Every year, Council develops an Annual Business Plan and Budget which links our Strategic Plan – Your Place Your Space, the Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) and our Asset Management Plans with the annual budget planning process.

Our annual business plan details the programs, projects and services we will deliver to our community and how these will be funded.

The Annual Business Plan is our way to ensure that we continue to develop and maintain essential infrastructure services such as roads, footpaths, bridges, public toilets and open spaces as well as providing important services including libraries, health, planning, support services and waste collection.

A Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is designed to provide an overview of the financial implications and projections over a 15-year period. By anticipating future financial needs and challenges, the LTFP serves as a roadmap for informed decision-making, helping to align Council's financial resources with its long-term goals and objectives, ensuring fiscal responsibility and resilience in the face of evolving economic conditions.

The LTFP integrates the financial implications of Council's plan's, including:

• Strategic Plan 2024 - Your Place Your Space
• Infrastructure Asset Management Plans
• Annual Business Plan.

The Local Government Act 1999 requires Council to prepare a LTFP as part of its Strategic Management Plans.

Under Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1999 Councils must have, for each financial year, an Annual Business Plan and Budget. It must include a summary of Council’s long-term objectives as set out in its Strategic Management Plans.

The Strategic Management Plans identify the Council’s objectives, how a Council intends to achieve its objectives, how they fit with the objectives of other levels of government, performance measures and estimates of revenue and expense.

From 15 June 2026, copies of both the draft ABP and LTFP will be available at each of our libraries (Gumeracha, Stirling and Woodside) and our community centre at Norton Summit, along with community engagement documents.

You can request a hard copy feedback form be sent to you by calling 8408 0400 or emailing engage@ahc.sa.gov.au

You will be able to download a printable feedback from this project page under the documents tab.

On Tuesday 23 June you will have the opportunity to attend the 6.30pm -7.30pm Council meeting being held at the Stirling Council Chamber, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling.

At the meeting, you will have the opportunity to present your ideas and feedback relevant to the draft ABP and LTFP.

All feedback received during the engagement period, will be consolidated and presented to Council.

Council will consider the consolidated feedback before finalising the Annual Business Plan 2026-27 and Long-Term Financial Plan 2027-41.