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2020-2030 Strategic Plan Draft 1 October 2020

Flinders Council 2020-2030 Strategic Plan – Draft 1

Our VisionA vibrant, welcoming, inclusive and sustainable community, full of opportunity, our diverse and unique way of life, and the natural environment, preserved for current and following generations.

Our MissionWorking collaboratively with the communites of the Furneaux Group of islands to preserve the ‘island way’ whilst embracing future opportunities.

Our Guiding Principles When setting our strategic priorities and decision making, Council will be guided by the following principles:

1. Community Engagement – encourage and value community contribution.

2. Island Heritage and Character – retain and enhance our heritage, cultural traditions and community spirit.

3. Environment, Waste and Sustainable Land Use Practices – value our unique natural envi-ronment and encourage sustainable industries, lifestyle and practices.

4. Service Quality – provide service excellence, efficiently and effectively, and within our means.

5. Transparency – make professional and transparent decisions, communicated and implement-ed in the interest of the Community.

6. Governance and Financial Responsibility – ensure compliance with government regulations and Council’s guiding financial plans: Long-Term Financial Management Plan and Long-Term Asset Management Plan.

7. Sustainability – strive for sustainability in the social / community, economic / business, and built / natural environments.

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1. LIVEABILITY - To protect and build upon our islands’ way of life.

GOAL 1.1 - A viable population that enables the necessary trades and skills, housing, education, health services, and employment opportunities.

What you said :

• Affordable general housing and senior living units

• Work with builders for their ideas on generating housing

• Government housing schemes and funding incentive

• Banks – mortgage insurance

• Freight equalisation scheme for new builds

1.1.1 DRAFT STRATEGY

Encourage and support an increased supply of

accommodation for long-term residential rental and

purchase.

What you said :

• Authentic branding campaign that focuses on community, lifestyle and the industries that are the lifeline of our island

• Work with NTDC and TNT

• Civic, eco and cultural tourism

• Flinders Island branded meat

• Co-promotion of Flinders and King Island meat through Launceston abattoir

• Promote COVID free island

• Support Childcare

• Targeted advertising for businesses needed – tradesman, Vet

• Business opportunities - niche products, call centre, government data centre, BOM radar site, lightweight exports (saffron, poppies wallaby, samphire)


Promote the islands’ authentic lifestyle, business

and entrepreneurial opportunities

to attract ‘working age’ population and families.

What you said :

• Training hub for trainers from away to deliver training online and in person

• Work with FIBI to coordinate and promote trainers coming to the Island

• Visiting school groups at Holloway Park or Showgrounds

• Agriculture and maritime summer school


Collaborate with stakeholders to enable a variety of training and

employment opportunities for the local community.

What you said :

• Airport sustainability models

• Vet services

• Restrict commercial fishing zones around Furneaux Group to local operators

• GI branding – wallaby, beef, lamb products

• Micro abattoir


Advocate State Government to enable availability

of critical services and industries on the Island to

benefit the Community and economy.


What you said :

• Youth holiday programs

• Adult education classes / U3A

• Community food garden

• Community shed


Facilitate programs for all age groups that enable people to share skills and knowledge to stimulate a

healthy and actively engaged community.

What you said :

• Assist with sourcing funding for arts and cultural groups

• Events to showcase island and activities

• Develop a heritage trail

• Partnerships with FIAAI, CBIAA and ALCT


Maintain and develop partnerships with Arts and Cultural organisations and support activities, projects

and events that provide opportunities for community

involvement and creative expression.

What you said :

• Gyms and Showgrounds

• Council insurance policy to cover sporting activities

• Healthy Tasmania initiatives

• Recreational fishing

• Sporting groups

• Sports hub


Provide recreational facilities and assist community

groups to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.

What you said :

• Council Local Provisions Schedule to protect environment

• Identify and protect visual amenity of the coastline and other sensitive areas


Finalise the Flinders Council Local Provisions Schedule

and Zone Strategy as part of the Tasmanian

Planning Scheme to ensure sensible and sustainable

development.

