Macedon Ranges Council is inviting the community to give feedback to help shape the Ranges.
Following an initial round of feedback earlier this year, at the July 23 council meeting councillors adopted the Draft Shaping the Ranges Plan, Draft Asset Plan and Draft Financial Plan for community consultation. These documents will shape council over the next 10 years.
The draft Shaping the Ranges Plan integrates the Community Vision, Council Plan, Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and the Disability Action Plan.
Through the consultation process and review of the 2021-2031 Community Vision, the community assembly created a new vision to include ‘A regional community protecting the environment, supporting local businesses and caring for our people’.
Cr Kate Kendall said this was the most important document for the community to consider.
“I was really excited to see that the community highlighted support for local businesses as a second highest priority to include in the community vision statement,” she said.
She also highlighted the five key themes, Our Places, Our Environment, Our Economy, Our People and Our Performance that supports the vision.
Cr Jennifer Anderson encouraged all residents to think about what matters most to them in the community, and to include that in their feedback.
“It’s your document, you own it, you need to be the ones looking at it and providing some input … because we’re giving you this opportunity to make what we do relevant,” she said.
The draft Financial Plan and Asset Plan sets out long-term strategic allocation of resources to meet the goals set out in the Shaping the Ranges Plan.
The Financial Plan details how council will deliver on is strategic goals in a financial stable way.
The Asset Plan sets out how council will acquire, build, look after and use its assets over the next 10 years, with a focus on council’s physical infrastructure including transport, buildings, open space and recreation, and stormwater and flood management.
Feedback is open until Wednesday, August 20 for all three documents, before the final documents are adopted at the October council meeting.
Residents invited to take part of the survey at yoursay.mrsc.vic.gov.au/shaping-ranges
