Bathurst Regional Council Studies
Council from time to time undertakes strategic planning in various areas of its operations.
Drought Management Plan
Listed below are documents held by Council categorised under the scope of Social, Economic, Governance, Environmental, Heritage and Planning. To enquire about or view any of these documents, please contact the Corporate Services Department on (02) 6333 6209.
Social
- Bathurst Library Strategic Plan
- Community Safety Plan (to be adopted in June 2023)
- Village Strategic Plans
- ID Profile – Community Profile
- Bathurst Region - a Cultural Vision 2036
- Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2012-2027
- Positive Ageing Strategy 2021-2026
- Aboriginal Commitment Strategy 2023
Economic
- Bathurst Region Destination Management Plan 2019-2024
- Economic Impact of Mt Panorama Racing Circuit
- 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - Economic Impact Study
- Bathurst CBD & Bulky Goods Business Development Strategy
- ID Profiles – Economic Profile
- ID Profiles – Population Forecasts
- Economic Development Strategy 2011-2016
- Bathurst Region Economic Development Strategy 2018-2022
- Abercrombie Regional Economic Development Strategy
- Smart Community Strategy
- Bathurst Brand Strategy
Governance
- Bathurst Community Surveys
- Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan
- Risk Matrix
- Proclamation of Bathurst Regional LGA
- Workforce Plan
Asset Management Plans
Environmental
- (Rural) Waste Strategy Report
- Review of Kerbside Recycling
- Bathurst Waste Transport Study
- Bathurst Effluent Reuse Scheme
- Climate Change & Water Supply Security Plan
- Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy
- Ben Chifley Dam Management
- Ben Chifley Dam to Bathurst Water Treatment Plant Pipeline Pre-Feasibility Assessment
- Bathurst Demand Management Plan.pdf
- Drought Management Plan
- Water Conservation and Demand Management Strategy
- Strategic Business Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Services
- Bathurst Floodplain Management Plan
- Georges Plains Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan
- Sofala Floodplain Risk Management Plan
- Perthville Floodplain Management Study
- Stormwater Management Plan for Bathurst City Council – LGA
- Roadside Vegetation Management Plan 2018
- Bathurst Vegetation Management Plan
- Bathurst Region Urban Strategy
- Bathurst Region Rural Strategy
- Bathurst Regional LEP 2014
- Bathurst Regional DCP 2014
- Bathurst Regional Heritage Study 2007
- Bathurst City Traffic Study
- Bathurst CBD Car Parking Strategy 2013
- Bathurst Housing Strategy 2001
- Bathurst Southern Ring Road Route Study
- Bathurst Orange Dubbo – Environmental Sustainability Action Plan
- Review of Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Targets
- Bathurst Urban Waterways Management Plan
- Bathurst Region Biodiversity Issues Paper
- Biodiversity Management Plan
- Draft Salinity Landscape Study - Currently being prepared
- On-site Sewage Management Plan
- Companion Animals Management Plan
- Food Safety Program
- Bathurst Regional Council Archaeological Management Plan
- Bathurst Pest Bird Management Plan
- Chifley Dam Pipeline Routes Terrestrial Flora and Fauna
- Chifley Dam Pipeline - Booroolong Frog and Koala survey report
- Aboriginal Heritage Assessment - Chifley Dam Pipeline
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Sofala Flood Mitigation Works
- Renewable Energy Action Plan 2020
- Bathurst Region Signage Strategy 2013
Heritage
- Bathurst Regional Local Government Area - Aboriginal Heritage Study - Public Release Version
- Bathurst Region Heritage Plan 2017-2020
- Keppel Street Main Street Study Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3
- William & George Street Main Street Study Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3
- NB: New main street review is currently underway and will be available shortly.
Planning
- Community Participation Plan
- Eglinton Village Expansion Local Government Study 2006
- Bathurst CBD Car Parking Strategy Supplementary Report 2015
- Bathurst Community Access & Cycling Plan 2011
- Kelso Traffic Access Study
- Bathurst Open Space Study 1993
- Bathurst 2040 Open Space Strategy
- Mount Panorama Regional Tourism and Recreation Strategy 2003
- Duramana Road Master Plan
Note: Other important documents, listed below, are available under Public Documents Section:
- Annual Report
- Policy Manual
- Bathurst 2036 Community Strategic Plan
- State of Environment Reports