FAQ
What is the Community Strategic Plan?
'Living and Loving the Tweed' the 2017-2027 Community Strategic Plan is Council's over-arching strategic document which identifies the community’s priorities and guides the direction for the Tweed for the next 10 years. The plan will ensure Council’s objectives and activities are in line with the priorities and visions of the Tweed community.
Why does the Tweed need a 10-year plan?
The NSW Government requires all NSW councils to produce an Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework to ensure Local Government operations and strategic planning are meeting the needs of the community. The Community Strategic Plan will provide an overall 10-year vision for this framework, while accompanying documents establish the tools to pursue these visions and assess Council’s success in achieving the objectives.
This long-term strategy is needed to ensure the right tools are in place to deal with major issues that will confront the Tweed in the future. The plan identifies the shire’s assets and strengths and defines the broad objectives needed to protect and enhance the qualities that make the Tweed a great place to live, work and play.
What level of input will the community have in the final document?
The goals, strategies, actions and targets contained in the Community Strategic Plan will reflect the aspirations and priorities of the community. Therefore, all groups and individuals will be given plenty of opportunity to participate and have their say, during a comprehensive community engagement process in the drafting and public exhibition periods.
Will the Community Strategic Plan outline which projects will be undertaken by Council?
No. The Community Strategic Plan will outline the community’s objectives on a broader scale. The individual actions and projects required to achieve those objectives will be detailed in the four-year Delivery Program and the annual Operations Plans.
Why aren’t the Delivery Program and Operational Plan on exhibition at the same time?
A draft Delivery Program and draft Operation Plan will be produced in line with the broad community concerns and priorities revealed during consultation for the Community Strategic Plan. A separate engagement process for the Strategic Plan is necessary because it is important to first determine the community’s overall vision for the Tweed.
The separate engagement period also focuses community attention on creating that vision, without being distracted by individual projects.