Council Plan 2024 - 2034
The City of Busselton's Council Plan is the key strategic document guiding the City's future direction. It combines the functions of the Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan into a single integrated document, creating a clear link between long-term aspirations, strategic priorities and the actions required to deliver them.
Adopted by Council in October 2024, the Council Plan sets out the City's vision, outcomes and strategic priorities for the next ten years, along with the key initiatives and projects to be delivered over the following four years.
To ensure it remains relevant and responsive to changing community needs, the Council Plan is reviewed regularly. Following its adoption in 2024, Council endorsed Revision 1 in August 2025 and Revision 2 in September 2026. These reviews considered progress against strategic priorities, organisational performance, emerging issues and objectives.
The Council Plan continues to guide decision-making, service delivery and long-term planning across the City.
Council Plan 2024-2034 (Revision 2: 2026)
MARKYT Community Scorecard Survey
A total of 1,363 respondents offered their feedback to the City by rating a wide and diverse range of services the City either directly provides, partners with others to facilitate, or advocates for. Through the MARKYT Community Scorecard survey, the City was benchmarked against a range of other local governments, and was rated one of the top ranking regional local governments in WA.
MARKYT Community Scorecard 2024.
Our Plan for the Future
In consideration of community aspirations and feedback, the Council Plan has been developed by building on and enhancing the City’s existing strategic priorities and re-sets the Council’s Plan for the Future.
The vision statement ‘Where environment, lifestyle and opportunity thrive’ is supported by five key outcomes:
- Lifestyle – Our community is safe, welcoming and inclusive, with access to services and facilities to support good health and wellbeing.
- Environment – An environment that is valued, conserved and able to be enjoyed by current and future generations.
- Place – Responsible planning is helping the region to experience sustainable growth with retention and enhancement of our unique character, identity and lifestyle.
- Opportunity – We have a vibrant and growing economy with diverse opportunities for everyone to learn, work and flourish.
- Leadership – We actively engage with community to deliver visionary, collaborative and accountable leadership.
Six priority strategic areas were identified as a focus of the Council Plan and for the City of Busselton over the next 10 years:
- Sport and Recreation;
- Rivers and Waterways;
- Responsible Development and Housing;
- Airport Services;
- Community Safety; and
- Communication and Engagement.
Importantly, the Plan sets out the various roles the City plays in the provision of services and actions to support community objectives. Local governments deliver services and infrastructure to their community and also work collaboratively with key partners including other levels of government and local community groups to facilitate and partner in the delivery. Advocacy is also a key role of local government. These various roles are outlined as: Lead - Advocate - Facilitate - Provide – Regulate
Progress over future years will be measured through tracking achievements towards priority actions as contained within the Plan as well as future community surveys.
Do you have an idea to help the City of Busselton to thrive?
Please reach out to your elected member or the responsible officer at the City of Busselton to share your thoughts and ideas.
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