Council Plan

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Council Plan 2021-2025 (2024/25 Update)

The Council Plan 2021-2025 (2024/25 Update) is Maroondah City Council’s medium-term strategic document that sets key directions and priority actions to work towards the long-term community vision outlined in Maroondah 2040: Our future together.

The Council Plan 2021-2025 has been informed by the inputs and recommendations of a Deliberative Panel of 40 community members that came together over a period of six weeks to deliberate on the topics of health and wellbeing; liveable communities; environment; and assets; as well as broad community engagement undertaken for the development, and recent interim review, of the Maroondah 2040 Community Vision.

The Council Plan is implemented through a service delivery planning process, and outcomes are measured and reported regularly. Achievements are reported back to Council and the community through the Maroondah City Council Annual Report at the end of each financial year.

The key directions and priority actions are grouped under the eight broad outcome areas of Maroondah 2040: Our future together and provide the structure for the Council Plan 2021-2025.

Significant projects identified for delivery include:

Develop and implement the Maroondah Liveability, Wellbeing and Resilience Strategy 2021-2031 (including the Health and Wellbeing Action Plan and Positive Ageing Framework and Action Plan 2021-2025).
Implement the Bayswater Business Precinct Transformation Strategy.
Design the Karralyka Centre redevelopment, and undertake staged works.
Review, update and implement Council’s Sustainability Strategy 2022-2031, including development of a Climate Change Plan.
Implement Council’s Waste, Litter & Resource Recovery Strategy 2020-2030.
Design and construct an activity centre carpark in Ringwood.
Work in partnership with the Victorian Government to support the removal of level crossings at Dublin Road Ringwood East and Coolstore Road Croydon; and the construction of new stations at Ringwood East and Croydon.
Develop a new Croydon Structure Plan (including urban design guidelines).
Undertake a staged development of the Croydon Community Wellbeing Precinct.
Develop the Customer Service Strategy 2025-2029 to continue to advance Council’s commitment to be highly responsive and customer focused.
Work in partnership with the Victorian Electoral Commission to coordinate a Council Election in October 2024 for the 2024-2028 period.
Advocate on key local issues on behalf of the Maroondah community, in the lead up to the Australian and Victorian Government elections.

To help Council achieve the long-term community vision outlined in Maroondah 2040: Our future together, the Council Plan sets the priority actions, key directions and outcomes to work towards. The Council Plan is reviewed every year to make sure it reflects the changing needs and goals of our community.

The Council Plan is aligned to the Financial Plan and Budget which document the financial and non-financial resources required by Council to implement the key directions and priority actions identified in the Council Plan.