Draft Community Vision 2045

About the Project

The Bass Coast Community Vision 2041 was created in 2021 through a deliberative engagement process by a representative Community Panel of residents.

In developing that vision, the Community Panel considered broad topics and long-term issues, such as access and equity, growth and housing, and climate change to determine our community's economic, social, cultural and environmental priorities for the future.

Developing the draft

Across 2024-2025, Council undertook the 'Towards a Better Bass Coast' project to inform the development of Council's new key strategic documents for 2025-2029 and beyond.

As part of this project, Council sought feedback from the community to inform the review and refresh of the Community Vision to consider whether it still reflects the aspirations for the future of our diverse communities.

The following aspirations are still most important to the community:

  • Naturally Beautiful
  • Thriving Places
  • Vibrant Communities
  • The Community Vision aspirations have directly informed the strategic objectives of the Council Plan.
  • A Key Message Summary has been included to help communicate the Vision more broadly, supporting greater awareness across the community.
  • 'Woodlands' have been incorporated into the opening sentence of the vision to more accurately represent the Shire's landscape.

Towards a Better Bass Coast

You can also read and provide feedback on the other key strategies developed through the 'Towards a Better Bass Coast' project:

How did we get here?

  • Stage 2 - Community Panel

    Learn more about what a community panel is, how it works and how community are involved.

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