What we want to see within ten years
Goal 10: Leaders are innovative, collaborative and put the long term needs of the community at the heart of decision making
Goals are how the Shire has interpreted and grouped the things that the community wants everyone to work together to improve over the next ten years
Goal Outcomes:
- Community engagement 🌱 - Community is engaged in decision making with opportunities to share their views on things that affect them
- Collaborative partnerships 🤝🏽 - Collaborative partnerships that build capacity and increase opportunities
- Advocacy - Strong and consistent advocacy for local needs and priorities
- Innovation 💡 - Embrace technology, creativity and innovation to solve complex problems
Background:
The Shire is seen as the voice of the people of the East Kimberley and they expect it to work in their best interests. Community expect the Shire to develop and manage local laws and policies for the benefit of the community. A lack of engagement and communication has lead to situations where residents have felt decisions have not been in their best interest.
Leadership is the process through which a person influences the attitudes, behaviours, and thoughts of the others.
Leadership plays a very big role in the achieving of social change because it is not possible to unite and inspire a group of people without the of a good leader.
The Shire is seen as the voice of the people of the East Kimberley and they expect it to work in their best interests. Community expect the Shire to develop and manage local laws and policies for the benefit of the community. A lack of engagement and communication has lead to situations where residents have felt decisions have not been in their best interest.
Leadership is the process through which a person influences the attitudes, behaviours, and thoughts of the others.
Leadership plays a very big role in the achieving of social change because it is not possible to unite and inspire a group of people without the of a good leader.
More about 10.1 Community engagement 🌱
By taking part in political and social life, residents express their needs, making a democratic contribution to political decisions. This ensures that residents are better informed and more easily accept political decisions. Community engagement strengthens people's trust in institutions and increases the effectiveness of political action.
More about 10.2 Collaborative partnerships 🤝🏽
More about 10.3 Advocacy 📢
Advocacy is a critical tool that the Shire can use to enable identification of key transformational projects that will have the greatest
impact on residents, businesses and the wider community.
Advocacy by the Shire and others in the community can attract political support for key projects and secure funding and investment.
impact on residents, businesses and the wider community.
Advocacy by the Shire and others in the community can attract political support for key projects and secure funding and investment.
More about 10.4 Innovation 💡
Many Australians are choosing to interact with all levels of government on their mobiles, tablets and computers rather than face-to-face or over the phone. Local governments that take up the opportunity to use and engage the digital world will be able to better meet the needs of their local communities.
Going digital offers many opportunities to deliver beneficial change and reshape local government service delivery at a much lower cost.
Using technology and undertaking effective corporate planning through use of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework help deliver sustainable local government service delivery that meets current and future community needs.
Going digital offers many opportunities to deliver beneficial change and reshape local government service delivery at a much lower cost.
Using technology and undertaking effective corporate planning through use of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework help deliver sustainable local government service delivery that meets current and future community needs.
Have we missed anything?
Use the comment box below to let us know if there is anything that might have been missed
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What we will do
Shire's Role in achieving the Goal:
The Shire will lead positive change in the community and support the development of future community leaders.
The Shire will lead positive change in the community and support the development of future community leaders.
Developing strategies and the Shire's Response:
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following objectives have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following objectives have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Shire strategies in achieving the goal:
- The Shire will regularly inform the community about Shire projects, programs and services, and seek community input into decision making.
- Support collaboration and partnerships to deliver key outcomes for our community
- The Shire will influence decisions of others in a way that recognises and prioritises the needs of our local community.
- Integrate all planning and resource management to drive continuous improvement and innovation
Linking the Shire strategies to the goal outcomes:
10.1 Community engagement 🌱 |
Community is engaged in decision making with opportunities to share their views on things that affect them The Shire will communicate and engage with our community to ensure that they are informed and able to participate in decision making in a meaningful way. |
10.2 Collaborative partnerships 🤝🏽 |
Collaborative partnerships that build capacity and increase opportunities Support collaboration and partnerships to deliver key outcomes for our community |
10.3 Advocacy |
Strong and consistent advocacy for local needs and priorities The Shire will influence decisions of others in a way that recognises and prioritises the needs of our local community. |
10.4 Innovation 💡 |
Embrace technology, creativity and innovation to solve complex problems Integrate all planning and resource management to drive continuous improvement and innovation |
What do you think the Shire should do?
Use the comment box below to tell us what you think the Shire's role should be in this space in the futur
Use the comment box below to tell us what you think the Shire's role should be in this space in the futur
Community Input
Community Aspirations:
- Embracing new technology
- More opportunities for community to get involved and have a say about what is happening in town.
- More communication about what the Shire is doing and want Councillors are doing in return for their sitting fees.
- Attract more funding and investment
Community comment received:
2021 Community Scorecard Perception Survey:
2021 Community Scorecard Perception Survey:
