Council's Strategic Plan 2023-2027

What is being decided?

The draft Wattle Range Council Strategic Plan 2023-2027 has been developed to provide a strategic framework for how the region can grow and develop into the future. Council is seeking feedback from the community on the Plan for consideration prior to its adoption.

Background

The Council Strategic Plan is a core document for guiding Council’s future direction. The plan takes into consideration Council’s strategic planning framework and both the communities’ priorities and external considerations such as the State Strategic Plan.

Council’s Strategic Plan strives to represent the interests of the entire Wattle Range community and will act as a blueprint for what Council will aim to achieve in the next 4 years. Funding the Council Strategic Plan is critical to its success and should be read in conjunction with the draft Long-Term Financial Plan 2023-33 to assess whether the Council Strategic Plan can be funded in the longer term.

The development process for the Plan has been inclusive and we thank the community for their input and passion in contributing to the formation of the Plan through a community survey and public meetings held.

The focus of the Strategic Plan for the next four years is to continue to build on the achievements of the past few years, with continuing emphasis on furthering our communities, through improvement of amenity and implementation of key plans such as the 25-year Strategic Land Use Plan.

This Strategic Plan also concentrates on implementation of major projects such as the construction of the new Service Centre in Millicent and other major projects such as town centre streetscaping in Millicent & Penola and the coastal protection measures involving the re alignment of Scenic Drive within Beachport. In addition, Council will continue to deliver a broad range of services across the district.

In developing this Strategic Plan, community input has been analysed from both community surveys and public meetings. From these responses there are four (4) key themes/goals that Council will focus on:

1. Community Vibrancy & Presentation
2. Environmentally Sustainable
3. Infrastructure & Asset Sustainability
4. Organisational Excellence

Supporting the themes are a list of objectives, strategies and actions that will be progressed over the life of the plan.

Get involved

This consultation has now closed.

Feedback was received until 5 pm on Wednesday, 10 May 2023.

What happens now?

At a special meeting held in May 2023, Council adopted a the Wattle Range Council Strategic Plan 2023-2027 as a blueprint for operations over the next 4 years, with the aim to continue to make Wattle Range a ‘Great Place to Live and Work’.

The final plan is available to view here.