City of Newcastle is calling on the community to help shape their ambitious long term vision for Newcastle in 2040, focusing on creating a liveable, sustainable and inclusive city for all.
City of Newcastle engaged with more than 5,000 people during the development of the draft Community Strategic Plan, Newcastle 2040.
The draft plan’s four key themes include Liveable Newcastle, Sustainable Newcastle, Creative Newcastle and Achieving Together.
The community is being invited to provide feedback on the draft plan from today, after Councillors voted on Tuesday to place it on public exhibition for 28 days.
Lord Mayor, Nuatali Nelmes, said it was important to understand the community’s vision for the future of Newcastle.
“Newcastle 2040 has been developed in consultation with the community over a period of 12 months and represents the collaboration of thousands of interactions, including face-to-face conversations, workshops, surveys, online feedback, advisory committees and stakeholder engagement,” Cr Nelmes said.
“Through this extensive community consultation, we have developed four key themes that reflect the aspirations and values of our community, which are underpinned by our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
“The priorities and objectives contained within this plan will enable us to celebrate our unique city, protect our natural assets, optimise opportunities, build resilience, champion inclusion and encourage innovation and creativity.
She said understanding the communities vision would help relate the policies and projects delivered over the next decade and beyond.
The delivery of Newcastle 2040 will require shared decision-making and collaborative partnerships with government agencies, non-government organisations, businesses and the local community.
“The next decade is set to be an exciting and rewarding time for all of us as Newcastle grows from a great regional city to an emerging global city,” Cr Nelmes said.
“Newcastle 2040 represents the highest level of strategic planning carried out by Local Government.
“It will guide our project delivery plans and annual budgets over the next decade and beyond as we work together to help make Newcastle a better place to live, work and enjoy.”
For more information or to comment on the draft plan visit www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/yoursay.
Hayley McMahon
Information source: City of Newcastle