Wingecarribee's Community Strategic Plan (CSP) guides the future direction of our Shire for the next 10+ years.

The CSP is a high-level vision for the future. It is our highest-level plan and reflects the aspirations of the broader community who call this place home. It is prepared with, and for, the community.

We review, or redevelop, the CSP for each new term of council, even though the plan’s horizon is looking forward 10+ years. It’s important to check in at these intervals to ensure that the CSP appropriately reflects the changing needs of the community.

The CSP must be endorsed (not adopted) by 30 June 2025. Council’s role is one of custodianship.

The plan is reviewed every four years, following an election. You can view our current Community Strategic Plan online here.

Each Council is required to develop a Community Strategic Plan on behalf of its community.

The Plan is developed by and for the community as a reference for Council, state government agencies, community groups, non-government organisations, businesses and individuals, who all play a part in building our future.

Yes, we sure do. You can read our current Wingecarribee Community Strategic Plan here.

While the Plan looks forward 10+ years, it is important for us to check in regularly to ensure the document stays aligned with our communities' needs and goals, so our long-term planning stays on track.

We review or redevelop the Community Strategic Plan for each new term of Council. Wingecarribee has grown, so we're redeveloping our Community Strategic Plan to ensure the Wingecarribee of the future meets your needs.

The community vision is our north star; it is our guiding principle for shaping the future of the Wingecarribee Shire.

The purpose of a Community Vision Statement is to outline the collective aspirations and goals of a group of people, usually within a geographic location (such as a city, town, or neighbourhood).

It focuses on creating a shared future that benefits the community as a whole.

The statement in the Draft Community Strategic Plan is:

By 2035 Wingecarribee will be the best place in NSW for all generations to live.

The Community Strategic Plan is divided into 5 key themes that act as a focus area for our efforts.

Based on previous community consultations the below statements have been developed to represent what the Wingecarribee community values.

• PEOPLE: It’s welcoming here. Families thrive, and people of all generations live together in a diverse, connected community.
• PLACE: It’s easy to live, work and play here. We have what we need to feel at home; each of our towns and villages are unique and we value our natural spaces.
• ENVIRONMENT: We value our natural living environment. We protect, maintain and regenerate our natural environment and the lifestyle it supports for future generations.
• ECONOMY: We grow, support and promote local jobs, businesses, clean industry and investment.
• LEADERSHIP: We are engaged, forward thinking and we work together for Wingecarribee.

Residents were invited to speak to us at one of our face to face engagement pop-up events.

Residents were invited share thoughts and ideas using the online participation tools on this page or visit us at a pop-up session during the public exhibition period listed in the key dates section.

Submissions were received in writing by 21 March 2025. Residents were able to:

• Provide written feedback via the online submission form on this website

• Email mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au

• Write to Wingecarribee Shire Council, PO Box 141 Moss Vale NSW 2577

Hard copies of the draft plan were available to view at Moss Vale Civic Centre and Wingecarribee Libraries branches including the Mobile Library during the Public Exhibition period.

Feedback may result in changes being made to the draft Community Strategic Plan prior to a report being prepared for Council.

Your personal information contained in your submission is collected by Council for the purpose of corresponding with you about your submission. Your submission, including only your name and locale, will be contained in the Council meeting business paper and made publicly available on Council's website.

If you make an anonymous submission, Council will be unable to contact you further and only a summary of the points made in your submission may be provided.