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Vision For The Future Of The Shire

Our aim is to ensure that as we address the challenges facing this community, and we retain the unique character of the area.

Specifically, we aim to ensure that Wingecarribee will:

• maintain the richness and diversity of its existing natural, historical and built environment.
• to improve the lifestyle it affords residents and visitors.
• ensure existing native bushland and other environmentally sensitive areas remain intact and viable.
• be recognised as a "breathing space" between the major urban areas, at the same time it will be Council's objective to facilitate the economic development within the area.

In doing so our aim is to:

• foster an economic climate which will promote employment opportunities.
• influence and control the appropriate development of extractive industries.
• ensure commercial development is planned with regard to traffic and the amenity of the community.

As part of our continuing effort to meet the service expectations of the community, we aim to:

• adopt an innovative approach to the provision of basic infrastructural needs (roads, drains, footpaths, parks, waste services etc).
• meet expanding housing and development needs by facilitating varying styles/costs/density which maximise environmental compatibility and energy efficiency
• improve transport services particularly to outlying areas
• extend community participation in local government using well defined and open consultative processes
• rationalise and upgrade existing community facilities, ensuring the continuing availability of a basic infrastructure to meet community needs.
• encourage ecologically sustainable development.
• promote and encourage cultural activity