Community Strategic Plan

FAQS

The Community Strategic Plan is the highest level of plan a Council prepares. It's purpose is to outline the community’s long-term vision and aspirations for the future and to plan strategies for achieving these goals.

The City of Parramatta’s Community Strategic Plan 2018-2038: Butbutt yura barra ngurra was developed following extensive consultation, and was endorsed by Council in June 2018.

Council has updated the Community Strategic Plan to reflect changing community perceptions and to incorporate the aspirations and concerns of our community, Councillors, partners, and staff. Our review of the Community Strategic Plan meets Council's obligations in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993.

Everyone can have a say.

There is currently an online survey that will be open until 5pm on Tuesday 2 November 2021.

The survey feedback will inform any proposed updates to the Community Strategic Plan.

The Community Strategic Plan along with any proposed updates will be provided to the new Council in early 2022. The Community Strategic Plan will then be placed on public exhibition for 28 days for comment.

All feedback will then be reviewed, and any final amendments will be made before the Community Strategic Plan is provided to Council to endorse by 30 June 2022.

Council plays a pivotal role in delivering the long term aspirations of the Community Strategic Plan, alongside community partners.

Council’s role must be carefully planned within available budgets and resources to deliver on short, medium and long term priorities for the City.

Council plans its response to the Community Strategic Plan in a four-year plan called the Delivery Program.

The Delivery Program is Council’s commitment to the community on what it will deliver during its elected term. All councils in NSW are required to develop a new four-year Delivery Program following each council election.

The Delivery Program turns the strategic goals from the Community Strategic Plan into actions for the council. All Council plans, projects, activities, and funding allocations of Council must be directly linked to the Delivery Program.

Your feedback will be used to inform the priorities for the Delivery Program over the next Council term, so we can address some of the broader and more complex issues impacting the City.

The Delivery Program will focus on activities where Council has a level of control over outcomes. The role Council plays is dependent on what is planned. This ranges from direct service delivery, through to being a partner or advocate for issues outside Council’s control.

A draft Delivery Program will be developed with the City’s newly elected Council in early 2022. The Delivery Program will then be placed on public exhibition for 28 days for comment. All feedback will then be reviewed, and any final amendments will be made before the Delivery Program is provided to Council to adopt by 30 June 2022.