Our Plans are ready

We commenced developing the Council Plan more than 12 months ago, with a check-in with the community on the Glen Eira 2040 Community Vision. Now more than a year later we are proud to announce that Council has adopted the Council Plan 2025-2029 — our most important strategic document. This plan not only responds to the Community Vision 2040 but is also the centrepiece of Council's integrated planning framework.


Our Place, Our Plan engagement led our ongoing program of consultation and conversations with our community enabling us to complete eight strategic plans. These include:

  • Council Plan 2025-2029
  • Budget 2025–2026
  • Revenue and Rating Plan 2025–2029
  • Strategic Property Plan 2025–2030
  • Biodiversity Plan 2025–2029
  • Financial Plan 2025–2030
  • Asset Plan 2025–2030
  • Climate Emergency Response Strategy 2025–2029

Four phases of engagement brought together the voices of our community, the expertise of our organisation, and our responsibilities under legislation to shape a cohesive set of plans together with our community.

These plans reflect what matters most to our residents and sets out how we’ll work together to build a city that is inclusive, sustainable and ready for the future.

What's next

Although Our Place, Our Plan has reached its finale, this is not the end of the conversation — it’s the beginning of a shared journey.

As a Council we are committed to keeping you informed, involved and empowered as we deliver the Plans. Each year we will:

  • publish an Annual Action Plan
  • report back through our Annual Report
  • share updates through Glen Eira News, social media, newsletters and events
  • host pop-ups, workshops and community forums
  • continue targeted engagement with priority population groups.

We are also establishing four new Council Advisory Committees, each aligned to one of the strategic directions in the Council Plan. These committees will bring together community members, subject matter experts and Councillors to help bring each direction to life.

Our Place, Our Plan engagement phases

Each one of the tabs below provides detailed information about each engagement phase including how we engaged, what we asked, what we heard and the engagement report.

The plans are the result of community engagement starting in late 2024. Visit the pages below to learn more about each of the main phases of our Our Place, Our Plan community engagement program.

  • Phase one: Community Vision

    We checked in with our community on our Community Vision 2040 in August 2024. This was our first phase of Our Place, Our Plan community engagement program to develop our next four year strategic plans.

    Click here to learn more about the outcome 

  • Phase two: Broad community engagement

    Our second phase of Our Place, Our Plan community engagement program involved broad community and stakeholder engagement in February and March 2025. 52 in person engagement sessions were delivered and included a survey, community pop-ups, an online social map, children's activity sheets, and 28 ideas boxes across Council facilities and other community spaces.

    You can read our detailed Our Place, Our Plan Community Engagement Report

    Click here to learn more about what we heard 

  • Phase three: Community Priorities Panel

    Our Community Priorities Panel was the third phase of Our Place, Our Plan community engagement program. A panel of approximately 40 community members worked together over five sessions to create recommendations for Council between March and April 2025.


    Click here to learn more about the panels work 

  • Phase four (a): Round one draft plans

    Our fourth and final phase of Our Place, Our Plan includes two rounds of engagement.

    During our first round - we shared our first draft plans with you and asked you if we got them right. These included:

    • Budget 2025–2026
    • Revenue and Rating Plan 2025–2029
    • Strategic Property Plan 2025–2030
    • Biodiversity Plan 2025–2029.

    Click here to learn more 

  • Phase four (b): Round two, final plans

    During our phase four, round two engagement we shared our final four plans with you and asked you if we got them right. These included:

    • Council Plan 2025–2029
    • Financial Plan 2025–2035
    • Asset Plan 2025–2035
    • Climate Emergency Response Strategy 2025–2029

    We also collected expressions of interest for four Advisory Committees.

    Click here to learn more