Corporate Business Plan: 2024-2028

ABOUT THE CITY OF STIRLING

Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer

The City of Stirling is proud to present the City’s Corporate Business Plan 2024–2028, which details how we plan to deliver our 10-year Strategic Community Plan, ‘Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032’.

With over 243,000 residents, the City of Stirling is the largest local government in Western Australia by population. Guided by our community’s values, we are committed to delivering on the vision set out in Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032, to be ‘a sustainable City with a local focus’. In 2023/24, the City conducted a minor review of Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032 in accordance with the State Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines. During this review, it was reaffirmed that the priorities and objectives outlined in the plan remain a key focus for our community. The Corporate Business Plan 2024–2028 addresses these objectives and how we will achieve them through the services, projects and programs we will deliver over the next four years. In 2024/25, we will see the delivery of major projects that benefit the community and contribute to a sustainable future. These initiatives include completion of the redevelopment of Hamersley Public Golf Course, investigating the feasibility of an environmentally sensitive coastal boardwalk from Trigg to Scarborough, and distributing over $1.1 million in community grants to support individuals and community groups. We will maintain our investment in major event sponsorship, attracting world-class events to our City. This will in turn drive increased visitation, vibrancy in our local centres and economic growth. Significant funding is planned for building

improvements including the Grindleford Reserve Balcatta Soccer Club Facility, Wembley Downs Tennis Club and Henderson Environment Centre — all incredibly important facilities for our community. The Corporate Business Plan 2024–2028: • Provides an overview of the structure of the Council and the organisation • Links each of the services, projects and programs to the strategic objectives found in Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032 and the resourcing allocated to these • Outlines how the City will measure and report on its progress and achievement against the plan. The Corporate Business Plan 2024–2028 provides a best practice approach to accountability and transparency through our integrated planning and reporting. The City has once again been recognised for excellence at the 2024 Australasian Reporting Awards, receiving Best in Sector and its tenth consecutive Gold Award for our 2022/23 Annual Report. Along with the Annual Report, the City will report on the progress of projects and service performance to Council on a quarterly basis. At the start of 2024, Stevan Rodic took on the role of the City’s CEO, marking a change in leadership for the City. Through a collaborative and values driven approach, we are looking forward to the future and working with our community to be a sustainable City with a local focus.

Mark Irwin City of Stirling Mayor

Stevan Rodic Chief Executive Officer

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