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Community Plan Action Plan 2024-2025

This Community Plan Action Plan 2024-2025 is the annual supplement to the Community Plan 2021-2025.

It outlines the key actions we will focus on delivering in the financial year 2024-2025 under our five goals:

Connected community
Liveable neighbourhoods
Strong local economy
Sustainable environment
High-performing organisation

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The Action Plan plays a pivotal role in working towards the vision and strategic direction embedded in Whittlesea 2040 and the Community Plan 2021-2025.

Community Plan Action Plan 2024-2025(PDF, 12MB)

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Connected community

Consult and develop the community local law to make our municipality safer.
Engage with culturally and linguistically diverse community groups to improve access to Prevention of Violence Against Women programs, services, and resources.
Implement new cat management initiatives, including the cat confinement local law.
Increase community emergency resilience and preparedness, including for people most at risk or at risk communities, to address emergency incidents such as fire, storm, flood, and pandemic.
Deliver the Emergency Services Exhibition in partnership with service organisations to increase community awareness, build relationships and educate around emergencies.
Finalise the Connected Community Strategy to guide how we create a socially cohesive, healthy, safe, and engaged community.
Increase partnerships with community groups and event providers so more people attend our vibrant events.
Complete design and commence construction of an Aboriginal Gathering Place to foster connections to culture, heritage, land, and healing.
Continue to deliver the Community Leadership Program to support residents’ leadership skills across community and civic projects.
Provide advice and support Neami National and other partners to establish the Mental Health Local Service for Adults and Older Adults.
Increase support to senior citizen groups via an expanded grants program.
Commence design and site preparations of the regional aquatics and sports centre in Mernda.
Increase provision of netball facilities to support increased female participation in sport and recreation.
Design the tennis facility at Huskisson Reserve.
Develop a Fair Access Policy Implementation Plan to increase participation, equality and inclusion in local sports and recreation, specifically among women and girls.
Create vibrant and welcoming community spaces with activities and programs responding to local community needs.
Commence constructing the Community Activity Centre in Patterson Drive, Donnybrook.
Establish a City of Whittlesea Youth Council.
Adopt the Whittlesea Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2027.

Liveable neighbourhoods

Finalise the Liveable Neighbourhoods Strategy to drive Council's program of work to deliver desirable transport, planning, urban design, open space, and housing outcomes.
Commence design to improve access to the Whittlesea Township Park to better connect our community.
Continue to upgrade Whittlesea Public Gardens.
Continue to upgrade public toilets in line with the Public Toilet Amenity Plan.
Continue the construction of Granite Hills Major Community Park.
Deliver the local road resurfacing works.
Deliver the local road reconstruction works.
Improve disability access to public transport.
Commence streetscape improvements at Gorge Road shopping precinct in South Morang.
Advocate for increased affordable and accessible housing in the municipality to address the significant shortfall for local residents outcomes.

Strong local economy

Adopt the Agri-Food Action Plan to attract investment in the sector and support existing businesses.
Facilitate partnerships between industry, education and job seekers through targeted initiatives supporting under-employed people including people with a disability.
Develop a business grants and incentives program for business attraction and support.
Deliver industry development programs for priority sectors.
Finalise the refreshed Epping Central Structure Plan.
Continue implementing the kindergarten reform in conjunction with the Department of Education.
Open the Mernda Town Centre Community Library and commence works on the Library Hub at Kirrip Community Centre.

Sustainable environment

Continue to implement the Rethinking Waste Plan to support our community to become a leader in sustainable living.
Educate our community around illegally dumped rubbish to enhance compliance, and keep the city clean via an intensive dumped rubbish program.
Continue to renew and upgrade Peter Hopper Lake in Mill Park.
Continue to implement the Green Wedge Management Plan.
Improve conservation reserves fire management planning and operations.
Undertake a study to understand the current and future carrying capacity of wildlife, i.e. how many healthy wildlife numbers our Whittlesea environment can sustain now and into the future.
Continue to improve the energy efficiency of Council buildings and facilities including solar and lighting upgrades.
Investigate options for introducing a local resource recovery shop.
Develop a Readiness and Activation Guideline to mitigate the effects on our community in extreme heat events, particularly to support vulnerable community members.

High performing organisation

Make it easier to interact with Council by building a customer portal, adding more services online and upgrading the city’s website.
Launch a new service centre in Whittlesea township.
Continue to advocate for Council's priority projects for better community outcomes.
Continue to implement the Workforce Plan to attract and retain skilled staff to deliver for our community, including an inclusive employment program.
Continue to implement the Gender Equality Action Plan to ensure a safe and equal workplace and progress towards becoming an Employer of Choice.
Finalise the Long-Term Community Infrastructure Plan.
Continue implementing our place-based service delivery model to be responsive to the needs of our local communities.
Finalise the High-Performing Organisation Strategy to guide effective and efficient use of resources, and good governance at Council.
Provide information and support to residents experiencing severe mortgage stress in line with Council's Financial Hardship Policy.
Implement Council's Research and Analytics Plan to enable informed decisions for the benefit of our community.
Identify key initiatives that have a 'direct and significant impact on community' for gender impact assessment under the Gender Equality Act 2020 operating environment.