Have your say on draft Asset Plan to support Frankston’s Future
Published on 08 April 2022
Frankston City Council has developed a draft Asset Plan with details on how important infrastructure, natural and public assets will be managed for the benefit of current and future generations.
Mayor Nathan Conroy said the draft Asset Plan provides a 10-year strategic and financial view of the assets Council owns and controls.
“Millions of dollars are spent annually managing and maintaining public assets throughout their lifecycle. These assets support the delivery of important services to our community.
“We manage much of the infrastructure within our local community including public buildings, roads and car parks, bridges and pedestrian structures, pathways and stormwater drainage.
“It’s important our asset management practices are efficient and meet community service delivery needs into the future, in a cost-effective way.
“We want to ensure our assets support the achievement of the Frankston City Vision 2040 and Council Plan themes and objectives.
“The Asset Plan will assist us in our planning as we continue to advocate for Federal and State Government support for the expansion and upgrade of Frankston community assets.
“We are consulting with our community on the draft Asset Plan and want to hear what is most important and valued, and how Council can make these assets even better,” Mayor Conroy said.
North East Ward Cr David Asker said a dedicated Asset Plan Community Panel was established in February 2022 to identify the key principles for Council to prioritise and invest in assets over the next 10 years.
“The draft Asset Plan, along with our Community Vision and Council Plan, has been developed with input from our community via detailed deliberative engagement processes.
“Over 40 members from our community representative group, Mini Frankston City attended three workshops to help develop key principles to guide decision making for Council’s draft Asset Plan discretionary funding.
“The Community Panel worked together to deliberate over this important question: What are the key community assets that Frankston needs to focus on or improve, to deliver the required services over the next 10 years?”
“The Panel identified a set of decision-making criteria and Principles and made recommendations for future allocation of discretionary funding and priorities for asset investment,” Cr Asker said.
Challenges for the Asset Plan over the next ten years include aging assets, funding constraints, changes in demographics, meeting current and future needs, climate change and legal and technological requirements.
Following this initial round of consultation, Council will take feedback into account and update the draft Asset Plan.
Mayor Conroy said: “I encourage the community to review the Draft Asset Plan by 29 April 2022 at https://engage.frankston.vic.gov.au/asset-plan-2023-2032 and tell us if we got it right.”