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Council directorates

Council Organisation Structure

General Manager: Emily Scott

Finance & Governance

Richard Sheridan, Acting Director

• Finance
• Procurement
• Governance and Risk
• Integrated Planning and Reporting
• Strategic and Business Analysis

Customer Service & Organisation Improvement

Meredith Graham, Acting Director

Communications, Culture and Events

• Communications, media, graphic design and web management
• Community engagement
• Arts and culture programs
• Outdoor and flagship events

Customer, Cemetery and Lifeguard Services

• Customer Service Centre and Call Centre
• Cemetery Services including Waverley and South Head Cemeteries
• Lifeguard Services

Human Resources, Safety and Wellbeing

• Employee Experience
• Safety and Wellbeing
• Payroll Services

Information Management and Technology

• ICT Strategy and Service Delivery
• Technical Support Services
• Business Systems and Application Support
• Graphical Information Systems Management
• Information Management

Organisation Improvement

• Business Improvement
• Change Management
• Program and Project Management

Community, Assets & Operations

Sharon Cassidy, Acting Director

Infrastructure Services

• Asset planning and systems
• Traffic, parking, transport and engineering assessment
• Design, landscape architecture and open space planning

Property and Facilities 

• Strategic property management and planning
• Waverley Facilities including Bondi Pavilion, Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre

Waste and Cleansing 

• Waste and recycling collection (both domestic and commercial)
• Graffiti removal
• Public place cleaning

Asset Maintenance 

• Tree maintenance
• Upkeep of parks and beaches
• Civil and minor construction work
• Asset maintenance including roads, drains, kerbs and gutters, footpaths, parks, reserves, and beaches
• Trades
• Plant and Fleet

Major Projects

• Manages, implements and constructs all of Council’s major projects, including the Capital Works Program

Community Programs

• Children’s and family services
• Affordable and social housing programs and community support
• Services for older people and people with disabilities
• Community development and neighbourhood connections programs
• Reconciliation action

Library and Learning Futures

Planning, Environment & Regulatory

Urban Planning Policy and Strategy

• Town planning
• Planning policies and controls
• Liaising with businesses and providing economic development solutions

Development Assessment

• Development Applications
• Building surveying

Environmental Sustainability

• Sustainable Waste
• Sustainable Energy
• Sustainable Water
• Urban Ecology

Compliance

• Rangers and environmental health services
• Community safety strategies
• Parking rangers
• Building compliance
• Fire safety and inspections

General Counsel: Karen Mobbs