COMMUNITY OUTCOME 4: STRONG LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Council is focused on being sustainable, well governed and delivering the best outcomes for the community. We strive to be a responsive and reliable service provider by making sound, ethical, evidence-based decisions that support the needs of our community. Defining and reviewing our service levels, and implementing innovative business improvements, helps us to deliver what our community needs in a sustainable way. In addition, advocating and partnering with other government agencies is important to support the services that our community needs, such as health and education. Good governance and financial management in a highly regulated, changing legislative environment presents challenges but also helps us to be clear and accountable. It is important to our community to have opportunities to engage and communicate with Council about their needs, concerns and priorities, and see these reflected in Council decisions. The variety of communication methods and preferences, as well as the growth of social media and online engagement in an increasingly digital world, present challenges but also opportunities in the ways our community can have their say. Clear, transparent and meaningful communication enables our community to contribute to and understand our plans, decisions and actions. We use feedback from all groups in our community to drive our strategic initiatives and help us to balance community expectations with the cost of delivery.
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