Key strategic documents to guide Cardinia Shire's activities and decision making over the next four years and beyond have been adopted by council.
Councillors last week endorsed a suite of plans including its Council Plan 2025–29; updated Liveability Plan 2017–29; Financial Plan 2025–35; and, Asset Plan 2025–35.
Mayor Jack Kowarzik said the plans would enable council to deliver its commitment to the community and ensure the shire remained a place that people were proud to call home.
"The Council Pan is our overarching strategic document that will help guide our direction and decision making for this council term, outlining how we will continue to deliver on the community vision, work towards our key objectives, respond to challenges, and leverage opportunities.
"The Council Plan outlines our approach to respond to the shire's rapid growth and challenges over the coming years, while preserving the unique character of our existing towns and natural landscapes to deliver on our commitment to the community," he said.
The Council Plan is focused on five key objectives - thriving communities; vibrant places; adaptive environments; prosperous economies; and, responsible leaders.
The objectives were identified by the Future Cardinia Community Panel during an engagement process. The panel reviewed and updated the Community Vision 2040 and identified key focus areas that helped to inform the strategic objectives.
Cr Kowarzik said community feedback also helped to inform development of key strategic documents.
The updated Liveability Plan 2017–29 was developed to provide a clear framework for public health planning in the shire. The plan recognises council's role in co-ordinating local public health planning by bringing together a range of organisations, groups and the community to work together to protect, improve and promote the health and wellbeing of our community. 
The Financial Plan is a 10-year financial roadmap that will enable council to deliver on the new Council Plan, continue to deliver valued services and projects, and ensure the organisation remained financially sustainable into the future. It outlines how council will respond to its financial challenges and prepare for the future. In response to community feedback, the plan incorporates operational efficiencies aimed at keeping costs low while delivering high-value services and programs.  
The Asset Plan outlines council's strategic approach to managing more than $2.7 billion in infrastructure assets including 847km of sealed local roads, 822km of unsealed local and rural roads, more than 900km of footpath and shared use paths, more than 130 playgrounds and a range of other infrastructure and community buildings across the shire. The Asset Plan has utilised technology and data to help prioritise maintenance, renewal, and upgrade scheduling, as well as identify the shire's infrastructure and funding gaps to help guide future advocacy efforts.
"These plans provide a strong foundation for the for the next four years and beyond, and I'm excited to partner with our community as we work together to build an even better Cardinia Shire," Cr Kowarzik said.