Newcastle City Council has placed the draft Management Plan on public exhibition from 29 April 2007 to 27 May for community comment. 

This year’s draft Management Plan has been guided by three key principles; providing opportunities for early and meaningful community input, maintaining a focus on addressing the infrastructure challenge and ensuring the current Council provides a solid platform for the next Council to be elected in September.

Council is looking for your input into this draft Plan.

Management Plan

Part 1 of the Management Plan

Part 1 of the Management Plan is a summary of Council’s activities and projects. It shows the strategic framework provided by the Councillors’ five strategic priorities. These priorities are; ESD leadership, city wide revitalisation, healthy lifestyle, compassionate community, and effective and efficient governance.

Download the draft Management Plan 2008-09 (782kb pdf)

Detailed Budget

Part 2 of the Management Plan looks at the detailed budgets for each area of Council. It outlines service unit budgets and plans, including operating expenses, income and staff numbers. It also provides a detailed listing of major projects and the major asset preservation program, minor capital program, fleet replacement program and actions to achieve Council’s strategic priorities and policies.

Download the Detailed Budget (1.49Mb)

Fees and Charges

Part 3 of the Management Plan, the fees and charges register, outlines fees for 2008/2009 All user-pay services are in this document, including car parking charges, swimming centre fees, footway restaurant fees, parks and recreational fees and building certificate fees.

Download Fees and charges (588kb pdf)

Rates

There are two rating options put forward in the draft Management Plan. Find out more about these options on our rates page.

Have your say

You are invited to have your say on the draft 2008/2009 Management Plan. You can do this in a number of different ways.

Online discussion forum

Join our online discussion forum hosted by Bang the Table and share your ideas with other members of the community.

Feedback form

Download our feedback form (386kb pdf) and return it to Council with your comments.

Write us a letter

You can send a letter to:

General Manager
Draft Management Plan
Newcastle City Council
PO Box 489
Newcastle NSW 2300

Call us

Call us on 02 4974 2821 to give your feedback or get further information.

Keeping you informed

The issues, comments and feedback gathered throughout the Management Plan process will be communicated back to the community, keep your eyes on this page for further updates.

Please take the time to have your say.

Further information

Further information call 02 4974 2821.

Management Plan 2007- 2008

You can view last year's Management Plan on our Management Plan 07 page.

The 2008/2009 Management Plan is the last Management Plan for the current Council. A new Council will be elected in September 2008.