The Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework is used by all NSW councils to connect community goals with council actions and budgets. As part of this framework, the IP&R Documents Suite is a collection of key planning documents that guide the activities of Canterbury-Bankstown Council, ensuring alignment with both the needs of the community and the long-term vision for the City.

It includes the:

• Community Strategic Plan (CSP) (minimum ten-years): the community’s vision and priorities
• Delivery program (Council term): what Council will do over four years to achieve its goals and objectives stemmed from the CSP
• Operational plan (prepared annually): detailed actions and budgets for the next operational year
• Resourcing strategy: how Council will manage its people, money, and assets to support the plan, it includes the:
  • Financial Strategy (ten-years);
  • Asset Strategy (ten-years); and
  • People (Workforce) Strategy (Council term).

• Community Engagement Framework, Policy, Toolkit and Charter: helps Council engage with the community throughout the planning process

The IP&R documents must be reviewed regularly to monitor progress towards projected outcomes and must be reviewed following a Council election. The new and reviewed IP&R documents that are up for public exhibition include the:

• CB2036 – revised Community Strategic Plan for Canterbury Bankstown to 2036;
• CBCity 2029 incorporating the Delivery Program 2025-29 and 2025/26 Operational Plan, 2025/26 Budget, Revenue Policy, Pricing Policy and 2025/26 Schedule Fees and Charges;
• 2025-35 Asset Management Strategy;
• 2025-35 Financial Management Strategy; and
• 2025-29 People (Workforce) Strategy; and
• Revised Community Engagement Framework, Charter, Policy and Toolkit.

All input will be reviewed and considered carefully. Your responses will help update the community’s aspirations and priorities for our City.

Your feedback will also inform:

• Council’s new delivery program
• Annual operational plans
• Long-term resourcing strategies

Everyone is welcome, whether you live, work, study, run a business, or regularly visit Canterbury-Bankstown; your voice matters.

Printed copies of these documents can be viewed at Council libraries and our Customer Service Centres, which are located at:

• Bankstown - 66-72 Rickard Road, Bankstown, 10am-3pm Monday-Friday; and
• Campsie - 137 Beamish Street, Campsie, 10am-3pm Monday-Friday.

Printed copies will also be available by contacting the Integrated Planning Unit on 9707 9999.

Yes, a lot can change in four years. Sharing your current experiences and views helps us adapt the plan to today’s challenges and opportunities.

There are many easy ways to share your views:

• Fill out the online survey on the Have Your Say website
• Complete the budgeting tool exercise
• Send an email to haveyoursay@cbcity.nsw.gov.au
• Or send written comments by Sunday 1 June 2025 via: Post – The Chief Executive Officer, City of Canterbury Bankstown, PO Box 8, Bankstown NSW 1885 – Attention: Integrated Planning

All feedback is reviewed by Council at the close of the exhibition.

Written submissions are acknowledged and will receive a response from Council. A summary of written submissions is presented as part of the Council report to adopt the documents.

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