The Hills Shire Council’s Annual Report has again been recognised for excellence at the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA).
Council’s 2022-2023 Annual Report received a Gold Award in the General Award category, the seventh consecutive Gold Award Council’s annual report has received.
Mayor of The Hills Shire Dr Peter Gangemi congratulated the Council staff that worked on the report.
“I am delighted that The Hills Shire Council has received a Gold Award for the seventh consecutive year, this is an absolutely amazing achievement,” Mayor Gangemi said.
“This award highlights the skill and dedication of our staff as well as their commitment to presenting high quality and comprehensive information to our residents.”
General Manager of The Hills Shire Council Michael Edgar said he was proud of Council’s achievement.
“The ARA Awards are administered by an independent not-for-profit organisation with a strict set of criteria for best-practice reporting,” Mr Edgar said.
“The awards provide an opportunity for Council to benchmark our report against our peers in the local government sector and it’s fantastic that our annual report continues to meet the gold standard.”
The ARA Awards are open to all private sector, public sector and not-for-profit sector organisations in the Asia Pacific and commends organisations committed to accessible and transparent reporting.
To view Council’s 2022-23 Annual Report, visit www.thehills.nsw.gov.au and search for ‘Annual Report.’