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HILLS 2026
2
Wha
t kind
of p
lace
will t
he H
ills S
hire
be in
20
year
s…
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3
Intr
oduc
tion
from
our
Cou
ncill
ors
4
How
to
read
thi
s d
ocum
ent
5
The
Hill
s S
hire
Tod
ay
6
Hill
s 20
26 –
Sha
pin
g ou
r Fu
ture
7
Loca
l Str
ateg
y
8
Cha
lleng
es fo
r To
mor
row
10
Com
mun
ity V
alue
s 11
A P
ictu
re o
f the
Fut
ure
12
Them
e 1:
Res
ilien
t Le
ader
ship
14
Them
e 2:
V
ibra
nt C
omm
uniti
es
16
Them
e 3:
B
alan
ced
Urb
an G
row
th
18
Them
e 4:
P
rote
cted
Env
ironm
ent
20
Them
e 5:
M
oder
n Lo
cal E
cono
my
22
Mea
surin
g ou
r P
rogr
ess
Tow
ard
s H
ills
2006
24
Put
ting
Vis
ion
into
Act
ion
25
Ack
now
led
gem
ents
26
Hav
e Yo
ur S
ay
27
Cont
ents
4
Introd
uctio
n fro
m ou
r Cou
ncillo
rs“T
oget
her w
e ca
n ma
ke a
diff
erenc
e in
our c
ommu
nity.
Hills
2026
will
prov
ide d
irect
ion fo
r Cou
ncil a
nd th
e ma
ny o
ther
agen
cies
and
organ
isatio
ns th
at c
ontri
bute
to e
nsur
ing w
e ar
e pr
epar
ed fo
r the
jour
ney
towar
ds 2
026”
The
Hill
s 20
26 C
omm
unity
Str
ateg
ic D
irect
ion
is t
he fi
rst
20 y
ear
outlo
ok fo
r th
e H
ills
Shi
re. I
t is
a d
irect
ion
that
cre
ates
a p
ictu
re o
f w
here
thi
s co
mm
unity
wou
ld li
ke t
o b
e in
the
futu
re.
This
dire
ctio
n is
bas
ed o
n co
mm
unity
asp
iratio
ns g
athe
red
thr
ough
out
mon
ths
of c
omm
unity
eng
agem
ent
and
con
sulta
tion
with
mem
ber
s of
our
com
mun
ity fr
om a
ll d
iffer
ent
wal
ks o
f life
. Res
iden
ts, b
usin
ess
owne
rs, s
choo
l stu
den
ts a
nd c
omm
unity
rep
rese
ntat
ives
par
ticip
ated
in
a r
ange
of a
ctiv
ities
to
esta
blis
h sh
ared
out
com
es fo
r th
e fu
ture
of
the
Hill
s S
hire
.
Hill
s 20
26 w
ill e
nsur
e w
e re
tain
the
str
engt
hs t
hat
mak
e ou
r S
hire
un
ique
. The
nat
ural
bea
uty
that
we
all e
njoy
, the
com
mun
ity v
italit
y an
d
spiri
t th
at is
dem
onst
rate
d t
hrou
gh o
ur h
igh
leve
ls o
f vol
unte
erin
g an
d
com
mun
ity in
volv
emen
t, o
ur s
tunn
ing
faci
litie
s an
d a
bun
dan
t op
en
spac
es a
nd p
arks
.
This
is o
ur o
pp
ortu
nity
to
be
pre
par
ed fo
r th
e fu
ture
by
pla
nnin
g ah
ead
for
mor
e ef
fect
ive
tran
spor
t co
nnec
tions
and
red
uced
tra
ffic
cong
estio
n, fu
rthe
r co
mm
unity
faci
litie
s to
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of o
ur
grow
ing
pop
ulat
ion,
and
to
ensu
re w
e m
aint
ain
an a
ttra
ctiv
e b
uilt
and
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent
amid
st t
he p
ress
ures
of u
rban
isat
ion
and
in
crea
sed
hou
sing
den
sity
.
Mov
ing
tow
ard
s th
e fu
ture
will
req
uire
join
t ac
tion
and
can
onl
y b
e re
alis
ed w
ith t
he d
edic
atio
n an
d c
omm
itmen
t of
our
com
mun
ity
agen
cies
, org
anis
atio
ns a
nd r
esid
ents
. We
mus
t al
l wor
k to
geth
er t
o m
ake
sure
our
pic
ture
for
the
futu
re b
ecom
es a
rea
lity.
As
we
mov
e in
to t
his
dec
ade
of c
hang
e le
t’s s
triv
e to
geth
er t
o m
eet
the
need
s, e
xpec
tatio
ns a
nd c
halle
nges
tha
t co
me
with
gro
wth
. It
is
Cou
ncil’
s ho
pe
that
we
will
look
bac
k on
200
6 an
d s
ee h
ow fa
r th
is
com
mun
ity h
as c
ome
and
all
we
have
ach
ieve
d.
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5
How
to R
ead
this
Doc
umen
tHil
ls 20
26 is
a s
uite
of fou
r sep
arate
docu
ment
s th
at p
rovide
infor
matio
n ab
out B
aulkh
am H
ills S
hire’s
dire
ction
for t
he fu
ture
and
how
we w
ill ge
t the
re.
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Part
1:C
reat
es a
pic
ture
of t
he fu
ture
for
the
Hill
s co
mm
unity
tow
ard
s 20
26.
It co
ntai
ns:
Part
2:P
rovi
des
mor
e d
etai
l ab
out
the
Cou
ncil’
s K
ey E
nviro
nmen
tal,
Soc
ial a
nd
Eco
nom
ic S
trat
egie
s th
at w
ill le
ad u
s to
war
ds
Hill
s 20
26.
Part
3:P
rovi
des
sho
rt t
erm
act
ions
and
res
ourc
es t
o su
pp
ort
the
Hill
s 20
26
dire
ctio
n.
Part
4:
P
rovi
des
a s
umm
ary
of t
he c
halle
nges
and
key
issu
es a
s id
entifi
ed b
y ou
r co
mm
unity
in t
he H
ills
2026
Hel
p S
hap
e Yo
ur F
utur
e p
roce
ss.
- V
isio
n -
Valu
es
- Th
emes
-
Hill
s 20
26 O
utco
mes
- W
hat
Cou
ncil
will
do
- W
hat
the
com
mun
ity c
an d
o-
How
we
will
kno
w w
e ar
e he
adin
g in
the
rig
ht d
irect
ion
- W
hat
we
can
mea
sure
to
trac
k ou
r p
rogr
ess
6
The
Hills
Shire
Tod
ay
Popu
lation
Bau
lkha
m H
ills S
hire
has
mat
ured
into
one
of t
he fa
stes
t gro
win
g ar
eas
in N
ew
Sou
th W
ales
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
165
,931
pro
ject
ed to
reac
h 23
8,00
0 by
202
5.
Dem
ogra
phics
The
2006
Cen
sus
reve
als
that
27.
8% o
f Bau
lkha
m H
ills
Shi
re r
esid
ents
w
ere
bor
n ov
erse
as. O
ther
tha
n E
nglis
h, t
he la
ngua
ges
mos
t fr
eque
ntly
sp
oken
are
Chi
nese
, Ita
lian,
Ara
bic
, Kor
ean
and
Gre
ek.
Geog
raph
yTh
e B
aulk
ham
Hill
s S
hire
occ
upie
s an
are
a of
380
sq
uare
kilo
met
res
stre
tchi
ng fr
om O
atla
nds
in t
he s
outh
to
Wis
eman
s Fe
rry
in t
he n
orth
. The
S
hire
is c
entr
ally
loca
ted
in S
ydne
y’s
Nor
th W
est,
ad
jace
nt t
o th
e M
2 H
ills
and
M7
Mot
orw
ays
and
the
pro
pos
ed N
orth
Wes
t R
ail L
ink
and
Nor
th
Wes
t gr
owth
cen
tre
– a
maj
or g
row
th a
rea
for
the
Syd
ney
bas
in. T
wo
third
s of
the
Shi
re is
rur
al la
nd u
sed
for
farm
ing
and
oth
er a
gric
ultu
ral i
ndus
trie
s.
Emplo
ymen
tW
e ar
e cu
rren
tly w
ell k
now
n fo
r ou
r ag
ricul
ture
and
rur
al a
reas
, how
ever
, ou
r la
rge
reta
il in
dus
try
and
our
acc
omm
odat
ion,
caf
és a
nd r
esta
uran
ts
are
bec
omin
g m
ore
wel
l kno
wn
with
incr
ease
d a
cces
s p
rovi
ded
by
the
M2
and
M7.
Pro
mot
ing
our
regi
on a
s a
tour
ist
des
tinat
ion
and
the
d
evel
opm
ent
of t
ouris
m t
hrou
gh p
artn
ersh
ips
bet
wee
n co
mp
anie
s, s
ecto
rs
and
new
mar
kets
will
sup
por
t ou
r lo
cal t
ouris
t in
dus
try.
Coun
cilC
ounc
il em
plo
ys 5
93 fu
ll tim
e eq
uiva
lent
sta
ff in
a r
ange
of p
rofe
ssio
ns
with
clo
se t
o 2,
118
resi
den
ts w
orki
ng in
a v
olun
tary
cap
acity
in a
reas
su
ch a
s to
uris
m, l
ibra
ry s
ervi
ce, b
ushc
are,
chi
ld c
are,
com
mun
ity h
alls
, ce
met
ery,
Rur
al F
ire S
ervi
ce, S
tate
Em
erge
ncy
Ser
vice
s an
d e
vent
s.
Roa
d Ne
twork
Bau
lkha
m H
ills
Shi
re C
ounc
il m
aint
ains
899
km o
f sea
led
roa
ds
and
22k
m
of u
nsea
led
roa
ds.
