We’re developing our Community Wellbeing Plan 2026–2030, a five-year roadmap to support a healthy, connected and active community across Clarence.

A key focus is making sure the wellbeing services, programs and places we support are meeting real needs. That includes improving what we already offer so it’s easier to access, more welcoming, and works for different ages and abilities, expanding services that are in high demand, and filling gaps where the community tells us support is missing.

We want to understand your lived experience of wellbeing in Clarence so we can continue to support our community's needs for the next five years.

Your feedback will help us to:

• Set priorities for City of Clarence's wellbeing programs, services, policies and initiatives (within local government responsibilities).
 
• Identify gaps and improvements in current services, activities and facilities, and where new support is needed.
 
• Shape practical actions for the Community Wellbeing Plan 2026–2030, including what we focus on first.
 
• Strengthen partnerships by highlighting the community groups, services and local businesses we should work with.

Some things are outside the scope of this engagement, including:

• Legislative requirements and other obligations we must follow.
 
• Services delivered by other organisations, where we are not the lead provider.

We can’t solve every issue on its own. Where something sits outside our direct role, we may be able to advocate, partner with the right organisations, or support community-led action to help make progress.

Wellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness, but a complex combination of our physical, mental, emotional, and social health. In Clarence, this is shaped by many things, including feeling safe, being able to get around, having places to connect, and having access to the right support when they are most needed.

Across Clarence, we run and support services that help people live well at every stage of life, from early learning and after-school care to youth programs, transport and practical support for older residentsand people with disability. We also work with local services and community groups to build connection, improve safety, promote access, encourage healthy, active lifestyles, and make sure everyone feels welcome and included.

Our Community Wellbeing Strategy 2022–2032 sets our long-term wellbeing vision and outlines three focus areas: planning and partnerships, spaces and places, and opportunities for wellbeing.

Currently, we deliver and support a range of wellbeing programs and services through the Strategy and other plans to support people of all ages and backgrounds. The Community Wellbeing Plan 2026–2030 will bring this work together into one clear, practical roadmap. However, your feedback will help us check what is working, where we can improve and expand services that are in demand, and identify gaps where the community needs something different.

This first phase of engagement is about listening to you and will help us build this Plan around the needs of our community. After engaging with the community, stakeholders, and wellbeing providers, we will publish an Engagement Report so you know exactly what we heard.

The Community Wellbeing Plan 2026-2030 aims to address the needs of everyone in our community from their earliest years to their twilight ones. A number of our plans have finished and this Plan will take their place and better serve the needs of our community. Some examples include:

• Community Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032
• Age-Friendly Clarence Plan
• Community Safety Plan
• Youth Plan
• Access and Inclusion Plan
• Reconciliation Action Plan

Your feedback will help us understand what helps people live well in Clarence, what gets in the way (like cost, transport, accessibility, safety, or lack of information), and where we can make the biggest difference through services, facilities, partnerships and advocacy.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey or send a written submission to yoursay@ccc.tas.gov.au. Every response helps shape the next five years of wellbeing in Clarence.

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