Integrated Planning and Reporting
All Western Australian local governments are required under the current legislation to prepare a Plan for the Future for their district, comprising of two key strategic documents, a Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan. Local governments are required to have regard for the Plan for the Future when forming their annual budget.
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What is the Strategic Community Plan?
The Strategic Community Plan provides a long term (10+ years) plan for the Shire, expressing the vision, aspirations and priorities of the community. It is the Shire’s principal strategy document, influencing all other planning and decision making for the Shire of Menzies. Community engagement underpins the Strategic Community Plan.
An essential element of the development process is to enable community members and stakeholders to participate in shaping the future of the community, identifying issues and solutions.
This Plan outlines how the Shire will, over the long term, work towards a bright future for the community, as it seeks to achieve its vision inspired by the community’s aspirations and objectives.
Read the Shire of Menzies' Strategic Community Plan 2021-2031
What is the Corporate Business Plan?
Achieving the community’s vision and the Shire’s strategic objectives require development of actions to address each strategy contained within the Strategic Community Plan. Careful operational planning and prioritisation is required due to limited resources. The corporate business planning is undertaken with consideration of long term financial, asset management and workforce planning. The Corporate Business Plan puts the Strategic Community Plan into action via the Annual Budget.
A core component of corporate business planning includes service delivery considerations over a 4-year period, aligned to the strategic direction identified during the strategic community planning, and accompanied by financial projections.
Read the Shire of Menzies' Corporate Business Plan 2024-2028
What is the Council Plan 2025 - 2035?
Following this review, the Shire of Menzies will develop a Council Plan 2025 – 2035. The Shire is taking an integrated approach to Strategic Community Planning and Corporate Business Planning, combining these two plans into one document, reflecting their strategic alignment and integration. This integrated approach aligns with the foreshadowed changes to legislation that are part of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Local Government Act reform process currently underway.
The 2025 Community Survey is available online here
Paper copies of the survey are available from the Shire Administration Office or the Community Resource Center (CRC)/ Lady Shenton Building, or download here
How to submit paper copies:
- Email: admin@menzies.wa.gov.au | please include in subject line: “2025 Community Survey”; or
- Mail: PO Box 4 Menzies WA 6436; or
- In person: Administration Office, 124 Shenton Street, Menzies
Survey closes 4pm Friday 28 February 2025