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Glenorchy City Council Strategic Plan 2016-25 Glenorchy City Council Strategic Plan ADOPTED 19/12/2016 This document is available from Council in alternative formats. Cover photo: GCC imagery Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Your Council ................................................................................................................... 2 Council Structure ............................................................................................................ 3 About Glenorchy ............................................................................................................ 4 Council’s Strategic Planning Processes ......................................................................... 7 Vision, Mission and Values ............................................................................................. 8 City of Glenorchy Community Plan ............................................................................... 9 Strategic Planning Framework .................................................................................... 11 Strategic Plan Objectives & Strategies ....................................................................... 12 Making Lives Better .................................................................................................. 12 Open for Business ..................................................................................................... 13 Valuing our Environment .......................................................................................... 13 Leading our Community ........................................................................................... 14 Measuring Performance .............................................................................................. 15 This page is left blank on purpose. Introduction Welcome to the Glenorchy City Council has a number of different roles Council Strategic Plan 2016-25. in bringing the community’s vision into reality – from Manager/Leader to The Strategic Plan identifies the Partner to Advocate to Facilitator to community goals, objectives and Supporter. strategies that Council is going to follow to give effect to the On 28th September 2015, Council community’s vision for Glenorchy over adopted a strategic planning the next 10 years. framework, based on the five community goals in the Community The strategies in the Strategic Plan Plan: will be actioned through Council’s Annual Plan, which Council prepares • Building Image and Pride annually to guide its operations. • Making Lives Better • Open for Business The Strategic Plan is based on the • Valuing our Environment; and community vision in the City of • Leading our Community Glenorchy Community Plan 2015-2040 th which was adopted by Council on 19 The framework also states a range of January 2015 after an unprecedented objectives for each community goal. community consultation process. The Strategic Plan is for a 10 year The community contributed nearly period under the Local Government 2000 comments and 7,500 ideas about Act, and must be reviewed at least the future of the City through 69 every 4 years. different consultation activities. Council’s efforts over this time will be The Community Plan sets out the focussed on our City’s vision: Glenorchy community’s vision, goals and priorities for the City over the period to 2040. We are a proud city; a city of arts; of opportunity; of The Community Plan has been central partnerships; a city that makes to the development of this Strategic exciting things happen. Plan by the Aldermen and Council staff. 1 Your Council Front row (from left): Alderman Kelly Sims, General Manager Tony McMullen, Mayor Kristie Johnston, Deputy Mayor Matt Stevenson, Alderman Steven King. Back row (from left): Alderman Gaye Richardson, Alderman Bec Thomas, Alderman Peter Bull, Alderman Simon Fraser, Alderman Jan Dunsby, Alderman Mellissa Carlton. 2 Council Structure 3 About Glenorchy The City of Glenorchy, Tasmania's fourth largest City, lies on the western shore of the River Derwent in Southern Tasmania. Glenorchy is located next to Tasmania’s capital city, Hobart and is part of the Greater Hobart metropolitan area. 4 Population Mondelez International) at Claremont in the early 1920s. Glenorchy has a population of 45,8271. Glenorchy was proclaimed a City on Glenorchy is home to a proud and 24th October 1964. diverse community. Economy History Glenorchy has a strong, private sector Glenorchy is believed to have been economy with a mix of traditional named by Governor Lachlan industries, innovative high-tech Macquarie after his wife's home in enterprises and dynamic small Scotland. The name means 'glen of businesses. tumbling waters'. The City is the industrial centre of Originally home to the Mouheneener Tasmania. Major industries such as Aboriginal people, early European Nyrstar, Mondelez International, Incat exploration from the 1790’s onwards and Blundstone are located in the City very quickly led to European along with a defence and maritime settlement of Glenorchy, with industry precinct and the Tasmanian Tasmania's first private land grants Technopark. made along New Town Rivulet around Moonah in 1804. Glenorchy's retail precincts of Glenorchy, Moonah and Claremont The City developed over the next are important in the metropolitan century as an agricultural district. region. Many of Glenorchy’s place names are those of old farming properties. The Derwent Park showroom precinct also plays an important part in the Glenorchy was proclaimed a regional economy. municipality in 1864. Tourism Glenorchy developed into an industrial area, beginning with the The City is home to the Museum of establishment of the Electrolytic Zinc Old and New Art (MONA), which is the Company (now Nyrstar) at Risdon in largest private art gallery in the 1917 followed shortly afterwards by Southern Hemisphere. With over the Cadbury chocolate factory (now 330,000 visitors per year, it is 1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Estimated Residential Population, 2015 5 Tasmania's second-most visited Agricultural Showgrounds, the attraction. Tattersalls Park Racecourse, the KGV Sports and Community Hub and the The Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park Glenorchy Mountain Bike Park. (GASP!) is bringing new life to the nearby Elwick Bay foreshore. The iconic North-South Mountain Bike Track in Wellington Park has been the Infrastructure recent recipient of a national award. Glenorchy is host to and benefits from Geography a range of regionally-critical infrastructure. The City has an area of 121km2. About one third of the City lies within Important transport linkages are Wellington Park - a natural reserve set provided by the Brooker Highway, up to protect Mount Wellington and its along with Tasmania’s highest surrounds. frequency public transport corridor along Main Road and the Inter-city Glenorchy's treed skyline is an cycleway as well as significant important part of Greater Hobart's infrastructure such as the former landscape. North-South rail corridor. Glenorchy has about 30km frontage to Other important infrastructure the River Derwent including many includes high voltage electricity bays. transmission lines and injection points; Compared to urban Greater Hobart as trunk water supply and high pressure a whole, Glenorchy has a large area of gas pipelines. flat land ideal for industrial or Culture and Recreation residential use. Glenorchy contains a range of regional cultural and recreation facilities such as the Derwent Entertainment Centre, the Moonah Arts Centre, the Royal 6 Council’s Strategic Planning Processes Council’s strategic planning processes involve a series of plans which help Council to put the community’s vision into action. 7 Vision, Mission and Values Our Vision We are a proud city; a city of arts; of opportunity; of partnerships; a city that makes exciting things happen. “a proud city” Our Mission Our mission is to deliver the community’s vision, goals and priorities from the City of Glenorchy Community Plan 2015-2040. Our Values People: We believe that each person is equal and has a positive contribution to make. The rights and opinions of all are “a city of arts; of heard, valued and respected. opportunity; of Diversity: We value differences that enrich our partnerships …” community and the positive contributions everyone can make in improving the quality of community life. Progress: We value innovation, flexibility and imagination in building a better and sustainable community. “a city that makes Prosperity: We commit ourselves to achieving exciting things social and economic prosperity for all. happen” Environment: We work together to improve our City so we can enjoy a safe and healthy environment and a good quality of life. We respect our heritage and have pride in our City. 8 City of Glenorchy Community Plan The Strategic Plan is based on the The Community Plan has been central community vision in the City of to developing the Strategic Plan and Glenorchy Community Plan 2015- has been heavily used by the 2040. Aldermen and Council staff in this process. The Community Plan was adopted by Council on 19th January 2015 after an Council will need to play different roles unprecedented community in bringing the community’s vision into consultation process. reality – from Manager/Leader to Partner to Advocate to Facilitator to The Community Plan sets out the Supporter. Glenorchy community‘s vision, goals and priorities for the City over the The core message
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