporate Business Plan and the Annual Budget. This is a significant and important milestone for our organisation. The City’s new Strategic Community Plan builds on the successes of our previous strategic plans and is supported by a four-year corporate

business plan, which sets out the actions we will take as an organisation over the next four years so that with our community and stakeholders we can build a future together.

As part of our Integrated Framework, Council also adopted the following key informing strategies:

• Workforce Management Plan

• Asset Management Policy

• Asset Management Strategy

• Long Term Financial Plan

In adopting these important strategies Council expressed their support and appreciation not only to those staff directly involved in the preparation of these documents, but to everyone who works at the City of Wanneroo.

As your Chief Executive Officer I would also like to personally extend my appreciation to the entire City of Wanneroo team, we should be very proud of what we have achieved for our community as an organisation.

I am now excited to work with you to deliver on the promises we have made to our community, in particular over the next four years, as we implement the City’s Corporate Business Plan.

As I’m sure you are all aware, the City has been working hard to improve the level of employee safety in the workplace. I would like to take this opportunity to provide an update on how we are progressing towards this goal.

A number of positive initiatives have been underway for some time now including:

• High risk areas working groups,

• OSH Training for Leaders,

• Increased focus on hazard reporting and,

• The engagement of an external OSH consultant to work with the City.

The City has made significant strides over the past 18 months, with 26 fewer injuries than this time last year reported into myosh, the number of hazard reports in the month of May approximately 600% higher than the previous month and a new City record, and the number of open workers compensation claims also down significantly from this time last year.

This clearly demonstrates that our hard work is having a positive impact and making a difference. The City still has a long way to go, but with the continued effort and commitment shown by everyone so far, there is no doubt we will achieve the goal of ensuring all staff come to work knowing the City values their safety and will do everything it can to ensure they return home to their friends and families fit and healthy.

Well done everyone.

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Nerisa’s Bali WeddingAfter 10 years together Club Development Officer, Nerisa Finau and her now husband James Newberry were married on the 26th April at The Ritual in Uluwatu, Bali.

They partied the night away with 50 of their friends and family who had travelled from Wales, New Zealand and Australia.

Tarn’s Wedding BlissYouth Officer Tarn Reynolds (now Deere!) was

married with a vintage travel themed wedding at the private estate of Sittella Winery in the Swan

Valley on 8 March. Tarn and her hubby will honeymoon in South America at the end of the year.

KingswayScott BrownLiam JenkinsMelissa O’SheaNatasha PersichettiGianni Ranauro

Health ServicesElestine Nyoni Milambc

Fleet AssestsMark MacCrory

Funded ServicesKerylee BaracCherie LuitinghChristine O’DonnellJennifer Sewell

City Businesses Ian Hamilton

Human ResourcesKayleen BristowPatricia De AlmeidaAllison EesonBriony Hyde

Land Development Michelle Meuwese

Parks Maintenance Paul Radford

Library ServicesKaren NaumovskiKerry Ross-SisarichJane CooperMya Thidar

Wanneroo AquamotionTegan BrooksElanor CowellFrancine FriedliAshleigh GermainMeadhbh Glasgow-ColiYasmin HarrisMelody HendersonKim McMinn

Building Maintenance John Fegan

Construction TeamKonstantin Sukhushin Derek JohnstoneNathan Lowe

Enterprise Risk ManagementPaul Hemmings

Planning ImplementationCoralie Anderson

Community Capacity BuildingKelly Flemming

Infrastructure ProjectsGraeme BudgeSharmani Pegrum

Healthy CommunitiesTristan Ponchard

FacilitiesCallan HatchmanChristine McGhee

Community ProgramsMarie Sarmiento

Welcome to the City... Commencing June to August 2013

Toyah’s Tropical WeddingOn Friday 15 March, Toyah Tinworth, Coordinator Healthy Communities, married her high school sweetheart George McCarthy, on beautiful Boracay Island, Philippines.

In total 70 family members and friends spent a week enjoying the many luxuries the island had to offer including a pre-wedding boat trip.

The wedding ceremony was held at a local church with the reception on Shangri-la’s private beach. Guests partied the night away with special treats including fire dancers, fireworks and the showing of a surprise movie trailer capturing the day’s events.

The newlyweds and guests then travelled to the surfing island of Siargao, with the honeymooners going on to Cebu City, and ending their month long trip in Singapore.

A family trait?... and growing to look more like Dad each day...

