City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

OUR COMMUNITY

Objective: Work with the community to create a safer City We understand that feeling safe is a high priority for our community. We will play a key role in creating a safer community through our dedicated, visible and responsive ranger and community patrol services. We will also proactively engage, educate and encourage members of our community and other agencies to help to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour to create a safer City.

A safer City

Strategy: How will we get there? • Educate our community and provide support to enhance community safety • Create strong partnerships to improve community safety.

Key informing frameworks and plans • Local Emergency Management Arrangements (Local Emergency Management Plan and Local Recovery Plan) • Crisis Communications Plan.

Services Main services

Sub-services

FTE

2025/26 net service cost

• Emergency preparedness and recovery

1.00

$244,247

Emergency Preparedness & Recovery

30.48

$3,878,221

Ranger Services • Ranger services

• Parking management • Animal care facility • Companion animal management • Community patrols • Security systems and strategy

32.62

($876,902) The surplus of this service is transferred to Reserve

Safer Stirling

Other contributing services Leisure Services and Swimming Pool Inspections

Projects

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

Bushfire Risk Mitigation

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Implement bushfire risk mitigation strategies in high risk areas and continue active restoration of burned regions

Q1 Project scope developed Q2 Limestone fire access tracks established Q3 Herdsman Lake site works completed Q4

$47,621 Grant funded

2025/26 budget

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