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“We live in an enviable location, with abundant green outdoor spaces, thriving town centres and diverse local

neighbourhoods. We’ve been rated as having sound fi nances, a positive fi nancial outlook and strong asset management. We will continue to grow and adapt to meet the changing needs of our community, while ensuring we maintain all that is great about The Hills Shire.”

CLR MICHELLE BYRNE MAYOR, THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL 2013-14

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Copies of our Annual Report 2013/14 including fi nancial statements can be downloaded from our website or obtained through any of the above channels.

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4,433

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POPULATION GROWTH CENTRE IN SYDNEY

267

CAPITAL WORKS projects completed totalling

$51M

80,000

DWELLINGSnew BY 2031 POPULATION OF 183,593 EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO

250,000 by 2031

$8.3B

NORTH WEST RAIL LINK

ON TRACK FOR

COMPLETION IN 2019

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NEW NORTHWEST RAILWAY STATIONS

MANAGING OUR MONEY

WHERE THE RECURRENT MONEY COMES FROM

$149 MILLION

IN 2013-14

44.5% Rates

16.2% Domestic Waste & Stormwater

10.9% User Charges & Fees 3.6% Interest & Investment Revenue 15.2% Other Revenue

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RATE ASSESSMENTS

RESIDENTIAL AVERAGE RATES

$1,000

3.4%

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

$111 MILLION

IN 2013-14

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

$65 MILLION

IN 2013-14

MILLION

$176

WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT

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INCREASE

$0.51 PER WEEK FROM 2012/13 extra PEOPLE

last year

OUR FINANCIAL POSITION IS AMONG THE BEST

IN NSW LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council and the NSW Government are committed to maintaining

Castle Hill Showground

as a recreational space for the community.

CASTLE TOWERS

redevelopment will make it the biggest centre in NSW and the third largest in Australia.

COUNCIL’S NEW HOME

Council moved to Norwest Business Park to clear the way for construction of the North West Rail Link’s Showground station (compulsorily acquired by the NSW Government).

BAULKHAM HILLS TOWN CENTRE

will be a focus in the year ahead, with plans to make the town centre more pleasant.

Concept and Master Plans are being developed.

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- property investment made in the 1960s has helped secure Council’s fi nancial future.

$40M

in sales at GREY GUM ESTATE

billion dollars in total ASSETS

3.9

kilometres of NEW roads

constructed 14.5

1492

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

decided

tonnes of waste RECYCLED

16730

population who LIVE

& WORK in the shire 42.6 kilometres of new FOOTPATHS

& CYCLEWAYS 35.5

STAFF EFFICIENCY

Ratio of full-time equivalent staff to residents = 1: 311 Average for similar councils is 1: 226