How do I get involved?

• What is a Public Exhibition?

• Public exhibition means making documents, including draft plans, strategies, policies or development applications, available for the community to view and comment on through a formal submission.

  By putting documents on exhibition, we are giving the community the chance to look at them and provide feedback before they are finalised. This feedback helps us understand if there is something we need to add or change before the plans are adopted.
  

• What will happen with my feedback?

• Council will acknowledge your feedback by email or your contact address provided. After public the public exhibition period closing date all feedback received will be reviewed by relevant staff, the Executive Leadership Team and Council.

  All feedback will be considered by Council at its Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on 27 June 2024. The community will be made aware of the outcomes of the meeting. If you provided feedback and supplied an email address or contact details for written correspondence, you will be advised if the outcomes specifically related to your submission.

• Are you considering speaking at a Council meeting?

• Members of the public are able to address the Mayor and Councillors at Committee meetings or during Public Forum at Ordinary Council Meeting to be held Thursday 27 June 2024.

  Any person wishing to address Council or Committees is to be provided with a copy of the Procedure for Addressing Council and Standing Committees. Such persons are then required to formally advise Council that they have read the Procedure and will abide by its contents.

  If you are interested in speaking at a council meeting, please indicate within your submission of this intention.

  For further information around Council meetings please follow the link to Councils website.

• How do I put forward my feedback?

• You can make a formal submission by completing the online form. We will ask some questions pertaining to your submission and so we can acknowledge your feedback and come back to you with a response to how your submission was considered and the outcome.

  You can also make a manual submission but it must contain the File number 24/149 to ensure it reaches the right people.

• What happens next year?

• Next financial year will commence before a new Council term, you can expect a detailed engagement program to support the newly elected body together with the community in developing the new statement of commitment to the next four years.

  Our Community Engagement Strategy, including participation plan outlines what this will involve so our community can influence the next term of services and delivery.

What is this all about?

• What does IP&R stand for?

• If you have discovered the IP&R acronym, it refers to the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework.

  This is the overall framework that aligns all of our planning and reporting functions required by Local Government.

  It demonstrates we are operating in a transparent and accountable environment. The documents represent how we are working with the community to plan for the future.

• What is the Community Strategic Plan?

• The 'Towards 2040' Community Strategic Plan is the highest strategy that guides and influences the direction of Dubbo Regional Council, the community and other levels of Government through to 2040. The Plan and associated documents have been created with ongoing and detailed community consultation.

  The 'Towards 2040' Community Strategic Plan is the central component of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework under the Local Government Act 1993. It seeks to provide a blueprint for achieving the community’s vision and aspirations for the future, while being flexible and fit for purpose over the term of its life. The Community Strategic Plan must cover a minimum timeframe of 10 years.

• What are these key themes?

• Our key themes, are inter-related across all strategic documents. They support our objectives and your vision and aspirations for the future. These themes are:

  • Housing
  • Infrastructure
  • Economy
  • Leadership
  • Liveability
  • Environmental Sustainability

  While some themes cross over key divisions of Council most can be directly linked to responsible actions within our Executive Leadership Team's portfolios including:

  • Community, Culture and Places
  • Development and Environment
  • Infrastructure
  • Organisational Performance
  • Strategy, Partnerships and Engagement
• What is the Organisational Sustainability Improvement Plan?

• We undertook a Financial Sustainability Review last year with independent consultants AEC Group. Recommendations from that report identified the need for immediate actions to ensure a financially secure future. Actions outlined in this Improvement plan can be identified within our draft planning and resourcing documents available for public exhibition.

  To view the Financial Sustainability Review or the Organisational Sustainability Improvement Plan view our related projects tabs below.

• What is the Community Insights Survey?

• The Community Insights Survey is a tool we undertake to measure satisfaction within the community and their perceptions on how they believe Council is tracking against the services, programs and works we have committed to achieving through these documents.

  The biennial survey provides insights for Council to re-adjust priorities, identify opportunities or address areas of concern. Previously it was named the Community Needs and Satisfaction Survey, we have given it a new name this year along with some new questions to address our community's changing expectations.