The
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t is
res
pon
sib
le fo
r a
furt
her
122k
m o
f the
roa
d n
etw
ork.
Sinc
e fir
st s
ettle
ment
the
Baulk
ham
Hills
Shire
has
ex
perie
nced
con
stan
t cha
nge.
The
conv
ict u
prisi
ng in
1804
he
lped
to de
fine
unde
rstan
ding
of fre
edom
and
eth
nic
diffe
rence
s.
As th
e im
pact
of t
rans
port,
gr
adua
l prov
ision
of s
ervice
s, sc
hools
, chu
rche
s, law
and
ord
er, c
omme
rce,
utilit
ies a
nd
comm
unica
tions
eme
rged
our
Sh
ire d
evelo
ped
as a
stro
ng a
nd
uniqu
e ru
ral c
ommu
nity.
7
Shap
ing o
ur F
utur
e H
ills
2026
is a
bou
t th
e fu
ture
of o
ur w
hole
com
mun
ity. I
t re
pre
sent
s th
e as
pira
tions
of
the
peo
ple
who
live
, vis
it an
d w
ork
in t
he S
hire
. It
has
bee
n a
colla
bor
ativ
e ef
fort
b
etw
een
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
, bus
ines
s, c
omm
unity
gro
ups
and
ind
ivid
uals
.
To e
ffect
ivel
y ca
ptu
re t
he s
hare
d a
spira
tions
of t
he c
omm
unity
and
key
st
akeh
old
ers,
an
enga
gem
ent
pro
cess
cal
led
‘Hel
p S
hap
e Yo
ur F
utur
e’ w
as
und
erta
ken.
The
pur
pos
e of
thi
s p
roce
ss w
as t
o in
volv
e p
eop
le in
act
iviti
es t
hat
allo
wed
the
m t
o ex
pre
ss t
heir
thou
ghts
for
the
futu
re t
hey
see,
and
how
thi
s m
ight
b
e ac
hiev
ed.
A s
elec
tion
of in
tera
ctiv
e ac
tiviti
es w
ere
und
erta
ken
to g
athe
r re
spon
ses
from
a
wid
e ra
nge
of p
eop
le in
our
com
mun
ity. M
ore
than
300
0 p
eop
le p
artic
ipat
ed in
ac
tiviti
es t
hat
enco
urag
ed t
hem
to
crea
tivel
y ex
pre
ss t
heir
thou
ghts
and
val
ues
rega
rdin
g th
e fu
ture
of o
ur S
hire
. The
ob
ject
ives
of t
his
pro
cess
wer
e to
:
Enga
geme
nt o
bject
ives:
- P
ositi
vely
eng
age
with
as
man
y co
mm
unity
mem
ber
s an
d s
take
hold
ers
as
pos
sib
le
- E
ffect
ivel
y co
mm
unic
ate
the
pro
ject
to
the
com
mun
ity a
nd s
take
hold
ers
- B
uild
com
mun
ity c
onfid
ence
and
sup
por
t fo
r th
e p
roje
ct b
y p
rovi
din
g an
in
clus
ive
and
tra
nsp
aren
t p
roce
ss t
hat
pro
vid
ed a
gen
uine
effo
rt b
y th
e C
ounc
il to
eng
age
with
the
loca
l com
mun
ity a
nd k
ey s
take
hold
ers
- Id
entif
y an
y is
sues
tha
t co
uld
aris
e an
d s
ugge
st s
trat
egie
s to
man
age
thes
e is
sues
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Pleas
e ref
er to
Hills
2026
Eng
agem
ent P
roces
s in
Part
4
8
The
Loca
l Stra
tegy
The
Loca
l Stra
tegy
will
prov
ide a
stro
ng s
tate
ment
for t
he fu
ture
plann
ing o
f the
Shir
e ide
ntify
ing w
orks
that
nee
d to
be d
one
to res
pond
to a
nd p
lan fo
r loc
al ne
eds
such
as
emplo
ymen
t, ho
using
and
tran
sport
iden
tified
in th
e Hil
ls 20
26
Comm
unity
Stra
tegic
Dire
ction
.
It w
ill g
uid
e C
ounc
il’s
dec
isio
n m
akin
g an
d in
clud
e ob
ject
ives
of t
he
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t.
This
Str
uctu
re P
lan
illus
trat
es h
ow th
e S
hire
will
cha
nge
over
the
next
tw
enty
five
yea
rs to
acc
omm
odat
e gr
owth
and
the
futu
re n
eeds
of t
he
Shi
re .
The
map
illu
stra
tes:
- E
xist
ing
and
pla
nned
hie
rarc
hy o
f cur
rent
and
pla
nned
cen
tres
;
- E
xist
ing
and
pla
nned
res
iden
tial a
reas
, inc
lud
ing
the
Nor
th W
est
Gro
wth
Cen
tre
resi
den
tial p
reci
ncts
and
are
as o
f hig
her
den
sity
re
sid
entia
l dev
elop
men
t;
- C
urre
nt a
nd p
lann
ed e
mp
loym
ent
land
s, in
clud
ing
the
Nor
th W
est
Gro
wth
Cen
tre
Box
Hill
Ind
ustr
ial p
reci
nct;
- M
ajor
infr
astr
uctu
re, i
nclu
din
g ex
istin
g an
d p
lann
ed p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
such
as
the
Nor
th W
est
Rai
l Lin
k, S
trat
egic
Bus
Cor
ridor
s an
d T
rans
por
t In
terc
hang
es;
- W
etla
nds
and
the
Haw
kesb
ury
Riv
er; a
nd
- N
atio
nal,
regi
onal
and
loca
l par
ks a
nd o
pen
sp
ace.
It al
so h
ighl
ight
s ar
eas
whe
re C
ounc
il w
ill n
eed
to
und
erta
ke m
ore
det
aile
d s
trat
egic
pla
nnin
g in
the
futu
re, i
n an
ticip
atio
n of
pub
lic
infr
astr
uctu
re im
pro
vem
ents
or
pot
entia
l for
gro
wth
.
Effo
rt h
as b
een
mad
e to
pla
ce t
he S
hire
in t
he c
onte
xt o
f the
su
rrou
ndin
g re
gion
, par
ticul
arly
in r
elat
ion
to o
pen
sp
ace,
tra
nsp
ort
netw
orks
and
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent
in a
djo
inin
g LG
As.
Thi
s is
to
enco
urag
e gr
eate
r co
nsid
erat
ion
of is
sues
bey
ond
the
Shi
re’s
b
ound
ary,
suc
h as
bio
div
ersi
ty c
onse
rvat
ion,
cat
chm
ent
man
agem
ent
and
tra
nsp
ort
pla
nnin
g.
For m
ore d
etail
s reg
ardin
g Th
e Lo
cal S
trate
gy
pleas
e ref
er to
Coun
cil’s
Loca
l Stra
tegy
doc
umen
t.
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9
Emplo
ymen
t Lan
dsCe
ntres
Res
ident
ialTr
ansp
ort
Rur
al La
nds
Envir
onme
nt a
nd L
eisur
e
Wat
erway
s
10
Chall
enge
s for
Tom
orrow
Ou
tcom
es fr
om th
e res
earc
h an
d an
alysis
of t
he c
ommu
nity
enga
geme
nt in
dicat
e th
at o
ur c
ommu
nity
will f
ace
a nu
mber
of em
erging
issu
es o
ver t
he n
ext 2
0 ye
ars.
Dur
ing th
e Hil
ls 20
26 c
ommu
nity
enga
geme
nt p
roces
s, th
e fol
lowing
qu
estio
ns h
ave
been
raise
d:
Comm
unity
-
How
will
we
acco
mm
odat
e a
pop
ulat
ion
of a
pp
roxi
mat
ely
250,
000
peo
ple
by
2031
?
- W
ill a
n in
crea
sing
pop
ulat
ion
imp
act
on o
ur s
afet
y?
- W
hat
can
we
do
as in
div
idua
ls, o
rgan
isat
ions
and
gov
ernm
ent
to
fost
er a
nd s
tren
gthe
n co
mm
unity
con
nect
ions
as
we
grow
?
- H
ow c
an w
e co
ntin
ue t
o p
rom
ote
equa
l acc
ess
and
pro
vid
e op
por
tuni
ties
for
the
dis
adva
ntag
ed in
our
com
mun
ity?
- H
ow w
ill w
e m
aint
ain
our
sens
e of
com
mun
ity a
nd q
ualit
y of
life
as
the
Hill
s ar
ea c
ontin
ues
to g
row
and
pro
sper
?
- H
ow d
o w
e ca
ter
for
an in
crea
sing
age
ing
pop
ulat
ion?
- W
hat
par
tner
ship
s ca
n b
e d
evel
oped
bet
wee
n go
vern
men
t ag
enci
es a
nd t
he b
road
er c
omm
unity
?
Grow
th-
How
can
we
wor
k w
ith o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
to
secu
re
affo
rdab
le a
nd a
cces
sib
le p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
for
our
com
mun
ity t
o re
duc
e d
epen
den
cy o
n ca
rs?
- H
ow d
o m
eet
the
dem
and
s fo
r a
div
erse
ran
ge o
f affo
rdab
le
hous
ing
and
mai
ntai
n th
e ch
arac
ter
of o
ur e
xist
ing
villa
ges
and
ne
ighb
ourh
ood
s?
- H
ow c
an w
e im
pro
ve o
ur t
rans
por
t lin
ks w
ithin
the
Shi
re?
Envir
onme
nt-
How
can
we
red
uce
the
imp
acts
of a
larg
er p
opul
atio
n on
the
en
viro
nmen
t to
pro
tect
it fo
r fu
ture
gen
erat
ions
?
- H
ow d
o w
e en
sure
the
pro
tect
ion
of o
ur r
ural
set
ting?
- H
ow d
o w
e p
rote
ct o
ur t
hrea
tene
d fl
ora
and
faun
a?