What you said :

• Development Services pack reviewed by a master builder

• Ensure Development Services enquiries are dealt with in detail


Promote the planning scheme and development

services processes to improve customer

experience.

1. LIVEABILITY - Protect and build upon our islands’ way of life.

GOAL 1.2 : A harmonious and healthy community actively engaged in recreation, volunteering, arts and culture.

GOAL 1.3: Development and land use planning guidelines that promote balance between our built and natural environments.


1. LIVEABILITY - To protect and build upon our islands’ way of life.

GOAL 1.4 -Our natural environment protected and enhanced through land management activities.

What you said :

• Weed management plan

• Paramatta grass and roadside spraying

• Cat and dog management including feral cats and free de-sexing of domestics

• Wallaby management

• NRM person

• Soil erosion

• Palana sand blow

• Wild pigs


Support activities to conserve the natural

environment and manage weeds, pests and erosion.

What you said :

• Ban single use plastic and plastic water bottles and set up a water station

• Selective signage around the island

• Recycling

• Establish links with Universities to encourage ongoing environmental studies

• Climate change


Promote and encourage environmentally sustainable

practices that protect the islands’ natural environment

and way of life.

What you said :

• Stormwater drainage plans for townships

• Whitemark flood inundation study

• Bluff track and drain


Develop and implement strategies to reduce the risks of flood inundation.

What you said :

• Relationship with Parks & Wildlife and Fire Management Area Committee

• Fire risks on private land and Parks land

• Encourage combined recreational and firefighting trails

• Access to Parks and Crown Land to chop firewood


Work with government agencies to manage natural

disasters by developing policies and programs to protect community and

associated assets.


What you said :

• Stabilisation of roads – trials, promotion

• Trial use of recycled product (plastic/glass) in road formation

• Safe and accessible footpaths – School, Lady Barron, Whitemark and disabled access

• Maintain gutters, drains and culverts etc.

• Work with FIBI and Parks & Wildlife to identify main tourist routes and focus on these areas


Maintain and develop a safe road and pedestrian network that recognises the changing

needs of the Community.

What you said :

• Dedicated freight collection area at Port

• Wash down facility at Port for arriving machinery

• Passenger facilities at the Port

• Information signs at Port


Engage with key stakeholders to improve

freight, passenger and stock facilities at the

Lady Barron Port.

What you said :

• Whitemark and Lady Barron townships and cemeteries beautification

• Whitemark Beautification Special Committee

• Streetscapes, gardens, foreshores, parking and signage.


Create townships that are vibrant and welcoming

through improvements to community infrastructure.

What you said :

• Maintain existing boat ramps


Maintain existing boat ramp network to provide safe

sea access for the boating community.

2. ACCESSIBILITY / INFRASTRUCTURE Quality infrastructure and services for community benefitGOAL 2.1 - Quality public infrastructure, roads and footpaths.

GOAL 2.2 - Safe and reliable air and sea access to the islands.

What you said :

• Seal road from Emita to Palana and transfer road from airport to Palana to government ownership


Advocate to State Government for a greater percentage ownership of

sealed roads to alleviate the financial burden on Council.

What you said :

• Review airport ownership, management, value, possibilities

• Promote runway as public transport

• Detailed signage at airport re road conditions and wildlife

• Airfare subsidy


Review and implement appropriate strategies of the Flinders Airport Masterplan to provide quality operations

and service.


2 ACCESSIBILITY / INFRASTRUCTURE Quality infrastructure and services for community benefitGOAL 2.3 - Compliant, integrated waste management program that is cost-effective.

What you said :

• Tasmanian freight rebate for recycling

• Access to hard waste at tip

• Scrap baling to occur

• Container deposit scheme

• Identify key recyclables to pursue

• Education program at every stage

• Implement the use of compostable, instead of single use, plastic inhouse and for functions

• Look for opportunities instead of problems

• Work with other councils with similar issues

• Council hard waste collection once or twice a year


Maximise opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle resources and encourage a circular economy within the community to support

the Waste Management Strategy.

GOAL 2.4 - Council assets/land maintained and utilised effectively.

