Following the recent endorsement of our Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035, we're looking ahead and planning to deliver on our goals and vision for Lake Macquarie through the public exhibition of our:
The draft Delivery Program and draft Operational Plan are structured around the same four goals of the Community Strategic Plan. The draft Delivery Plan is a four-year plan that covers the term of our elected Council and is reviewed annually. It includes strategies based on what Council can achieve over the next four years to bring us close to the goals and community outcomes outlined in the Community Strategic Plan. The draft Operational Plan includes a list of actions and projects Council will undertake and aligns with the strategies in the draft Delivery Program.
The Resourcing Strategy supports the Community Strategic Plan and explains how Council will achieve the community's long-term objectives by applying its time, money, assets and people. It includes the 10-year Long-term Financial Plan, four-year Workforce Management Plan, 10-year Asset Management Strategy, four-year Plant and Fleet Management Strategy and four-year Digital Strategy.
In 2025-2026, Council is forecast to spend more than $105 million on capital works across Lake Macquarie, including:
- $10.3 million on beach, lake and aquatic facilities
- $2.4 million on bridges and embankments
- $13.1 million on business supporting initiatives
- $7.4 million on community and sporting facilities
- $4.4 million on environmental enhancement
- $2.9 million on footpaths, cycleways and shared paths
- $2.3 million on holiday parks
- $800,000 on libraries and cultural facilities
- $35.9 million on maintenance of existing capital assets
- $1.5 million on parks and playgrounds
- $13.5 million on property
- $35.2 million on road sealing, resurfacing and rehabilitation
- $2.8 million on stormwater and drainage
- $1 million on Stormwater Management Services Charge
- $8.3 million on traffic and transport.
Olivia De PomeroyCorporate Strategy Specialist