Our Organisation

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Yarra Ranges Council is divided into four directorates and an Office of the CEO. Each directorate has unique roles and responsibilities.

Want to know more about our organisation? Read about our executive team or view our organisation chart.(PDF, 2MB)

Corporate Services

Our Corporate Services team provides customer focussed services and communications and a broad range of support, integral for our internal operations.

  • Customer, Communications & Engagement (Customer Experience, Communications)
  • Financial Services (Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Strategic Procurement, Property Rating Services)
  • People & Culture (People & Culture Operations, Organisational Development, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, Fleet Operations)
  • Information Services (Information Technology, Enterprise Systems, Information Management, Digital & Data)
  • Organisational Performance & Integrity (Governance, Risk & Compliance, Organisational Strategy)

 

Built Environment & Infrastructure 

Our Built Environment & Infrastructure team look after a range of areas from building to maintaining community infrastructure. 

  • Infrastructure Operations (Infrastructure Maintenance, Stormwater, Traffic & Transport, Strategic Projects – Stormwater Management)
  • Design & Delivery (Infrastructure Delivery, Major Projects)
  • Recreation, Parks & Facilities (Recreation & Sport, Parks, Trees & Trails, Property & Facilities Management)
  • Asset Planning & Investment (Strategic Asset Management, Investment Planning)

 

Communities

Our Communities team delivers a range of dedicated services to our community members from birth to the elderly along with community engagement and planning.

  • Community Support (Family, Children & Youth, Aged Friendly Communities, Partnerships & Community Wellbeing)
  • Economy, Tourism & Culture (Creative Communities, Economic Development & Investment)
  • Community Wellbeing (Safer Communities, Emergency Management, Health & Wellbeing, Indigenous Development)

 

Planning & Sustainable Futures 

Our Planning & Sustainable Futures team are responsible for the sustainable design and development of Yarra Ranges.

  • Planning & Building (Planning Services, Development Compliance & Prosecutions, Municipal Building Surveyance)
  • Design and Place (Strategic Planning, Open Space Strategy & Planning, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture)
  • Strategic Projects
  • Resilient Environment (Resource Recovery, Nature, Climate)

 

Strategy & Transformation

Strategy & Transformation is focussed on delivering organisational transformation and efficiency, and strengthening relationships with other levels of Government.

  • Transformation
  • Advocacy and Government Relations

 

Office of the CEO

The Office of the CEO is a small directorate focussed on delivering organisational transformation and efficiency, and strengthening relationships with other levels of Government.

  • Service Planning and Optimisation 
  • Advocacy and Government Relations