Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032

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Council invites you to comment on the

Draft Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032


Last year, Council asked the community to tell us about their priorities for the future. Using this valuable feedback, we have drafted the Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032. This ten-year plan will guide Council’s actions and goals, which we will deliver in collaboration with all levels of government, businesses, industry groups, community organisations and individuals.

The plan is on public exhibition until 5pm on Friday 10 June 2022.

What is the Community Strategic Plan?

The Shoalhaven Community Strategic Plan is a long-term plan that identifies the main priorities and aspirations of the community for the future. In 2017, Shoalhaven City Council carried out extensive engagement which involved more than 1,600 community members, government organisations and partners. This process resulted in the development of the Shoalhaven 2027 Community Strategic Plan.

Last year we checked in with the community to review and update the Plan to ensure it reflects the community’s vision for the city and is our guide for action over the next 10 years to 2032. It tells us:

  • What we are striving to achieve
  • Strategies we are using to achieve it
  • Outcomes that will indicate we have reached our goals.

Council takes a lead role in the implementation of this Plan, however, responsibility for achieving our long-term goals rests with all levels of government, businesses, industry groups, community organisations and individuals.

Each of the key themes and priorities have been identified by the community as well as a broad range of issues that are important to them.

Now is the chance to have your say and to check that the draft Community Strategic Plan 2032 reflects what the community have told us. You can view the draft Plan from the Document Library on this page.

Have your say

Council invites you to comment on the Draft Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032, to let us know if it reflects what you have told us. There are four easy ways to have your say:

  1. Log in or register on Council’s online community engagement platform, Get Involved Shoalhaven, to give feedback at a time and location convenient for you. You can do this by clicking on the ‘Make a Submission’ tab below.
  2. Drop in and have your say at one of five pop-up events:
    • Tomerong Markets - 21 May
    • Marriott Park Markets, Nowra - 28 May (Cancelled - Wet Ground)
    • Mollymook Beach Markets - 29 May
    • Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Winter Morning Markets - 4 June
    • Broughton Mall, Berry - 5 June
  3. Email your feedback to council@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au and type ‘CSP Feedback’ in the subject line.
  4. Post your feedback to: Chief Executive Officer, PO BOX 42, Nowra 2541.

All feedback must be received by 5pm on Friday 10 June 2022 to be considered by Council.

Get Involved for a chance to win!

Everyone who registers on Get Involved Shoalhaven and provides their feedback on the CSP by 5pm on Friday 10 June will go into a random draw to win one of four $50 Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre vouchers.

Draft Delivery Program Operational Plan & Budget 2022-23

Council has recently reviewed and updated the Delivery Program Operational Plan, Budget and Fees & Charges for 2022-23. You can also review and provide your feedback on our draft documents by visiting the Get Involved Page - DPOP 2022-23.

Council invites you to comment on the

Draft Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032


Last year, Council asked the community to tell us about their priorities for the future. Using this valuable feedback, we have drafted the Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032. This ten-year plan will guide Council’s actions and goals, which we will deliver in collaboration with all levels of government, businesses, industry groups, community organisations and individuals.

The plan is on public exhibition until 5pm on Friday 10 June 2022.

What is the Community Strategic Plan?

The Shoalhaven Community Strategic Plan is a long-term plan that identifies the main priorities and aspirations of the community for the future. In 2017, Shoalhaven City Council carried out extensive engagement which involved more than 1,600 community members, government organisations and partners. This process resulted in the development of the Shoalhaven 2027 Community Strategic Plan.

Last year we checked in with the community to review and update the Plan to ensure it reflects the community’s vision for the city and is our guide for action over the next 10 years to 2032. It tells us:

  • What we are striving to achieve
  • Strategies we are using to achieve it
  • Outcomes that will indicate we have reached our goals.

Council takes a lead role in the implementation of this Plan, however, responsibility for achieving our long-term goals rests with all levels of government, businesses, industry groups, community organisations and individuals.

Each of the key themes and priorities have been identified by the community as well as a broad range of issues that are important to them.

Now is the chance to have your say and to check that the draft Community Strategic Plan 2032 reflects what the community have told us. You can view the draft Plan from the Document Library on this page.

