Annual Report 2008-2009 Summary - City of Greater Geelong

Shaping Geelong’s Future
Between 2004 and 2008 the City
operated under a planning framework
of nine pillars and two themes.
This served us well but the changing economic, social
and environmental landscape of our region has created
new opportunities and challenges for our community.
Based on research and consultation,
Councillors and the Management Team have
adopted three strategic directions which
represent the key strengths required by our
City to continue to prosper into the future.
These strategic directions are Community
Wellbeing, Growing the Economy, and
Sustainable Built and Natural Environment.
We have identified 11 key outcomes to assist
us to achieve our strategic directions. A
series of measures have been developed to
assess our progress. Each year we will review
these outcomes and measures, giving us
the flexibility to respond to the ever changing
needs of our community. The outcomes for our
community are:
Community Wellbeing
Objective: To improve the health and quality
of life of all residents of Greater Geelong.
> Improved healthy eating and
physical activity
> Increased lifelong learning and literacy
> Liveable neighbourhoods
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