FAQs

Mosman Park is a wonderful place to live, study, work, play and conduct business and Council is working to maintain this vibrancy while delivering affordable and sustainable services.

The Strategic Community Plan (SCP) is the document that captures the community’s perspective as to how we should do this. It provides the framework that guides everything we do at the Town of Mosman Park and ensures decision making is in line with community expectations. All Local Governments in Western Australia are required to have a ten-year SCP developed with the community to outline community vision and priorities.

You can view the Town's current Strategic Community Plan in the Document Library.

The development and review of an SCP is a statutory requirement of the State Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework. The Local Government Act requires that the SCP has a minor review every two years and a full review every four years. During the review, community members are invited to provide feedback on future priorities which the Town should focus its resources on for the next ten years.

The financial realities for the Town will impact on what can be provided for the community over the next 10 years. Less than half of the land in Mosman Park is rateable, being home to six schools and a number of churches and aged care facilities, alongside some amazing parkland and natural bush. The commercial area, while growing, is relatively small and will need an increase in density to further flourish.  As a community, we must collectively imagine the future and adapt our services and business to strive for a future of growth and that means considering how we create more income.  

The State Government has infill targets for Mosman Park that are equivalent to a 20 per cent increase in population. This could mean 2,500 new residents by 2030 and 1,600 new dwellings, and with this growth comes a corresponding need for more services and amenities, but also a boost to local businesses. As we embrace change and inevitable higher density among other challenges, we have recognised a vital need for ensuring we are meting our communities expectations.