How we plan and report

The NSW Local Government Integrated Planning and Reporting framework acknowledges that most communities share similar aspirations: a safe, healthy and pleasant place to live, a sustainable environment, opportunities for social interaction, education and employment, and reliable infrastructure. The difference lies in how each community responds to these needs. The Framework has been developed in recognition that council plans and policies should not exist in isolation - that they are inter-connected. It allows NSW councils to draw their various plans together, understand how they interact and get the maximum leverage from their efforts by planning holistically and sustainably for the future.

Our Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework

STATE AND REGIONAL PLANS COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

(including Community Engagement Strategy and Community Participation Plan) Destination Management Plan

OTHER STRATEGIC PLANS

EXAMPLES:

Arts, Heritage and Cultural Plan

Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan

Child and Family Strategy

DELIVERY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT

RESOURCING STRATEGY

Long term financial planning Workforce management Assets management Digital management Plant and fleet management

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN

The key document in the Framework is the 10-year Community Strategic Plan. The purpose of this Plan is to identify the community’s main priorities and aspirations for the future, and plan strategies to achieve them. These strategies will take into consideration the issues and pressures that may affect the community and the level of resources that will realistically be available. While Council has a custodial role in initiating, preparing and maintaining the Community Strategic Plan on behalf of the local government area, it is not wholly responsible for its implementation. Other partners, such as state agencies and community groups may also be engaged in delivering the long-term objectives of the Plan. The Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program and Operational Plan are organised under seven key focus areas that reflect the community’s Vision and Values. This provides a clear strategic alignment between Council’s long-term, mid-term and annual planning and reporting.

RESOURCING STRATEGY

A Community Strategic Plan can only be achieved with sufficient resources. Council’s 10-year Resourcing Strategy supports the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program and Operational Plan by detailing how Council can help achieve the community’s goals in terms of time, money, assets and people.

DELIVERY PROGRAM

The Delivery Program is a plan that covers the term of an elected Council. To create the Program, we look at the Community Strategic Plan and ask what we can achieve over the coming term to bring us closer to the community’s Vision and Values. The Operational Plan outlines the actions that Council will undertake in the coming year to achieve the Delivery Program strategies under each key focus area. The Operational Plan also details how Council will fund these actions.

MONITORING AND REPORTING

The Delivery Program is reviewed annually to determine which objectives set out in the Community Strategic Plan can be achieved within Council’s available resources, and an Operational Plan of actions for the coming financial year is created. This ensures that Council’s long-term planning is consistent with the current and future needs of the community. In addition to our Annual Report, we report four times each year on progress towards our Delivery Program and current annual Operational Plan. These reports are available at lakemac.com.au