Maitland's Future, our new Community Strategic Plan, is our shared vision for a connected city with thriving communities.

Maitland's Future is the highest-level plan that we prepare. Its purpose is to identify the community’s main priorities and aspirations for the future and plan strategies for achieving these goals. Maitland's Future guides all other strategies and plans and must be developed with and on behalf of the community.

In consultation with you, we developed four key focus areas that reflect the priorities and aspirations of the Maitland community. These form the foundation of our shared vision:

• Liveable Maitland sets the stage for a city built for everyone, from enhancing local parks to planning safer streets.
  
• Sustainable Maitland focuses on valuing our natural environment, embracing sustainability and preparing for a resilient future.
  
• Vibrant Maitland enriches wellbeing by celebrating our city's energy, creativity and economy. It cultivates opportunities for growth, work and participation.
  
• Achieving Together focuses on partnerships between Council, the community, and our partners to enhance liveability, sustainability, wellbeing and economic vitality to deliver outcomes that matter for Maitland.

Public exhibition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback during public exhibition, participated in our online survey, talked to us at a community pop up or shared your thoughts on Maitland's Future in any way. Your input was invaluable to helping create our shared vision for the future of Maitland.