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<p><strong>Orange City Council&#39;s annual budget for the 2025/26 financial year is now on display for community comment.</strong></p><p>Members of the community are invited to complete a survey, leave an online comment or make a formal submission.</p><p>Earlier this year, the<em> </em>Community Strategic Plan (CSP) <em>&#39;Your Community, Your Plan&#39;</em> conversation compiled information about the hopes and dreams of Orange residents for our community.</p><p>All Councils across the state are required under the Local Government Act to deliver a range of long-term planning and financial management documents, in a process known as Independent Planning &amp; Reporting (IP&amp;R).</p><p>The CSP&#39;s engagement report has since been to Council and the draft CSP is also now on display for community comment.</p><p>In this next stage of the conversation, Orange City Council aims to check back with the community. It&#39;s important that we&#39;re as sure as we can be that what we heard is what you said.</p><p>On this site you can download the:</p><ul><li>draft Community Strategic Plan (CSP)</li><li>report on the community engagement process that produced that plan</li><li>the other IP &amp;R documents.</li></ul><p>On this site you can also find out more about the budget by:</p><ul><li>reading the official budget papers in the document library <em>(right-hand side of page)</em></li><li>checking out budget infographics<a href="https://yoursay.orange.nsw.gov.au/budget-2019/photos"></a> <em>(right-hand side of page) </em>and</li><li>reading news articles about the budget</li></ul><p>You can have your say <em>(below)</em> by:</p><ul><li>completing a short survey<a href="https://yoursay.orange.nsw.gov.au/budget-20201?tool=survey_tool#tool_tab"></a></li><li>making an online comment.</li><li>learning how to <a href="https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/planning-development/news/da-assessment-process/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>make a formal submission.</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/making-a-submission/" target="_blank"></a></li></ul><p><strong>The deadline for all submissions, comments and surveys on the budget 4 June 2025.</strong></p><p>A report on the community feedback will be considered at a Council meeting later in June.</p>

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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 30px;">Residents asked to help plan a prosperous future for Orange</span></strong></p><p>Residents will have the chance to shape the future economic development of Orange through the development of an Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan that will guide the city over the next five years.</p><p>Orange City Council is working with independent consultants, <em>SGS Economics and Planning</em> and <em>The Planning Studio</em> to develop the new strategy.</p><p>This survey provides an opportunity for the wider Orange communtiy to share their experiences and perspectives. The survey will take about five minutes to complete and will help Orange City Council shape the strategic directions and ideas that will guide the future of the local economy of Orange.</p><p>The survey will close on 29 February 2024.</p>

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