Policies & strategies

The Active Recreation Plan is a plan to encourage people in the Yarra Ranges to be more active.

Currently, only 40% of Yarra Ranges residents are meeting the Australian physical activity guidelines of at least 30 minutes per day on at least 5 days a week.

We have heard that 89% of residents are interested in being, or would be, more active if the type of activity that suited their needs and interests was available and accessible.

This plan focuses on you and the factors influencing your participation in active recreation. It suggests a combination of actions to help us reach our target of increasing the physical activity of Yarra Ranges residents by 15% over ten years.

 

Council's Community Waste and Resource Recovery Plan 2023-2030 outlines how bin collections and waste systems will change for our community over coming years.

The document, formed using thousands of community members' comments, has been prepared as a result of the State Government's Recycling Victoria Policy, which will introduce new waste streams to collect food organics and garden organics (FOGO) and glass, along with items for landfill and other recyclables.

It outlines ambitious targets for Council and the Yarra Ranges community to minimise waste and significantly cut the amount sent to landfill.

This Plan was endorsed by Council on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023.

To find out more about the changes, visit our webpage for FOGO collections.

To learn more about the journey of this plan you can visit our Shaping Yarra Ranges webpage.

Commences 14 September 2020 

Ensures residents can enjoy a peaceful and safe neighbourhood free from public nuisance. Includes camping, scare guns, consumption of alcohol in places, animals, dumped rubbish and more.

 

Find out how we address the wellbeing of animals, manage compliance and education initiatives, provide community and council partnerships to tackle challenges with animals, and more.

Our data is high quality, secure and informs the decisions we make.

Data is one of our most critical assets. The information we collect helps us connect our community. We take the responsibility of collecting, using and disposing of our data very seriously.

This charter is a public commitment from Yarra Ranges Council to its customers and to itself for this responsibility.

Goals

1. Our customers trust us with their data

Council needs to collect data about our customers to deliver services to the community. We place our customers at the centre of everything we do.

We will:

• Only collect the data that is required from our customers to successfully deliver our services.
• Protect and secure our data from unauthorised access and use.
• Ensure our data assets have owners who are accountable for managing their access and use.
• Ensure our staff are accountable for the use of data. Individual data use is recorded and auditable.
• Keep data for periods of time that suit our business needs. We will dispose of customer data responsibly and in line with Public Record Office Victoria policies.
• Be responsible in protecting customers’ credit card data used to process transactions as per the guidelines provided by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS).

 

2. Our data empowers staff to make decisions

Our data is a strategic asset for council and is managed by considered policies, standards and procedures. Well managed data helps us make informed decisions to ensure the services we deliver are relevant, efficient and meet community needs.

We will:

• Ensure the quality of our data is everyone’s responsibility. When we see data that needs to be corrected we take action.
• Ensure authorised access to customer and asset data is a quick and painless process.
• Align our data risk management practices with our organisational risk framework.
• Invest in fit-for-purpose technologies to support all of our data management activities.

 

3. Our data inspires innovation

Mature data governance and management opens the door for council to take advantage of the opportunities that emerging technologies promise. We are fostering the spirit of innovation across the entire council, from leadership to field worker.

We will:

• Ensure data governance is fully supported and championed.
• Welcome ideas from all our staff, the public and our partners to improve data management. Innovation is part of our DNA.
• Ensure our staff have the skills to make the most of data. Our capabilities are continually evolving.

 

How will we live up to this charter?

The Data Governance Project is a strategic project and part of the Council's vision to ensure we are a high performing organisation. This charter is a commitment and we measure ourselves against its principles regularly. 

The Yarra Ranges COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Framework is intended to shape Council’s approach for short, medium and long term activities to support the economic, social and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The complexity of recovery in the context of a Pandemic is exacerbated by the protracted nature of the public health emergency, the continuing threat of outbreaks and community infection, the restrictions on how people live and work and the significant role of all levels of government.

As such, the likely impacts and needs will change over time and a cautious and considered approach is required to ensure Council’s efforts to support communities is best targeted with greatest effect.

The purpose of this Framework is to:

• Define recovery outcomes that support the development of short, medium and longer term recovery activities; and to
• Provide a process for the effective evaluation of these activities to understand their contribution towards intended outcomes.

Improved design guidelines for new property developments in the region.

Learn more about the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination project by downloading the:

• Pre-Construction Audit - A pre-construction audit has been completed to confirm that all required environmental and social documentation and approvals were secured before beginning construction on the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination.

• Emergency Management Plan - The Emergency Management Plan for the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination includes a Strategic Overview and an Operational Plan detailing response procedures, ensuring safety for visitors, staff, and the community.

 

You can learn more about the project by visiting our Ride Yarra Ranges website.

Outlines our commitment to improving the health and well being through a range of sustainable economic development initiatives.

Learn more about the journey of this strategy by visiting our Shaping Yarra Ranges page.

Aims to shape Yarra Ranges as a creatively vibrant place where participation in the cultural life of our communities is sustained as a seamless and deeply meaningful experience encountered in the street, our open spaces, our businesses and industry, our civic places, our schools and in our homes.