Developing a Community Plan for Kew, Kendall, Herons Creek and Lorne

The Kew, Kendall, Herons Creek and Lorne communities have been working together with Council in a Community-Council Action Team to create a Community Plan for your area.

The Plan is a community-led blueprint which reflects the aspirations, strengths and what is special or unique about the area; the character, lifestyle, urban amenity, social image, economy and environment, and the vision that the community has for its future.

This Community Plan is accompanied by an ongoing Action Plan which identifies key priorities and actions to achieve the community’s vision - the responsibility for which will be shared between the community and Council.

Ongoing community planning is a key process in developing a strong partnership between Council and the community and will enable Council to:

• Understand what community's value;
• Understand the issues and priorities for each community;
• Better incorporate these priorities into Council’s planning framework;
• Work together to deliver the identified priorities.

The Community Plan for Kew, Kendall, Herons Creek and Lorne evolved from:

• Community drop-in sessions to develop the Kendall Master Plan held in February 2017 and October 2017;
• Public presentation and public exhibition of Kew Master Plan 2010;
• Community Postcard survey “Share our thoughts” in October 2018;
• 2 Community Think Tanks as part of Community Planning in November 2018;
• 2 Community Workshops June 2019;
• 10 Community-Council Action Team Meetings January - September 2019;
• Community Survey “Tell us what your priorities are for Kew, Kendall, Herons Creek and Lorne” online, at the Kew Corner Store, Kendall Op-Shops and Kendall Post Office with over 300 survey submissions and over 200 webpage views (results can be viewed in the Document library)

Share your thoughts with us!

Before we can start working on the delivery of the actions, we want to hear from you!

The Community Plan will be on public exhibition from Monday 23 September until Sunday
20 October and during that time, the document can be downloaded from the Document Library (to the right) and copies will be made available at the Kendall Post Office, Kendall Op Shop, Kew Corner Store and the Laurieton library.

Please share your thoughts with us on the Community Plan by:

• Completing the online survey below; or

• Sending an email to communityplans@pmhc.nsw.gov.au; or

• Speaking to a member of the Community-Council Action Team (as outlined in the Plan); or

• Posting your response to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, PO Box 84, Port Macquarie NSW 2444.
  
  

Your feedback should be received no later than Sunday 20 October 2019.

All comments will be considered before finalising the Community Plan and Action Plan, which will be presented to the Councillors for endorsement at the November 2019 Council meeting.

The Community-Council Action Team will then work on the delivery of the actions identified and prioritised in the Action Plan.

Want to be a part of Community Planning?

There is still time to be a part of the Community-Council Action Team. If you would like to shape the future direction of your area, complete the online nomination form.