Community Strategic Plan
www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au
About this plan Georges River Council wrote this community strategic plan. We will say plan for short.
The plan says what we will do to make Georges River Council better.
The plan goes from 2022 to 2032.
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There are 6 things we want to work on.
We will tell you about each of the things and what we will do about it. 1
1. Our Community We want to have events and programs where everyone can • Take part • Meet other people.
Lots of different people live in Georges River.
They might be • Old and young people
• People from other countries
• People with disability. 2
We want to have art programs that are about all the different people that live in our area.
Our Early Learning Centres should be places that • Are safe for all the children
• Look after and teach them well
• Do not cost too much money.
We want to make sure everyone can use our libraries and feel welcome there. 3
They should be places with lots of different programs and spaces to use.
We want to have lots of art and things about culture at
• Hurstville Museum and Gallery
• Hurstville Entertainment Centre
• Carss Park Artists Cottage.
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We will do things to make sure our community is safe.
This could be things like
• Checking how safe the community is
• Fixing things in our community that are broken
• Making sure we do the things the law says we need to do.
We will show the history of Georges River in different ways like our programs or art shows. 5
2. Our green environment
We want to look after the environment.
Environment means the things around us like
• Air
• Water
• Trees
• Animals.
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We will do this by using less energy and water.
We will also make sure we recycle rubbish in the best way.
We will make sure we are ready for nature events like bushfires or floods.
We will keep our rivers clean and healthy.
We will keep making sure everyone can get to and use the rivers. 7
3. Our economy
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We want Georges River to have a strong economy. Economy means the businesses in Georges River.
We will support businesses in Georges River to keep having jobs for people.
We will also support them to have more jobs.
We want more businesses and places to go at night in • Hurstville • Beverly Hills • Kogarah.
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We want more events and things to do at town centres so that more people will go there.
We will look after our town centres and keep them clean.
We will make sure public toilets are clean.
We will plant more trees in town centres to make more shade.
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When we agree to build new things in Georges River we make sure it will help get more
• Jobs
• Services.
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We will work with the Government to make Georges River a 30 minute city.
30 minute city means people can get to work or to services in 30 minutes from their home.
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4. When we build new things
We want Georges River to have good housing and outdoor spaces for everyone.
We want to have different kinds of housing for people to choose from.
Rules
We will have rules that we must follow when we decide what can be built in the area.
This is so we can make sure what will be built is good for Georges River.
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We will ask the government for more public transport like trains and buses in Georges River.
We will make sure our footpaths and bike paths are safe.
We will make sure outdoor places and Council buildings can be used by everyone.
We will also build new • Skate parks
• Swimming pools
• Off road bike tracks. 12
5. A good place to live
We want to make sure people know Georges River is a good place to live.
We will make sure our community and visitors get good service from the Council.
We will work with the government to make sure people in Georges River have what they need for a good life.
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These are things like
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Parks.
We will make sure people know about all the good things Georges River has.
This will help bring more people to our area.
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6. How we run things
We want to make sure we run things in Georges River in a good way.
We will make sure the community can have their say about what happens in Georges River.
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We will make sure the way we give money for people or business works well.
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We make sure our decisions are
• Good
• Fair
• Use our money in the best way
• Safe.
We will make sure information we have online is up to date.
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We will also make sure our online services are fast and easy to use.
We will share information and Council reports with everyone in the community.
We will have lots of different staff that can work well with everyone in the community.
Council for Intellectual Disability made this document Easy Read. CID for short. You need to ask CID if you want to use any pictures in this document. You can contact CID at business@cid.org.au.
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