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Social Plans

Social Plans provide an overview of the local community; the people who live there and their needs. Social or community planning aims to identify and address crucial gaps in service provision and help Council to make educated plans for the future. The Department of Local Government (DLG) requests that Councils address the needs of key target groups to ensure access and equity across the board. It is anticipated that the DLG will undertake a review of how social planning is approached by local governments. The DLG’s proposed Integrated Planning tool (due for launch in late 2008) will re-assess how we best identify social justice issues and areas of need within the overall framework of Council operations and reporting.

Council’s most recent Social Plans (2005 to 2009) involved more than thirty community consultations, including a phone survey, a youth survey, children’s forum and a service provider’s forum. The plans are due for review in 2009.

Council discovered there were four main themes driving the Willoughby Social Plans: The community wish to be;

  • Informed - information should be easy to obtain, and learning opportunities ought to be available to all
  • Supported - through services and facilities that meet needs (including planning and provision of safe spaces)
  • Cohesive and inclusive - including equal access to services and facilities
  • Celebrative and creative

Social Plans

 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse - Social Plan
 Children - Social Plan
 Families - Social Plan
 Gender - Social Plan
 Older Persons - Social Plan
 People with Disabilities - Social Plan
 Youth - Social Plan

Action Plans
Action Plans have been developed from the Social Plans in order to existing needs to be addressed. These plans should be read with the full Social Plans.

 CALD - Action Plan 2005-2009
 Children - Action Plan 2005-2009
 Families - Action Plan 2005-2009
 Gender - Action Plan 2005-2009
 Older Persons - Action Plan 2005-2009
 People with Disabilities - Action Plan 2005-2009
 Youth - Action Plan 2005-2009

The Social Plans are also available from the Help & Service Centre.