Knox City Council
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The Knox Community Vision 2035 describes our long-term hopes and aspirations for Knox:
Knox: where we connect with our people and our environment, ensuring they are safe, supported and have every opportunity to thrive.
This vision helps us to plan for the needs of our community now and into the future. It is based on the idea that by creating a picture of the future that we all agree to, we can make a shared commitment to work together to get there.
Council has developed a suite of plans to deliver on this vision, address the priorities of our community, drive Council performance, and ensure transparency and sound financial management. These documents include:
The Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan is our promise to the Knox community. It sets out what we will do to respond to current and changing needs and will be shaped by our aspirations, needs, values and priorities, and inform long term financial planning.
The Asset Plan guides how Council manages the large portfolio of community assets in a cost-effective manner to meet evolving community needs.
The Financial Plan details our approach to strategic planning and financial planning over the next decade.
The Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029, Financial Plan 2025-2035 and Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29 were adopted by Council on 23 June 2025. You can read the report and Council minutes, and a video recording of the meeting is also available.
The Asset Plan 2025-35 was adopted by Council on 27 October 2025. You can read the report and Council minutes, and a video recording of the meeting is also available.
The Annual Plan and Budget for 2025-2026 was adopted by Council on 23 June 2025.
The Annual Plan and Budget for 2026-2027 was adopted by Council on 22 June 2026.
Consultation on the Annual Plan and Budget for 2027-2028 will occur from 27 July to 23 August 2026.
Consultation on the 2028-2029 Annual Plan and Budget will occur in July 2027.
A detailed research and engagement program has been undertaken to ensure our plans reflect the vision, values and aspirations of the people of Knox. This included over 1100 community members having their say through broad community engagement. You can read more about this in the Our Knox Broad Community Engagement Report.
The Our Knox Community Panel, a representative group of residents, was then formed in April 2024 to help us interpret the findings from the broader community and provide recommendations to confirm the Community Vision and prepare the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan and the Financial Plan. The Our Knox Community Panel also had a specific session to consider the Annual Budget. You can read more about this process and their recommendations to council in the Our Knox Community Panel Engagement Report and their final report after their final session in February 2025.
The drafts of the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029, Financial Plan 2025-2035, Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29 and Annual Budget 2025-26 were all released for public comment from May to June 2025 and received comments from 11 people. You can review the engagement summary for more information. These comments were considered by Council when adopting the final documents. The feedback will also be provided to relevant service areas for consideration in future planning.
To inform the development of the Asset Plan a separate representative Community Panel met in both April and May 2025. A report on the Asset Plan Community Panel process was released that directly informed the draft Asset Plan. The draft Asset Plan was released for public comment from 7 July to 1 August 2025. Community feedback was considered by Council when adopting the final plan. Visit the Asset Plan Have Your Say page for more information.
Summary of feedback received on the draft documents.
A summary of the final session of the Panel where they presented their recommendations to Council.
A report on the open community engagement undertaken in March - April 2024.
Details the deliberative process undertaken and the Panel's recommendations to Council.
Find out more about the Plans and this engagement.
| Name | Strategy and Transformation Team |
|---|---|
| Phone | 03 9298 8000 |
| ourknox@knox.vic.gov.au |
Phone: (03) 9298 8000
511 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South VIC 3152
knoxcc@knox.vic.gov.au
Knox City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the city of Knox, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.
