We have heard from the community over various engagements about how important the protection of our rural land and environment is to you. Our community values our beautiful landscapes, the native flora, fauna and vegetation and the produce that comes out of our Shire.

Key engagement questions have been developed that need to be explored for the development of this strategy.

To support your participation in this survey, references to sections of the Background Report have been included within the survey.

We have also provided a simplified Reading Guide to accompany the Background Report which we encourage you to read. If you wish to refer to them, the links on the right of this page will open in new tabs for your reference.

We thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and look forward to developing this strategy with the community.

Survey closes Friday 12 May 2023

Key engagement questions can be linked to the following sections of the Background Report.

• For general information about this project go to Section 1 (pp 1-3).
• For information on farming, rural living, conservation, and rural activities we encourage you to look at Sections 3 and Section 8.
• For information about rural residential living including the strategic context, existing policies and issues and opportunities, see Section 4 about Rural Settlements and Section 5 about Rural Living (pp 33-49).
• For information about understanding the trends, opportunities and challenges faced by rurally based businesses, go to Sections 7, 8 & 9 (pp 63 -88).

Please Note: Refer to the Reading Guide for brief summaries of the above sections.