Thank you for having your say on the Important Plans for Your City, which guide how we deliver services and plan for the future of our City.

How did we engage?

The draft documents were placed on public exhibition for 28 days from 5 May to 1 June 2025. This exhibition included:

• A Have Your Say page, with a survey response option for the documents and a budget tool, allowing community members to submit feedback on areas they would like to see more investment in;
• Notices on relevant Council webpages directing users to Have Your Say;
• Social media posts on Facebook and Instagram letting people know how to give their feedback on these important plans for the City;
• Notices in local ethnic newspapers including El Telegraph, Chinese Herald and Dan Viet;
• Posters and leaflets at Customer Service Centres, Library and Knowledge Centres and Leisure and Aquatic Centres directing users to the Have Your Say page;
• Hard copies of the document at all Library and Knowledge Centres at the Bankstown and Campsie Customer Service Centres; and
• Electronic messaging to key networks including community groups, sporting groups, library and business networks.

During the consultation period, we received:

• 2,772 views and 1,673 unique visitors to the Have Your Say project page
• 21 formal submissions (9 online and 12 via direct email)
• 10 contributions using the budget tool

The submissions addressed all seven strategic themes (known as “Destinations”). A summary is provided below and a detailed report of each submission and response is provided in Attachment 1 in the document library below.

• Of the 21 submissions, the majority did not result in significant changes to the documents due to:
  • Some matters being outside the responsibility of Council;
  • Items raised have been addressed in other documents/strategies;
  • Some requested changes were inconsistent with the document purpose; and
  • Matters raised have already been included in the document.
• As a result of the consultation, further review of the budget and internal review of the Integrated Planning and Reporting documents, several changes have been made which have been set out in Attachment 2 in the document library below.
• No comments were received from the public directly regarding Council’s Resourcing Strategies.

For detailed changes to the Integrated Planning and Reporting Documents during exhibition, check attachment 2-changes to IP&R documents in the document library below.

The following documents were adopted at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 17 June 2025, item 8.1.

These documents came into effect on 1 July 2025.

• CB2036 – Community Strategic Plan for the City
• CBCity 2029 - Delivery Program 2025-29 and Operation Plan and Budget 2025/26
• Financial Management Strategy 2025-35
• Asset Management Strategy 2025-35
• People Strategy 2025-29
• Community Engagement Framework, Policy and Toolkit and the Community Engagement Charte