FAQs

Community engagement (visioning) is the first step in the SCP process, and it is proposed it be undertaken between March and July 2024. Outputs will form the basis of internal stakeholder engagement to take place throughout July and August, leading to the adoption of the SCP in the third or fourth quarter of 2024/25.

Community engagement (visioning) is the first step in the SCP major review process, and was undertaken in a number of phases. This approach allows us to build our knowledge and deepen our understanding as we move through the project.

In Phase 1: Broad Community & Business Engagement. We asked two main questions to understand what sort of place you want the City of Bayswater to be and what you think we should be focusing on over the next 10 years. Please read the outcomes report to see what we heard.

Phase 2: Focused Engagement (May - June 2024) This consisted of a number of focus groups and business interviews to take a deeper dive into the outcomes from the broad engagement.

Phase 3: Internal Engagement and Councillor workshops. This was undertaken to ensure the plan incorporates critical shifts and opportunities across the City's service areas

 All Local Governments in WA are required to have a ten-year SCP developed with the community.  It is the driver for other City plans and strategies, including our Corporate Business Plan and Long Term Financial Plan.

The SCP is not meant to be a static document. A major review allows us to check in with our community as it changes and grows,  to ensure we understand their vision and priorities, and current trends and influences what is important to them.  It is also a legislative requirement that a full review is conducted every four years with a desktop review every two years. The last review undertaken of the SCP was a major review that concluded in May 2021.

The development and review of a SCP is a statutory requirement of the State Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework. 

The Corporate Business Plan activates the Strategic Community Plan by integrating resourcing plans and specific Council plans with the Strategic Community Plan.