What you said :

• Transfer station strategy• Green waste

• Fee for service


Review and update Council’s Waste Management Strategy

in line with government legislation to minimise

environmental and public health risks.

What you said :

• Improve council culture towards maintenance of plant

• Sufficient training of staff in use and maintenance of plant and equipment

• Disposal of unused assets

2.42 DRAFT STRATEGY

Finalise and implement Council’s Asset Management Plan, maintenance schedules and disposal procedures to meet audit and governance

requirements.

What you said :

• Whitemark tennis court land

• Agistment of Whitemark entrance block

• NE river camping site to be completed and utilised

• Cost/benefit analysis of moving Depot out of town – rehabilitation and decontamination

• Manns Pit & Canns Hill

• Holloway Park

• Crown land leases

• Public land preservation – determine (historic, environmental, cultural) value to the community.

• Camp / caravan ground


Develop and implement a Council Land Strategy to ensure land is utilised

effectively.

GOAL 2.5 - Compliant treatment and disposal of wastewater.

What you said :

• Disposal of effluent from Port, septic tanks clean out, caravan dump points, Tavern

• Address Lady Barron sewerage issue


Advocate TasWater to provide wastewater

treatment for the whole of Flinders Island



Advocate federal government for

improvements to the Tasmanian Freight

Equalisation Scheme and the Bass Strait Passenger

Vehicle Equalisation Scheme to put Furneaux group businesses on an equal

playing field to non-remote businesses.

3. ECONOMY / BUSINESS - An environment where a variety of businesses can thrive and integrate.

GOAL 3.1 - Ongoing opportunites across all business sectors.

GOAL 3.2 - Sustainable and alternative energy opportunities embraced.

What you said :

• Work with university on developing industries

• Friends of Flinders – philanthropists, politicians

• Partnerships with FIBI and FIAAI

• Council to provide no interest loan for start-up businesses


Support and encourage innovation and industry through partnerships,

infrastructure provision and support services.

What you said :

• Renewable energy for Cape Barren Island

• Partner with UTas to look at renewable energies

• Kunzea bricks

• Turn our waste into energy

• Hydro excess power


Partner with relevant experts to explore

renewable energy options and opportunities to turn

waste streams into energy to reduce the islands’

reliance on fossil fuels.


4. GOOD GOVERNANCE - Effective, efficient and responsible organisational culture

GOAL 4.1 - An organisation that provides good gover-nance, effective leadership and high-quality services, within our means

What you said :

• Communications Plan e.g. monthly newsletter (Stories, FAQs, meet the staff); social media etc.

• Councillor portfolios – add column in Island News

• Community council meetings - area focused workshop, community lunch, council meeting with questions specific to area

• Service request register

• Customer charter


Develop an effective Community Engagement Strategy to encourage

reciprocal communication and improved community

outcomes.

What you said :

• MOU with King Island Council

• Regular zoom meetings

• Resource sharing

• Shared systems and processes

• Advocacy


Collaborate with King Island Council and other Councils to improve efficiencies and

advocacy.

What you said :

• Enhance operability of staging areas / relief centres at Whitemark, Emita and Lady Barron as command points for emergency management

• FAEC commercial kitchen and teleconferencing facility


Provide effective and timely incident and emergency

management planning and response.

GOAL 4.2 - Skilled, committed and professional employees in a supportive environment

What you said :

• Succession strategy

• Develop a framework for staff performance management, training and safety


Provision of relevant training and skills development programs to create a

workforce for the future that meets the changing needs of

council.

What you said :

• Decision matrix for projects

• Checklist for community members with good ideas - accurate and consistent information provided to council to for ideas they want council to support and own e.g. validity, soundness of idea, appropriateness, relevance, community support, financial requirements


Develop a standardised, principle-based, evaluation criteria to ensure council

resources remain focused on strategic priorities.

GOAL 4.3 - Council Services and statutory requirements balanced with community/customer expectations and financial sustainability.

What you said :

• Policy manual review

• Strategic plan and asset and financial plans and policies

• Compliance in general


Ensure Council meets its statutory obligations to manage risk, support financial sustainability and demonstrate good

governance.


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