Econ
omy
- W
hat
can
we
do
to r
etai
n an
d a
ttra
ct b
usin
ess
inve
stm
ent
to
pro
vid
e a
rang
e of
job
op
por
tuni
ties
for
peo
ple
at
all s
tage
s of
life
?
- H
ow c
an w
e ut
ilise
our
geo
grap
hic
pos
ition
with
in t
he S
ydne
y m
etro
pol
itan
regi
on t
o se
cure
nat
iona
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l bus
ines
s in
vest
men
t?
Lead
ership
- H
ow c
an w
e b
est
enga
ge o
ur w
hole
com
mun
ity in
the
loca
l d
emoc
ratic
pro
cess
es t
o en
sure
our
pla
nnin
g an
d d
ecis
ion
mak
ing
refle
cts
the
asp
iratio
ns o
f our
com
mun
ity a
nd e
nsur
e th
eir
voic
e is
he
ard
?
- H
ow w
ill t
he in
crea
sing
ly d
iver
se n
eed
s an
d e
xpec
tatio
ns o
f our
co
mm
unity
be
fund
ed a
s w
e gr
ow?
11
Comm
unity
Valu
esOu
r valu
es d
escr
ibe w
hat w
e be
lieve
in, a
nd h
ow w
e as
pire
to liv
e tog
ethe
r. Th
e Hil
ls ar
ea w
ill gr
ow a
nd d
evelo
p ch
arac
teris
ed b
y th
e fol
lowing
key
valu
es d
efine
d by
the
comm
unity
dur
ing th
e Hil
ls 20
26
Enga
geme
nt P
roces
s:
11
12
A Pic
ture
of th
e Fu
ture
In 2
026,
the
Hill
s ar
ea is
aliv
e w
ith s
timul
atin
g ur
ban
and
rur
al
cent
res,
thr
ivin
g b
usin
ess
area
s,ex
celle
nt c
omm
unity
faci
litie
s an
d
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd r
ich
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
ts. T
he m
ajor
act
ivity
cen
tres
of
Cas
tle H
ill, R
ouse
Hill
and
Nor
wes
t ar
e co
mp
lem
ente
d b
y a
varie
ty
of s
mal
ler
cent
res
each
exp
ress
ing
an id
entit
y of
one
of t
he m
any
and
va
ried
com
mun
ities
tha
t m
ake
up t
his
pro
ud a
rea.
The
pre
serv
atio
n of
the
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent
is p
aram
ount
, with
su
stai
nab
le d
evel
opm
ent
emb
race
d t
hrou
ghou
t th
e H
ills
area
, es
pec
ially
in it
s ne
wer
urb
an a
nd r
ural
com
mun
ities
. Att
entio
n ha
s b
een
give
n to
man
agem
ent
and
mai
nten
ance
of b
ushl
and
are
as a
nd
rura
l lan
d h
as n
ot b
een
exp
loite
d. T
here
is a
n em
pha
sis
on t
he c
reat
ion
of a
ttra
ctiv
e sp
aces
and
env
ironm
enta
lly c
onsc
ious
com
mun
ities
. Thi
s en
viro
nmen
tal r
esp
ect
has
also
see
n th
e p
ositi
ve p
rom
otio
n of
a c
lean
an
d h
ealth
y riv
er s
yste
m a
nd t
he p
rote
ctio
n of
flor
a an
d fa
una
is a
n es
sent
ial p
art
of d
evel
opm
ent
and
livi
ng in
the
Hill
s.
The
Hill
s ar
ea e
njoy
s a
stro
ng a
nd s
tab
le lo
cal e
cono
my,
with
re
sid
ents
in t
he r
egio
n b
enefi
ting
from
its
emp
loym
ent
and
ed
ucat
ion
opp
ortu
nitie
s. T
he H
ills
area
is w
ell s
ervi
ced
by
an in
tegr
ated
tra
nsp
ort
syst
em a
nd r
oad
s th
at e
ffect
ivel
y el
imin
ate
cong
estio
n, c
onse
rves
co
mm
unity
cha
ract
er a
nd e
nhan
ces
livab
ility
. Thi
s sy
stem
pro
vid
es
effic
ient
and
affo
rdab
le a
cces
s w
ithin
the
loca
l are
a an
d o
utsi
de,
to
the
Syd
ney
CB
D, P
arra
mat
ta a
nd c
onne
cts
the
area
effe
ctiv
ely
nort
h,
sout
h, e
ast
and
wes
t.
New
res
iden
ts a
re a
ttra
cted
to
the
loca
l cul
ture
of a
chie
vem
ent
and
op
por
tuni
ty, a
s w
ell a
s th
e co
mm
unity
’s s
tron
g co
nnec
tions
. Prid
e of
p
lace
in t
he lo
cal a
rea
is a
prin
cip
le t
hat
each
res
iden
t fu
lfills
. Tal
ent
and
acc
omp
lishm
ent
at s
choo
l, in
the
cul
tura
l and
sp
ortin
g ar
enas
is
nur
ture
d a
nd c
eleb
rate
d c
ontin
ually
. Ret
ail c
entr
es a
re c
omm
unity
or
ient
ed, p
rom
otin
g in
clus
iven
ess
and
a d
efine
d s
ense
of i
den
tity
for
the
loca
l com
mun
ity t
hey
serv
ice.
The
resi
den
ts o
f the
Hill
s ar
ea h
ave
a gr
eat
app
reci
atio
n of
the
ir hi
stor
y an
d w
illin
gly
take
on
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
bui
ld u
pon
and
gro
w fr
om
thes
e fo
und
atio
ns. L
ocal
dec
isio
ns a
re m
ade
by
loca
l peo
ple
who
are
en
gage
d a
nd h
ave
a cl
ear
visi
on fo
r th
e fu
ture
.
In th
e fu
ture
Baulk
ham
Hills
is a
place
that
has
main
taine
d its
com
munit
y ch
arm
in th
e fa
ce o
f mas
sive
chan
ge. W
ith
the
rapid
pop
ulatio
n gr
owth
the
Shire
has
more
jobs
, more
inve
stme
nt, i
nteg
rate
d gr
eens
pace
s, an
app
ropria
te b
alanc
e be
twee
n ur
ban
and
rura
l com
munit
ies, d
iverse
and
attr
activ
e ho
using
and
impr
oved
tran
sport
net
work
s. Lo
cal r
eside
nts
are
prou
d to
be p
art o
f the
Hills
area
- th
e ‘G
arde
n Sh
ire’,
and
activ
ely p
artic
ipate
in a
ctivi
ties
that
prom
ote th
e loc
al at
tribu
tes.
The
follow
ing is
a d
escr
iption
of t
he fu
ture
our c
ommu
nity
would
like
to se
e:
Our V
ision
Res
ilient
lead
ership
crea
ting
vibra
nt c
ommu
nities
ba
lancin
g ur
ban
grow
th
prote
cting
our
env
ironm
ent
and
build
ing a
mod
ern lo
cal
econ
omy.
13 13�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
Our V
ision
14
Res
ilient
Lea
dersh
ip –
Esta
blish
ing a
nd im
pleme
nting
a d
irect
ion fo
r our
com
munit
y’s fu
ture
Our c
ommu
nity
would
like
Coun
cil to
con
sider
new
innov
ative
way
s of
work
ing w
ith g
roups
and
org
anisa
tions
to a
chiev
e ou
tcom
es th
at b
enef
it th
e co
mmun
ity a
s a
whole
. Peo
ple h
ave
said
they
“wo
uld lik
e Co
uncil
to d
evelo
p an
d im
pleme
nt a
very
cle
ar p
lan fo
r the
futu
re”. T
he fo
llowing
sta
teme
nts
repres
ent t
he o
utco
mes
our c
ommu
nity
would
like
for th
e fu
ture:
“Cou
ncil w
orks
toget
her w
ith th
e co
mmun
ity”
Cou
ncil
activ
ely
enga
ges
the
com
mun
ity b
y p
rovi
din
g re
leva
nt
and
mea
ning
ful o
pp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r re
sid
ents
to
cont
ribut
e to
and
p
artic
ipat
e in
dec
isio
n m
akin
g. C
ounc
il is
will
ing
to li
sten
and
res
pon
d
to t
he c
once
rns
and
asp
iratio
ns o
f the
com
mun
ity t
hrou
gh o
pen
, p
roac
tive
com
mun
icat
ion.
Cou
ncil
lead
s th
e co
mm
unity
by
faci
litat
ing
par
tner
ship
s th
at a
lign
com
mun
ity o
rgan
isat
ions
tow
ard
s th
e co
mm
unity
dire
ctio
n.
“Our
com
munit
y is
effe
ctive
ly go
vern
ed”
Our
Cou
ncil
lead
s w
ith a
com
mun
ity fo
cus
that
str
ateg
ical
ly a
ligns
the
co
mm
unity
’s n
eed
s w
ith p
rovi
sion
of C
ounc
il se
rvic
es a
nd fa
cilit
ies.
Th
e co
mm
unity
is t
rans
par
ently
info
rmed
of C
ounc
il’s
activ
ities
and
p
erfo
rman
ce in
cle
ar d
ocum
ents
tha
t in
tegr
ate
Cou
ncil’
s ac
tiviti
es
with
the
com
mun
ity’s
vis
ion.
Exp
osur
e to
ris
k is
min
imis
ed t
hrou
gh
Cou
ncil’
s ef
fect
ive
risk
man
agem
ent
and
aud
iting
pro
cess
es.
