Council has voted to endorse the draft Council Plan 2025-29, opening it for community consultation .
The draft Council Plan 2025-29 outlines the City's proposed strategic direction "we are committed to advancing community outcomes for a thriving Greater Geelong."
There are six draft objectives, relating to core and critical infrastructure, healthy and caring community, economic development, heritage and cultural identity, environment and circular economy, governance and integrity.
These strategic objectives are supported by major initiatives designed to help achieve them, along with indicators to track their progress.
The draft Council Plan 2025-29 has been developed in accordance with its deliberative engagement practices: a panel made up of representative community members and a community survey.
This engagement helps set the strategic direction of the Council for the four year period 2025 to 2029, addressing the community's vision, Greater Geelong: A Clever and Creative Future.
The draft Council Plan 2025-29 will be open for consultation for four weeks, providing an opportunity for community to review the draft plan and share their feedback.
Greater Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj OAM:
Our draft Council Plan 2025-29 is the guiding document which will take us through the next four years.In getting to this stage, we sought feedback from across the community to really understand what people's priorities were, and now, the community will have the chance to review the draft in its entirety before Council adopts the final plan later this year.
Councillor Elise Wilkinson:
The Council Plan is one of our most important documents in terms of setting the direction for the next four years.We want input from as many community members as possible so it can truly represent our community – make sure you visit our website by 25 June to have your say.
Feedback is now open and closes on 25 June 2025.
