Council Plan

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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 9800 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.

Significant priority actions for delivery over the next four years include:

Implementing Council’s Liveability, Wellbeing and Resilience Strategy 2021-2031.
Continuing to undertake the staged development of the Croydon Community Wellbeing Precinct.
Completing construction of the Ringwood Activity Centre Car Park.
Undertaking road improvement works at Eastfield Road, Railway Avenue and Morinda Street, Ringwood East, 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 Change Plan.
Reviewing and updating Council’s Waste, Litter and Resource Recovery Strategy 2020-2030.
Developing and implementing Council’s Creative Maroondah Strategy.
Constructing the staged redevelopment of Karralyka (subject to funding).
Working in partnership to implement the Bayswater Business Precinct Transformation Strategy.
Implementing the Maroondah 2050 - Our future together Community Vision.
Developing and implementing customer service 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 will be implemented through a Council service delivery planning process, and reviewed every year to make sure it reflects the changing needs and goals of our community. 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.

The Council Plan 2025-2029 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.