Visiting speakers for Errinundra to Snowy planning

East Gippsland Shire Council is calling all people who live in Goongerah, Bendoc, Tubbut, Bonang, Cabanadra, Deddick Valley, Haydens Bog, Delegate River, Dellicknora and surrounds to get involved in updating their community district plan for 2019–24.

Council officers are working in partnership with the communities of the Errinundra to Snowy District along with key agencies to develop and implement the plan.

Council’s Director Community Strategy Kate Nelson said at the last community workshop in December, community members agreed that the name Errinundra to Snowy District was more reflective of the region than the previous name ‘Mountain Rivers’.

“The name change reflects the geographical location of the district and the places the community feels connected to,” Ms Nelson said.

“At the workshop, the community identified a range of expertise and information it wanted in order to make informed decisions regarding the review of their community plan.”

A series of sessions are now scheduled in the lead up to the Making it Happen – Creating the Plan Workshop to be held on February 20.

ERRINUNDRA TO SNOWY DISTRICT

Wednesday, February 13

Q&A Session with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria

4.30–6.30pm, Bonang Hall

Officers from DELWP and Parks Victoria will provide an overview of the role of the departments in the district, and an update on the current and future projects.

Tuesday, February 19

Department of Education and Training Information Session

11am–1pm, Goongerah Community Hall

A Department of Education and Training representative will present information about the closure of the Goongerah-Tubbut P-8 School, and the process from here on.

Wednesday, February 20

Making it Happen - Creating the Plan Workshop

4.30–7pm, Bonang Hall 

Building on the work of the community in previous workshops and the information shared through the expert sessions, community members will select ideas to create the change the community wants to see, and assign a team to take ownership of and develop each idea.

Wednesday, March 6

Roles and Responsibilities Workshop

4.30–7pm, Bonang Hall 

Establish which ideas will be driven by community, government or other service providers to achieve the plan; and how to manage the process from here to deliver outcomes.

Wednesday, March 20

Place Branding, Marketing and Tourism Session

4–7pm, Bonang Hall

Destination Marketing Store and East Gippsland Marketing will share industry insights on how to brand and market environmental and natural assets to improve social and economic opportunities. The workshop will include how to create and use a destination brand, presentation of case studies and an understanding of social marketing. A representative from the Emerald Link project will present the proposal and discuss the State Government Sea to Summit business case funding commitment.

Light catering and refreshments will be provided at the sessions. Registrations to attend the free sessions are essential, please contact East Gippsland Shire Council on (03) 5153 9500 or register online via the Your Say East Gippsland website.

This project is funded by the Australian Government through the Building Better Regions Fund and is being run across the Cann Valley, Errinundra to Snowy and Twin Rivers districts.