Council acknowledges its accountability to ratepayers for the creating of community values and safeguarding ratepayer funds. This is achieved by the adoption and monitoring of corporate strategies, plans, policies and performance.
Our Vision, Mission and Values
Vision
"Respecting the past, partnering with our community, and sustainably creating our future."
Mission
To be regarded as an exemplary Council that puts the people of Light first, while creating a place that is also welcoming to visitors. Through the services we deliver, we will provide the basis for a community that can grow sustainably, but always within our environmental and financial means.
Our Values
As a Council we will be guided at all times by:
- Foundation values of respect, honesty, integrity and transparency;
- Showing high performance leadership;
- Having a constant awareness of the community we serve;
- Our need to be viable in financial, environmental and human resources (through core principles of Growth, Community, Innovation and Discipline);
- Striving for quality outcomes; and
- A focus on achieving positive environmental, social and governance outcomes from Council’s activities.
These values express how the Council operates, lives, breathes and expresses itself through its daily duties.
Goals
Population
To facilitate population growth within and around the townships capitalising on the existing infrastructure, creating an economic critical mass whilst being mindful of preserving the rural character and heritage within the region.
Employment
To encourage economic development, tourism and cultural industries, sustainable small business and entrepreneurial initiatives in the area to create prosperity and local employment sources.
Physical Infrastructure
To maintain and deliver or cause to be delivered through the release of growth areas, the necessary quality physical infrastructure to accommodate a sustainable growing community in partnership with other spheres of government, neighbouring Councils and the private sector.
Social Infrastructure
To facilitate, deliver or cause to be delivered the required social infrastructure to effectively service the current and future population of the region.
Financial Capital
To generate sufficient capital from; rate revenue growth, the strategic use of debt, asset restructuring, Federal & State Government funding, philanthropic funding assistance, private sector infrastructure contributions and quality 'works-in-kind', in order to accommodate and manage the population growth over the next decade.
Environmental Sustainability
To capitalise on the opportunity to implement more sustainable developments going forward through more efficient use of energy, utilisation of green power alternatives, exploring opportunities associated with carbon trading, storm and wastewater reuse and efficient management of natural resources.