Create Cumberland: Our Community Strategic Plan

Tell us your vision for the future of Cumberland

The Community Strategic Plan (CSP) is our long-term plan for our city, created by the community of Cumberland. The CSP reflects the community's long-term vision for the future of Cumberland.

Stay up to date with the latest news below.

Create Cumberland May 2025 update

We asked you to help us Create Cumberland and you didn’t disappoint.

You came out in force to tell Council what you want from us over the next ten years, and we’ve listened, including roads, parks, local jobs, community spaces, and events.

We have sent a letter to residents and ratepayers with details of what you told us you want to see over the next ten years, and how we are planning to meet this. You can read this letter online here.

Last night Council voted to publish all the detailed information about our plans, so you can see it and tell us what you think. Please visit the project page to see what we’ve got planned and share with us how you feel about it.

Create Cumberland April 2025 update

We have spent the past few months going through all the feedback received at our interactive Create Cumberland sessions. Our residents shared their thoughts and their vision for the future of Cumberland, giving us over 9,000 valuable responses!

Thank you for taking the time to engage with us. Together, we will build the Cumberland you helped CREATE!

For more details on the feedback we received, visit the Create Cumberland page on the Council website.

Create Cumberland March 2025 update:

A highlight video from several of our interactive Create Cumberland sessions can be seen below.

Thank you to all our community members who attended and participated in the activities.





Tell us your vision for the future of Cumberland

Create Cumberland projectAugust 2024 consultation:

The Community Strategic Plan (CSP) is our long-term plan for our city, created by the community of Cumberland. The CSP reflects the community's long-term vision for the future of Cumberland. The Council must review the CSP every 4 years, following an ordinary election of Councillors. In preparation for the upcoming 2024 Council elections, we've started the process of reviewing and updating our CSP. Any changes to the CSP must be adopted by Council by June 2025.

Our strategic current goals, as identified by the community are:

  1. Supporting community health, safety and wellbeing
  2. Enhancing the natural and built environment
  3. Delivering sustainable infrastructure and services
  4. Providing local leadership

Now it is up to you!

We asked our community to complete our survey and let us know:

  • What you love about Cumberland?
  • Where do you want to be by 2035?
  • What goals or objectives do you think could drive or improve the future of Cumberland?

We know our community are passionate about the future of Cumberland. Now is your chance to give feedback on how we get there.

All participants, whether online or at one of our face to face sessions, were eligible to go into a prize draw. Terms and Conditions apply, so check them out in our document library.

NOTE: submissions have closed

Ways To Give Feedback

There were two stages with Council's review of the CSP.

Stage 1 Feedback

Stage 1 Feedback

Our online survey, which ran from Monday 5 August to Saturday 2 November 2024.

Our online budgeting simulator - let us know how you would allocate funding across Council's key services!

Our quickpoll - give us a snapshot about what goals are important to you.

Our interactive maps - let...

Stage 2 Feedback

Stage 2 Feedback

Council hosted six face-to-face interactive sessions called ‘Create Cumberland’ across the Local Government Area, where you could talk to Cumberland staff and get involved in our fun activities

  • Tuesday 1 October, Granville
  • Tuesday 8 October, Wentworthville
  • Monday 14 October,...

Share Your Ideas

What does Cumberland look like in the next 10 years?

Submit your ideas, and vote on the ideas that you like!

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