The completed Gloucester Local Community Plan was tabled at the last ordinary meeting of MidCoast Council on November 24, with the recommendation from council staff that the community be congratulated for the development of the plan.
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Other recommendations were that council note the Local Community Plan, and the plan be distributed to internal stakeholders "to support future planning for the delivery of services to the Gloucester community."
MidCoast Council worked together with the Gloucester community in a series of community consultations and "think tanks" to learn what the community thought was important for the future of Gloucester.
Out of the think tanks came the following four priorities:
- Being a supportive and active community
- Community facilities and infrastructure
- Protecting our environment
- Creating a strong economy.
The plan then detailed issues under the headings "what needs to be done", "who can help", and "what is council's role".
"The plan is something the community can be proud of," councillor Katheryn Smith said.
Councillors voted unanimously to accept the recommendations of the report.
Julia Driscoll
Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.
Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.
