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Dookie and District Community Plan

At Mount Major in Dookie on 25th May 2003 the Mayor of Greater Shepparton launched the Dookie and District Community Plan.

In response to approaches for assistance for a number of community projects in Dookie during 2002, the Council worked with community members and representatives of the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) to facilitate an integrated planning process. The purpose of this process was to promote a whole-of-community approach through identifying links between initiatives and potential opportunities that ensured community efforts and benefits could be maximised, identifying community priorities and the development of a process for managing change.

A community planning event was conducted in June 2002 at which 120 local residents were involved in developing responses to the following questions:

• What do you value about Dookie?
• What is your vision for Dookie and district?
• What ideas do you have for specific development projects?

The information from this forum was compiled into a draft Community Plan to guide the future development of Dookie and district.

This draft was distributed for community comment and the plan was further refined as a result.  At a community forum conducted in November 2002, the Dookie and District Development Forum was established to co-ordinate implementation of the plan, and five priority areas were identified for year one action.

The priorities are:  

• Establishment of rail and walking trails
• Redevelopment of the Recreation Reserve
• Water management
• Aged persons housing
• Development of partnerships with Dookie College.

It is acknowledged that the plan contains many significant projects, that will be reliant on obtaining funding from a range of sources. The plan and yearly actions will be modified as required subject to the availability of funding for these projects.

The Dookie and District Community Plan is available from the link below. A summary of the plan can be also be collected from the Council office, Welsford Street, Shepparton.