Thanks for having your say on the Draft Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan.

What we did

Here’s how we engaged with you on this draft plan:

• The Have Your Say website, including a survey
• Social media posts on Instagram and Facebook
• A feature in Council’s eNews
• Emails sent to recipients of solar rebates

What we heard

59 people completed the Have Your Say survey:

• 68% (of the 59 respondents) were (electric vehicle) (EV owners), with half most regularly charging their EVs at home

• 90% (53) of respondents think the main challenge with EV charging is limited availability of chargers

• 52% (30) think the role of Council is to encourage the transition to net zero by supporting access to EV charging

Have Your Say responses – comments by topic

The comments received can be categorised under the following topics:

Have Your Say responses – level of support

Comments from 35 of the survey responses submitted via the Have Your Say page are categorised as:

Industry responses

We also received written responses from a Charge Point Operator, an Infrastructure Provider and EV Council. All industry responses argued for wider roll out both on-street and otherwise and none of the responses addressed the local issues.

Next steps

Following community consultation, Council has adopted the Draft Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan with no immediate changes on 26 August 2025. This is reflected as item 8.5 in the minutes of Council Meeting 26 August 2025, view document below.