Esperance Council Plan 2026 - 2036
The Shire of Esperance Council Plan 2026 to 2036 (the Plan) delivers instructions from the community to the Esperance Council and Shire staff. The Plan speaks to community hopes and aspirations, lays out how objectives will be achieved and resourced, and how success will be measured and reported.
The Plan merges and simplifies the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan. It is designed to be a practical document that people can flick through, and understand where the Shire is headed, quickly and easily.
The Shire of Esperance Council Plan 2026 to 2036 was adopted at the March 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting. The Plan can be viewed and downloaded below, or a hard copy can be requested by emailing shire@esperance.wa.gov.au and collected from the Administration Building on Windich Street.
We would love to hear what you think about the new Council Plan, and any ideas for the future. Please send us your ideas by emailing shire@esperance.wa.gov.au with the subject line ‘Council Plan’.
Background:
Under the state government Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, local governments in Western Australia must deliver reports such as Corporate Business Plans, Strategic Community Plans and Annual Reports. The aim of the Framework is to make sure local governments consult their communities, and plan responsibly and sustainably according to community directions.
Esperance region community members came together in November 2025 to review the Strategic Community Plan through the FUTYR Community Workshops. The information from the workshops was considered along with results from 2025 MARKYT Community Scorecard and the Shire’s strategic documents when working on the Plan.
The Department of Local Government confirmed that merging the Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan documents into one succinct Council Plan is acceptable, provided the elements required by the Local Government Act 1995 were included. Merging the two documents is more efficient in staff time and Shire resources, and delivers a simpler, more easily understood Council Plan to the community.
Under the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework (IPRF), Corporate Business Plans are reviewed each year, and Strategic Community Plans every four years, with minor reviews every two years. To make sure the new Plan stays relevant to community goals and aspirations it will have desktop reviews annually, with major reviews every four years in line with the IPRF schedule.
Previous copies of Corporate Business Plans and Strategic Community Plans can be obtained by emailing shire@esperance.wa.gov.au and collecting them from the Administration Building on Windich Street (fees may apply).
Please don’t hesitate to contact the Shire on (08) 9071 0666 with any queries.