Community consultation period has closed. 

Consultation on this Plan concluded on 4 June 2023. Council considered the community feedback at its 14 June 2023 General Council meeting. 

To read the community feedback and council's response click here

The final Business Plan is due to be endorsed by Council at its 27 June 2023 General Council meeting. 

BACKGROUND

In 2022 Council undertook an eight -week community campaign called 'Shape your Future' to seek feedback from our residents, businesses, visitors and key partners to provide feedback on what is needed for the next 4 years to make the City of Marion a great place to live, work and visit. The two- month campaign ran from July-August 2022. Council received 618 responses. Council then reviewed your feedback and developed a draft Business Plan 2023-2027 that contains a range of priorities that council proposes to deliver over the next 4 years.

What we asked you in 2022

• your hopes for the area.
• what council need to prioritise.
• what projects council has already committed to starting over the next 4 years.
• What other high level community projects you think council needs to prioritise.
• What kind of place Marion (council area) should be by 2027.

What you told us

Community feedback was summarised into 'Shape your Future Community Engagement Report', please click here to view the report.

What we did

The newly-elected council developed the draft Business Plan 2023-2027 from November 2022 through to May 2023, Council held several meetings to review the initial community feedback and discussed priorities for the area across the next 4 years.

Strong consideration of the community's feedback and ideas led the delivery of the Plan. Council's Strategic Plan 2019-2029 helps set future direction with six community themes; Liveable, Valuing Nature, Engaged, Innovative, Prosperous, Connected, as well as a desire to be a Council of Excellence - these themes form the basis of priority setting.

What's in the Draft Business Plan 2023-2027

• Our six community themes and Community Vision that will guide how our city develops.
• What the community told us was important and what the community envisage the city to look like by 2027.
• Major projects that council will deliver by 2027.
• Key initiatives and high- level business activities that council will deliver by 2027.
• Consideration of the future opportunities and challenges facing the council over the next 4 years.
• Demographic quick facts about the City of Marion that will help planning.