Community Strategic Plan - Our vision
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In 2021 and 2022, we reviewed the Community Strategic Plan and vision for Eurobodalla's future. This plan all stems from our shared community vision statement. Eurobodalla's previous vision from the 2017 Community Strategic plan was:
- "We are friendly, responsible, thriving and proud."
We wanted to know if the vision still accurately reflected the community's vision for the future. To do this, we used virtual vision boards, surveys, activities for children and young people, and activities for groups so community members could tell us what's important to them.
We incorporated this feedback into our new Community Strategic Plan - Our Eurobodalla, 2042 - which includes the updated community vision:
- "From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains... Our Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles. Our future balances our natural assets and thriving economy. Our community is resilient and collaborative, and this underpins all that we do."
View the community's feedback
We asked people to:
- take a look at the virtual vision boards on this page - there is one board for each theme of the previous community vision:
- add words or pictures to the boards to tell us what each theme means to you now, or what it might mean in the future.
- think of these virtual vision boards as a place to brainstorm ideas about what's important to you, your family, and community.
- add ideas that didn't quite fit under one of these themes.
- complete a short survey about what you value about life in Eurobodalla now and in the future.
The vision boards and survey are now closed, but you can still see view the ideas people suggested.
In 2021 and 2022, we reviewed the Community Strategic Plan and vision for Eurobodalla's future. This plan all stems from our shared community vision statement. Eurobodalla's previous vision from the 2017 Community Strategic plan was:
- "We are friendly, responsible, thriving and proud."
We wanted to know if the vision still accurately reflected the community's vision for the future. To do this, we used virtual vision boards, surveys, activities for children and young people, and activities for groups so community members could tell us what's important to them.
We incorporated this feedback into our new Community Strategic Plan - Our Eurobodalla, 2042 - which includes the updated community vision:
- "From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains... Our Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles. Our future balances our natural assets and thriving economy. Our community is resilient and collaborative, and this underpins all that we do."
View the community's feedback
We asked people to:
- take a look at the virtual vision boards on this page - there is one board for each theme of the previous community vision:
- add words or pictures to the boards to tell us what each theme means to you now, or what it might mean in the future.
- think of these virtual vision boards as a place to brainstorm ideas about what's important to you, your family, and community.
- add ideas that didn't quite fit under one of these themes.
- complete a short survey about what you value about life in Eurobodalla now and in the future.
The vision boards and survey are now closed, but you can still see view the ideas people suggested.
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Thriving
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Upload pictures or use words to describe what a thriving community means to you.
- You can upload images, jot down single words, or go deep and detailed with your thoughts.
- You can focus on examples of a thriving community today, or what you imagine it'll look like in the future.
- If you agree with someone else's post, click the 'like' button.
Maureenover 2 years agoDiversity & Inclusion
Council should reflect the community it serves. Understand and respond to the diverse needs of and barriers faced by some community members, so inclusion of diversity can contribute to overall community well being.
0landscape.architectover 2 years agoreinstate & grow protections for Batemans Marine Park to thrive, work with Koori community to care for Sea Country + Blue Carbon Economy
"The retention of harvested species was four to six times greater in MPAs compared with partially protected and unprotected areas, and the stabilizing effects of protection were observable within 4 years of park implementation. Conversely, partial protection offered little to no improvement in stability, compared with unprotected areas." -From a study was published in the journal of the The Society for Conservation Biology, outlining a number of benefits to marine sanctuaries, right here in the Batemans Marine park. Koori people have been fishing these waters not only sustainably - regeneratively - since forever, but they're now being fined for practicing their culture and caring for the marine communities which have sustained them for generations upon generations. Not only that, but commercial fishing is allowed and subsidised to essentially scour the seabed without oversight in order to sell the fish which Koori people are penalised for giving to their families. Meanwhile, the protections which limit fishing within the Batemans Marine Park in order to maintain healthy marine populations have been lifted against all expert recommendations. Our marine communities need a diverse balance of predators eating herbivores eating macroalgae providing nursery habitat for the smaller foundational species to continue thriving and growing. Currently, a mass extraction of predator fish by fisheries along with warming waters has created a growing urchin barren eating through the kelp forests who anchor and sustain our beloved marine ecosystems. In balance, these communities together clean waterways, provide food and nourishment, produce oxygen, draw down carbon, cool warming waters, reduce acidification in our oceans, are a joy to behold and are innately connected with the Koori communities in reciprocal, generational partnerships. We've fined the people who can care best for these places, we've subsidised methods of fishing which consume them and create herbivore/predator imbalance, and we've removed any protections for the few remaining sanctuaries left along this part of the coast. If there's any hope of thriving, the marine communities need to be cared for as Sea Country in shared collaboration with the Koori community and elders. sources: Impact of marine protected areas on temporal stability of fish species diversity Amanda K. Pettersen(https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.13815?fbclid=IwAR2sXynFcMACl6dUeToDaVYfJgT3wwbQwM2DDtVIBccRZX6uKDlyI3d6L1I) The NSW government needs to stop prosecuting Aboriginal fishers if it really wants to Close the Gap (https://theconversation.com/the-nsw-government-needs-to-stop-prosecuting-aboriginal-fishers-if-it-really-wants-to-close-the-gap-168749?fbclid=IwAR1fvJQerdhI24lyUOqt7NB8iRBXXOSWDGha4QwO6HdrHBt75DjywyH1wNY) South Coast People Native Title Claim (http://www.nntt.gov.au/searchRegApps/NativeTitleClaims/Pages/details.aspx?NTDA_Fileno=NC2017/003)
14atw262over 2 years agoEncourage development within the current footprint
This will ensure continued availability of housing and services for the community whilst maintaining the natural environment.
