Draft Social Sustainability Strategy

To achieve our vision of an equitable and resilient Parramatta, the Strategy also presents an action plan. The action plan (which you can read here) outlines detailed actions that Council will undertake over the span of this Strategy to help us reach the objectives  within our priorities and position our City for continued success. The action plan will be monitored annually and updated after four years to ensure continued progress.

Council has developed indicators to measure progress towards the objectives established within each of the five priorities. Rather than tracking whether actions have been delivered, the indicators measure the outcomes of the Strategy’s implementation

The community and stakeholders were consulted with in late 2022. The feedback received, along with desktop research and global best practice, informed the development of the draft Strategy. 

After reviewing feedback on the draft Strategy, the draft will be finalised and be brought to Council for adoption. 

Our community is faced with challenges as we continue to recover from the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, and grapple with increasingly frequent and severe weather events driven by climate change. To become a more resilient city, we aspire to be a place where people feel socially connected, secure, and equipped to survive and thrive in the face of change.

A socially sustainable community puts people first, and this is the core of our vision for City of Parramatta.

Social sustainability means strengthening cohesion within our diverse communities. A socially sustainable community allows all members to thrive, while being resilient to climate change, pandemics, and other stresses. In a socially sustainable community, the environment and relationships actively support the capacity of current and future generations to create healthy and liveable communities. Socially sustainable communities are equitable, diverse, connected, democratic and provide a good quality of life.