Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Community Vision check in engagement. Your responses have given us new insights into how the Community Vision reflects with our current community's aspirations for the future of Glen Eira.

The engagement took place from 1 August to 31 August 2024. The engagement campaign received a total of 114 survey submissions and 26 drawings from children.

The community vision has six guiding principles. We asked survey participants to choose their top three principles that they would like Council to focus on next.

The three most popular principles were:

• Inclusive and healthy community (86 votes)
• Maximise and diversify our green and natural spaces (85 votes)
• We are proactive in meeting challenges and innovate using evidence-based methods (53 votes)

We also asked about how the community vision could be improved, and if there is anything missing from the six principles. The most common responses were:

This was the first engagement phase for the development of our next Council and Community Plan 2025–2029. The Community Vision check-in provided the first step in setting the scene for Council and the community to work together in planning the future of Glen Eira.

We have now clarified that the Community Vision developed in 2020 still holds high levels of significance in Glen Eira and the engagement also provided us with valuable information to help shape new priorities together.

Moving into 2025, there will be more opportunities to have several conversations with you about what's important for us to plan for and deliver for the next four years and beyond.

These findings, along with what we already know from previous engagement data will help us develop some big themes that we will explore with you further in early 2025. We are looking forward to engaging with you in the new year.

This engagement is now closed.

Engagement on our Community Vision check in closed on Saturday 31 August. Thank you for contributing your feedback. We are now working through responses to prepare an engagement summary report to present to Council later this year.

Phase 2 of engagement on our Council Plan 2025–2029 will take place in early 2025. For more information, see below.

Planning our next four years together

Every four years Council must develop a new Council Plan, which is our four-year roadmap of how we will work towards achieving our Community's Vision: A thriving and empowered community working together for an inclusive and sustainable future.

Together, the Community Vision and four-year Council Plan and other important plans guide the way we deliver valued community services and plan for the future of Glen Eira.

As we start creating our four-year plans for 2025–2029, we want to ensure the Vision still reflects your aspirations for Glen Eira and understand which parts of the Vision you want us to focus most on over the next four years.

This is the first of a number of ways you will have the chance to get involved and shape our future plans in a meaningful way over the next 12 months.

Over the last few years, you’ve already given us a lot of feedback on many Council proposals and plans which has deepened our understanding of your priorities. The largest of these engagements was Our Priorities, Our Future, where 1,755 residents told us which services matter most to them, and how we should prioritise them in a financially constrained environment.

The feedback you give us now will also guide the way we plan and focus our resources for the Council Plan 2025–2029 to support our community and help deliver your Vision.