City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

OUR COMMUNITY

Objective: Connect communities with their local areas With an extremely diverse population, it is important that the City supports and encourages our residents to be part of their local communities. We are respectful of all cultures and embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We will create welcoming places and provide opportunities to bring people together so that they feel included and have a variety of ways to participate in community life.

An inclusive and harmonious City

Strategy: How will we get there? • Facilitate social connections and access to services locally • Build strong relationships with our multicultural and diverse community • Encourage active participation and volunteering • Enable opportunities for lifelong learning.

Key informing frameworks and plans • Access and Inclusion Plan

• Age-Friendly Strategy • Homelessness Strategy • Multicultural Framework • Public Art Masterplan • Reconciliation Action Plan • Stirling Libraries Strategy • Youth Framework.

Services Main services

Sub-services

FTE

2025/26 net service cost

• Community partnerships and projects • Strengthening communities • Social impact and policy development

22.42

$3,239,987

Community Partnerships Community Planning & Projects Community Services

8.00

$1,724,671

60.75

$3,447,663

• Senior services • Care finder • Civic kitchen, canteen and catering

• Community food services • Age-friendly communities

68.71

$13,098,029

• Library and information services • Community history services • Lifelong learning programs and projects • Art services • Art management

Libraries, Arts & Community History

19