Reviewed Themes and Goals

At the January Council meeting, Councillors reviewed the 7 Themes and their related Goals and endorsed the Community Engagement Program.

The Themes and Goals can be viewed below or in the Documents tab on this project page.

Theme 1 - A place of environmental sensitivity		Theme 2 - A place of progressive leadership
Definition	Working together as a community to protect and enhance our natural and built environment for the future.	Definition	We will plan and advocate for the changing needs of our community through effective and engaging leadership.
Goal 1	Facilitate circular economy.	Goal 1	Deliver exceptional and consistent service to our internal and external communities.
Goal 2	Protect, enhance and sustain the natural environment	Goal 2	Continue to be a trusted and ethical leader that leads by example.
Goal 3	Plan for the impacts of climate change	Goal 3	Provide clear, concise and consistent information that is easily accessible to our customers.
Goal 4	Increase awareness and education for environmental sustainability.	Goal 4	Achieve community driven results through collaboration and engagement (stakeholders and community)

Theme 3 - A place of liveable communities		Theme 4 - A place of inclusion, culture and wellbeing
Definition	Well-planned, safe and accessible public spaces and facilities built with a strong sense of identity and place.	Definition	A welcoming, healthy and diverse community that celebrates culture and history and is supported by accessible services.
Goal 1	Create and maintain safe and accessible community spaces that enhance healthy living and promote active lifestyles.	Goal 1	Develop a community led infrastructure strategy with a focus on social connections / social fabric and sense of belonging.
Goal 2	Enable development of liveable communities (and sustainably manage). optional	Goal 2	Foster and develop a strategy to recognise and celebrate our rich heritage and indigenous culture (in partnership with community).
Goal 3	Deliver best practise and compliant waste and recycling services and infrastructure that meets community needs.	Goal 3	Actively promote and resource educational pathways into (working with) Council (retain and attract new people).
Goal 4	Strategic planning which produces consistent, strategic transparent outcomes.	Goal 4	Support existing and new diverse art and community events.
Goal 5	Update and review our open spaces to reflect community wants & needs.	Goal 5	Facilitate and advocate for accessible health and wellbeing services based on local community needs.

Theme 5 - A place of prosperity & resilience		Theme 6 - Connected Communities
Definition	Champion business, innovation and technology to stimulate local economic development	Definition	Enable integrated, safe and reliable transport and advocate for communication infrastructure.
Goal 1	Encourage and support economic development across the region.	Goal 1	Develop strategies to deliver road and shared pathway infrastructure that is accessible to all.
Goal 2	Continue to develop strong and resilient communities.	Goal 2	Advocate for and facilitate reliable communications infrastructure.
Goal 3	Promote and grow tourism across the region.	Goal 3	Advocate for improved public transport opportunities.
Goal 4	Partner with industry and government organisations to promote and nurture innovation.	Goal 4	Enable commercial transport and connection opportunities.
		Goal 5	Develop connections and infrastructure with accessibility, amenity and environmental consideration.

Theme 7 – Tomorrow’s Technologies
Definition	Ensure the region is well placed to embrace emerging and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning.
Goal 1	Embed a geospatial driven system into Council processes, including public interface.
Goal 2	Explore upskilling of today’s technologies to forecast possible future opportunities.
Goal 3	To encourage, educate and enable environmentally sustainable approaches to energy management.
Goal 4	Monitor and assess emerging global technologies.
Goal 5	Explore internal opportunities for machine learning and artificial intelligence.