Business Activation Plan Actions

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The Business Activation Plan has been designed for the next two years with focus on the vibrancy and experience of places, and ways to support businesses and events. The Plan identifies:

• Actions that can be done now (financial year 202122) and progressed in the second year (financial year 2022-2023) • Opportunities to prepare for leveraging grant funding and partnerships to enable longer-term and largerscale activation projects • Initiatives that require Planning, engagement and collaboration to facilitate outcomes aligned with diverse stakeholders.

With a COVID-conscious approach to Planning and activation, we are responsive to changing impacts on work, travel and social environment. This Plan is designed to be a simple framework for action, review, optimisation and adaptation – building on activities and Planning already underway, and invaluable input from business and community stakeholders. Actions have been informed by engaging with business and community representatives, along with analysis of relevant reports, strategies and engagement to date. Based on Special Business Rate Variation expenditure in Lismore, the Plan acknowledges links to current grant projects and will inform applications for further funding. Connecting and collaborating is key to effectively delivering value with this Plan, to complement largerscale projects across Council, and to contribute to economic development and other strategic goals for Lismore, Nimbin and the LGA. We will work closely with the new Tourism Destination Officer in Nimbin, along with our colleagues across events and tourism, development and Planning, and assets and services teams. See budget summary along with activation updates at lismore.nsw.gov.au/ business-activation-Plan.

Plan timeframes and budgets may vary in response to environmental changes (for instance, potential pandemic, flood, bushfires or other significant external impacts); to complement emerging opportunities and relevant projects driven by other parts of Council; and with the evaluation of Plan actions, learnings and feedback.

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ALEX CLARKE EDEN CRAWFORD-HARRMAN

Stakeholders include:

• Local traders and business partners • Local community groups and organisations • Bundjalung and First Nations community members • Creative and cultural industries

• Sports and recreation industries • Local and regional tourism industries • Event organisers • Local health sector

• Landcare and environmental groups • Local education providers including Southern

Cross University, TAFE NSW, schools and training organisations • Professional services

• Police and community service organisations • Lismore Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Nimbin Chamber of Commerce

• Regional Development Australia • Destination NSW

• Federal, State and Local Government • Lismore City Council Aboriginal Advisory Group • Lismore City Council Access and Inclusion Advisory

Group • Nimbin Advisory Group • NORPA Cultural Alliance

• Lismore City Council Public Art Reference Group • Lismore City Council Traffic Advisory Group • Lismore City Council Social Justice and Crime

Prevention Committee

• Various teams across Lismore City Council

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