City of Stirling Strategic Community Plan

ABOUT THE CITY OF STIRLING

Emerging priorities During the recent major review of the Strategic Community Plan, the City listened to what the community and the key stakeholders had to say. Based on the feedback, two key emerging priorities have been identified which will shape the direction of the City over the next 10 years.

Environmental sustainability

There is an expectation within the community that the City should increase its efforts to create a more sustainable future. Strong feedback across all areas of the City of Stirling shows that people want to be more involved and would like the City to provide leadership and direction. Following the challenges over the past two years, appreciation for the natural environment and public open space in local communities has increased. It is very important to our community that this is protected and enhanced in years to come. The impacts of COVID-19 have changed the way people live, work and recreate in the City of Stirling. More people are working from home and spending more time in the local areas they live in. People want to be able to have access to their daily needs within walking distance from their homes. These include local services, small shopping and entertainment precincts and well-maintained, safe local open spaces. They want these places to reflect the unique character of their local area and to have better social connections to their neighbours.

Connection to local areas

As these priorities were so clear and important to our community, the City of Stirling has made a change to its overall vision for the first time since 2013 (see page 21). New strategic objectives and strategies have also been developed to address these priorities and are included in Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032.

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