2020 Vision
2020 Vision, North Sydney Community Strategic Plan 2009-2020
2020 Vision (3.89MB)
The 2020 Vision sets a strategic direction for where the community of North Sydney wants to be in the year 2020. North Sydney Council prepared the Plan in partnership with local residents, our business community, other levels of government, educational institutions, non-government community and cultural organisations and neighbouring councils.
For further information or hard copies of the 2020 Vision please contact Council's Governance and Corporate Planning Department on 9936 8100 or email 2020@northsydney.nsw.gov.au
Resourcing the 2020 Vision
The 2020 Vision is Council's most important strategic document. Council is the key driver of the 2020 Vision, but its implementation is the shared responsibility of all community stakeholders. While many of the objectives relate directly to Council activities, some can only be achieved with help from the community, businesses, service providers, government agencies, other organisations, the education sector and other stakeholders.
For its part in putting the 2020 Vision into practice, Council has:
- Prepared a Resourcing Strategy including a Long Term Financial Plan, Asset Management Strategy and Workforce Strategy.
- Developed a 4-year Delivery Program outlining Council's role and commitment to actions that it will take to meet the goals. The Delivery Program describes the actions required of Council to achieve the objectives outlined in the 2020 Vision. The Delivery Program replaces Council's former Management Plan.
- Prepared an annual Operational Plan and Budget identifying the projects and services to be carried out from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, the associated expenditure, and the key performance targets and measures that will be used to report progress.
Council will also:
- Continue to drive the implementation of A Social Plan for North Sydney 2008-2012.
- Review the North Sydney Local Environment Plan - the strategic land use policy and development framework for the municipality, to also reflect the Community Strategic Plan.
- Develop subordinate plans and policies that will ensure the vision of the Community Strategic Plan is achieved. Future documents produced by Council and subsequent decisions made by Council will be tested against the 2020 Vision to ensure that Council is working towards the achievement of its vision.
- Educate and engage our community about the Plan to encourage a sharing of ideas, awareness and openness; and
- Work together with the community and other government and non-government organisations to align plans with community aspirations.
Development of the 2020 Vision
On 30 November 2009, Council adopted the 2020 Vision, North Sydney Community Strategic Plan 2009-2020. Following preparation of the Delivery Program and Operational Plan minor amendments to the 2020 Vision were proposed. Following a public exhibition period the amended 2020 Vision was adopted on 21 June 2010.
In 2004 the second strategic plan for North Sydney was prepared as the result of a significant community consultation process and a comprehensive review of the Plan commenced in late 2008, following the local government election to refine the 2020 Vision.
The review process sought to refine the issues raised in the original document and to identify new priorities and issues that may have emerged since 2004. The review also drew heavily upon findings and actions identified from other recent community consultations conducted by Council, including consultations for A Social Plan for North Sydney 2008-2012.
Council engaged stakeholder input and feedback over an 11 month period through a variety of consultation methods including a blog, online feedback form, reply-paid postcards, written submissions, and a series of workshops and information sessions. During this period Council heard from over 880 people, community groups and organisations. And over 260 people are receiving updates via our "keep informed" 2020 Vision e-news:
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The following documents provide further background information:
Community Engagement Strategy (86KB)
Discussion Paper (237KB)
Summary Report of Consultation Outcomes - PART A - raw data (689KB)
Summary Report of Consultation Outcomes - PART B - analysed data (591KB)
Council Report: Progress Update - 29 June 2009 (36KB)
Council Report: Draft 2020 Vision - 21 September 2009
Council Report: Final Draft 2020 Vision - 30 November 2009
Council Report: Amendments to the 2020 Vision, North Sydney Community Strategic Plan (648KB)
Council Report: Amended 2020 Vision - Post Public Exhibition
Community Report
Community Report 2010 (1.33MB)
Community Report 2011 (1.58MB)
2020 Vision Performance Reports
The 2020 Vision Performance Reports are the progress reports of North Sydney Council's performance against the 2020 Vision. They provide summaries on progress towards achieving the Vision as measured by a range of indicators.
2020 Vision Performance Report 2006 (2.92MB)
2020 Vision Performance Report 2008 (3.66MB)
