Get involved in our Council Plan engagement

Published on 21 November 2024

Stage three of Council's engagement on our Council Plan 2025-29 is now open until 15 December. We now want to dive a little deeper into the data and we need your help to bring it to life.

This third opportunity follows extensive engagement already undertaken where approximately 1,100 people from across Yarra Ranges have participated and provided feedback. 

In July and August, Council's representative community panel, made up of 35 independently-selected community members, met several times and explored the feedback already received during the broader community engagement, and delved deeper into Council's current challenges and what Council's future priorities should be. 

These complex challenges included how Council should manage its extensive assets, road maintenance,  financial sustainability, managing the impacts of climate change, balancing tourism with local liveability and how Council can make balanced decisions to meet the needs of its diverse communities.

While feedback is still being analysed, there are clear community priorities emerging, including: community involvement in decision making and council transparency; tourism management; climate change; emergency management and service and infrastructure provision/maintenance.

The goal of these plans is to advance the Yarra Ranges towards the future outlined in the Community Vision.

So check in at Shaping Yarra Ranges for your chance to vote on regional approaches, build on the themes we've already heard or share you ideas. Consultation is open from 18 November until 15 December.

Once this consultation phase has concluded a Draft Council Plan 2025-29 will be produced and presented to the community again to ensure we're getting our plan right for you.