Integrated Planning and Reporting

Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework

Council follows the NSW Office of Local Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework which ensures that the community has ongoing opportunities to have their say on the future of the city and that Council is always working towards the achievement of the collective vision for Hawkesbury City Council.

Council ensures its plans and reports meet all statutory reporting requirements including the NSW local government Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework .

Our Plans

Community Strategic Plan: Our Hawkesbury 2045

Community Strategic Plan - Our Hawkesbury 2045 - (pdf - 3.6 MB)

The Community Strategic Plan is Hawkesbury’s highest-level plan, outlining the community’s priorities and vision for the future.

Written on behalf of the community, it provides strategies to achieve these high level goals and measures to ensure an understanding of how things are changing.

Council takes a lead role in implementation, however, achieving long-term success is a shared responsibility, requiring collaboration across all levels of government, non-government agencies, industry groups, businesses, community organisations and individuals.

Building on the previous Community Strategic Plan, this update incorporates feedback from a detailed community consultation process.

Delivery Program 2025-2029

Delivery Program 2025-2029 - (pdf 2.1MB)

The Delivery Program is a statement of commitment to the community from each newly elected council.

In preparing the Delivery Program, Council is accounting for its role in achieving the community’s long-term goals defined in the Community Strategic Plan: Our Hawkesbury 2045, outlining what it intends to do towards achieving these goals during its four year term.

Designed as the key plan for all initiatives undertaken by Council, the Delivery Program ensures that all strategies, plans and funding allocations align directly with its objectives. Specific programs, actions and budgets are then outlined in Council’s annual Operational Plan.

Resourcing Strategy

The Resourcing Strategy then describes the approach Council will take in terms of managing its Assets, Finances and Workforce in order to achieve the outcomes detailed in the Delivery Program.

Operational Plan and Budget

The Operational Plan and Budget outlines projects and key activities for the financial year. It also includes the associated budget for the year and additional information about finances including fees and charges of Council.

2025/2026 Operational Plan (pdf - 4.5 MB)

Reporting on Performance

Council publishes a range of regular performance reports to enable our community to monitor services and programs successfully delivered in line with the goals and objectives of our plans.

Annual Report

The Annual Report is the principle document designed for the community to measure how well Council has delivered its services over the previous year against the Operational Plan and whether those actions are helping to achieve the goals outlined in the Community Strategic Plan.

Six Monthly Progress Report

Every six months Council monitors and reports on its progress against the strategies, principal activities and key actions outlined within the four-year Delivery Program and annual Operational Plan.

State of Our City Report

The State of Our City is produced every four years at the end of each term of Council. The report reflects the progress of the Councillors and Council staff in achieving the community outcomes in the Community Strategic Plan and the objectives of the Delivery Program.

State of our City Report 2021-2024 - (pdf 2.3MB)

For further information about Corporate Plan and Reports please email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au or contact telephone (02) 4560 4444.