First report card on Council Plan

Published on 27 February 2026

The 2025/26 Annual Action Plan outlines Council’s actions for the current financial year, and sets out the actions Council is delivering to progress the Community Vision 2035 and Council Plan 2025-2029.

Together these plans reflect what our community values most and the direction it expects Council to take.

The Plan details the actions Council has undertaken and continues to deliver throughout 2025/26 to contribute to the achievement of the strategic objectives in the Council Plan.

Each action identifies Council’s role and the expected quarter of delivery.

For the current year, it shows that 69 of 71 actions are either complete or in progress, with the other two expected to begin in the final three months of the financial year.

Progress against the Council Plan will be monitored and reported to the community through Mid-year Progress Reports and Council’s Annual Report, which incorporates the Report of Operations, Financial Statements and Performance Statement.

The Annual Action Plan will be reviewed at the end of each financial year to ensure completion of actions and to account for any additional actions that may have arisen due to changing circumstances.

Loddon Shire Mayor Dan Straub said he encouraged all residents to read the Annual Action Plan.

“It shows the community what we are doing to deliver the outcomes that matter most to you,” he said.

The Annual Action Plan is a new direction for Council from the previous Council Plan, which ran from 2021 to 2025.

For that Council Plan, Council prepared a single Annual Plan to cover the four-year period.

“While this approach provided long-term visibility, it required actions to be planned several years in advance and limited flexibility,” Cr Straub said.

“Under the current Council Plan, we have moved to a standalone annual action plan for the beginning of each financial year.

“This change supports clearer annual planning, improved alignment with the budget and transparent reporting to the community.”

The 2025/26 Annual Action Plan is available on the Council website.