Council Responsibilities

What the Council Does

Full list of Functions

The council may perform the following functions:

• the establishment, development, operation and maintenance of communication facilities for the community government area and in so doing the council may enter into a contract with the Australian Telecommunications Commission to act, for reward, as the agent of the Commission;

• the establishment and maintenance of parks, gardens and recreational areas and carrying out landscaping and other associated works;

• the establishment and maintenance of sports facilities, libraries, a cinema, community halls and public toilet and ablution blocks;

• the provision of a service for the collection and disposal of garbage and the maintenance of a particular place where garbage is to be dumped;

• the provision and maintenance of sanitation facilities and the removal of health hazards;

• the provision and maintenance of sewerage, drainage and water supply facilities;

• the supply of electricity by contracting with a government department or statutory authority responsible for providing electricity, and acting, for reward, as an agent in respect of the collection of electricity charges;

• the provision of adult education and vocational and other training;

• the provision and maintenance of housing for residents and their families on such terms and conditions as the council thinks fit;

• the provision of relief work for unemployed persons;

• the promotion and provision of community welfare and care facilities for all age groups within the community government area and the provision of appropriately trained staff to provide counselling or temporary assistance;

• the maintenance of a cemetery;

• the control of animals within the community government area;

• the development and maintenance of roads and boat ramps within the community government area and, for reward, the development and maintenance of roads and boat ramps outside the community government area;

• the maintenance of the Borroloola airstrip and other facilities related thereto;

• the hiring out, for reward, of any plant, appliance or equipment belonging to the council and the repair and maintenance, for reward, of any plant, appliance or equipment not owned by the council;

• the contracting, for reward, of works projects outside the community government area;

• the establishment and operation of pastoral and commercial enterprises;

• the establishment and maintenance of a fire fighting service, including the acquisition of property and equipment and training of personnel for the service, and the protection of the community government area from fire;

• the promotion and development of tourist attractions, and provision and maintenance of tourist facilities, within the community government area;

• the production of and selling of artefacts and souvenirs

• the management and control of sites of historic interest; and

• the support and encouragement of artistic, cultural and sporting activities.

Powers

To do this the Council may need money, so each year they may set the rates. Rates are an amount that each house, farm and business must pay to the Council each year.

This money helps the Council to pay for supplying the services.

The council has power to do all things necessary or convenient for the performance of its functions including the orderly running and control of the community government area.

The council will charge rates for all land within their area (unless it is made exempt), for the purpose of raising revenue for the performance of its functions.

Any person owning land in the Borroloola Community Government area will be charged rates, unless the council exempts them.

The council may, by agreement with the body in question, take over and manage any activity of the Borroloola Progress Association Incorporated and the Warrawulla Association Incorporated consistent with the functions of the council.

The council may contract with the Territory or other person in order to perform any of its functions.

 
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