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Pittwater Facts & Figures
- $1.9 billion dollars worth of Community Land & Infrastructure managed.
- $8.2 million major works program to improve community assets.
- 32ha playing fields for active sports groups
- Maintain 52 carparks, 9 coastal beaches, 42 foreshore parks, 15 large developed parks and 58 playgrounds
- 7 Ocean rock pools maintained
- 6 Beaches patrolled weekdays throughout the swimming season & 9 beaches patrolled over the Christmas period.
- Over $830,000 pa spent on lifesaving & lifeguard activities.
- 8.5kms of beach mechanically raked each week throughout the swimming season.
- Maintain and upgrade 4 Village Centres and 9 Neighbourhood Centres
- 1,900 tree management inspections annually on private & public property.
- Manage storage facilities for 765 dinghies, large boats and boat tie-ups.
- 250 annual applications for filming on public land
- 280 applications for reserve bookings processed annually
- 80 outdoor seating, merchandising permits assessed and issued annually
- Management of North Narrabeen Reserve including Pittwater Rugby Park
- Management of Avalon Golf Course
- Manage $45 million in built assets of the community.
- Manage 27 public wharves and jetties
- 166 community buildings and public facilities maintained.
- 410 ha of bushland reserve managed
- 750 volunteer bush regenerators supported.
- 14 km of coastal walkway, wetland boardwalk and bush tracks managed.
- $1.603 million pa towards residential fire, bushfire protection, fire plans & fuel reductions undertaken with 1200 volunteers in Rural Fire District inc. $377,000 to Rural Fire Services.
- Coastal Environment Centre provides school & community environmental education programs, library, volunteer programs & hosting environmental organisations to over 13,500 users per annum.
- 20+ free walks/talks for community per year.
- Weeding and maintenance of 32 bushland reserves.
- 500 noxious weed inspections undertaken pa.
- Management of 8 endangered ecological communities.
- Matching funding to attain grants for managing 50+ contracts in bushland reserves.
- Fox and rabbit baiting and monitoring carried out in 20 bushland reserves.
- Up to 60 children daily in After School Care.
- Up to 100 children in Vacation Care each day during school holidays
- Occasional care provisions for up to 60 children per week
- 2 Early Childhood Centres provided and childhood immunisation promoted.
- Up to 280 children in home-based childcare weekly.
- 25 Children per day attending long day care
- Provision of information brochure on child care services in Pittwater
- 50 school holiday programs promoted each year.
- Provision of 8 Community Centres
- Avalon Community Library supported financially.
- Community Service Awards
- Community organisations and individuals supported through the recurrent, annual and mayoral donations program.
- A range of programs undertaken to celebrate Seniors, Youth, NAIDOC & Aboriginal Reconciliation weeks.
- Summary of census data provided on the Pittwater website.
- 4,500 customer visits to Mona Vale Library per week.
- Provision of accommodation, services & leisure guides for older people
- 90 pre-schoolers per week attending storytime at Mona Vale Library
- 12 author talks per year with up to 50 attendees monthly
- Delivery of books to 72 Home Library Service members
- Legal representation and advice on Development Matters
- Develop and implement environmental planning policies for the community through LEP’s, DCP's and Council policies.
- 1,000 development applications assessed and regulated annually.
- Extensive community consultation for all major planning matters
- 400 Building Certificates assessed & issued
- 2,000 zoning certificates processed annually for conveyancing purposes
- Greenhouse gas emissions calculated and action plans produced and abatement actions undertaken.
- Manage Bushfire in Council lands.
- Noxious weeds removal in bushland & information for affected private land.
- Management of 80km of beach, shoreline & estuary frontage.
- Acquisition of and protection of Ingleside / Warriewood Escarpment – 58 hectares.
- 250km sealed roads managed & maintained.
- $20,000 to SES for emergency management systems for the community.
- $600,000, funding provided p.a. for 4,200 streetlights.
- Deliver retrofit and upgrade Environmental Infrastructure (EI) projects utilising the EI Levy – approx $1.2 million per annum over 7 years.
- Strategically manage and provide infrastructure associated with the Warriewood Valley Urban Land Release – over $70 million Section 94 Plan outcomes.
- $141,000 pa to Dept of Urban Affairs & Planning as Environment levy.
- Hazard Management Program implemented through the statutory planning controls for:
- 2,000 properties affected by flooding within the primary floodplain areas.
- 1500 properties affected by the Wave and Tidal Inundation on Pittwater waterway.
- 420 properties affected by the Coastal Hazards.
- 5,000 bushfire prone properties.
- 7,657 properties affected by Geotechnical Processes.
- Monitoring of storm & flood events in Narrabeen Lagoon
- 265kms of drainage infrastructure managed & maintained.
- Gross pollutant traps maintained at Mona Vale Main Drain, Florence Park, Newport & Careel Creek, Avalon, and Vuko Place, Warriewood, Narrabeen lagoon outlets, Kitchener Park and Warriewood Valley subdivisions.
- Emergency responses to storm damages on public land.
- A range of localised road safety education projects undertaken in the community including drink driving awareness, pedestrian safety, speed reduction, senior safety & bicycle safety.
- Operate Mona Vale Cemetery (123 interments annually).
- Management of all domestic animals, including 4,500 dogs.
- 200 customers use pre-development application advisory service.
- 70 heritage assessments on DA’s and planning policies annually.
- Planning & management of Warriewood Valley Release Areas
- Develop planning strategies for areas suitable for urban development (eg STP Buffer areas)
- Public health education through free food handling training courses
- 22,500 domestic waste services each week.
- 9,700 tonnes of recyclable material and 9,000 tonnes of domestic waste collected annually.
- 2,500 tonnes of waste collected from parks & reserves.
- 5,300 tonnes of non-putrescible waste directly deposited by residents at Kimbriki Tip.
- 1,000 tonnes collected in 8 Vegetation clean ups; 1,300 tonnes in annual General clean up.
- Schools education programs in waste reduction and minimisation.
- Schools waste education project grants program
- 600 development related inspections.
- 500 inspections of food retail outlets annually.
- Investigation of 600 reports of abandoned vehicles and removal of 200 car bodies.
- Schools education program – Pet Awareness
- 1,500 septic tanks & Aerated Wastes Water Treatment System inspected.
- Five Principal Committees plus full Council meetings supported
- 3 Community Portfolio Committees and 15 Advisory Committees supported
- Management of Sydney Lakeside Narrabeen
- Average 30 - 40 Freedom Of Information applications processed annually
- 150,000 telephone calls received per annum
- Full call centre coverage, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
- 12,500 customer requests for services p.a.
- Information stalls at community market days (Avalon, Newport Markets & Pittwater Food Fair).
- Issue 1,000 new resident letters p.a.
- Distribution of 10,000 information fact sheets.
- Manage accessible customer service (Avalon, Mona Vale, Internet and 24/7 call centre)
- Ongoing review of Pittwater plans & policies
- SHOROC initiatives in human resources, transport, planning, environment, community & organisational governance
- Develop the Pittwater Strategic Vision 2030, 5-year Management Plan and research economic data
