Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Increased levels of community participation
Action Result Status
Promote initiatives by the community and Council that connect and strengthen our communities.
Upgrade pathways and walking tracks across the All projects have been completed.
shire in accordance with the footpath program and
revised Pedestrian Bicycle Strategy.
Implement the Diversity Action Plan including
coordination of Harmony Day event and work in
partnership with community service organisations
to deliver an annual Refugee Week event . Explore
the initiation of a CALD Advisory Group.
Review existing Access and Inclusion Policy and
action plan. Develop new 2017–21 Access and
Inclusion Policy and action plan in accordance with
current legislation.
Implement the Reconciliation Action Plan
2015–19 through the focus areas of relationships,
respect and opportunities by increasing knowledge
of Aboriginal culture across the organisation and
community. Actions include to partner with local
organisations to acknowledge and/or celebrate
days and events of Aboriginal cultural significance.
Participate in programs linked to the Resilient
Melbourne Initiative where appropriate.
A Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
advisory group was formed and is developing an
action plan. A successful Harmony Day event was
held at Pakenham Hall with excellent participation
from diverse communities. An event was held at
Living Learning Pakenham during Refugee Week,
which was also well attended.
The existing policy was reviewed and a new
Disability Access and Inclusion Policy 2017–21
was endorsed by Council in August 2017.
A number of meetings have been held with
Aboriginal elders. Council business units are
progressing through actions in the Reconciliation
Action Plan 2015–19. Council officers met with
Latrobe City, South Gippsland Shire and City of
Casey councils to discuss the sharing of
resources, networking opportunities and
to explore the potential of an Aboriginal
Development Collaboration.
Council facilitated a series of five educational
workshops with Resilient Melbourne with both
internal Council staff and external stakeholders.
This included training in resilience fundamentals as
well as mapping and applying Resilient Melbourne
strategies into our work. This training will be applied
in a pilot project in Upper Beaconsfield. Council held
a Community Emergency Resilience Forum in May
2018, which promoted the benefits of resilience
in communities for emergencies. Over 80 people
attended with key guest speakers from Emergency
Management Victoria, State Emergency Services
and the Department of Environment, Land, Water
and Planning.
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Recognise, support and promote the value of volunteerism in our communities.
Host annual Mayoral volunteer reception to The volunteer reception was held in May 2018. Completed
recognise and value the contribution of volunteers
in our shire.
Strengthen Council’s community engagement through the development, implementation and promotion of
effective practices.
Provide training and support to staff across
the organisation regarding the Community
Engagement Framework and toolkit to enhance
the community’s participation.
Training and project-specific support has
been provided to the organisation through the
Community Engagement Facilitator role and the
Community Development team. This includes the
provision of a policy and a handbook, and has
supported thirty project and policy developments.
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