COUNCIL aficionados have plenty of good reading ahead of them with eight draft council plans released on Wednesday.
The plans are the result of one of the most extensive community engagement processes the council has ever undertaken, including a 45-member community panel, pop-up events, surveys, focus groups, workshops, and conversations with service providers, community groups and individuals across Bass Coast.
The draft plans provide a roadmap to guide the council’s decision making.
They include the Bass Coast Community Vision 2041, which was created in 2021 with input from a representative community panel of residents.
Bass Coast Mayor Rochelle Halstead said the plans are built firmly on the community’s input.
The plans are the result of one of the most extensive community engagement processes the council has ever undertaken, including a 45-member community panel, pop-up events, surveys, focus groups, workshops, and conversations with service providers, community groups and individuals across Bass Coast.
The draft plans provide a roadmap to guide the council’s decision making.
They include the Bass Coast Community Vision 2041, which was created in 2021 with input from a representative community panel of residents.
Bass Coast Mayor Rochelle Halstead said the plans are built firmly on the community’s input.
“The priorities identified by our community are at the heart of these draft plans. This consultation is the final check-in – a chance to see how your feedback has been incorporated and to make sure we’ve captured what matters most before Council considers adoption.
"Please engage and give us your feedback."
The plans are:
You can view the drafts and provide feedback at Engage Bass Coast. Closing dates are from September 9-14.
"Please engage and give us your feedback."
The plans are:
- Community Vision – setting out the long-term aspirations for Bass Coast over the next 20 years.
- Council Plan – outlining the strategic objectives that will drive Council’s work over the next four years.
- Annual Action Plan – detailing the immediate actions Council will deliver over the next 12 months.
- Domestic Animal Management Plan – outlining Council’s strategic approach to animal management, addressing responsible pet ownership, compliance, dogs in public places and protection of the natural environment.
- Healthy, Safe and Resilient Bass Coast Plan – Council’s Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, setting out health and wellbeing priorities and adopting a life-course approach to supporting residents of all ages.
- Long Term Financial Plan – providing a helicopter view of Council’s revenue and expenditure projections over the next decade, supporting sustainable service delivery and a major capital works program.
- Asset Plan – detailing how Council will manage more than $1.47 billion in infrastructure assets including roads, drainage, buildings, open space and pathways to meet agreed service levels and community needs.
- Disability Action Plan – setting out actions to reduce barriers for people with disability, promote inclusion and participation in community life, and achieve measurable change in attitudes and practices that discriminate against people with disability.
You can view the drafts and provide feedback at Engage Bass Coast. Closing dates are from September 9-14.