Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
What is a Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
A Community Strategic Plan (CSP) provides a long-term vision for a community. It outlines priorities, aspirations, and strategies for social, environmental, economic, and civic leadership.
LHIB has developed the Lord Howe Island Community Strategic Plan 2024-2034 based on the outcomes of engagement with Lord Howe Island community members.
About the Lord Howe Island Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
The Lord Howe Island Community Strategic Plan (CSP) lays out a comprehensive framework that brings together legislative requirements, community expectations, and wider government objectives into a clear and focused strategy.
The Plan provides a long-term vision of Lord Howe Island in 10 years. It describes where we aim to be in a decade, how we plan to reach our goals, and what Lord Howe Island looks like when we’ve reached those goals.
The Plan has been developed with strong input from Lord Howe Island residents, businesses and organisations that will be partners in delivery of its actions.
What does the CSP cover?
The CSP gathers feedback about what the community values and what we see as opportunities and challenges. It also looks forward 10 years to provide a strategic approach to community development. Engagement activities that informed the CSP have been taking place since 2010.
In early 2024, LHIB conducted comprehensive community engagement to contribute to the draft Plan to ensure that ideas from previous community feedback were accurately captured. The Plan was developed by collating community feedback received over the past 10 years and a draft was finalised following community engagement activities in February 2024.
The Lord Howe Island Community Strategic Plan 2024-2034 was approved by the Lord Howe Island Board in February 2025 following a period of public exhibition.
How will this change the way the LHIB operates?
The introduction of a CSP will result in a shift in LHIB operations. A community need driven service delivery model will underpin the overarching vision of Lord Howe Island’s future while maintaining a strong focus on legislative requirements, a bridge between statutory mandates and community aspirations.
This strategic shift ensures that Board decisions and resource allocations are aligned with strategic priorities based on community needs and state priorities, fostering a more responsive and accountable local governance.