Sarsfield 2030
In Sarsfield we value each other, our beautiful and peaceful surroundings, our lifestyles and our diverse heritage. We will be a strong, cohesive and welcoming community where everyone belongs.
- Sarsfield Community Association
How did we decide on our priorities?
Over a period of several months SCA conducted surveys and conversations inviting residents, community group representatives, and business owners to consider the future of our community and identify initiatives and projects that would assist us all to achieve our vision.
38 MEETINGS
42 INTERVIEWS
334 GROUP & INDIVIDUAL ENGAGEMENTS
254 SURVEYS
Our Goals
We have identified seven interconnected goals that will focus our vision.
Realising our potential
Respecting our past
Bringing people together
Developing our space
Keeping our community space and well
Fostering our sense of place and belonging
Building our prosperity and support for the local enterprise.
Our Community
Our community of Sarsfield is a small rural district in the East Gippsland Shire of Victoria with its centre located approximately a 15 minute drive (14km) north east from Bairnsdale along the Great Alpine Road.
To the population of around 620 residents it’s a lot more than somewhere you drive to on the way to somewhere else, it’s where we live.
In 2019-20, the Black Summer Bushfire devastated Sarsfield destroying 80 residential homes, damaging over 100 more and burning almost half of the land area. As a community, we’re faced with an uncertain future but we’ve chosen to take that future in our own hands. Not just to put things right after the fires but to actively shape where we’re going and how we’re going to get there.
Sarsfield 2030 captures the voice and vision of our community and expresses the things we need to do to bring about our vision. In particular, we have identified seven goals that will focus our vision.
Our Priorities
The diagram below describes these interconnected goals.
Sarsfield 2030 Has Already Begun
Some Sarsfield 2030 projects are already well underway. We have run many community events like Friday Feeds to bring us together and have advanced the Master Plan for the Hall and Reserve which will redevelop a very important space for our community.
As we go forward, Sarsfield 2030 will provide us with a blueprint to make sure we keep an eye on important priorities for our community. We’ll pursue our current priorities and projects and draw on ideas from our community to respond to other needs and opportunities as they emerge.
We understand that our vision is expansive and our goals are large. We’ll need time, resources and the help of project partners like federal, state and local government and other benefactors, to get things done.
We’ve already sought funding for some of our priorities and as time and opportunities allow, we imagine that small and large contributions from a mix of sources will combine to make Sarsfield 2030 a reality.
Want To Know More
Sarsfield 2030 provides opportunities for the community to participate in events and activities. Every effort will be made to let you know the details about what is on and hopefully you can come along and bring your family and friends.
If you want to know more about Sarsfield 2030, other projects or upcoming events -
Get Involved In Sarsfield 2030
Come to events and bring your friends.
If you are interested in contributing to any of the Sarsfield 2030 projects with ideas or time to help make them happen, we would love to hear from you.
Your support, energy and expertise will always be welcome and appreciated.
