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| Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles | | Vision for our community
A vibrant diverse and caring community, building a sustainable future with enhanced liveability in a secure and stimulating environment.
Mission for Strathbogie Shire
Our mission is to deliver the Vision for Strathbogie Shire in partnership with our community and to strive for excellence in planning, delivering and managing community services and facilities.
Guiding Principles
Councillors and staff at Strathbogie Shire Council are committed to the following principles as a guide to all decisions and actions:
Service - Recognition that service to our community is our
reason for being
Integrity - Acting in an honest, impartial and trustworthy manner and engendering a confidence both within our community and our organisation
Excellence - Delivering quality outcomes based on reliable information, a responsible approach and driven by the desire to continuously improve
Valuing people - Valuing the contribution that people inside and outside the organisation make to the achievement of the Shire’s vision
Commitment to Strathbogie Shire - Ensuring our actions serve the people of Strathbogie Shire and its long term interests
Value - Providing services and facilities that offer value for the community in terms of cost, quality and reliability, and that are economically and environmentally sustainable
Participation and consultation - Provide genuine opportunities for informed community involvement in decision making, in a framework of local democracy.
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| Introduction | |
Strathbogie Shire was formed on 18 November 1994 with the amalgamation of the former Shires of Goulburn, Euroa and Violet Town, and part of the City of Seymour.
Today, Council operates within a structure of seven community-elected Councillors, with one Councillor elected annually by the Council to serve as the Mayor. The management team, comprising the Chief Executive Officer and Directors, is responsible to Council for the day to day management of Council's many functions. Councillor and management resources are jointly focused on long term planning initiatives, several of which are now strengthening the viable rural image of this Council.
Listening to and acting upon the needs of the entire community - and not just responding to parochial issues - is one of Strathbogie Shire's continuing missions. For example, the Shire's road management system works on a priority basis that does not necessarily spread money evenly across the Shire, but rather allocates it to the areas of greatest need.
As with most municipalities across Australia, maintaining and improving infrastructure is a major ongoing challenge for Council. Another current challenge is the upgrading of health services. A health needs analysis is underway, marking the initial step toward improved health services throughout the Shire.
Strathbogie Shire is centrally located at the Euroa Civic Centre (at the corner of Binney and Bury Streets). The Euroa office can be contacted on (03) 5795 0000 or toll free on 18000 65993.
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| Profile | |
Strathbogie Shire is a strategically located rural municipality supporting a diverse rural community served by townships such as Euroa, Nagambie, Violet Town, Avenel, Ruffy and Strathbogie.
The Shire abuts the municipalities of Delatite, Murrindindi, Mitchell, the City of Greater Bendigo, the City of Greater Shepparton and the Campaspe Shire. In recent times, the Strathbogie Shire has experienced increasing interest from the Melbourne and Shepparton property markets, particularly in the Strathbogie Ranges, Avenel and Nagambie.
Both the Hume Freeway and the Goulburn Valley Highway traverse the Shire, providing excellent accessibility and communications facilities.
The Shire is represented by seven Councilors, who are elected representing their particular ward.
In the Shire there are specialist enterprises, horse industry and wine industry groups who meet with Council on issues specific to each industry, generally directed toward employment generation within the Shire.
The Shire's administration is based in Euroa. The Council's administrative structure is able to provide a comprehensive economic development service to each investor through co-ordination of the development approval process.
The Strathbogie Shire has a rural economic base of wool, grain and cattle production, extensive vineyards at Nagambie and throughout the Strathbogie Ranges and a wide range of intensive cool climate horticultural enterprises.
Key industrial enterprises include; Mitchelton Wines, Chateau Tahbilk Wines, Eat More Poultry, Campbell's Mushrooms, Mangalore Airport, Plunkett's Wines, Hume Timbers, Australian Cultured Eels and The Pig Pen.
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| Demographics | | The Strathbogie Shire Community Profile includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing.
The Strathbogie Shire Community Profile is designed to inform community groups, investors, business, students and the general public. To achieve this, the Profile is formatted to present the data in simple, clear tables and charts with concise factual commentary.
Click Here to view Strathbogie Shire's Community Profile.
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