Every four years Council is required to develop strategic plans which set out goals and objectives for Council and the strategies to achieve them over the four-year period. Council is currently reviewing and updating the following four key strategic documents:

Community Vision

This statement is developed in consultation with community that captures what community members most value about Bass Coast and the shared vision of their community’s desired future.

Council Plan

This plan guides all of Council’s work and decision-making. It ensures that Council’s work aligns with community aspirations and is focused on the same outcomes.

The plan also helps Council track its performance and meet the legislative requirements set out in the Local Government Act 2020.

Long Term Financial Plan

This plan provides guidance for Council’s long term financial decision making to ensure the future needs of the growing community can be met. This comprehensive framework underpins the affordability, funding and delivery of a number of major projects that are important to community and outlined in their vision.

Asset Plan

This plan outlines the importance of the infrastructure assets for which Council is the custodian. The plan informs community on how Council infrastructure and other assets are to be managed in order to achieve objectives listed in the Council Plan and community vision.

Updating these documents require Council to balance competing issues and make decisions that are fair for all while meeting the requirements of the Local Government Act 2020.