Have your say

Council invites you to comment on the Draft Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032, to let us know if it reflects what you have told us. There are four easy ways to have your say:

  1. Log in or register on Council’s online community engagement platform, Get Involved Shoalhaven, to give feedback at a time and location convenient for you. You can do this by clicking on the ‘Make a Submission’ tab below.
  2. Drop in and have your say at one of five pop-up events:
    • Tomerong Markets - 21 May
    • Marriott Park Markets, Nowra - 28 May (Cancelled - Wet Ground)
    • Mollymook Beach Markets - 29 May
    • Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Winter Morning Markets - 4 June
    • Broughton Mall, Berry - 5 June
  3. Email your feedback to council@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au and type ‘CSP Feedback’ in the subject line.
  4. Post your feedback to: Chief Executive Officer, PO BOX 42, Nowra 2541.

All feedback must be received by 5pm on Friday 10 June 2022 to be considered by Council.

Get Involved for a chance to win!

Everyone who registers on Get Involved Shoalhaven and provides their feedback on the CSP by 5pm on Friday 10 June will go into a random draw to win one of four $50 Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre vouchers.

Draft Delivery Program Operational Plan & Budget 2022-23

Council has recently reviewed and updated the Delivery Program Operational Plan, Budget and Fees & Charges for 2022-23. You can also review and provide your feedback on our draft documents by visiting the Get Involved Page - DPOP 2022-23.

  • Community Strategic Plan endorsed by Council

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    At Council's Ordinary Meeting on 12 September 2022, it was resolved that:

    That Council:

    1. Endorse the Community Strategic Plan – Shoalhaven 2032 with recommended amendments.

    2. Publish a copy of the endorsed Community Strategic Plan on Council’s website and provide advice to the Office of Local Government.

    3. Thank the community for providing their submissions as part of the exhibition and consultation process.

    The full minutes, and attachments, can be viewed on Council's Agenda and Minutes web page.

    The final Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032 can be viewed via link from Council's website


  • Council Resolution

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    At Council's Ordinary Meeting on 27 June 2022, it was resolved that:

    That Council:

    1. Receive for information the feedback provided by the community on the Draft Community Strategic Plan.

    2. Adopt the existing Community Strategic Plan (CSP) - Shoalhaven 2027 as its interim Community Strategic Plan -Shoalhaven 2032 to allow for a further review of the Draft 2032 Plan (Attached to the report) within the next 3 months.

    The full minutes, and attachments, can be viewed on Council's Agenda and Minutes web page.

  • Consultation Open

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    Council invites you to comment on the Draft Community Strategic Plan - Shoalhaven 2032, to let us know if it reflects what you have told us. There are four easy ways to have your say:

    • Log in or register on Council’s online community engagement platform, Get Involved Shoalhaven, to give feedback at a time and location convenient for you. You can do this by clicking on the ‘Make a Submission’ tab below.
    • Email your feedback to council@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au and type ‘CSP Feedback’ in the subject line.
    • Post your feedback to: Chief Executive Officer, PO BOX 42, Nowra 2541.


    • Drop inand have your say at one of five pop-up events:
      • Tomerong Markets - 21 May
      • Marriott Park Markets, Nowra - 28 May
      • Mollymook Beach Markets - 29 May
      • Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Winter Morning Markets - 4 June
      • Broughton Mall, Berry - 5 June


    All feedback must be received by 5pm on Friday 10 June 2022 to be considered by Council.

  • Consultation closed

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    CLOSED: This consultation has concluded.
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    Consultation on the Community Strategic Plan Review is open from 9 November 2021. Council invites you to have your say and contribute to the future of our City.

    You can participate via the following methods:

  • Pin Your Love for Shoalhaven City

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
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    What do you love about Shoalhaven City? Tell us in words via the online survey or tell us with pictures and pins of your favourite places! Pin a location, post a photo or comment on the map...

    Your input will help inform the Community Strategic Plan Review. Please note that your comments may be used in the final documents as quotes, however, to protect your privacy, we will not use your name. We may also seek to use the image/s you post to the map. If so, we will contact you via email to ask if this is okay.

    "Shoalhaven City" is the local government area of Shoalhaven City Council, and stretches from Berry and Kangaroo Valley in the north, down to Durras North and East Lynne in the south.

  • Download or Request the Children's Activity

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
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    To get started immediately, you can download the Children's Activity Sheet and print it at your convenience.

    Otherwise, simply fill out the request form and we will mail a Children's Activity Pack to you. The pack contains the activity sheet and instructions, along with a reply paid envelope so you can send it back to Council.

    Please return your activity sheet to Council by 17 December 2021, using one of the following methods:

    • Mail it back using the reply paid envelope (if provided)
    • Scan and send to council@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
    • Mail to: P.O. Box 42 Nowra NSW 2541
    • Hand deliver to: Nowra City Administration Centre - 36 Bridge Rd, Nowra, or Ulladulla Branch Office - 14 Deering St, Ulladulla
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