Plans, policies, strategies and corporate documents

The purpose of this policy is to improve the effectiveness of Swan Hill Rural City Council’s (Council) communication and engagement with the community.

To provide a framework to support and encourage the development of community gardens within the Swan Hill municipality.

Details of overseas or interstate travel (other than interstate travel by land for less than 3 days) undertaken in an official capacity by any Councillor or member of Council staff in the previous 12 months, including:

• the name of the Councillor or member of Council staff;
• the dates on which the travel began and ended;
• the destination of the travel;
• the purpose of the travel; and
• the total cost to Council of the travel, including accommodation costs.

Travel register 2022 - 2023(PDF, 98KB)

Travel register 2021 - 2022(PDF, 188KB)

This Plan provides a rationale and framework for an equitable, transparent and consistent approach to the management of urban trees.

The Local Government Act 2020 requires Councillors and Nominated Officers of Swan Hill Rural City Council to complete Personal Interest Returns.

A personal interest return must be completed within 30 days of the commencement in their role, and then biannually in March and September of each subsequent year.

The Victorian Government imposes penalties for false and incomplete information provided in any Personal Interest Return, and for failing to lodge the Personal Interest Return within the legislated timeframes.

Summary of personal interest returns – March 2024(PDF, 771KB)

Our Swan Hill Rural City Municipal Early-Middle Years Plan 2020 - 2029 aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-12 years and their families across the entire Swan Hill Rural City municipality.

This policy provides a framework to ensure Swan Hill Rural City Council (Council) staff, contractors, volunteers, and suppliers promote public safety in our transport activities and manage compliance to our Chain of Responsibility obligations.

The purpose of the Financial Plan (including Major Projects) is to set out Council’s objectives and recommendations for ensuring that Council’s finances remain sustainable in the long term.

Ultimately, Council’s finances are sustainable in the long term if they are strong enough to allow Council to manage likely developments and unexpected financial shocks without having to introduce substantial or disruptive revenue (or expenditure) adjustments.

The plan expresses in financial terms the activities that Council proposes to undertake over the short, medium and long term and will guide the future strategies and actions of Council to ensure that it continues to operate in a sustainable manner.

For a situation to be sustainable, both present and future needs must be satisfied. Extending this definition to financial sustainability requires Council to manage its resources so that our financial commitments can easily be met both now and in the future. It ensures equality between generations of ratepayers in that each generation is responsible for the costs of the resources that they consume.

Financial Plan - 2021/22 to 2030/31(PDF, 3MB)

The population study revealed an estimated population of between 7000 in November and 8800 in March each year – far more accurate than the ABS estimate of 3359. Banking information was key to this. Consultants also looked at Lower Murray Water data, and spoke to 13 local service providers. For example, supermarket data showed a grocery spend much higher than you would expect for a town of 3359. This is a critical piece of work. We will use it as we look for a better deal for Robinvale, for health, education, housing, and all kinds of other services. It will also be made available to all Robinvale service providers to seek better outcomes too.

The housing strategy delved a bit deeper into the current situation and possible solutions. It confirmed something we all know – there is no magic bullet to fix the housing problems in Robinvale. But, the document has provided five clear strategies to ease the pressure.

This Policy articulates Swan Hill Rural City Council’s (Council) position in relation to diversity in all its forms.Council acknowledges and celebrates the contribution that diversity brings to social and economic development opportunities within the municipality.