Plans and strategies

Access and Inclusion

Bridging Strategic Plan 2025(PDF, 77KB)

Action Plan 2021-25(PDF, 11MB)

Progress Report 2021-23(DOCX, 6MB)

Progress Report 2024-25 (full)(DOCX, 6MB)

Progress Report 2024-25 (summary)(DOCX, 433KB)

Strategic Plan 2014-2024(PDF, 812KB)

Arts and Culture

Creative Places Strategy(PDF, 29MB)

Australian National Surfing Museum Masterplan 2022(PDF, 8MB)

Economic Development

Economic Development Strategy 2021-2031(PDF, 7MB)

Our Economic Story - the Surf Coast Shire: A Prosperous Place(PDF, 8MB)

Recreation and Open Space

Anglesea Trails Opportunity Prospectus(PDF, 3MB)

Open Space Strategy 2016-25(PDF, 2MB)

Open Space Service Level Agreement 2025(PDF, 3MB)

Playground Strategy 2011(PDF, 2MB)  

Community Buildings Study Surf Coast Shire - Report 2015(PDF, 2MB)

Connewarre Reserve Master Plan 2013(PDF, 2MB)

Bellbrae Hall Strategic Master Plan 2015(PDF, 3MB)

Eastern Recreation Reserve and Hesse Street Winchelsea Master Plan 2015(PDF, 1MB)

The Future of Surf Life Saving in Surf Coast Shire 2016(PDF, 13MB)

Stribling Reserve Master Plan 2017(PDF, 5MB)

G21 and AFL Barwon Regional Strategy 2015(PDF, 7MB)

G21 Regional Football (Soccer) Strategy 2023-2033(PDF, 6MB) 

Barwon Tennis Strategy 2024-2034(PDF, 12MB)

G21 Regional Hockey Strategy 2019(PDF, 3MB)

G21 and Cricket Victoria Barwon Regional Cricket Strategy 2019(PDF, 3MB)

Split Point Lighthouse Master Plan 2008(PDF, 961KB)

SCS-063 - Fair Access Policy 2024(PDF, 281KB)

Community Development

Community-Development-Action-Plan-2022-2024(PDF, 4MB)

Early Years Plan 2021-25(PDF, 4MB)

Age Friendly Strategy 2020-2024

Health and Wellbeing 

Our Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan is integrated into the Council Plan

Housing Strategy

• Affordable Accommodation Action Plan 2021 - 2022(PDF, 3MB) 
• Volume 1 Housing Strategy(PDF, 654KB)
• Volume 2 Research & Analysis(PDF, 1MB)
• Volume 3 Demand & Supply(PDF, 1MB)

Gender equality

Preventing family violence and promoting gender equity

Revenue and Rating Plan 2025 - 2029(PDF, 3MB)

Digital Transformation Strategy 2017 - 2022(PDF, 4MB)

Communications and Community Engagement Strategy 2022-2025(PDF, 23MB)

 Asset Management Strategy(PDF, 7MB)

 Asset Renewal Funding Strategy(PDF, 8MB)

Council Services Profile 2024(PDF, 5MB)

Municipal Emergency Management Plan(PDF, 5MB)

Strategic Fire Management Plan Otway District 2025-2028(PDF, 7MB)

Otway District Collaboration Emergency Relief & Recovery Plan(PDF, 1MB)

Heat Health Plan(PDF, 395KB)

Pandemic Response Plan(PDF, 399KB)

Neighbourhood Safer Places Plan(PDF, 3MB)

Climate Emergency Response Plan(PDF, 4MB)

Jan Juc Creek Linear Reserve Master Management Plan Report (adopted 27 June 2012)

• Jan Juc Creek Linear - Part 1(PDF, 2MB)
• Jan Juc Creek Linear - Part 2(PDF, 2MB)

Spring Creek Linear Reserve Master Management Plan Report (adopted 27 June 2012)

• Spring Creek Linear - Part 1(PDF, 2MB)
• Spring Creek Linear - Part 2(PDF, 5MB)

Stormwater Management Plan(, 0B)

Torquay North Stormwater Management Plan

• Torquay North Stormwater - Technical report(PDF, 6MB)
• Torquay North Stormwater - Maintenance guidelines(PDF, 1MB)
• Torquay North Stormwater - Map(PDF, 2MB)

Trees

Tree Risk Management Plan 2023-2027

Pathways Strategy

• Pathways Strategy Part A - 2012(PDF, 515KB)
• Pathways Strategy Part B - 2012(PDF, 343KB)
• Pathways Strategy Appendix 3(PDF, 9MB)

Road-Management-Plan-2025-2029(PDF, 4MB) (From 1 November 2025)

Road Safety Strategy 2022-27(PDF, 14MB)

Electric Line Clearance Management Plan

• Electric Line Clearance Management Plan 2026-2027(PDF, 1MB)
• Electric Line Clearance Management Plan Appendices(PDF, 1MB)

Safer Cycling Strategy 2022-27(PDF, 46MB)

Civil Operations Service Level Agreement 2026(PDF, 3MB)

Aireys Inlet

Anglesea

Bellbrae

Deans Marsh

Lorne

Moriac

Torquay/Jan Juc

Winchelsea

Other (non-township based)

Domestic Animal Management Plan(DOCX, 3MB)

Disaster Planning for Pets and Animals(DOC, 1MB)