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From the Mayor
Welcome to Alpine Shire Council’s new Council Plan, a guiding document that will shape our community’s future over the next four years and beyond.
This plan reflects the collective vision and aspirations of the people who call Alpine Shire home. It is a roadmap that will strengthen our community, support a vibrant local economy, and protect the precious and breathtaking natural environment that makes this place so special.
Throughout the process, our focus has been on ensuring that our community, businesses, and visitors remain at the heart of everything we do. By engaging with you through market pop-ups, surveys, and deliberative engagement, we have gained valuable insights that have shaped the priorities outlined in this plan. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed their thoughts and ideas – your feedback has been crucial in creating a plan that truly reflects the needs and dreams of our community.
This plan is built on three key pillars: strengthening customer service, maintaining and improving sustainability, and fostering a healthy and vibrant community. It is designed to deliver meaningful outcomes for now and into the future, with a deep commitment to the wellbeing of our residents at its core. Despite the challenges we face – rising financial pressures, effects of climate change, and housing affordability – we are committed to leading boldly with transparency, responsibility, and a focus on long-term solutions.
As we deliver the plan over the next four years, we encourage you to continue engaging through various channels, including online through Engage Alpine and directly with us, your Councillors.
Alpine Shire is an outstanding place, with diverse, passionate people ready to come together to create a bright and sustainable future. On behalf of all Councillors, I invite you to join us in delivering the key outcomes of this plan and making our shared vision a reality.
Together, we will build a future we can all be proud of.
Cr Sarah Nicholas
Alpine Shire Mayor
From the CEO
I am excited to lead the implementation of our Council Plan 2025–2029, a plan which has been shaped by valuable input from across our communities.
The collaboration which has taken place in developing this plan sets a clear direction and priorities for the organisation over the next four years to support our communities in progressing towards their vision for Alpine Shire.
A core focus of this Council Plan, reflecting a consistent theme through our engagement with our communities, is delivering an improvement in our customer service. New systems which have recently been implemented across the organisation will improve the interface with our customers and put us in a position to access better quality information, helping us to deliver a more responsive service and improve the timeliness and quality of our decision-making.
An early deliverable in this Council Plan is the development of a Customer Charter, clearly outlining our commitment to the level of service we will provide to our customers and establishing a benchmark against we will be measuring and reporting our performance.
We will continue to invest into delivering an ambitious strategic planning program of work to improve certainty through our planning processes, sensitively manage the growth and change of our townships, and respond to bushfire and flood risks.
To successfully deliver our Council Plan, we need a strong and resilient organisation. I will continue to focus effort on building capability and capacity in the organisation, and supporting the cultural transformation journey which is underway to establish Alpine Shire Council as a workplace of choice.
Transparency and accountability remain key priorities for us. We will continue to share information, provide timely feedback, and empower our communities to have meaningful input into decisions that impact them. We will use a range of communication and engagement methods, including in-person engagement through community pop-ups and drop-ins, and online tools like our Engage Alpine platform.
I would like to thank our community members, business owners, Councillors, and staff who have contributed to the development of this Plan. I look forward to working with you over the next four years to deliver exceptional outcomes for Alpine Shire.
Will Jeremy
Chief Executive Officer