of open space that the council manages - equivalent to the size of 809 MCGs.

landowners whose properties weren't kept safe and tidy were issued notices by the council last year.

tennis courts and more than 100 other sport and recreation clubs supported by the council !

+ free resident and disability parking permits issued by the council every year.

and more laneways and some of these are old bluestone laneways maintained by the council.

+ free My Smart Garden community events & workshops for more than 600 people that the council runs.

properties inspected by the council last year to make sure they were fire-safe!

+ books and 10,000 + ebooks provided by council libraries!

interactions that the council had with the community via social media last year.

of council residents come from non-English speaking countries, for whom the council runs a language line.

of seaweed removed by the council every year as part of maintaining the foreshore.

submissions made by council on behalf of the community last year.

of council residents have a disability. Council supports people with a disability with various programs and services.

cases of illegal building works investigated by the council last year.

full time staff and 46% of staff live in Hobsons Bay.

of drain pipes that council cleans - that's like the entire length of the Melb–Sydney coastal road.

of footpaths maintained by the council - that's like running the Olympic marathon 15 times!

community conservation events managed and supported by the council each year!

requests for copies of plans that council responded to last year.

workshops that council runs on topics for young people, such as bullying and respectful relationships.

calls received by the council in 2014-15 from residents and responded to 60,117 requests in person and online.

locations including libraries, where council provided free wi-fi.

and more service requests that council responded to last year: 1,200 for parking, 290 local laws, 625 litter, 285 abandonded/derelict vehicles, 315 condition of land, 3,319 animal requests.

of graffiti that council removed in 2015-16.

of roads that council cleans, besides, 25 kms of laneways, 24 shopping center strips, general cleaning of over a 100 reserves and playgrounds.

investigations of building related complaints that council carries out each year.

Number of facilitated playgroups that the council supports or coordinates and through these provides 300 playgroup sessions.

activities and programs that the council provides at the Laverton community centre and 1,719 more at the Seabrook community centre.

bus trips that are organised for senior citizens to get about the community every week.

organisations and groups avail over $265,000 in funding through the annual Community Grants program.

and more people participate three planned activity groups that the council organises every week.

and more community members are assessed by the council to ensure they are provided with the right support and services.

trader associations in Altona, Laverton, Newport and Williamstown that the council supports and funds with an objective to help local business grow.

Number of art exhibitions that the council manages or assists every year in order to support local artists.

filming permits that the council issues every year.

sports grounds (including 22 soccer pitches), three baseball diamonds, two athletics tracks and one synthetic hockey pitch are many of the sports grounds maintained by the council.

feline (3,500) and canine (10,500) best friends registered by the council every year.

events and festivals supported by the council each year, including the Williamstown Literary Festival!

of beaches and foreshore area that the council looks after.

of illegally dumped rubbish in shared public spaces that the council collects.

and more hard waste picked up from official collections by the council each year.

Council collects approximately these many bin a year!

hours of internet usage and access to eResources provided by the council to community members. Resources include: eBooks, eAudio, databases, newspapers and multilingual material.

Number of animal infringements handled in 2015.

Number of community conservation events that the council manages and supports in addition to 50 friends' group events.

and more amazing volunteers recruited, trained and supported by the council.

meals provided to community members every year through the Meals on Wheels program.

The number of people that visit the council's visitor centre annually. It only closes twice a year!

hectares of conservation areas maintained by the council - that's equivalent to 100 MCG playing fields!

tonnes of green waste collected from households per year by the council.

library programs are delivered to more than 42,000 participants, including children's story time sessions and computer classes.

Dog off leash areas are provided by the council.

Approximate number of trees and shrubs that the councils plants every year.

customers avail of the council's home library service. Over 1,500 visits are made annually to deliver books and other library resources to the community.

of recyclables are collected by the council every year!

Number of customers across all of the council's 5 libraries. That's enough to fill the MCG 4 times over. Together, they borrow over 600,000 items each year or around 1,644 per day.

of household waste collected by the council annually.

Length of shared trail network that link neighbourhoods and communities across the municipality that are maintained by the council.

Number of libraries the council is responsible. In all these libraries are open 305 hours per week.

planning permit applications received by the council in 2015. It also dealt with 807 written general enquiries and 345 formal enforcement issues.

community facilities and 660 land parcels are owned and maintained by the council.

free public BBQs in Hobsons Bay that the council maintains and cleans.

playgrounds that the council provides and maintains.

public toilets provided and maintained by the Council.

The number of street lights the council has installed and maintains.

of roads that the council inspects and maintains across the municipality.

Total length of drainage maintained by the council.

The number of local businesses council staff met to discuss their requirements and support their future development.

and more outdoor dining permits that the council is responsible for.

local businesses that benefit from free or low-cost workshops conducted by the council.

Last year, the number of people the council helped to become Australian citizens!

The number of trees that the council cares for and maintains!

and more per year that the council spends in helping residents with maintenance and personal care.

community centres receive funding from the council for staff training and community programs.

The number of countries that make up the multicultural residents and communities at Hobsons! The council runs services and programs for each of these in over 100 languages!

+ babies and more than 5000 school kids are immunised each year!

annual consultations held across the 10 maternal and child health centres that the council runs.

young people that receive support through services and programs arranged by the council's energetic youth services team.

advisory groups formed by the council allow community members to have their say on issues they care about.

Ordinary Council Meetings are held on an average, each year, where residents can ask questions and get involved in council decisions.

community managed kindergartens that council supports and more than 1000 kinder applications processed every year!

children receive home-based childcare coordinated by the council

new parents every year participate in parenting groups run by the council.

425 young people avail of free mental health service provided by the council.

young people receive one-on-one counselling each year. The council spend close to 900 hours on these sessions.

youth programs and 20 school holiday programs that the council runs.