Our Achievements

Some of the major achievements during the 2020/21 financial year included:

• Commencing the establishment of a regional cricket hub at Jubilee Park
• Continuing to redevelop sporting infrastructure across Maroondah including the completion of a new sporting pavilion at Silcock Reserve in Croydon
• Delivering the Be Kind Maroondah campaign
• Working in partnership to promote mental health to the community through a range of health promotion workshops
• Supporting local business to expand outdoor dining opportunities
• Promoting and expanding membership of the BizHub Co-Working Space at Realm, and provided support to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Commencing implementation of the Arts and Cultural Development Strategy 2020-2025
• Commencing the redevelopment of Karralyka
• Achieving Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certification
• Finalising a new Strategy to inform waste collection, landfill and sorting recyclables contracts
• Progressing planning for new multi-level carparks in four activity centres
• Advocating for public transport improvements in the Bayswater Business Precinct
• Constructing of 3.95 kilometres in new footpaths
• Continuing to implement the Maroondah Carparking Framework Action Plan
• Progressing development of a new Croydon Structure Plan
• Progressing development of the Croydon Community Wellbeing Precinct
• Continuing to implement the new Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre Masterplan into the Maroondah Planning Scheme
• Working in partnership to support older people and vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Adopting a Children and Families Strategy
• Developing and implementing a COVID-19 Recovery Plan and emergency relief referral process
• Adopting the new Council Plan 2021-2025
• Enabling community recovery through a special COVID-19 community grants program
• Commencing implementation of the new Local Government Act 2020.