Council Plan

Council Plan 2025-2029

The Council Plan 2025-2029 is Maroondah City Council’s medium-term strategic document linking the local community’s aspirations and priorities for the future of Maroondah, as detailed in the community vision Maroondah 2050 - Our future together, to the current and future work of Council.

The new four-year Council Plan 2025-2029 is structured around the five future outcome areas of the Maroondah 2050 Community Vision. Extending across the period from 2025/26 to 2028/29 the document outlines Council’s goals and key directions, priority actions, strategic indicators, services, and supporting strategies, plans and policies.

While the Council Plan 2025-2029 is a four-year strategic plan, it also looks beyond this timeframe to ensure Maroondah is well-positioned to meet future challenges and maximises opportunities to progress towards realising the community’s vision for Maroondah.

Development of the Council Plan 2025-2029 has been informed by an extensive community engagement process which resulted in over 9,800 inputs from our diverse Maroondah community; recommendations from the Maroondah 2050 Community Panel; and research into emerging trends, opportunities and challenges to set the future direction for Maroondah.

The Council Plan 2025-2029 is implemented through a Council service delivery planning process. Outcomes will be measured and reported on regularly to Council and the community through Council’s Annual Report at the end of each financial year.

Council Plan 2025-2029 (2026/27 Update)

Each year, Council undertakes a revision of the four-year Council Plan. This helps to ensure that the Council Plan continues to be aligned with Maroondah 2050 - Our future together and is responsive to emerging community needs and aspirations. The annual review also helps to ensure that all Council service planning, strategies, policies and processes take their lead from the key directions outlined within the Council Plan.

Significant priority actions for delivery over the 2026/27 to 2028/29 financial years include:

Implementing Council’s Liveability, Wellbeing and Resilience Strategy 2021-2031.
Continuing to undertake the staged development of the Croydon Community Wellbeing Precinct.
Designing and constructing the Croydon Main Street Revitalisation project.
Undertaking road improvement works at Holloway Road, Croydon North and Glenvale Road, Ringwood North.
Working in partnership to advocate to the Victorian Government to postpone the mandatory implementation of the glass only bin service to households, as well as the expansion of the Container Deposit Scheme.
Implementing Council's Sustainability Strategy 2022-2031, including the development of a Climate Adaptation Plan.
Developing and implementing Council’s Creative Maroondah Strategy.
Working in partnership to implement the Bayswater Business Precinct Transformation Strategy.
Implementing the Maroondah 2050 - Our future together Community Vision.
Implementing customer experience and communications strategies.
Reviewing a range of Council’s core technological systems and undertaking the phased implementation of enterprise-wide replacement systems.
Advocating on key local issues on behalf of the Maroondah community in the lead up to the Victorian and Australian Government elections.

The Council Plan 2025-2029 (2026/27 Update) is resourced by Council’s Financial Plan and Budget which outline the financial and non-financial resources required by Council to implement the key directions and priority actions identified in the Council Plan.