Council endorses strategic plans for community feedback
Kingston Council has endorsed our draft Council Plan 2021-25 and Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, for community consultation.
The Council Plan is a four-year roadmap for how we will work in partnership with our community to build a more liveable and sustainable Kingston. The Council Plan, Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Financial Plan, were developed from the recommendations of our Your Kingston Your Future Community Panel.
The independently selected Community Panel also created our new Community Vision that was launched in June and sets out the long-term aspirations of our community.
Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos said the draft Council Plan 2021-25 is Council's commitment to working towards this vision.
"Our earlier stages of consultation, combined with the work of our Community Panel gave us a clear picture of what kind of future our community want for Kingston," said Cr Staikos. "We hope this Council Plan gives our community a great sense of confidence that Council is listening and has a clear roadmap for the next four years, and beyond, and that we will serve our community well."
"As well as directing the organisation and guiding decision-making, the Council Plan makes us accountable to our community," said Cr Staikos.
Council will focus on a range of goals, priorities, and capital investment over the next four years to work towards:
- Making our city a vibrant, enjoyable, and easy place to live
- Prioritising our green environment and working towards net zero by 2030
- Embracing the concept of a 20-minute city, support the ongoing process of decentralisation and support people to live, work and recreate locally
- Ensuring we are progressive, inclusive and we prioritise the wellbeing of all members of our community
- Fostering environments where the community will feel safe, and be safe, in all aspects of their lives
- Be collaborative, accountable, transparent, responsive, well-informed, and efficient.
The endorsed draft Public Health and Wellbeing Plan provides direction for Kingston to achieve positive health outcomes for our diverse community and will guide the delivery of Council's health and wellbeing services.
Our ten-year Financial Plan that guides how we manage Kingston's finances will also be available for community feedback at a later date.
"It is vital we get these strategic plans right, so we really want to encourage the community to participate in this consultation and let us know what they think and if we have missed anything," Cr Staikos said. "We will then use the feedback to refine the plans before we adopt the final plans in October."
Once adopted, the Council Plan, and other strategic plans, will be submitted to the Minister for Local Government.
