How could Golden Plains Shire look in 20 years?

WHAT’S your big idea for Golden Plains Shire? How should growth, industry, recreation and agriculture be handled? What’s needed to make life better now and into the middle of the century?

Well, now’s you’re chance to have a say on all those issues and more with the opening of a survey that will feed into the Shire’s council plan for the next five years.

“Big ideas and projects often take significant time and commitment to make a reality, so we’re asking the community to look ahead and think about what Golden Plains will, and should, look like in 2040,” said mayor Cr Owen Sharkey.

Known as Community Vision 2040, the community feedback process has come out of a community reference group.

Taking in residents from across the municipality, the group undertook training and workshops that have subsequently formed the backbone of the survey process.

Mayor Cr Own Sharkey said now it’s everyone turn to have a say.

“This round of engagement has been designed by the community, for the community. I encourage all residents to get on board and complete the Community Vision 2040 survey today,” he said.

“The community vision is a unique whole-of-community plan that will reflect local residents’ aspirations about the future of our Shire and guide decision-making toward this vision.”

There are many ways Shire residents can take part in the survey.

Online submissions can be made via goldenplains.vic.gov.au/consultations, while hard copies of the feedback postcard can be found that Shire’s service centres in Linton, Smythesdale and Bannockburn.

Councillors and Shire staff will also be a listening post across the municipality over the next few weeks.

They include Friday 27 March, Bannockburn Skate Park Competition and 10am to 2pm, Saturday 28 March at the Meredith Sharing Shed Community Action Day.