“Cou
ncil f
inanc
es a
nd a
ssets
are
well m
anag
ed”
Cou
ncil
is in
a s
tron
g fin
anci
al p
ositi
on t
hrou
gh e
ffect
ive
long
ter
m
finan
cial
pla
nnin
g th
at is
alig
ned
with
the
com
mun
ity d
irect
ion
to
ensu
re o
ngoi
ng r
esou
rces
are
ava
ilab
le t
o d
eliv
er im
pro
ved
ser
vice
s an
d m
anag
e C
ounc
il as
sets
. Thi
s is
ach
ieve
d t
hrou
gh a
fair
ratin
g sy
stem
and
ser
vice
cha
rges
. The
re is
ad
equa
te s
urp
lus
on o
per
atio
ns
to s
uit
asse
t m
aint
enan
ce a
nd r
enew
al n
eed
s an
d t
o p
rovi
de
for
new
in
itiat
ives
. Cou
ncil’
s as
sets
are
str
ateg
ical
ly m
aint
aine
d fo
r fu
ture
ge
nera
tions
and
alig
ned
to
com
mun
ity e
xpec
tatio
ns.
“I am
a v
alued
cus
tomer”
C
ounc
il p
rovi
des
acc
essi
ble
and
frie
ndly
face
to
face
, int
erne
t an
d
pho
ne s
ervi
ce t
hat
seek
s to
und
erst
and
the
nee
ds
of c
usto
mer
s.
Cus
tom
ers
know
who
the
y ne
ed t
o ta
lk t
o an
d r
eque
sts
are
resp
ond
ed
to q
uick
ly. T
here
is lo
calis
ed a
cces
s to
ser
vice
s to
mak
e d
oing
b
usin
ess
with
Cou
ncil
easi
er. C
usto
mer
con
cern
s ar
e us
ually
dea
lt w
ith o
n fir
st c
onta
ct a
nd w
hen
they
can
’t b
e, c
usto
mer
s ar
e in
form
ed
stra
ight
aw
ay. C
ounc
il re
gula
rly a
sks
for
feed
bac
k fr
om c
usto
mer
s to
im
pro
ve t
heir
serv
ice.
“Cou
ncil i
s an
emp
loyer
of ch
oice”
P
eop
le w
ant
to w
ork
for
Bau
lkha
m H
ills
Shi
re C
ounc
il b
ecau
se it
p
rovi
des
cha
lleng
es, o
pp
ortu
nitie
s to
dev
elop
pot
entia
l and
flex
ible
w
orki
ng a
rran
gem
ents
tha
t su
it al
l typ
es o
f fam
ily s
truc
ture
s. C
ounc
il is
kn
own
for
its c
omm
itmen
t to
con
tinuo
us im
pro
vem
ent
and
inno
vatio
n th
at e
ncou
rage
s st
aff t
o le
arn
and
look
for
new
way
s of
doi
ng t
hing
s.
Rew
ard
sys
tem
s re
cogn
ise
the
valu
able
con
trib
utio
n of
har
d w
orki
ng
emp
loye
es w
ho s
triv
e to
mak
e a
diff
eren
ce in
our
loca
l are
a. S
taff
have
acc
ess
to a
ll th
e in
form
atio
n th
ey n
eed
to
per
form
wel
l thr
ough
m
oder
n in
form
atio
n m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
s an
d p
roce
sses
. Eq
uip
men
t,
pla
nt a
nd fa
cilit
ies
for
emp
loye
es is
up
to
dat
e, s
afe
and
wel
l m
aint
aine
d t
o en
sure
effi
cien
t op
erat
ions
.
15
.“C
ounc
il work
s tog
ethe
r with
the
comm
unity
.”
Wha
t Cou
ncil w
ill do
: Ho
w we
will
know
we
are
going
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion:
Wha
t we
will m
easu
re:
1. F
acilit
ate
and
deve
lop
stro
ng re
latio
nshi
ps a
nd p
artn
ersh
ips
with
the
com
mun
ity a
nd w
ith
othe
r org
anis
atio
ns .
2. A
ctiv
ely
advo
cate
com
mun
ity is
sues
to o
ther
leve
ls o
f gov
ernm
ent.
3. In
volv
e ou
r co
mm
unity
in th
e p
lann
ing
and
dec
isio
n m
akin
g p
roce
sses
of C
ounc
il.4.
Pro
activ
ely
info
rm o
ur c
omm
unity
ab
out C
ounc
il’s
activ
ities
.
– Th
ere
will
be
mor
e p
eop
le in
our
com
mun
ity p
roac
tivel
y p
artic
ipat
ing
in C
ounc
il en
gage
men
t ac
tiviti
es.
– Th
ere
will
be
mor
e p
eop
le w
ho fe
el t
hey
can
have
a s
ay o
n im
por
tant
issu
es r
egar
din
g ou
r co
mm
unity
.–
Ther
e is
a p
ositi
ve p
erce
ptio
n of
Cou
ncil
in o
ur c
omm
unity
.
“Cou
ncil’s
fina
nces
and
ass
ets
are
effe
ctive
ly ma
nage
d.”
1. P
rovi
de
wel
l mai
ntai
ned
pla
nt a
nd e
qui
pm
ent.
2. E
nsur
e C
ounc
il’s
finan
cial
reso
urce
s su
pp
ort t
he d
eliv
ery
of s
ervi
ces
and
str
ateg
ies
that
al
ign
with
the
futu
re v
isio
n.3.
Man
age
and
mai
ntai
n as
sets
and
infr
astr
uctu
re u
nder
Cou
ncil’
s co
ntro
l to
mee
t the
ne
eds
of o
ur c
omm
unity
and
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns.
4. B
alan
ce C
ounc
il’s
rate
s an
d fe
es a
nd c
harg
es w
ith th
e ac
tive
pur
suit
of e
xter
nal r
even
ue.
– C
ounc
il m
aint
ains
a s
tron
g fin
anci
al p
ositi
on a
nd c
an d
eliv
er
serv
ices
and
faci
litie
s to
mee
t th
e ch
angi
ng n
eed
s of
our
co
mm
unity
.–
Our
com
mun
ity is
mor
e sa
tisfie
d w
ith C
ounc
il’s
serv
ices
and
fa
cilit
ies.
Co
mm
unit
y D
irec
tio
nFi
nanc
ial S
tren
gth
“Our
com
munit
y is
effe
ctive
ly go
vern
ed.”
1. E
nsur
e C
ounc
il is
acc
ount
able
to
the
com
mun
ity a
nd m
eets
legi
slat
ive
req
uire
men
ts.
2. In
tegr
ate
and
alig
n C
ounc
il p
lann
ing
with
the
com
mun
ity d
irect
ion.
3. M
anag
e C
ounc
il an
d th
e co
mm
unity
’s e
xpos
ure
to r
isk.
4. E
qui
p a
nd s
upp
ort
Cou
ncil’
s el
ecte
d re
pre
sent
ativ
es fo
r th
eir
role
in th
e co
mm
unity
.
– M
ore
peo
ple
in o
ur c
omm
unity
kno
w h
ow t
o ac
cess
C
ounc
illor
s w
hen
req
uire
d.
– Th
ere
are
mor
e re
sid
ents
sat
isfie
d w
ith h
ow t
his
com
mun
ity is
gov
erne
d.
– E
lect
ed r
epre
sent
ativ
es r
eflec
t th
e cu
ltura
l dem
ogra
phi
c.
“Cou
ncil i
s an
emp
loyer
of ch
oice.”
1. P
rovi
de
a sa
fe, e
nviro
nmen
tally
res
pon
sib
le a
nd in
spiri
ng w
orkp
lace
.2.
Pro
vid
e op
ortu
nitie
s fo
r C
ounc
il st
aff t
o d
evel
op th
eir
skill
s an
d r
each
thei
r fu
ll p
oten
tial.
3. P
rovi
de
staf
f with
acc
ess
to u
p-t
o-d
ate
info
rmat
ion
and
sup
por
t for
thei
r ro
le in
the
orga
nisa
tion.
– M
ore
Cou
ncil
staf
f are
hap
py
and
pro
duc
tive
in t
heir
role
s.–
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
peo
ple
in t
he c
omm
unity
sat
isfie
d t
hat
Cou
ncil
staf
f are
frie
ndly
and
hel
pfu
l.
“I am
a v
alued
cus
tomer.
”1.
Pro
vide
pro
mpt
, kno
wle
dgea
ble,
frie
ndly
and
hel
pful
adv
ice
to th
e co
mm
unity
and
org
anis
atio
n.2.
Pro
vid
e cl
ear
info
rmat
ion
abou
t who
to c
onta
ct in
or
outs
ide
Cou
ncil.
3. P
rovi
de
loca
lised
acc
ess
to C
ounc
il se
rvic
es.
4. ‘C
lose
the
loop
’ on
cust
omer
req
uest
s an
d c
once
rns.
– Th
ere
are
less
com
plai
nts
rega
rdin
g C
ounc
il’s C
usto
mer
Ser
vice
.–
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
peop
le in
the
com
mun
ity th
at c
onsi
der C
ounc
il st
aff
frien
dly
and
help
ful a
nd m
ore
peop
le a
re u
sing
Cou
ncil’s
web
site
.–
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
mem
bers
of t
he c
omm
unity
sat
isfie
d w
ith th
e ac
cess
ibilit
y an
d av
aila
bilit
y of
Cou
ncil
info
rmat
ion
and
assi
stan
ce.
