Click on the drop down menu below to access our Community Plan, Corporate Plan, Operational Plans and Annual Reports.
Click on the drop down menu below to access our Community Plan, Corporate Plan, Operational Plans and Annual Reports.
Council is pleased to present the Annual Report 2021-22. View via the reader below or download the interactive PDF (best viewed in Acrobat Reader).
Previous Annual Reports
Annual Report 2008-2009
Annual Report 2009-2010
Annual Report 2010-2011
Annual Report 2011-2012
Annual Report 2012-2013
Annual Report 2013-2014
Annual Report 2014-2015
Annual Report 2015-2016
Annual Report 2016-2017
Annual Report 2017-2018
Annual Report 2018-2019
Annual Report 2019-2020
Annual Report 2020-2021
The Central Highlands 2022 Community Plan is a road-map for achieving our region’s future aspirations. Developed through extensive community engagement, it identifies the vision, outcomes and goals we aspire to as a regional community and acknowledges the visions and priorities of the diverse communities that make up the Central Highlands.
The Plan, which was first launched in 2012, was updated or “refreshed” in 2019. Both original and updated versions are linked below.
Original: Central Highlands 2022 Community Plan
Updated: Central Highlands 2022 Community Plan (Refresh)
Every local government in Queensland is required to prepare a five-year corporate plan under the Local Government Act 2009.
A corporate plan is council’s main planning tool, providing the basis from which specific council strategies, plans and policies are developed.
Council will use this plan to guide and deliver our annual budget, capital works program and operational plan for the coming years.
Download the Central Highlands Regional Council Corporate Plan 2022-2027.
The operational plan is the detail of the corporate plan. It shows which projects, services and activities are current for the financial year and the progress of each as at the end of each quarter (three month period).
Operational Plan for 2022-2023
Most of us aspire to live in a place that offers opportunity for the best quality of life, income security, healthy lifestyle options, security for our families and choices for our future wellbeing.
We want to live within a tolerant community which is resilient to disasters and human shocks, is socially, culturally and economically prosperous, and has a healthy, pleasing environment capable of providing a sustainable future.
These are all aspects of the liveability of a place or region. How do we achieve these aspirational objectives given that life and the systems around us are dynamic?
Our lifestyles and livelihoods face constant change and pressures, sometimes influenced by factors from outside of our region such as economic downturns and population decline. How we improve the liveability of the Central Highlands region – from our larger centres to our smaller areas – is a key challenge for council and communities.
The Liveability Strategy and Action Plan addresses these pertinent questions. It brings together the thoughts, ideas and suggestions generated from community and stakeholder engagement and communications.
It supports other key strategies, schemes and action plans of the Central Highlands Regional Council and the Central Highlands Development Commission, as well as those of key industry groups, civil society representatives, non-government organisations and State and Federal level stakeholders.
Its formulation has been driven by community aspirations expressed through multiple forums. Community drive will also be central to its implementation with expected nurtured improvement over time.
The Customer Service Strategy and Action Plan details our commitment to be a customer-focused organisation and provides a framework for us to deliver services in a way that places the customer at the centre of everything we do.
This will be achieved by innovating and investing in process, technology and people.
The strategy aligns with the Central Highlands Regional Council Corporate Plan 2017-2022 and the Operational Plan 2018-2019.
Action plan report cards
The Youth Strategy is council’s plan for the Central Highlands’ young people to identify their priorities. For more information, visit the Youth Development page.
Action plan report cards
Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan 2020- 2021 is a practical plan of action built on relationships, respect and opportunities, so as to create social change and economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
Action plan report cards
More information about the plans and strategies guiding arts, culture and heritage in the Central Highlands is available here.
Action plan report cards
The library strategy and action plan will assist visitors to:
Action plan report cards
The GHD Advisory – All Hazards Risk Assessment 2021 was endorsed by Council on 22/09/21.
This has been compiled to provide an overview of the process, background reference material, preparation and results of the All Hazards Risk Assessment review facilitated by GHD for Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC). The content of the report sections and appendices are summarised under each
heading below.
The Game Plan is a plan for organised sport and active recreation in the Central Highlands.
Up-to-date weather, road closure and disaster information.