2atw262over 2 years agoIncorporate nature into parks and reserves
This will offset residential development.
1atw262over 2 years agoInvestment in the Eurobodalla Showground in Moruya
To support football, equestrian, basketball, the dog club and PCYC into the future.
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Proud
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Tell or show us what a proud community looks like to you.
- You can upload images, jot down single words, or go deep and detailed with your thoughts.
- You can focus on what a proud community would look like today, or what it could mean in the future.
- If you agree with someone else's post, click the 'like' button.
David Graceover 2 years agoBe the leader in building a partnership with our community
The Council works best when it works with the community rather than directing it. Lets make use of the experience, knowledge and skills in our community so that we make the best decisions for us all. Lets strive to be a local government leader in building community partnerships!
2Alisaover 2 years agoBeing proud of and preserving the unique beauty of the Eurobodalla Shire.
8Robin Sover 2 years agoCelebrate our First Nations heritage
Raise the profile of our First Nations heritage in the Eurobodalla
7Susanover 2 years agoInvest in and provide support to maintain and manage our unique heritage places and structures
Support those areas with strong heritage character with maintenance and development of their infrastructure to ensure it does not deteriorate or is even destroyed through lack of attention, care, investment. Not necessarily through funds, but through facilitation and other support initiatives.
5Robin Sover 2 years agoProud to prioritise sustainability over profit
Make sustainability (real not platitudes like offsetting) central to planning and development. Impose conditions on developers that protect the environment - such as all new homes must have solar and battery or solar water heating. Or No clear felling - ever. Let’s live the nature coast mantra and BE PROUD of being different
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Friendly
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Use pictures or words to show us what a friendly community looks like to you.
- You can upload images, jot down single words, or go deep and detailed with your thoughts.
- You can focus on what a friendly community means to you today, or what you hope it looks like in the future.
- If you agree with someone else's post, click the 'like' button.
CathRover 2 years agoFriendly and active
Activities and infrastructure that work harmoniously with the environment and provide places for people to connect socially, and be active and healthy.
10Brizoeover 2 years agoA community well led by, competent, engaged and committed councillors and senior staff
Community is greatly disappointed with performance of current council, particularly its strained relationship with many ordinary ratepayers
5Courtneyover 2 years agoMore opportunities to share produce, street libraries and for streets/hamlets to come together as a community.
4Kayelover 2 years agoA Friendly Council
Please listen, respond, be transparent, responsible and supportive.
0atw262over 2 years agoFacilities support community sport and recreation.
Such as more picnic tables for Park Run in Batemans Bay, or more picnic tables in Riverside Park in Moruya
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Responsible
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Describe or show us what comes to mind when you think of a responsible community.
- You can upload images, jot down single words, or go deep and detailed with your thoughts.
- You can focus on what a responsible community looks like today, or what you'd like to see in the future.
- If you agree with someone else's post, click the 'like' button.
SusanCover 2 years agoAdvocate at State level for change to planning controls to allow ground floor dwelling to be discretionary use in all commercial zones
0SusanCover 2 years agoSustainable devel. does not include allowing new housing in areas of high bushfire risk. Sustainable includes retaining forests and bushland
6Demosthenesover 2 years agoMake green waste recycling free
10Alison Wover 2 years agoCar sharing - we need to use cars more responsibly
1)Our cars spend a lot more time parked than travelling. 2) If we want to get serious about reducing emissions from transport then moving from fossil-fuelled transport to electric is key, but that is still out of reach for many in price terms (we need to catch up on installing charging infrastructure too). Solution: attract a car share scheme like GoGet to the Eurobodalla, insisting on only electric vehicles. We'll need community surveys to show how much buy-in people have to this idea of not owning, but sharing cars. If existing car share schemes don't match our needs, then couldn't we build our own community car share model?
3Kathryn Maxwellover 2 years agoCouncil undertake a climate risk for all policies and proposals and get serious about protecting the community from extreme climate events
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And?
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.
Let us know if something is missing.If you have ideas, priorities, or goals for the community that just don't quite fit under one of the existing vision's themes, add your ideas here or click the 'like' button to show you agree or support someone else's idea.
Brizoeover 2 years agoAdopt explicit and plain English commercial in confidence and legal professional privilege policies which limit the use of these measu
Public access to key information by staff overuse of these confidetiality classifications has been excessively limited. The default needs to be the release of as much information as possible.
1Middlebrookover 2 years agoConnectivity for the small villages that comprise the shire with more cycle and footpaths for a healthy lifestyle.
To follow on from the new walking paths, a connection to the northern villages via the new bridge, Surfside’s boardwalk, a pedestrian crossing of Cullendulla Creek to Long Beach via Square Head, via Northcove to Maloney’s Beach and then join the NP walking trail via S Durras to points north. A route for foot and cycle traffic makes for a safe and healthy lifestyle connecting the remote northern villages often bypassed by locals to the detriment of struggling small businesses (stores and cafes)
7CharlieBellover 2 years agoInvolve the community more in planning. What do we build where and when. It's not a role for outsiders to influence planning decisions.
5Sianover 2 years agoFogo or similar organic waste management
Seems ridiculous that Eurobodalla is behind all neighbouring councils on this
4megan1088over 2 years agoMore thoughts to parks and gardens designs
add more thought to the design of our community shared spaces rather than leaving them basic
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Adopted Community Strategic Plan
Key dates
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05 October 2021
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05 October → 31 October 2021
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31 October 2021
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01 November 2021