George Town Sport and Recreation Strategy
There is a need for the development of the municipality-wide Sport and Recreation Strategy to inform future capital works priorities and specific projects, including a master plan for the Sporting Complex and a business case for the development of a year round swimming pool. This will be used to provide a strong platform for advocacy efforts for funding.
This plan will assist Council to:
- Guide future assessment
- Determine what infrastructure projects are the priority if funds become available
- How facilities can be designed so they meet the greatest need, are sustainable and cost effective to run
- Encourage more people to be active close to home, and
- Attract sports and events back to George Town.
George Town Events Strategy
The George Town Council Events Strategy aims to gain optimal benefits for the municipality through events, and provides a framework for George Town's event related activities.
Through the Events Strategy we demonstrate that George Town Council is committed to making our municipality a place to live, visit and invest in. The Strategy establishes a clear pathway for George Town to maximise outcomes and optimise its resources and activities associated with identifying, attracting and supporting Council, community, and major events in George Town.
Interpretation Strategy
Interpretation is about telling stories in a way that ensures they have meaning, both through the narrative and how it is internalised by people to stimulate understanding and consideration.
This strategy focuses on developing interpretation themes, high quality content and outlining the way they are discovered and accessed to add value to the George Town Municipality community.
George Town Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Roadside Vegetation Reduction Strategy
The aim of this strategy is to outline Council’s standards in relation to the management of roadside vegetation reduction and the protection and enhancement of the environmental value of roadsides throughout the George Town Council municipality.
Although the conservation of endangered and threatened species of flora is the primary objective of this strategy, road safety is the principal consideration for Council.
Recreation Vehicles Management Strategy
It is George Town Council’s intention in adopting this Strategy to work collaboratively with existing private industry to achieve mutually compatible outcomes in managing and providing facilities to enhance the visitor experience of recreational vehicle, campervan and caravan tourists, whilst they are accessing the many attractions within the municipal area.
George Town Council Financial Management Strategy
The financial management strategy is a document that is intended to guide Council’s financial decisions. The following are the overall principles on which the financial management strategy has been based.
- The community’s finances will be managed to provide sustainable and responsible financial management of the community’s resources.
- Council will endeavour to maintain community wealth to ensure that the wealth enjoyed by today’s generation is also enjoyed by future generations.
- Council’s financial position will have a margin of comfort to enable it to absorb unexpected developments without having to resort to substantial rate increases.
- Resources will be allocated to those activities that generate community benefit.
- Managing the impact of the legacy of water reform to ensure that the community is not financially disadvantaged.
- Applying user pay principles where it is appropriate to do so and where there is a clearly identifiable benefit from using those facilities and or services.
This Strategy was adopted in June 2024.
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Asset Management Strategy for Infrastructure Assets
George Town Council is the custodian of an extensive portfolio of infrastructure, community, and operational assets. For our services to operate efficiently and effectively, it is important for us to identify the assets they need to support them. These assets and corresponding services being delivered to the community is shown in the below documents.
These documents were adopted in June 2024.
Asset Management Strategy
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Asset Management Policy
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Asset Management Plan Bridges and Major Culverts
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Asset Management Plan Buildings
3.0 MB
Asset Management Plan Open Space
2.5 MB
Asset Management Plan Transport
3.2 MB
Asset Management Plan Stormwater
2.8 MB
George Town Street Tree Strategy
This Strategy aims to assess the opportunities to plant trees across a range of street types in George Town. It develops a municipal planting plan, implementation strategy, planting guidelines and maintenance guidelines.
The Strategy provides a planning and design process for the planting of trees, including;
- identifies and prioritises streets that will benefit most from the presence of trees
- identifies typical street types and provides example tree planting solutions
- provides a best practice catalogue of design innovations for reference in creating site specific solutions.
Trees play a crucial role in improving the livability of our neighbourhoods especially amid the challenges posed by climate change. They offer multiple long-term benefits from ecological health, environmental regulation, social amenity and economic resilience. We need trees in our gardens, parks and reserves, and should be an essential component of all streets.
This Strategy was adopted in June 2024.