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A sterling achievement for NPSP at Australasian Reporting Awards

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25/06/2018

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters was last week conferred a Silver Award at the 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA), for the Council’s 2016-2017 Annual Report.

The Awards are administered by the Australasian Reporting Awards Limited, an independent not-for-profit organisation run by volunteer professionals from business, government and not-for-profit sectors.

The Council’s Silver Award was presented at the ARA Awards Presentation Dinner held in Sydney on Wednesday 20 June 2018.

“As an organisation we are committed to good governance and our values set the bar for excellence,” said Mayor Robert Bria.

“Most importantly, we are firmly dedicated to open and transparent communication with our community and stakeholders.”

The Silver Award follows a Bronze, which the Council received for its 2015-2016 Annual Report.

“With our commitment to continuous improvement, comments received from the ARA are used to establish higher standards for the Council’s reporting to ensure that we are providing a balanced and reasonable picture of our financial, economic, environmental and social performance.”

The Australasian Reporting Awards also provides an opportunity for the Council to benchmark annual reporting against the ARA criteria, which is based on world best practice.

“The Council’s 2016-2017 Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the highlights, activities and achievements, whilst complying with the legislative requirements of the Local Government Act 1999.”

Together with the strategic and financial outcomes, the Council’s Annual Report also recognises that people are critical to the delivery of our programs, services and initiatives.

“I am proud that our Annual Report features the stories of our Volunteers and people within our community who make the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters a great place to live, work and play.”

The Australasian Reporting Awards have been presented annually since 1950 and acknowledge excellence in preparing annual reports to improve the standard of financial reporting and communicating with stakeholders in Australia.

Media enquiries: Mayor Robert Bria on 0431 754 077