Council endorses 2025-35 Community Strategic Plan

Published on 26 February 2025

Murray River Council have endorsed an updated Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035 (CSP) at its council meeting this week.

The CSP is the council’s 10-year roadmap that outlines the community's goals for the area and the key strategies needed to achieve them. The CSP guides the development of Council's plans, policies, budget and program of works.

Last updated in the 2021/22 year, the CSP must be reviewed after every ordinary council election.

Murray River Council Mayor, John Harvie said the document has now been refreshed ready for implementation in the 2025/2026 year.

“Our Community Strategic Plan builds on the foundations of the previous strategies and goals that were identified through the extensive CSP engagement undertaken in 2022.”

“With many of the ideas and themes still relevant, this latest version of the CSP represents a refresh of the existing document rather than a complete redevelopment, ensuring continuity and alignment with ongoing community priorities,” he said.

Prior to adoption, the draft 2025-35 CSP was on public exhibition, receiving 16 submissions.

“The submissions received were primarily project-focused rather than speaking directly to the top-level strategies of the CSP,” Cr Harvie said.

“Therefore, the suggestions will be further investigated as we finalise the Delivery Program, which is the document that further details our agreed projects and actions.”

Now that the CSP has been adopted, Council will continue to finalise its four-year Delivery Program and one-year Operational Plan ready for implementation in the 2025/26 financial year.