City Plan 2040 to be released this year
As caretakers of one of the largest council areas in South Australia, this Council is dedicated to ensuring a progressive, sustainable, and connected City of Salisbury for the 148,000 people who call it home.
To do so, Council needs to have a strategic plan that guides the future of the City. Building on the successes of the City Plan 2035, the City of Salisbury has progressed its vision to design the new City Plan 2040, to be released this year.
In consultation with the community, the upcoming City Plan is being designed to reflect the evolving needs of Salisbury’s diverse population, ensuring that the City remains an ideal place to live, work, and play.
Consultation on the City Plan was held in May, and Council would like to thank all those who provided feedback online and at drop-in sessions. This feedback is informing the final version of the City Plan 2040.
The plan is being designed to serve the community, focusing on four key directions that each represent a theme central to achieving the City of Salisbury's vision.
The four key directions are:
A welcoming and liveable City:
Through initiatives focused on community engagement, City safety, exploring ways to reduce cost of living pressures, and welcoming people of all ages, background and abilities, Council strives to ensure an environment where residents feel welcomed and valued.
A sustainable City:
Environmental sustainability lies at the heart of Salisbury's way of life. The City Plan 2040 will outline critical actions to cool and green our City, protect our mangroves and coastline, reduce our carbon footprint, look at ways to deal with waste differently and ways to equip our City to handle the impacts of climate change.
A growing City that creates new opportunities:
Salisbury recognises the importance of economic growth in driving prosperity and innovation. The City Plan 2040 will highlight critical actions aimed at supporting our industries and entrepreneurs, building our businesses’ skills and capabilities, increasing training and job development skills for our community, attracting visitors to the City, and upgrading our City infrastructure to support its growth.
Innovation and business development:
Council wishes to continuously improve how we work and provide services to the community, through supporting innovation and business development. The City Plan 2040 will outline critical actions to enhance service delivery, streamline processes, plan ways to improve communication, and make sure our commercial operations provide value to the community.
As Council moves ahead, the City Plan will guide our work and decision-making to keep us on the path to delivering key priorities. With a clear vision and strategic direction, the City Plan will ensure that Salisbury remains a progressive, sustainable, and connected community, as well as an ideal destination to live, work, and play.
Keep an eye out on Council's social media and website for the upcoming City Plan 2040.