Alpine observer and myrtleford times
Plan adopted to guide strategic direction over next four years

Alpine Shire Council has adopted its 10-year Community Vision and four-year Council Plan, which incorporates a four-year Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan.

Councillors endorsed the plans last week, and also unanimously voted to note the Council Plan Action Plan 2025-2029, which was developed in response to community feedback received during the 28-day public exhibition period.

Mayor, Cr Sarah Nicholas, said councillors were "incredibly proud" of the Council Plan 2025-2029 and the underpinning Action Plan and look forward to its implementation.

"With our Action Plan 2025-2029, we are able to highlight what we'll be working on over the next four years, the steps required to get there and what success looks like," she said.

As a result of the constructive feedback received during the public exhibition period, council revised measures of success to outline clear targets over the four-year period.

The Action Plan identifies council's commitments to communities over the life of the Council Plan 2025-2029.

It will be reviewed annually to capture contemporary priorities and remain available to the public throughout implementation.

The Council Plan 2025-2029 was prepared through a process of broad public consultation, including market pop-ups and community drop-ins across a number of townships, surveys distributed both digitally and available at libraries and Visitor Information Centres and targeted workshops with a number of key stakeholder groups, including young people and a deliberative panel of community members from across Alpine Shire.

Cr Nicholas thanked every person who contributed to the creation, development, and review of the Council Plan 2025-2029.

"It is an immense job to bring together the aspirations of our diverse and geographically dispersed communities and we believe our Council Plan 2025-2029 will lead us all into a robust, thriving and sustainable future which reflects the diversity of our Alpine Shire communities," she said.

During the meeting, Councillors Noah Tanzen, Gareth Graham and John Andersen thanked the community for their input during the feedback period, acknowledging the amount of work and huge number of hours put in to facilitate this important process.

The Council Plan 2025-2029 and Action Plan 2025-2029 is available on council's website, as well as in-person at libraries and Visitor Information Centres across Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.

View the digital copy by visiting https://www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation/corporate-plans-reports