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The District Plan for the four year period 2011-15 gives a clear direction and focus on where the Council's priorities lie.

Looking beyond the difficult financial pressures that the Council currently faces, it is important that the Council is clear on its future direction, by putting the customer at the heart of our thinking, making improvements to services and making savings where we can.

The Plan identifies six priority themes for the Council, which are:

• Economic Development: Plan for a successful local economy with high levels of employment
• Efficiency and Taxation: Delivering excellent value and high performance
• Arts, Heritage and Leisure: Build an arts, leisure and culture reputation that also supports our economy
• Living, Working Communities: Working together to support the life of local communities
• Environment: A better environment for today and tomorrow
• Safer and Healthier: Improving health and well being

The Annual Report 2011/12 includes a section on the progress made against District Plan Priorities during the first year of the District Plan.

The Annual Report 2012/13 is in preparation.

The District Plan is reviewed by Cabinet and Corporate Management Team at the end of each year and priorities  identified for the following year. For 2012/13, Year 2, and year 2013/14, Year 3 of the District Plan can be viewed below.