Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

WAVERLEY is a place that…
Waverley Council
Our Vision and Mission
• Protects and nurtures its distinct identity, sense of community, civic pride and
respect for each other and the places where we live, work and play
• Sustains its community with safe and livable neighbourhoods, shops, streets and
public places that look and feel good and are clean, functional and well maintained
• Supports itself with accessible and affordable facilities, services and
accommodation
• Protects and enhances the natural environment for present and future generations
and shares open and green space
• Offers lifestyle choices for everyone through a variety of recreational, social, arts
and cultural opportunities
• Plans for its future resulting in design and development that is human scale,
sensitive and sustainable
• Protects its indigenous, non-indigenous, natural, built and cultural heritage
• Enjoys reduced traffic congestion and improved access and safety, especially
because people walk, cycle and use public transport more often but also because
they use cars and parking spaces more efficiently
• Actively promotes the creation of more jobs and a vibrant and creative local
economy
• Supports Bondi to become an exceptional place where locals and visitors exist in
harmony with each other and the environment enjoying and respecting the
magnificent beach, distinctive and livable neighbourhoods, vibrant shopping and
tourist precincts and eclectic cultural life
• Brings alive Bondi Junction as Australia’s best integrated livable urban
neighbourhood, offering a high quality of life and commerce in special places that
enrich, uplift and inspire the human spirit
A vibrant, welcoming and inspiring place to live, work and play
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