KingswayScott BrownLiam JenkinsMelissa O’SheaNatasha PersichettiGianni Ranauro

Health ServicesElestine Nyoni Milambc

Fleet AssestsMark MacCrory

Funded ServicesKerylee BaracCherie LuitinghChristine O’DonnellJennifer Sewell

City Businesses Ian Hamilton

Human ResourcesKayleen BristowPatricia De AlmeidaAllison EesonBriony Hyde

Land Development Michelle Meuwese

Parks Maintenance Paul Radford

Library ServicesKaren NaumovskiKerry Ross-SisarichJane CooperMya Thidar

Wanneroo AquamotionTegan BrooksElanor CowellFrancine FriedliAshleigh GermainMeadhbh Glasgow-ColiYasmin HarrisMelody HendersonKim McMinn

Building Maintenance John Fegan

Construction TeamKonstantin Sukhushin Derek JohnstoneNathan Lowe

Enterprise Risk ManagementPaul Hemmings

Planning ImplementationCoralie Anderson

Community Capacity BuildingKelly Flemming

Infrastructure ProjectsGraeme BudgeSharmani Pegrum

Healthy CommunitiesTristan Ponchard

FacilitiesCallan HatchmanChristine McGhee

Community ProgramsMarie Sarmiento

5 YearsKaryn Shaw - Library ServicesDinh Nguyen - Funded ServicesTanya Doncon - Health ServicesMarie Pudelek - Conservation MaintenanceMurray Johnston - Engineering MaintnenanceLinda Easson - Planning ImplementationWayne Walton - Project Design &ConstructionMark Davis - Waste ServicesCameron Healy - InfrastuctureScott Jessamine - Waste ServicesMichael McGowan - Building MaintenanceJenny Kenny - Library ServicesBeryl Weston - Funded ServicesDanielle Hewett - Customer RelationsJacky Salter - FacilitiesAnjali Ramachandran - Business Systems & ImprovementsCarol Moorfoot - Wangara Recycling Centre

Quarter 3 2013 PresentationThursday 26 September // 3pmThe Gallery, WLCC

Deadline for Nominations 5 September.

10 Years David Granagan - Parks MaintenanceLita Hamling - FacilitiesBarbara Phillips - Heritage, Museums & ArtsLuca Pezzando - Waste ServicesElias Ayad - Planning ImplementationJoanne Derbyshire - Human Resources

15 YearsJoseph Arrigo - FacilitiesAlan Walker - Waste ServicesMaria Ayerbe - Library Services

20 YearsDeanne Hetherington - Facilities

25 YearsDarren Ricketts - Waste Services

YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE CITY:

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Simpler Smarter Better Faster Award

Vanessa O’Brien - Waste Services

Simpler Smarter Better Faster Commendation

Norbert Friedli - Coordinator Information Communication Technology

Positive and Lasting Difference Award

Osvaldo Bravo - Community Programs

Positive and Lasting Difference Commendation

Clyde Leach, Barry Leach & Vanessa O’Brien - Waste Services

Workplace Safety Award

Ian McDowell - Rangers, Safety & Emergency Management

Workplace Safety Commendation

Tristram Young - Engineering Maintenance

Baby Boy!Deng Goljok and partner Sarah had their second baby boy Mamere Goljok on 3 July, weighing 3.9kg and 54cm long. Brother Junior is realising there is a new sheriff in town and is not happy about it!

Sri Lankan CeremonyMechanical Fitter Dushan and his wife Indika

were married in Sri Lanka on 16 May 2013 in a traditional Sri Lankan wedding. They

honeymooned in a picturesque mountainside resort.

2013

1 Chalina Meghani 153 (445)

2 Rachel Howlett 150 (477)

3 Bevin Boyd 150 (530)

4 Jezza 150 (553)

5 Boj 149 (562)

6 Steven Browne 149 (574)

7 Ray Foster 149 (580)

8 Dennis Blair 148 (724)

9 Planning2win 147 (553)

10 Spuckster 147 (570)

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Make sure you put the following dates in your diary, and keep an eye out for some

more fantastic events coming soon!

Upcoming events

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Sunday 15 September

South Pacific Friday 22 NovemberCow Ball Saturday 7 December

Upcoming sundowners

Friday 4 October - Civic Centre Friday 25 October - Civic Centre

Friday 29 November - Civic CentreFriday 13 December - Civic Centre

Although the idea to run a marathon came about through a drunken bet, Chris enjoyed the experience enough to keep coming back, with his times varying from four hours and 10 minutes to four hours and 35 minutes.

He starts training for the marathon at least two months before race day, building up his kilometres from around 10km per week initially to around 60km per week during peak training.

Marathon ManChris Mockford took part in his fifth City to Surf marathon last weekend, meaning he’s run (42km) in every one since the inaugural race five years ago!

Surprise engagementMegan Robb’s partner of seven years proposed to her on June 6, while on holiday in Yallingup with their two year old son.

The Customer Relations Officer said he secretly designed a gorgeous engagement ring and took her by complete surprise!

Star SpottingEmma Wright and Lisa Cunningham with Samuel Johnson - unicycling around Australia raising $1 million and breast cancer awareness - and Carrie Bickmore at Cafe Elixir!

The lovely ladies made sure to tell Samuel what a great job he was doing and make a donation to the cause.