FAQs
- Community Infrastructure Needs Analysis 2026
- CRED Consulting Peer Review Statement 2025
- Comprehensive Community Engagement Summary Report May – June 2025
- Community Engagement Summary Report Summer 2024-25
- Community Infrastructure Audit 2024
- Reports associated with the Winter 2024 Engagement Campaigns
What is the Community Infrastructure Strategic Plan (CISP)?
The CISP is a high-level strategic plan that guides Council’s decisions on open space and community facilities.
Open space and community facilities are buildings and land that have been designed and / or designated for recreational use. This includes parks, play spaces, sportsgrounds, sports courts, swimming pools, cultural / entertainment facilities, community buildings, community gardens and more.
The CISP is a 30-year plan and makes 1,147 facility-specific recommendations for open space and community facilities for short, medium and long-term planning and investment within the CISP Action Plan.
What does the CISP cover?
The CISP covers over 600 open space and community facilities across the Shoalhaven’s 50 villages and spanning an area of 4,567 square kilometres. Together, these assets represent a significant investment, with a combined value exceeding $684.5 million.
The CISP considers the unique demographic, geographic, and economic conditions of the Shoalhaven to ensure recommendations are locally responsive and contextually relevant.
Why is the CISP being reviewed?
The Community Infrastructure Strategic Plan (CISP) was adopted in 2017 and is due for review. Regular reviews are necessary to ensure that the recommendations in the CISP reflect current population data and meet the needs of the community now and into the future.
The revised CISP is on public exhibition from 22 April – 20 May 2026. This is the community's fourth and final opportunity to help shape recommendations in the strategy. The revised CISP will supersede the 2017 version once adopted.
How was the CISP created?
The findings and recommendations in the CISP are underpinned by a suite of documents including:
All documents can be viewed in the Document Library on Council’s CISP Review Get Involved page.
What is the Community Infrastructure Audit and what is its purpose?
The Community Infrastructure Audit (Audit) was undertaken to provide a snapshot of the provision, distribution, condition, and use of community infrastructure across the Shoalhaven. The Audit report is a working reference document and has informed the review of Council’s Community Infrastructure Strategic Plan (CISP).
The Audit involved collecting data on open space and community facilities held across different sections of Council and bringing the data together into one easily accessible document. It also involved collecting additional survey data where information gaps were identified.
The Audit report is published in the document library on the CISP Review Get Involved page.
What is the Community Infrastructure Needs Analysis and what is its purpose?
The Needs Analysis forms the primary evidence base for the draft CISP 2056. It brings together detailed assessments, data analysis and community insights to identify current and future infrastructure needs across the Shoalhaven.
The Needs Analysis is available to view on the document library on the CISP Review Get Involved page.
What is the CRED Consulting Peer Review Statement?
The CRED Consulting Peer Review was undertaken to ensure the quality and impartiality of the Needs Analysis findings and recommendations within the CISP. Council engaged CRED Consulting to undertake an independent peer review of the Needs Analysis methodology and its application.
CRED Consulting are widely recognised for their work in community infrastructure needs assessments, planning, strategy and engagement across diverse communities and projects.
The CRED Consulting Peer Review Statement is published in the document library on the CISP Review Get Involved page.
When will Council's CISP be finalised and implemented?
The CISP Project Team is currently seeking feedback on the draft plan which is on public exhibition from 22 April 2026 – 20 May 2026. The community is strongly encouraged to read the draft strategy and associated recommendations and share their feedback.
Click here to see the recommendations for facilities and complete the survey.
Once the public exhibition period has closed the draft plan will be finalised and submitted to Council for adoption in August 2026.
Recommendations in the CISP will be rolled out based on priority and available resources.
How can I give my feedback on the recommendations?
You can provide feedback in a variety of ways:
1. Get Involved Shoalhaven: Our hub for all things CISP. Here you can register for regular project updates, view the Draft CISP and associated recommendations, complete the survey and share feedback.
2. Call us on 1300 293 111 to speak to a member of the CISP Project Team
3. Email us at: CISP@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
4. Online Survey via Get Involved link here
How will feedback and survey responses be used in the CISP Review?
We are seeking community feedback on the draft CISP 2056 and the CISP Action Plan until 20 May 2026. Everything we receive during the public exhibition will help shape the final recommendations.
To make sure the process is robust and transparent, an external professional consultant will also peer review how community feedback has been incorporated into the plan.