Wha
t the
Com
munit
y ca
n do
: R
eleva
nt D
ocum
ents:
• R
ecog
nise
and
use
op
por
tuni
ties
to p
artic
ipat
e in
dec
isio
n m
akin
g•
Pro
vid
e fe
edb
ack
to C
ounc
il •
Talk
to o
ther
sta
keho
lder
s in
the
Shi
re a
bou
t sha
red
goa
ls•
Get
invo
lved
in c
omm
unity
act
iviti
es a
nd e
vent
s•
Res
pec
t and
look
aft
er o
ur S
hire
’s re
sour
ces
and
ass
ets
Com
mun
icat
ions
Str
ateg
y, A
sset
Man
agem
ent
Pro
toco
l, Fe
es a
nd C
harg
es,
10 Y
ear
Fina
ncia
l Pla
n, H
uman
Res
ourc
es S
trat
egy,
Com
pla
ints
Han
dlin
g P
olic
y,
Ris
k M
anag
emen
t S
trat
egy,
Com
mun
ity E
ngag
emen
t P
olic
y
Co
mm
unit
y P
erce
pti
on
Co
mm
unit
y D
irec
tio
nC
om
mun
ity
Par
tici
pat
ion
Co
mm
unit
y D
irec
tio
nG
oo
d G
ove
rnan
ce
Env
iro
nmen
tal
Res
po
nsib
ility
So
cial
Res
po
nsib
ility
Sta
ff P
rod
ucti
vity
Cus
tom
er S
atis
fact
ion
16
Vibra
nt C
ommu
nities
– A
ctive
, saf
e an
d cu
ltura
lly ri
ch p
eople
enjo
ying
comm
unity
life
toget
her
Dur
ing th
e Hil
ls 20
26 p
roces
s pe
ople
desc
ribed
the
Hills
comm
unity
as
being
cha
ract
erise
d by
its
uniqu
e loc
al sp
irit
demo
nstra
ted
in th
e hig
h lev
els o
f volu
ntee
ring,
involv
emen
t in
sport
s, th
e de
sire
for p
eople
to k
now
their
neig
hbou
rs, th
e fa
mily
atmo
sphe
re an
d th
e wil
lingn
ess
for p
eople
to c
ome
toget
her t
o en
joy s
ocial
con
nect
ion. T
he fo
llowing
sta
teme
nts
repres
ent t
he o
utco
mes
our c
ommu
nity
would
like
for th
e fu
ture:
“The
re ar
e pla
ces
to pla
y an
d be
act
ive”
Ther
e ar
e an
ab
und
ance
of r
ecre
atio
nal o
pp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r ou
r co
mm
unity
. Peo
ple
are
ab
le t
o p
artic
ipat
e in
a v
arie
ty o
f act
iviti
es
that
sup
por
t a
heal
thy
and
rel
axed
life
styl
e. T
he c
omm
unity
hav
e th
e op
tion
of a
fford
able
act
iviti
es s
uch
as o
rgan
ised
sp
ort,
wal
king
and
cy
clin
g th
at a
re d
esig
ned
to
incl
ude
peo
ple
of a
ll ag
es a
nd a
bili
ties.
O
ur c
omm
unity
faci
litie
s an
d o
pen
sp
ace
are
safe
and
invi
ting
and
en
cour
age
all m
emb
ers
of o
ur c
omm
unity
to
inte
ract
and
sp
end
tim
e to
geth
er.
“I ca
n fe
el sa
fe”
Peo
ple
in o
ur S
hire
feel
saf
e in
the
ir ho
mes
and
in p
ublic
sp
aces
. Th
e ou
tdoo
r an
d p
ublic
sp
aces
are
free
of g
raffi
ti an
d v
and
alis
m. O
ur
com
mun
ity is
con
fiden
t of
a v
isib
le a
nd c
onsi
sten
t P
olic
e p
rese
nce
that
is a
vaila
ble
whe
n ne
eded
. Peo
ple
hav
e co
nsid
erat
ion
for
each
ot
her
and
look
out
for
each
oth
er. O
ur p
ublic
sp
aces
enc
oura
ge
com
mun
ity a
ctiv
ity a
nd c
onne
ctio
n.
“I fe
el co
nnec
ted
to th
e co
mmun
ity”
Our
com
mun
ity c
eleb
rate
s an
d r
esp
ects
peo
ple
of d
iffer
ent
ages
, ab
ilitie
s an
d b
ackg
roun
ds
in a
var
iety
of w
ays
thro
ugh
cultu
ral e
vent
s an
d c
eleb
ratio
ns. A
ll p
eop
le a
re e
ncou
rage
d t
o liv
e an
d w
ork
in o
ur
Shi
re a
nd a
re g
iven
the
op
por
tuni
ty t
o ex
pre
ss t
heir
crea
tive
or c
ultu
ral
iden
tity
and
con
trib
ute
to s
hap
ing
the
com
mun
ity. P
eop
le k
now
the
ir ne
ighb
ours
and
act
ivel
y ‘le
nd a
han
d’ t
o ot
hers
.
“The
re ar
e se
rvice
s an
d fa
cilitie
s th
at s
uit m
y ne
eds”
Cou
ncil
lead
s ou
r co
mm
unity
’s s
take
hold
ers
to w
ork
toge
ther
to
pla
n an
d p
rovi
de
serv
ices
and
faci
litie
s th
at c
onne
ct p
eop
le w
ith t
he lo
cal
com
mun
ity. I
sola
ted
, vul
nera
ble
or
mar
gina
lised
gro
ups
such
as
the
eld
erly
and
dis
able
d a
re s
upp
orte
d b
y th
e w
ider
com
mun
ity a
nd g
iven
eq
ual a
cces
s to
res
ourc
es a
nd a
ctiv
ities
. Our
ser
vice
s an
d fa
cilit
ies
resp
ond
to
the
chan
ges
in p
opul
atio
n d
emog
rap
hics
suc
h as
age
ing,
an
d s
upp
ort
the
larg
e p
rop
ortio
n of
chi
ldre
n an
d y
oung
peo
ple
with
p
rogr
ams
to p
rovi
de
them
with
a g
ood
sta
rt in
life
.
Build
ing H
armo
nious
Com
munit
iesTh
e NS
W S
tate
Plan
targ
et is
to re
duce
ant
isocia
l beh
aviou
r by
reduc
ing th
e pr
oport
ion o
f the
NSW
pop
ulatio
n wh
o ex
perie
nce
louts
, nois
y ne
ighbo
urs,
publi
c dr
unke
nnes
s or
hoon
driv
ers.
The
plan
also
aims
at in
crea
sing
parti
cipat
ion a
nd in
tegr
ation
in
comm
unity
act
ivitie
s th
rough
volu
ntee
ring,
sport
s, cu
ltura
l and
ar
tistic
act
ivity
esp
ecial
ly for
peo
ple fr
om lo
w inc
ome,
non-
Engli
sh
spea
king
and
Abori
ginal
comm
unitie
s.
17
“The
re ar
e pla
ces
to pla
y an
d be
act
ive.”
Wha
t Cou
ncil w
ill do
: Ho
w we
will
know
we
are
going
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion:
Wha
t we
will m
easu
re
1. M
anag
e an
d m
aint
ain
a d
iver
se r
ange
of w
ell u
sed
and
rel
evan
t op
en s
pac
e se
ttin
gs,
par
ticip
atio
n op
por
tuni
ties
and
recr
eatio
n fa
cilit
ies.
2. P
rom
ote
heal
th a
nd w
ell b
eing
and
invo
lvem
ent i
n sp
ort,
recr
eatio
n an
d le
isur
e.
– M
ore
peo
ple
are
sat
isfie
d w
ith t
he S
hire
’s o
pen
sp
ace
and
le
isur
e fa
cilit
ies
in t
heir
loca
l are
a.–
Our
com
mun
ity a
re m
akin
g he
alth
y lif
esty
le c
hoic
es.
– Th
e ge
nera
l hea
lth o
f our
com
mun
ity is
imp
rovi
ng.
“I ca
n fe
el sa
fe.”
1. E
stab
lish
par
tner
ship
s an
d c
oop
erat
ives
to e
nhan
ce c
omm
unity
saf
ety.
2. P
rom
ote
safe
ty a
war
enes
s an
d s
afe
beh
avio
urs
in p
ublic
and
priv
ate
envi
ronm
ents
.3.
Man
age
the
coor
din
atio
n an
d p
rote
ctio
n of
peo
ple
and
thei
r p
rop
erty
in th
e S
hire
.
– M
ore
peo
ple
per
ceiv
e B
aulk
ham
Hill
s S
hire
as
a sa
fe p
lace
to
live
, wor
k an
d t
rave
l.–
Ther
e is
less
crim
e ag
ains
t p
eop
le a
nd p
rop
erty
.
Per
cep
tio
ns o
f S
afet
yC
rim
eR
oad
Saf
ety
“I fe
el co
nnec
ted
to th
e co
mmun
ity.”
1. V
alue
and
reco
gnis
e ou
r co
mm
unity
’s d
iver
sity
.2.
Pro
vid
e op
por
tuni
ties
to e
xpre
ss a
nd a
pp
reci
ate
our
loca
l her
itage
and
cul
ture
.3.
Val
ue a
nd e
ncou
rage
com
mun
ity in
tera
ctio
n an
d v
olun
teer
ing.
– Th
ere
is s
upp
ort
avai
lab
le fo
r th
e ag
ed, p
eop
le w
ith a
d
isab
ility
and
tho
se in
nee
d o
f ass
ista
nce.
– Th
ere
are
mor
e p
eop
le v
olun
teer
ing
in o
ur c
omm
unity
. –
Res
iden
ts fe
el t
hat
the
gard
en S
hire
imag
e ha
s b
een
reta
ined
.–
Mor
e yo
ung
peo
ple
are
par
ticip
atin
g in
com
mun
ity g
roup
s.–
Mor
e p
eop
le v
alue
and
enj
oy o
ur b
uilt
and
cul
tura
l her
itage
.
“The
re ar
e se
rvice
s an
d fa
cilitie
s to
suit
my n
eeds
”1.
Pro
vid
e eq
uita
ble
acc
ess
to a
ran
ge o
f com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
and
faci
litie
s.2.
Pro
vid
e in
tegr
ated
soc
ial p
lann
ing
that
acc
ount
s fo
r th
e ne
eds
of s
pec
ific
peo
ple
gr
oup
s w
ithin
the
Shi
re.
