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Latrobe City Council endorses community engagement on draft financial, asset, and road management plans

Council endorsed community engagement on key draft plans, including the Financial, Asset, and Road Management Plans, ensuring alignment with the Community Vision, Council Plan, and long-term strategic planning framework.

By news@gippsland - 1st September 2025 - Back to News

At its most recent council meeting, council endorsed several community engagement activities including consultation on a number of key draft plans including the draft Financial Plan. During the first year of a new council term, key plans and strategies are developed to guide the four-year period, ensuring they align with the endorsed Council Plan and Community Vision.

Have your say on the Latrobe City Council Financial, Asset, and Road Management Plans, ensuring alignment with the Community Vision, Council Plan and help shape the city's future, send your feedback by 22 September 2025

Integrated planning framework

The draft Financial Plan 2025 - 2035 links to the achievement of the Community Vision and the Council Plan within the Integrated Strategic Planning and Reporting framework. This framework guides council in identifying community needs and aspirations over the long term (Community Vision), medium term (Council Plan) and short term (Annual Budget).

The draft Asset Plan links with council's Community Vision, Council Plan and Financial Plan. The Plan compares the allocated asset renewal funding against the renewal funding required to renew council's assets. The draft Plan outlines the status of council's infrastructure asset portfolio in terms of quantity, value, condition state, funding needs and allocated funding.

The draft Road Management Plan balances community expectations for service and risk management with the ability of council to fund the operational costs associated with this draft Plan. Road, car park, bridge and pathway assets should provide a level of service that is fit for purpose for the community in accordance with the Council Plan, Asset Management Policy and Asset Management Strategy.

Have your say

Latrobe City Council Mayor, Councillor Dale Harriman, said community input is vital in shaping the future of our City. "Council has recently endorsed several important engagement opportunities, including drafts of the Financial Plan, Asset Plan and Road Management Plan, and we want to hear from you."

"These plans are designed to ensure that our services, infrastructure and long-term financial sustainability reflect the needs and aspirations of our community. By having your say, you're helping us deliver on the Community Vision and Council Plan, making sure Latrobe City continues to be a great place to live, work and visit," said the Mayor. Have your say on these plans via Have Your Say Latrobe City website.

Pictures from Your Say Latrobe website.

Source: www.gippsland.com

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