How community suggestions are put into action


21 May 2018

The Where to Next? community conversation led to hundreds of ideas being collected from the community.

But how do these ideas feed into the process of making a difference in Orange.

Here is an example of how hundreds of very different ideas from the community are then assembled to for the Community Strategic Plan (CSP), and considered to be acted on.

In this case, suggestions from the community about upgrades to sporting facilities, walking paths and recreation areas are summarised under the heading of ‘Sport & Recreation’.

This, in turn, has been funnelled into the ‘Live’ theme which is about creating a ‘healthy, safe and vibrant community’.

The next step involves developing big-picture ‘Objectives’, and then ‘Actions’ that encompass these ideas.

When a specific project is considered which would deliver on these aims, it is considered alongside other priorities for funding as part of the Delivery & Operational Plan.

Once completed, the delivery of this project would be reported on in the Annual Report.

It's important to remember that the CSP is about the 'big-picture' ideas and 'higher-order' planning directions to guide Orange City Council and the community into the future.

The final stage of the CSP conversation is about checking back with the community to see if the draft Strategic Plan correctly describes what the community wants to happen.

Residents can :
If your concern is about whether a specific action should be funded or whether it should happen or not, then the appropriate place to have your say, might be to comment on the budget, on this site.
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