Community Feedback Report & Proposed 2045 Community Vision

Between November 2024 and March 2025, we engaged with more than 2,000 people from across our region, including community groups, local businesses, organisations, Council staff and service providers.

Engagement activities included deliberative community workshops, surveys, pop-up events, staff engagement, and workshops with key advisory groups. During the engagement period, we collected more than 3,200 items of feedback.

The full engagement report is available for download here or find it in the Community Engagement Report sidebar.

We've also taken what we heard and developed a proposed 2045 Community Vision.

Feedback we received on the current 2033 Community Vision included:

• Maintain the key values of urban-rural balance, natural beauty, inclusive and community identity
• Refine the language and make it more accessible
• When considering the community's future aspirations, a range of priorities and opportunities were expressed, the most common being associated with supporting health and wellbeing, maintaining the ‘Wangaratta lifestyle’, and carefully (and sustainably) balancing growth with infrastructure.

Have a look at the proposed 2045 Community Vision and take a 1-minute survey here