Operational Plan

Operational Plan
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Supporting the Delivery Program is our Operational Plan which details the individual projects and activities to be undertaken during the financial year. Operational Plan Supporting the Delivery Program is our Operational Plan which details the individual projects and activities to be undertaken during the financial year. Community

UPDATED City of Canterbury Bankstown’s Delivery Plan, Asset Management Strategy and Financial Management Strategy

Have Your Say on these important plans for the future of our City!

CBCity 2025, Council’s revised Delivery Program incorporating the draft 2023/24 Operational Plan, Budget and Schedule of Fees and Charges is now on public exhibition along with Council’s long-term revised Asset Management Strategy and Financial Management Strategy.

We welcome your feedback.

To find out more, visit haveyoursay.cbcity.nsw.gov.au.

Want to know what’s going on in the City, the different projects happening and where it all fits? Well, we have the answers right here in CBCity 2025 comprising the 2022-25 Delivery Program and 2022/23 Operational Plan. 
Supporting  the 2022-25 Delivery Program is our annual Operational Plan which details the individual projects and activities to be undertaken during the financial year. 
The Operational Plan outlines Council's commitment and the contribution it will make towards implementing the vision for the City's future contained in CBCity 2036 . It sets out the activities that Council will undertake, the financial resources to be allocated and the projects to be completed during this time. The next year alone will see Council spending $100 million on capital works across the City including:
  • $60 million on upgrades to community buildings and leisure and aquatic facilities; 
  • $11.8 million on road, car park, bridge and traffic upgrades; 
  • $5.8 million on our parks, playgrounds and sporting facilities; 
  • $3.5 million on water quality improvements; 
  • $2.8 million on our footpaths and boardwalks; and 
  • $1.7 million on town centres. 
Over the next twelve months, the community can expect to see: 
  • More tree planting and a Towards Net Zero Emissions Plan;
  • An annual calendar of events, including Ramadan Nights Lakemba, Lunar New Year and Bankstown Bites;
  • Child Safe Organisation initiatives; 
  • Increased marketing of the City through events like CBEvolve;
  • New community facilities at Hurlstone Park and Thurina Park;
  • Construction commencing on the new Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre;
  • Upgrades of sporting facilities including a new synthetic playing field at Padstow Park; upgraded sporting amenities buildings at Bennett Park, Croydon Park, Memorial Oval, O’Neill Park and Parry Park; and sports field improvements at Croydon Park and Lance Hutchinson Reserve;
  • New playgrounds at Burnett Reserve, East Hills Park and Josephine Reserve and an improved Cup and Saucer Creek bike path; and
  • Significant effort to advocate on better outcomes for the many major infrastructure projects happening right now in our City including Sydney Metro, Western Sydney University, Canterbury Hospital, and a new Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.
The 2022/23 Operational Plan was adopted on 23 June 2022 and contains:
  • Overview of our City and Council
  • Highlights and Overview
  • The programs and projects to be delivered under each CBCity 2036 Destination
  • The 2022/23 Budget detailing the annual budget for investment in infrastructure and services
  • The 2022/23 Schedule of Fees and Charges

Operational Plan 2022/23 and 2022-25 Delivery Program

Operational Plan 2021/22

Operational Plan 2020/21

Watch this fun video about a previous Operational plan to learn what it's all about.