Our People Aboriginal People:
- Respect and acknowledge the Widjabul people of the Bundjalung Nation and their Elders both past and present.
Our Diverse Community:
- Value and celebrate our diverse community and its heritage including people from CALD backgrounds, refugees and GBLTI communities
- Support and extend Lismore’s Safe Place program
- Support Lismore as a Refugee Welcome zone
- Celebrate the national days of peoples in our community
- Support Lismore’s Living Library
- Support the work of Lismore Neighbourhood Centre, the Soup Kitchen, churches and other groups that assist those in need
- Assist community groups to find appropriate and affordable facilities from which to deliver their services
Children and Families:
- Enhance Lismore as a child-friendly city.
- Strive to make Lismore a safe and secure community for all its citizens
- Continue to provide and enhance early childhood and occasional child care provisions particularly for low income families.
- Maintain and develop playgrounds.
Youth:
- Develop youth drop-in centres in Lismore CBD and Goonellabah
- Complete and maintain Kadina Park and Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre.
- Support community programs that assist young people in Lismore, Nimbin and other villages
- Develop a Youth Council.
Seniors:
- Enhance council’s planning for our growing ageing population.
- Support the establishment of an aged care coordinator.
- Facilitate coordination of aged care services and support systems.
- Work with local providers to develop transport options for older residents
People with Disability:
- Work with community groups to address problems of access.
- Develop footpaths to improve safety.
- Ensure adequate accessible parking in the retail and business areas.
Homeless:
- Work with government, community and other agencies to build a homeless shelter as an access point for other services.
- Support the identification of local needs for emergency and low cost housing and lobby state and federal governments for their provision.
Safety:
- Work with schools, residents groups and youth centre coordinators to address issues relating to personal safety and crime.
- In conjunction with the community, develop initiatives to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in identified precincts.
- Carefully consider requests by residents and retailers for security cameras in shopping centres, recreation centres or residential areas.
Arts and Culture - Develop the Margaret Olley Arts Centre.
- Support community festivals and events and their cultural, community and economic benefit.
- Establish an open air performing arts space in the Cultural Precinct.
- Utilise the Riverside precinct for performing and visual arts events.
- Support the Richmond River Historical Society
- Support extended hours and weekend opening of Lismore library.
Sporting and Recreation - Enhance maintenance programs for sports and recreational facilities.
- Protect Lismore Park for sport and recreation
- Develop, maintain and promote Council’s recreation and sporting facilities
- Optimise the use of our sporting and recreation facilities through sustainable management and marketing plans.
- Develop a plan to provide shade at Council recreation facilities
Kadina Park:
- Maintain and develop KP
- Utilise KP for council organised community functions.
- Encourage its use by families, clubs and schools.
Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre:
- Complete the GSAC.
- Complete the Youth Plaza in conjunction with the GSAC.
- Encourage young people and organisations that work for youth to use the GSAC.
- Rehabilitate the Tucki Tucki Creek and improve the community access to its environs.
- Provide adequate support for Upper Tucki Landcare Group to protect the Upper Tucki Creek.
- Maximise use of facilities in the centre in conjunction with existing service providers.
- Form a Youth Consultative group for Goonellabah from schools and YWCA as a forum to inform council of youth needs.
- Work with local bus companies and community groups to provide transport options to assist residents to utilise recreational facilities.
Villages and Rural Communities - Recognise, celebrate and protect the unique qualities of our urban and rural villages and settlements including Sth Lismore, Nth Lismore, Nimbin, Clunes, Dunoon and The Channon.
- Ensure that proposals for major developments are considered, and rejected or progressed in conjunction with the communities on which they will impact
- Protect the villages’ heritage architecture and social fabric when considering roads and other development.
- Support local initiatives and community programs in our villages and communities.
- Initiate local consultation forums to address community concerns.
- Support community initiatives and festivals in Nimbin and other villages.
- Assist in the development to tourist facilities, youth programs, events and neighbourhood and health centres in Nimbin and other villages.
- Establish specific Nimbin-based Lismore City Council staff.
- Maintain an annual Rural Contact Forum in Nimbin.
- Hold three rural Contact Forums in other villages or rural settlements.
- Enhance transport to and from Lismore.
- Support youth and community transport options.
- Support improved waste collection services.
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