The City of Ryde is committed to making our City a better place for everyone, where wellbeing is prioritised and promoted, people feel connected and included, and are inspired by diverse social and creative opportunities.
Council is committed to ongoing community and stakeholder engagement and commenced consultation in early 2024 to inform the review of our five-year Social Strategy and Creativity Strategy. All feedback received from our community and stakeholders has been carefully considered in updating these two important strategies to help guide Council's work around social and creativity planning through to 2030.
Both strategies have been designed to provide a clear vision, guiding principles, defined outcomes, objectives, and actions to drive our efforts over the next five years:
- Social Strategy: This strategy is about making sure everyone in Ryde feels supported and part of the community.
- Creativity Strategy: This strategy is about encouraging arts and creativity, making Ryde a vibrant and creative place.
Whether you live, work, or play in the City of Ryde, your feedback will help ensure these strategies are responsive to the diverse needs of our community.
Click the buttons below to view the draft strategies.
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Background Reports
Each Strategy is supported by a Background Report which provides essential information and analysis to inform the Strategy.The Background Reports outline the state of our City and community, strategic context, and stakeholder engagement process and key findings.
Next Steps
Following the Have Your Say period (closing 8 June 2025), Council will review and consider feedback received. A report to Council will then be presented in July 2025 to seek endorsement of the Social Strategy 2025-2030 and Creativity Strategy 2025-2030.
HAVE YOUR SAY
You can Have Your Say on Draft Social Strategy and Creativity Strategy 2025-2030 in a number of ways, including via the submission form, e-mail or post.
Feedback closes at 11.59pm Sunday 8 June 2025.
Online Submissions
You can provide your feedback via the online survey using the button below. The survey is also available in Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional and Korean.
Provide your feedback
This form is intended for feedback only. Please direct any questions/enquiries to
cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au.
Written Submissions
Written submissions must be clearly marked as 'Draft Social Strategy and Creativity Strategy 2025-2030' and can be sent to: