The City of Coffs Harbour has endorsed its 2022/23 Annual Report, which provides an update to the community on the City’s finances and projects last financial year.
City Mayor Cr Paul Amos said the report shows the City doubled down on providing stability and balance in the services it offered, and he expects to see even more positive outcomes in the 2023/24 year.
“We have some significant achievements to celebrate from 2022/23,” Cr Amos said.
“Some highlights were the building and opening in December of the Wiigulga Sports Complex, the opening of the Sandy Beach Youth Space and Community Hub, celebrating our first birthday as the first ECO certified destination in NSW, and being named in the Green Destinations Top 100 list,” Cr Amos said.
“But of course, the quality of our day-to-day services is what matters most, and City staff delivered on expectations, whether it was by maintaining roads, processing waste or responding to customer queries,” he said.
City of Coffs Harbour General Manager, Natalia Cowley, said tough but necessary decisions were made in 2022/23 to put the City in a strong position for the future.
“The Annual Report is an opportunity to take stock of what we’ve achieved, but our focus is now firmly set on continued delivery against the 2023-24 Operational Plan, which is our commitment to the community for what we’ll achieve in the financial year.”
In the 2022-23 financial year, the City of Coffs Harbour:
- delivered 5,797 mega litres of high-quality water to homes
- Sprayed over 270,000L of bitumen into potholes on 800km of sealed roads
- managed about 15,000 tonnes of domestic green waste, 7,100 tonnes of recyclable waste and 21,200 tonnes of domestic household waste
- Welcomed more than 94,000 people to the C.ex International Stadium across 126 events, with highlights including the hosting of the Big Bash League (Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers) and NRL (Cronulla Sharks vs. Newcastle Knights)
- Sold more than 35,000 tickets sold across hundreds of theatre, comedy, music, film and community events at the Jetty Memorial Theatre
- Achieved a 31.4% increase in revenue via Holiday Parks, with 30% of visitors to the parks coming from interstate
- Celebrated the Coffs Coast’s one-year anniversary as the first ECO certified destination in NSW
Read the full report on the City’s website.
