Playford Community Vision was developed with extensive community engagement and reflects the longer-term aspirations of the community, organised under the goals of prosperity, liveability and happiness.

Set over a ten-year timeframe, the Long-Term Financial Plan ensures Council operates in a financially sustainable manner while delivering services, maintaining assets and achieving our strategic objectives.

The Strategic Plan describes what Council will focus on over the next four years and how we will go about it.

The City of Playford Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) ensures Council can deliver services, maintain assets and achieve its strategic objectives in a financially sustainable manner in the short, medium and long term.

The Annual Business Plan and Budget is the 12-month plan to deliver the Strategic Plan and securing funding towards Council’s goals, services and projects.

In addition to the City of Playford’s four-year Strategic Plan, we are guided by a suite of supporting strategies that reflect the needs and aspirations of our community. From youth to seniors, open spaces to public health, these plans inform the services we deliver and help shape a liveable, inclusive and thriving city.

Citywide Strategies focus on a particular asset class or service on a city-wide basis. They are designed to guide decision making and help prioritise projects for Council. Citywide Strategies are developed using a range of information, such as supply and demand data, population projections, benchmarking, best practice guidelines, etc. In order for initiatives to be delivered they require funding through the Annual Business Plan (ABP).

Master Plans are similar to Citywide Strategies, however they have a stronger precinct focus and higher level of detail. Their purpose is to outline how Council can achieve its vision across a particular precinct. Council has four Master Plans as well as a Master Plan for each of the townships.