‘Our Darebin’ is a community engagement project that will review the Darebin 2041 Community Vision and inform the development of other major medium to long-term plans, including:

•2025-29 Council Plan embedding the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan

•10 Year Asset Plan

•10 Year Financial Plan

This update is carried out every four years to coincide with each new Council term, in line with the Local Government Act 2020.

Darebin is equitable, vibrant and connected community.

Darebin respects and supports First Nations People, values country, our diverse communities and places.

Darebin commits to mitigating the climate emergency, creating prosperity for current and future generations.

The Vision was developed in 2021 together with our community and states what our community wants Darebin to be like in 2041 and is the overarching document that guides everything we do as a Council.

It is actioned through our Council Plan (which sets the direction of each four-year Council term) and the Council Plan Action Plan and Budget. It also sets the direction for strategic documents including the 10 Year Asset Plan, 10 Year Financial Plan and other strategic Council plans.

Your feedback will help us review the Vision and decide whether it should remain as is, or if it needs to be updated.

Council has responsibility for delivering a breadth of services to its community, from waste collection to libraries. It also has responsibility for ensuring the wellbeing of the community.

The Council Plan describes how the currently elected Council will work towards delivering its responsibilities in line with the community’s priorities.

The work undertaken by Council through its Council Plan contributes to meeting the long-term Community Vision as well as Council’s Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing responsibilities.

This engagement will help us develop the 2025 – 2029 Council Plan.

Our Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan is embedded in our Council Plan. Under law, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, we have a responsibility to protect, promote and improve the public health and wellbeing of our community. One way we do this is to ensure our Council Plan has a strong focus on actions aimed to improve the social, cultural, economic, physical and natural environments. We believe health and wellbeing underpins a thriving community, so rather than having a separate plan for this, our Council Plan includes critical prioritiesfor the planning, and collaborative delivery with other health providers, of health and wellbeing initiatives.

The 10 Year Financial Plan provides a 10-year view of Council’s

financial resources to deliver priorities identified in the Council Plan as well as business-as-usual services and infrastructure.

It details the financial strategies the Council will follow each year as it sets annual budgets, to ensure financial sustainability is maintained so that Council can meet its responsibilities to the community now and into the future.

Council currently has ownership and responsibility for over $1.5billion of community assets, including roads, drains, buildings, and open spaces.

As Darebin grows and changes, the maintenance, renewal and replacement of assets will have a significant impact on Council’s long-term financial sustainability.

The purpose of the Asset Plan is to provide a strategic overview of how Council manages the community’s infrastructure and assets and what needs to be invested in a sustainable manner overthe planning period to provide diverse range of service to the quality that ourcommunity expect.

There are lots of ways to have your say about our Vision and Plan until 1 September 2024:

1.Visit yoursay.darebin.vic.gov.au/ourdarebin and complete the survey in your preferred language

2.Pick up a paper survey form from any of our Customer Service Locations or download a paper survey from yoursay.darebin.vic.gov.au/ourdarebin

3.Email us at ourdarebin@darebin.vic.gov.au or call 8470 8888

4.Visit us at a pop-up session in your neighbourhood. Find out about pop-ups in the ‘In Person’ section on the page.

The Community Panel will be a group of Darebin residents who meet multiple times to discuss key parts of this project. They will be randomly selected and broadly represent the Darebin community. The panel will develop key recommendations for Council to include in its review of the 2041 Community Vision and to inform the development of other major medium to long-term plans, including:

• 2025-29 Council Plan embedding the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan

• 10 Year Asset Plan

• 10 Year Financial Plan

A sample of Darebin residents will be randomly selected to apply for the panel. This will involve invitations being sent directly to residents. If you receive an invitation in the mail from us we encourage you to apply. Please follow the directions in your invitation. Randomly inviting residents to apply for the panel is the most effective way of ensuring the panel will be representative of the Darebin population. If you have any questions about this process please contact ourdarebin.vic.gov.au