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04 Sep 2019
District community plans developed by residents in conjunction with East Gippsland Shire Council will be open for public comment this month.
Mayor Cr Natalie O’Connell said residents of the Twin Rivers, Cann Valley and Errinundra to Snowy communities have worked with Council officers over the past 12 months to establish their vision and values, understand their community’s needs, identify existing assets and refine their priorities.
“The draft plans have been created from community input and ideas collected from a community survey and the 26 workshops held across the three districts,” Cr O’Connell said.
“Council thanks the community members of each district who have been integral to the creation of the plans and who have shown such dedication and passion for their ‘place’.
“Now, it’s time for community members to read their draft plans and provide feedback.”
More than 1,400 hours of community members’ time was committed across the three districts, including 153 people who attended a workshop, 236 people who completed a survey and 85 primary school students who took part in an activity.
Residents are invited to review the plans either online via the Your Say East Gippsland website, at a Customer Service Centre, or by visiting the mobile library service in remote communities. The plans will be open for comment throughout September.
Following the public consultation period, the final plans will be reviewed and go to Council for formal consideration.
To register for updates on the project you can visit the Your Say East Gippsland website and sign up to the ‘Council Connect’ newsletter for the district you live in.
This project is funded by the Australian Government through the Building Better Regions Fund and is being run across the Cann Valley District, Errinundra to Snowy and Twin Rivers districts.
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02 Nov 2018
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22 Oct 2018
East Gippsland Shire Council needs your help to review and update the Twin Rivers District Community Plan.
Council is working in partnership with the communities of the Twin Rivers district - Nicholson, Johnsonville, Swan Reach, Tambo Upper, Bumberrah and surrounds - and key agencies to understand how the communities across the district work, live, play and connect. The next workshop will be held on Monday, October 29.
Council’s Director Community Strategy Kate Nelson said The One Place One Plan project is a different way of working together to plan and make decisions as a district.
“There were a number of achievements from the Twin Rivers Community Plan 2012–17 that will be built on for the next plan,” Ms Nelson said.
“Council has been working with members of the Twin Rivers district to understand how the communities across the district work, live, play and connect. This was captured in a well-attended workshop held in August which identified the environmental, built, cultural, social, human and economic assets of the district.”
Community members are invited to attend the next workshop and tell Council what information has been missed; what else needs to be included; and what questions to ask in the community survey being released in November.
The workshop is being held from 5.30-8pm on Monday, October 29 in the Supper Room at Johnsonville Hall. Registrations to attend the event can be made by contacting Council on (03) 5153 9500 and asking to speak to Eleni McIlroy or online via the Your Say East Gippsland website.
The One Place, One Plan project is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Building Better Regions Fund Community Investment Stream and is being trialed in Cann River district, Mountain Rivers (Errinundra to Snowy) district and Twin Rivers.