– Th
ere
is im
pro
ved
acc
ess
to c
hild
care
. –
Ther
e is
imp
rove
d a
cces
s to
ed
ucat
iona
l and
lear
ning
op
por
tuni
ties.
–
Ther
e is
acc
ess
to a
deq
uate
hea
lth s
ervi
ces
for
all.
Wha
t the
Com
munit
y ca
n do
: R
eleva
nt D
ocum
ents:
• G
et to
kno
w y
our
neig
hbou
rs
• P
rom
ote
and
par
ticip
ate
in c
ultu
ral e
vent
s •
Get
invo
lved
in s
por
ting
and
phy
sica
l act
iviti
es•
Hel
p o
ther
s in
an
emer
genc
y •
Be
awar
e of
saf
ety
of s
elf a
nd o
ther
s
Soc
ial P
lan,
Cul
tura
l Pla
n, R
ecre
atio
n P
lan
, Env
ironm
ent
and
Lei
sure
Dire
ctio
n, S
afer
Shi
re
Str
ateg
y, E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t P
lan,
Dis
abili
ty A
ctio
n P
lan,
Eth
nic
Affa
irs S
tate
men
t, M
ulti -
cultu
ral S
tate
men
t, N
orth
Wes
t S
trat
egy
Hea
lthy
Life
styl
e C
hoic
eS
elf
Ass
esse
d H
ealt
h
Ag
ed a
nd D
isab
led
S
upp
ort
Volu
ntee
ring
Acc
ess
to T
echn
olo
gy
Co
mm
unit
y Li
feC
ultu
ral E
xpre
ssio
n
Acc
ess
to C
hild
care
Acc
ess
to E
duc
atio
nA
cces
s to
Hea
lth
Ser
vice
s
18
Balan
ced
Urba
n Gr
owth
– A
n at
tract
ive b
uilt e
nviro
nmen
t tha
t refl
ects o
ur g
arde
n im
age
For t
he H
ills a
rea g
rowth
can
brin
g ec
onom
ic vit
ality
, more
and
bett
er job
s, inc
rease
d cu
ltural o
fferin
gs, a
nd a
dditio
nal
reven
ue to
fund
and
sup
port
comm
unity
dev
elopm
ent a
ctivit
ies. I
t cou
ld als
o stra
in th
e co
mmun
ity’s
infrastr
uctu
re, c
hallen
ge
the
urba
n an
d ru
ral la
nds,
place
pres
sure
on tr
aditio
nal la
nd u
ses,
stres
s on
the
envir
onme
nt a
nd e
ven
alter
the
fabr
ic of
a co
mmun
ity. D
uring
the
Hills
2026
con
sulta
tion
proc
ess
we h
eard
that
one
of th
is co
mmun
ity’s
bigge
st prior
ities
for th
e ne
xt 2
0 ye
ars
is to
mana
ge th
is ur
ban
growt
h to
ensu
re th
at th
e rig
ht lo
cal b
alanc
e is
achie
ved. T
he fo
llowing
sta
temen
ts rep
resen
t the
outc
omes
our c
ommu
nity
would
like
for th
e fu
ture:
“I ca
n ge
t whe
re I n
eed
to go
”A
ll m
emb
ers
of o
ur c
omm
unity
are
con
nect
ed t
o lo
cal f
acili
ties
and
se
rvic
es v
ia s
afe,
wel
l des
igne
d in
tegr
ated
tra
nsp
ort
links
. Tra
vel
times
hav
e b
een
red
uced
due
to
effe
ctiv
e tr
affic
man
agem
ent
and
im
pro
vem
ent
to t
he m
ain
road
s. R
esid
ents
are
ab
le t
o le
ave
thei
r ca
rs
at h
ome
bec
ause
of i
ncre
ased
acc
ess
to s
afe,
use
r fr
iend
ly p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
and
link
s to
tra
nsp
ort
hub
s.
“The
re ar
e a
rang
e of
hous
ing o
ption
s”Th
ere
is h
ousi
ng c
hoic
e to
sui
t th
e d
iffer
ent
need
s of
peo
ple
livi
ng
in o
ur S
hire
. Hou
ses
are
with
in e
asy
dis
tanc
e to
sho
pp
ing
area
s,
bus
ines
s p
reci
ncts
and
loca
l com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
and
faci
litie
s en
cour
age
peo
ple
to
live
and
wor
k w
ithin
the
Shi
re.
“The
buil
t env
ironm
ent b
lends
with
our
nat
ural
beau
ty”
Our
‘gar
den
imag
e’ is
refl
ecte
d in
the
urb
an e
nviro
nmen
t th
roug
h se
nsiti
ve d
esig
n th
at c
omb
ines
mod
ern
dev
elop
men
t st
yles
and
th
e na
tura
l qua
litie
s of
our
Shi
re. O
ur id
entifi
ed n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral
herit
age
site
s ha
ve b
een
pro
tect
ed fo
r th
e fu
ture
and
the
re is
ab
und
ant
open
sp
ace
whe
re p
eop
le c
an g
athe
r to
soc
ialis
e.
Jobs
clos
er to
home
The
NSW
Sta
te P
lan ta
rget
is to
incr
ease
the
perc
enta
ge
(cur
rently
80%
for S
ydne
y) of
the
popu
lation
living
with
in 30
mi
nute
s by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort o
f a c
ity o
r majo
r cen
tre.
At th
is st
age
the
North
Wes
t reg
ion h
as o
nly 5
9% o
f the
po
pulat
ion m
eetin
g th
is ta
rget
.
Hous
ing A
fford
abilit
yTh
e NS
W M
etrop
olitan
Stra
tegy
obje
ctive
is to
ens
ure
the
supp
ly of
appr
opria
te a
nd w
ell lo
cate
d ho
using
with
ove
r thr
ee q
uarte
rs of
new
hous
ing lo
cate
d in
cent
res a
nd c
orrido
rs wit
hin
walki
ng d
istan
ce o
f sho
ps, j
obs
and
other
serv
ices
conc
entra
ted
arou
nd p
ublic
tran
sport
.
19
“I ca
n ge
t whe
re I n
eed
to go
.”
Wha
t Cou
ncil w
ill do
: Ho
w we
will
know
we
are
going
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion:
Wha
t we
will m
easu
re
1. A
dvo
cate
for
the
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort
need
s of
our
com
mun
ity to
oth
er le
vels
of g
over
nmen
t.2.
Pro
vid
e in
tegr
ated
tran
spor
t alte
rnat
ives
that
link
resi
den
ts to
thei
r ho
mes
, pla
ces
of w
ork
and
ser
vice
s an
d fa
cilit
ies.
3. P
rovi
de
traf
fic m
anag
emen
t sol
utio
ns th
at p
rom
ote
safe
r ro
ads
and
min
imis
e tr
affic
co
nges
tion.
4. P
rovi
de
effe
ctiv
e, s
afe
and
wel
l man
aged
loca
l roa
ds
and
tran
spor
t inf
rast
ruct
ure.
– Th
ere
are
mor
e p
eop
le u
sing
alte
rnat
e tr
ansp
ort
optio
ns.
– Th
ere
are
less
car
s on
the
roa
d.
– P
eop
le fe
el s
afe
usin
g tr
ansp
ort
mod
es in
the
Shi
re.
– Th
ere
is a
cces
s to
tra
nsp
ort
for
all p
eop
le in
the
Shi
re.
There
are
a ra
nge
of ho
using
opt
ions.”
1. E
ncou
rage
a c
onne
cted
com
mun
ity t
hrou
gh c
oord
inat
ed r
esid
entia
l dev
elop
men
ts.
2. M
ake
avai
lab
le d
iver
se s
usta
inab
le, a
dap
tab
le a
nd a
fford
able
hou
sing
op
tions
thro
ugh
effe
ctiv
e la
nd u
se p
lann
ing.
3. P
rovi
de
easi
ly a
cces
sib
le e
mp
loym
ent,
serv
ices
and
infr
astr
uctu
re to
sup
por
t hou
sing
ar
eas.
– Th
ere
is a
var
iety
of h
ousi
ng fo
rms
conn
ecte
d t
o to
wn
and
b
usin
ess
cent
res
in t
he S
hire
.–
Mor
e p
eop
le c
an li
ve c
lose
r to
wor
k.–
Res
iden
ts a
re m
ore
satis
fied
with
sho
ps,
tow
n ce
ntre
s an
d
bus
ines
s p
reci
ncts
. –
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
peo
ple
who
are
ab
le t
o af
ford
to
live
in t
he S
hire
.–
The
num
ber
of e
xtra
dw
ellin
gs in
the
Shi
re m
eets
Sta
te
Gov
ernm
ent
targ
et o
f 21,
500.
Eco
nom
ic C
apac
ity
Tran
spo
rt a
nd M
ob
ility
The
built
envir
onme
nt b
lends
with
our
nat
ural
beau
ty.”
1. M
aint
ain
gree
n sp
ace
to re
flect
the
Shi
re’s
nat
ural
‘gre
en’ c
hara
cter
.2.
Rec
ogni
se a
nd e
nhan
ce th
e S
hire
’s n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral h
erita
ge th
roug
h q
ualit
y ur
ban
p
lann
ing
and
des
ign.
3. E
nhan
ce a
nd m
aint
ain
attr
activ
e an
d ti
dy
cent
res
and
str
eets
cap
es in
kee
pin
g w
ith th
e S
hire
’s u
rban
cha
ract
er.
4. E
nsur
e b
uild
ing
and
dev
elop
men
t in
the
Shi
re m
eet l
egis
lativ
e re
qui
rem
ents
.
– M
ore
peo
ple
are
sat
isfie
d w
ith t
he c
lean
lines
s an
d
attr
activ
enes
s of
nei
ghb
ourh
ood
s.–
Peo
ple
are
sat
isfie
d t
hat
the
‘gar
den
shi
re’ i
mag
e ha
s b
een
pre
serv
ed.
