FAQs

Integrated Planning & Reporting (IP&R) was introduced in 2009 by the NSW Government and stems from the principle that all council planning should originate from a sound understanding of the community’s expectations around priorities and service levels.

It comprises a series of interrelated documents that together provide a rigorous, consistent approach to community planning across all NSW local councils, while also ensuring alignment with regional and state priorities.

Local councils operate in an increasingly complex environment, with responsibilities under more than 50 different pieces of legislation and direct relationships with over 20 NSW and Commonwealth Government agencies. The IP&R framework assists council to navigate these complexities in a meaningful and purposeful way and to integrate community priorities into council strategies and plans, support community and stakeholders to play an active role in shaping the future of their community, articulate the community’s vision and priorities, assign resourcing to support delivery of the vision and priorities, while also balancing aspirations with affordability, maintaining accountability and transparency by regular monitoring and reporting.

The IP&R Framework (below) shows the relationship between the different documents and the ongoing review cycles.

IP&R is aligned with the NSW local government election cycle. Each newly elected council considers the information from the previous council’s State of our Region Report and engages with the community as part of the IP&R review process.

The questions in the survey below aim to gather the community's vision and aspirations for the Region over the next 10 to 20 years. Put your thoughts into the survey to help shape the future of the Bathurst Region.