Draft Culture and Creativity Strategy

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Consultation has concluded

Since July, East Gippsland Shire Council has been working with creative sector consultants Future Tense to develop a new Culture and Creativity Strategy for the Shire. This included:

  • Six public forums across the Shire
  • Engagement with Traditional Owner groups and Aboriginal run organisations and services and one First Nations workshop
  • Individual and small group consultations with cultural sector stakeholders
  • An online survey
  • Site visits to key spaces in townships throughout the Shire, and
  • Review of relevant Council strategies, policies and data.

This engagement with our exceptional cultural and creative communities was central to shaping the vision and goals of the Draft Strategy. Thank you to everyone who participated.

The draft Strategy is now available and can be download from the right of this page.

If you have any comments on the strategy, please fill in the survey below. Feedback on the draft strategy closes Friday 27 January 2023.


Updated 7 December 2022 - Online feedback session for the Culture and Creativity Strategy

Unfortunately we have to reschedule tonight's online discussion of Council's draft Culture and Creativity Strategy until the new year. The session will now be taking place on 18 January 2023. If you're already registered, your booking will update automatically.

This is an opportunity to hear about and provide feedback on East Gippsland Shire Council's new Culture and Creativity Strategy.

Date: Wednesday 18 January 2023

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Register for the online session


The image on this page shows a section of Rheanna Williams' artwork, Image HUMAN, which won the special portraiture category in the 2021 East Gippsland Youth Art Prize.

Since July, East Gippsland Shire Council has been working with creative sector consultants Future Tense to develop a new Culture and Creativity Strategy for the Shire. This included:

  • Six public forums across the Shire
  • Engagement with Traditional Owner groups and Aboriginal run organisations and services and one First Nations workshop
  • Individual and small group consultations with cultural sector stakeholders
  • An online survey
  • Site visits to key spaces in townships throughout the Shire, and
  • Review of relevant Council strategies, policies and data.

This engagement with our exceptional cultural and creative communities was central to shaping the vision and goals of the Draft Strategy. Thank you to everyone who participated.

The draft Strategy is now available and can be download from the right of this page.

If you have any comments on the strategy, please fill in the survey below. Feedback on the draft strategy closes Friday 27 January 2023.


Updated 7 December 2022 - Online feedback session for the Culture and Creativity Strategy

Unfortunately we have to reschedule tonight's online discussion of Council's draft Culture and Creativity Strategy until the new year. The session will now be taking place on 18 January 2023. If you're already registered, your booking will update automatically.

This is an opportunity to hear about and provide feedback on East Gippsland Shire Council's new Culture and Creativity Strategy.

Date: Wednesday 18 January 2023

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Register for the online session


The image on this page shows a section of Rheanna Williams' artwork, Image HUMAN, which won the special portraiture category in the 2021 East Gippsland Youth Art Prize.