Wha
t the
Com
munit
y ca
n do
: R
eleva
nt D
ocum
ents:
• R
esp
ect a
nd p
rom
ote
the
herit
age
and
cha
ract
er
of o
ur n
atur
al a
nd b
uilt
envi
ronm
ents
• U
nder
stan
d th
e ne
ed fo
r gr
owth
and
cha
nge
• K
eep
nei
ghb
ourh
ood
s tid
y
Inte
grat
ed T
rans
por
t D
irect
ion,
Wor
ks P
rogr
am, L
ocal
Str
ateg
y, N
SW
Met
rop
olita
n S
trat
egy,
Lo
cal E
nviro
nmen
t P
lan,
Rur
al L
and
s D
irect
ion,
Res
iden
tial D
irect
ion
Tran
spo
rt a
nd M
ob
ility
Ro
ad S
afet
y
Cul
tura
l Exp
ress
ion
Cus
tom
er S
atis
fact
ion
20
Prote
cted
Env
ironm
ent –
The
nat
ural
char
acte
r of o
ur S
hire
is pr
eserv
ed a
nd p
rotec
ted
Peop
le ne
ed c
lean
air, w
ater
and
food
to su
rvive
. The
se a
re all
prov
ided
by o
ur n
atur
al en
viron
ment
and
sho
uld b
e ma
nage
d in
a wa
y th
at w
ill su
stain
hum
an lif
e. D
uring
the
Hills
2026
proc
ess
peop
le ha
ve to
ld us
that
mon
itorin
g an
d ma
nagin
g th
e fu
ture
impa
cts
of hu
mans
on
the
envir
onme
nt is
ess
entia
l for
the
Hills
area
. The
follow
ing s
tate
ment
s rep
resen
t the
out
come
s ou
r com
munit
y wo
uld lik
e for
the
futu
re:
“Our
Shir
e is
gree
n an
d po
llutio
n fre
e”O
ur c
omm
unity
use
s en
ergy
from
ren
ewab
le s
ourc
es a
nd w
orks
w
ith in
dus
try
to r
educ
e gr
eenh
ouse
em
issi
ons
and
ozo
ne d
eple
ting
sub
stan
ces.
New
dev
elop
men
ts h
ave
inco
rpor
ated
ene
rgy
savi
ng
feat
ures
and
our
com
mun
ity c
an b
reat
he c
lean
air.
Tog
ethe
r ou
r co
mm
unity
mak
es a
pos
itive
con
trib
utio
n to
red
ucin
g th
e ha
rmfu
l ef
fect
s on
our
pla
net.
“I ca
n fe
el clo
se to
nat
ure”
Our
com
mun
ity is
act
ivel
y in
volv
ed in
look
ing
afte
r ou
r ‘g
ard
en’
envi
ronm
ent.
Dev
elop
men
t an
d n
atur
e ar
e in
har
mon
y w
ith e
ach
othe
r an
d t
here
is a
n ab
und
ance
of fl
ora
and
faun
a. O
ur w
ater
way
s,
bus
hlan
d a
nd c
reek
are
as a
re h
ealth
y, w
here
peo
ple
can
wal
k, c
ycle
, an
d r
elax
clo
se t
o ho
me.
“Our
reso
urce
s ar
e us
ed w
isely”
Our
com
mun
ity a
ctiv
ely
par
ticip
ates
in p
rogr
ams
to r
ecyc
le a
nd r
euse
re
sour
ces.
Our
effe
ctiv
e w
aste
sys
tem
is c
ontin
ually
dec
reas
ing
the
amou
nt o
f lan
dfil
l pro
duc
ed b
y ou
r S
hire
. Wat
er c
onsu
mp
tion
is r
educ
ed t
hrou
gh s
ensi
tive
urb
an d
esig
n an
d e
ffect
ive
dra
inag
e in
fras
truc
ture
.
Prac
tical
Envir
onme
ntal
Solut
ions
The
NSW
Sta
te P
lan ta
rget
is to
mee
t nat
ional
air q
uality
goa
ls in
NSW
and
cut
gree
nhou
se e
miss
ions
by 6
0% b
y 20
50.
Secu
ring
Our S
upply
of W
ater
and
Energ
yTh
e NS
W S
tate
Plan
targ
ets
are
to im
prov
e ef
ficien
cy o
f wat
er us
e, inc
rease
wat
er rec
yclin
g in
Sydn
ey a
nd re
giona
l cen
tres
and
restor
e wa
ter e
xtra
ction
from
rive
rs to
sust
ainab
le lev
els.
21
“Our
Shir
e is
gree
n an
d po
llutio
n fre
e”
Wha
t Cou
ncil w
ill do
: Ho
w we
will
know
we
are
going
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion:
Wha
t will
we m
easu
re
1. C
ontin
ue to
lead
clim
ate
chan
ge b
y re
duc
ing
gree
nhou
se g
as e
mis
sion
s p
rod
uced
fr
om C
ounc
il an
d th
e C
omm
unity
.2.
Red
uce
the
imp
acts
of e
xces
sive
noi
se.
3. M
onito
r th
e na
tura
l qua
litie
s of
the
Shi
re’s
wat
erw
ays
netw
orks
to e
nsur
e p
ollu
tion
is m
inim
ised
.
– Th
e he
alth
of o
ur w
ater
way
s ar
e im
pro
ving
.–
Ther
e ar
e le
ss c
ars
on t
he r
oad
.–
Less
peo
ple
are
com
pla
inin
g ab
out
nois
e in
the
Shi
re.
“I ca
n fe
el clo
se to
nat
ure.”
1. E
nhan
ce a
nd p
rote
ct th
e S
hire
’s b
iod
iver
sity
.2.
Enc
oura
ge a
nd fa
cilit
ate
com
mun
ity c
ontr
ibut
ion
to e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n.3.
Man
age
the
reha
bili
tatio
n of
loca
l bus
hlan
d a
nd p
rote
ct lo
cal fl
ora
and
faun
a.
4. E
nsur
e en
viro
nmen
tally
sus
tain
able
dev
elop
men
t p
ract
ices
are
imp
lem
ente
d.
– Th
e p
erce
ntag
e va
riatio
n in
veg
etat
ion
cove
r ac
ross
the
S
hire
incr
ease
s in
div
ersi
ty.
– Th
e nu
mb
er o
f res
iden
tial l
ots
rele
ased
is in
pro
por
tion
with
the
incr
ease
in p
opul
atio
n.
Land
Use
Bio
div
ersi
ty
“Our
nat
ural
resou
rces
are
used
wise
ly.”
1. R
educ
e co
mm
erci
al a
nd re
sid
entia
l was
te th
roug
h ef
fect
ive
reso
urce
reco
very
.2.
Bui
ld c
omm
unity
aw
aren
ess
and
sup
por
t for
recy
clin
g an
d re
use.
– M
ore
peo
ple
are
rec
yclin
g th
eir
was
te.
– Th
e co
mm
unity
is s
atis
fied
with
Cou
ncil’
s w
aste
co
llect
ion
serv
ice.
Wha
t the
Com
munit
y ca
n do
: R
eleva
nt D
ocum
ents:
• P
rote
ct o
ur n
atur
al e
nviro
nmen
t thr
ough
resp
onsi
ble
pra
ctic
es s
uch
as
sust
aina
ble
ene
rgy
sour
ces
• E
ncou
rage
aw
aren
ess
of a
ccep
tab
le s
tand
ard
s fo
r ai
r p
ollu
tion
• E
ncou
rage
recy
clin
g an
d re
use
of re
sour
ces
• E
ncou
rage
alte
rnat
ive
tran
spor
t op
tions
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agem
ent
Pla
n, S
tate
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t R
epor
tTran
spo
rt a
nd M
ob
ility
Po
lluti
on
Wat
er Q
ualit
y
Sus
tain
able
Res
our
ces
22
Mod
ern L
ocal
Econ
omy
– M
eanin
gful
busin
ess
and
job o
pport
unitie
s clo
se to
hom
e Du
ring
the
Hills
2026
proc
ess
peop
le ha
ve to
ld us
they
wan
t to w
ork c
loser
to ho
me to
cut
dow
n tra
vel t
ime
and
spen
d mo
re tim
e wit
h th
eir fa
milies
or b
e inv
olved
in le
isure
activ
ities.
They
wou
ld lik
e to
work
loca
lly an
d ha
ve a
dive
rsity
of e
mploy
ment
oppo
rtunit
ies
for a
ll age
s an
d lev
els of
exp
ertise
. The
y se
e th
is are
a as
an
exce
llent l
ocat
ion to
do b
usine
ss. T
he fo
llowing
sta
temen
ts rep
resen
t th
e ou
tcom
es ou
r com
munit
y wo
uld lik
e for
the
futu
re:
“Our
Shir
e at
tract
s ne
w bu
sines
s an
d vis
itors”
‘Syd
ney
Hill
s’ is
a w
ell k
now
n an
d d
esire
d t
ouris
t d
estin
atio
n lo
cally
, na
tiona
lly a
nd in
tern
atio
nally
. Our
tou
rism
ind
ustr
y p
rovi
des
loca
l em
plo
ymen
t an
d is
sup
por
ted
by
a st
rong
net
wor
k of
like
min
ded
in
dus
trie
s th
at p
rom
ote
the
regi
on a
s a
grea
t p
lace
to
visi
t. T
he
Bau
lkha
m H
ills
Shi
re is
a s
trat
egic
loca
tion
for
loca
l, re
gion
al a
nd
inte
rnat
iona
l bus
ines
s. It
s si
gnifi
cant
nat
ural
feat
ures
, int
erna
tiona
l st
and
ard
bus
ines
s p
arks
and
var
iety
of i
ndus
trie
s m
ake
it a
des
irab
le
pla
ce t
o d
o b
usin
ess.
