The strategy was developed with the community as a roadmap for the continuation of the town's future growth and sustainability.

The plan provides ideas for activities and actions to guide direction for community led initiatives, alignment to Council's strategic plans, and to guide decision making for infrastructure, community programs and service delivery over the next four years.

In the plan opportunities and actions are broken up into three categories:

1. Strengthening community

2. Economy, business and tourism

3. Infrastructure and facilities

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All themes are integral to strengthening what already exists in Navarre while also allowing for adaptation to an ever changing environment. Council and community share ownership and responsibility of the plan, providing context for focused effort and investment in time, money and resources. Underpinning the development of the plan is the sentiment that locally developed solutions are essential for successful projects.

Cr Kevin Erwin moved the motion during the meeting, and was second by Cr Eddy Ostarcevic.

Cr Erwin congratulated staff for putting together the plan.

"We want to see the smaller places survive and thrive in the Northern Grampians and I think this plan can make it happen," he said.

"These plans were put together under difficult circumstances within the coronavirus pandemic and I think it's a really good plan for the future of Navarre."

The full plan can be views on Northern Grampians website.

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