Our Eurobodalla: where inclusive communities embrace sustainable lifestyles, where natural assets are balanced with a thriving economy and where resilience and collaboration underpin all that we do.
That's part of the vision for the shire put forward by Eurobodalla Council in its draft Community Strategic Plan Our Eurobodalla 2042, currently on exhibition for public comment.
The whole-of-community plan is reviewed and developed by Council every Council term. It identifies a shared vision and priorities and incorporates long-term goals, strategies to achieve them and measures of success.
The draft plan is based on feedback received through the Our Eurobodalla website last year, as well as feedback from other Council projects. The dedicated website received more than 1,600 visits; 231 completed surveys, six community group submissions and over 1,000 contributions to virtual vision boards.
The consultation with the community centred around the themes of the 2017 Community Strategic Plan; friendly, responsible, thriving and proud. Council's corporate analyst Amber Pollard said new themes emerged through the process; inclusive, sustainable, resilient and collaborative.
"The vision and five goals in the draft were based on these themes, as well as the other elements of community life that our residents value - such as the natural environment, outdoor lifestyles, welcoming and supportive people, vibrant places, and being connected and engaged," she said, adding that the plan was an aspirational 'living document', reviewed to reflect changing community priorities.
"We encourage Eurobodalla citizens to provide their feedback on the draft and consider whether it describes where they want to be, how we should get there, who can help achieve the vision and how our success should be tracked."
Residents can provide feedback on the draft Community Strategic Plan Our Eurobodalla 2042 until Tuesday 22 March 2022.
Meanwhile, Council is also looking to inform the development its delivery program, which will outline the specific projects and actions Council will undertake to achieve the community's vision over three years.
On the Our Eurobodalla website, community members can tell Council how ratepayers' money should be spent through an online budgeting tool. Open until Wednesday 9 March, participants can indicate which Council services they value by assigning more or less dollars from a $1,000 budget.
Trend data from the tool will be presented to Councillors and used to review Council services.
To participate in the 'Balancing Act' budgeting exercise head to Our Eurobodalla