“My
busin
ess
can
grow
”B
usin
esse
s in
our
Shi
re a
re p
rovi
ded
with
vib
rant
, mod
ern
and
wel
l lo
cate
d b
usin
ess
cent
res
that
link
to
tran
spor
t hu
bs.
The
re is
ad
equa
te
land
to
crea
te a
dd
ition
al b
usin
ess
cent
res
as t
he S
hire
con
tinue
s to
gr
ow. L
ocal
bus
ines
ses
are
pro
mot
ed a
nd s
upp
orte
d t
hrou
gh n
etw
orks
an
d p
rogr
ams
that
enh
ance
the
ir sk
ills.
“I ca
n wo
rk c
lose
to ho
me”
Ther
e ar
e a
rang
e of
op
por
tuni
ties
to li
ve a
nd w
ork
in t
he S
hire
for
peo
ple
of a
ll ag
es a
nd e
xper
tise.
Peo
ple
can
eng
age
in m
eani
ngfu
l em
plo
ymen
t th
at c
ontr
ibut
es t
o d
evel
opin
g th
eir
pot
entia
l and
en
hanc
ing
thei
r q
ualit
y of
life
.
23
“Our
Shir
e at
tract
s ne
w bu
sines
ses
and
visito
rs”
Wha
t Cou
ncil w
ill do
: Ho
w we
will
know
we
are
going
in th
e rig
ht d
irect
ion:
Wha
t we
will m
easu
re
1. P
rom
ote
the
Shi
re a
s a
des
tinat
ion
for
new
bus
ines
ses
and
vis
itors
. 2.
Est
ablis
h an
d im
ple
men
t a c
lear
bus
ines
s or
ient
ed id
entit
y fo
r th
e H
ills
regi
on.
– Th
ere
is a
n in
crea
se in
pro
duc
tivity
and
the
num
ber
and
va
riety
of b
usin
ess
in t
he S
hire
per
ann
um.
“My
busin
ess
can
grow
.”1.
Dev
elop
pro
cess
es th
at s
upp
ort t
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f bus
ines
s ne
twor
ks a
nd
exp
ort m
arke
ts.
2. F
acili
tate
pro
gram
s th
at in
crea
se b
usin
ess
com
pet
ence
and
cap
acity
.
– Th
ere
are
mor
e re
sid
ents
with
deg
ree
qua
lifica
tions
.–
Ther
e ar
e fe
wer
bus
ines
ses
exp
erie
ncin
g sk
ills
shor
tage
s.
Bus
ines
s G
row
th
“I ca
n wo
rk c
lose
to ho
me.”
1. F
acili
tate
the
pro
visi
on o
f eco
nom
ic la
nd a
nd in
fras
truc
ture
to s
upp
ort b
usin
ess
grow
th.
2. P
rom
ote
Cou
ncil
as a
n ef
fect
ive
and
effi
cien
t reg
ulat
or.
– Th
ere
are
an a
dd
ition
al 4
7,00
0 jo
bs
crea
ted
in t
he S
hire
b
y 20
31.
– Th
ere
are
mor
e p
eop
le li
ving
and
wor
king
in t
he S
hire
. –
The
Shi
re d
oub
les
the
num
ber
of p
eop
le w
orki
ng lo
cally
or
with
in 3
0 m
inut
es o
f whe
re t
hey
live.
Wha
t the
Com
munit
y ca
n do
: R
eleva
nt D
ocum
ents:
• U
se lo
cal b
usin
esse
s an
d in
dus
try
• B
uy lo
cal p
rod
uce
• Lo
ok fo
r lo
cal j
ob o
pp
ortu
nitie
s•
Pro
mot
e ou
r S
hire
as
a to
uris
t and
bus
ines
s d
estin
atio
n
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent
Fram
ewor
k, E
mp
loym
ent
Land
s S
trat
egy,
Nor
th W
est
Str
ateg
y
Bus
ines
s G
row
th
Job
Ava
ilab
ility
Tr
ansp
ort
and
Mo
bili
ty
24
Mea
surin
g ou
r Prog
ress
towar
ds H
ills 2
026
The
Hills
2026
Eng
agem
ent p
roces
s ha
s br
ough
t tog
ethe
r all t
he is
sues
that
are
impo
rtant
to th
e Ba
ulkha
m Hil
ls co
mmun
ity s
o th
at C
ounc
il can
con
sider
thes
e in
their
plan
ning
for th
e fu
ture.
The
se is
sues
enc
ompa
ss w
hat t
he
comm
unity
feels
will
impr
ove
their
qua
lity o
f life
for t
he fu
ture.
Res
ilient
Lea
dersh
ip-
Com
mun
ity P
erce
ptio
n-
Com
mun
ity D
irect
ion
- C
omm
unity
Par
ticip
atio
n-
Com
mun
ity D
irect
ion
- Fi
nanc
ial S
tren
gth
- G
ood
Gov
erna
nce
- E
nviro
nmen
tal R
esp
onsi
bili
ty-
Soc
ial R
esp
onsi
bili
ty-
Sta
ff P
rod
uctiv
ity-
Cus
tom
er S
atis
fact
ion
Vibra
nt C
ommu
nities
- H
ealth
y Li
fest
yle
Cho
ice
- S
elf A
sses
sed
Hea
lth
- P
erce
ptio
ns o
f Saf
ety
- C
rime
- R
oad
Saf
ety
- S
upp
ort
for
the
Age
d a
nd P
eop
le w
ith a
Dis
abili
ty-
Volu
ntee
ring
- A
cces
s to
Tec
hnol
ogy
- C
omm
unity
Life
- C
ultu
ral E
xpre
ssio
n-
Acc
ess
to C
hild
care
- A
cces
s to
Ed
ucat
ion
- A
cces
s to
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Balan
ced
Urba
n Gr
owth
- Tr
ansp
ort
and
Mob
ility
- R
oad
Saf
ety
- E
cono
mic
Cap
acity
- C
ultu
ral E
xpre
ssio
n-
Sat
isfie
d C
usto
mer
s
Prote
cted
Env
ironm
ent
- Tr
ansp
ort
and
Mob
ility
- P
ollu
tion
- W
ater
Qua
lity
- La
nd U
se-
Bio
div
ersi
ty-
Sus
tain
able
Res
ourc
e
Mod
ern L
ocal
Econ
omy
- B
usin
ess
Gro
wth
- Jo
b A
vaila
bili
ty
- Tr
ansp
ort
and
Mob
ility
-
Acc
ess
to C
hild
care
Qua
lity o
f life
can
be
unde
rstoo
d in
term
s of
all
the
thing
s pe
ople
need
to liv
e inc
luding
food
, clot
hing,
hous
ing,
healt
h, ed
ucat
ion, r
ecrea
tion,
trans
port,
saf
ety,
envir
onme
ntal
quali
ty a
nd th
e op
portu
nity
to ‘ha
ve a
say
’.
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25
Putti
ng V
ision
into
Actio
nH
ills 2
026
is a
dire
ctio
n th
at is
rele
vant
to o
ur w
hole
com
mun
ity. B
usin
esse
s, g
over
nmen
t or
gani
satio
ns, c
omm
unity
gro
ups
and
indi
vidu
als
all h
ave
a re
spon
sibi
lity
to d
rive
us
tow
ards
the
Hills
we
see
in th
e fu
ture
.
Cou
ncil
has
faci
litat
ed th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
sha
red
com
mun
ity d
irect
ion
– th
e ne
xt s
tep
is to
ens
ure
it is
impl
emen
ted
by h
elpi
ng th
e co
mm
unity
to u
nder
stan
d ho
w w
e ca
n ge
t th
ere.
Cou
ncil
will
do
this
by:
Supp
ort–
Dev
elop
ing
pla
ns a
nd p
olic
ies
that
will
ens
ure
the
Hill
s 20
26 d
irect
ion
mov
es
forw
ard
.
Comm
unica
tion
– E
duca
ting
our c
omm
unity
abo
ut H
ills
2026
to e
ncou
rage
aw
aren
ess
and
owne
rshi
p.
Partn
ership
s–
Wor
king
tog
ethe
r w
ith o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
and
non
gov
ernm
ent
orga
nisa
tions
to
alig
n p
lans
with
com
mun
ity a
spira
tions
.
Hills
2026
Deli
very
Prog
ram
and
Annu
al Ac
tion
Plans
Ident
ifies
Coun
cil S
trate
gies
to ali
gn w
ith
comm
unity
out
come
s for
the
futu
re.
Outlin
es w
hat C
ounc
il will
deliv
er tow
ards
the
stra
tegie
s ov
er fou
r yea
rs.
Ident
ifies
the
short
– te
rm o
utpu
ts a
nd a
ction
s th
at C
ounc
il will
deliv
er.
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geme
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doc
umen
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know
led
ges
the
Dha
rug
peo
ple
as
the
trad
ition
al
owne
rs a
nd c
usto
dia
ns o
f the
land
.
Hill
s 20
26 h
as b
een
dev
elop
ed t
hrou
gh a
n ex
tens
ive
pro
cess
tha
t ha
s in
volv
ed r
esid
ents
of B
aulk
ham
Hill
s S
hire
, gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
, b
usin
esse
s, s
ervi
ce p
rovi
der
s an
d n
umer
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ind
ivid
uals
who
hav
e gi
ven
up t
heir
time
to c
ontr
ibut
e to
wor
ksho
ps,
foru
ms,
act
iviti
es a
nd
mee
tings
.
Hill
s 20
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as c
oord
inat
ed b
y Th
e H
ills
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ject
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lved
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ff fr
om a
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umen
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rces
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ludi
ng G
over
nmen
t Pla
ns a
nd P
olic
ies,
and
pla
ns a
nd p
olic
ies
of B
aulk
ham
Hills
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re C
ounc
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