After gathering extensive input from our community, we've released our draft Council Plan 2017-2021.

The plan outlines our commitments over the next four years and into the future.

What did the community tell us?

More than 1000 people provided input into the plan through listening posts and surveys.

We know you want us to invest more in infrastructure and provide better services.

We know you want us to have a much stronger voice when it comes to advocacy on your behalf to other levels of government and we know you want to have more input to Council decisions.

You told us that you want us to prepare Mitchell to meet the challenges that our growing population is bringing.

We know you want us to continue to improve Council’s finances and governance and we know that our environment and lifestyle in Mitchell Shire are important to you.

What will we focus on over the next four years?

To address these themes, we have identified seven key areas.

• advocacy;
• community participation;
• responsible planning,
• strong communities,
• supporting local jobs and quality investment;
• financial and organisational management; and
• caring for our environment.

Key strategies, priority actions and measures have been developed for each key area. There are 42 key strategies and 181 priority actions.

Want to know more?

You can find out more and let us know what you think online, at our Customer and Library Service Centres or at one of our upcoming information sessions.

Submissions close at 5pm, Tuesday 23 May.

	WHAT DO YOU THINK?

We've released our draft Budget and Strategic Resource Plan for your input.

What is a Budget and Strategic Resource Plan?

The Strategic Resource Plan outlines the financial and human resources that are needed to deliver on the Council Plan actions and to provide services and infrastructure for the community.

The Budget is our financial plan for the next 12 months.

What is in the Budget?

Some of the infrastructure highlights in the draft budget include:

• Road maintenance and improvements - $4.29m
• Road upgrades - $2.66m ($1.24m grant funded)
• Bridge upgrades - $1.02m ($400k grant funded)
• Waste landfill capping and rehabilitation - $2.20m
• Footpaths - $970k ($400k renewal works and $570k new works including Missing Links program)
• Drainage upgrades - $300k
• Building renewal and upgrades - $625k
• Parks, open space and streetscape new works - $1.98m ($1.54m grant funded)

The draft budget also includes financial statements, financial performance indicators, rates and charges, a detailed budget analysis and information about long term strategies and indicators.

What is in the Strategic Resource Plan?
The Strategic Resource Plan outlines our key financial indicators, non-financial resources (human resources and infrastructure), key challenges, key assumptions and our financial modelling for the next four years.

Want to know more?
You can find out more and let us know what you think online, at our Customer and Library Service Centres or at one of our upcoming information sessions.

Submissions close at 5pm, Tuesday 23 May.

	MAKE A SUBMISSION

Our Road Management Plan sets the minimum standards for inspection, maintenance and repair of local roads and footpaths.

We're responsible for more than 1380 kilometres of sealed and unsealed local roads and nearly 230 kilometres of concrete and unsealed footpaths.
 

The plan sets clear standards for them based on available resources and is reviewed every four years. We have conducted the review and are now seeking formal written submissions in accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act.

Submissions close at 5pm, Tuesday 16 May.

	FIND OUT MORE

Each Council in Victoria must set Mayor and Councillor allowances within six months of a general election.

The State Government sets a range for different council types taking into consideration the size and complexity of responsibilities as well as the role of the Mayor and Councillors in a growth area. We're proposing an allowance of $76,521 for the Mayor and $24,730 for Councillors with a 2.5% indexation from December 2017. 

We are now seeking formal submissions in accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act.

Submissions close at 5pm, Tuesday 23 May.

	MAKE A SUBMISSION