Report - Social Planning in a Local Government context

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the role that social planning plays within a local government context in Australia. In order to demonstrate this; a particular focus has been given to how social planning occurs within the City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA). As such this paper is structured in the following manner:- Part one introduces the core concept of social planning;- Part two gives a brief history of social planning in Australia;- Part three describes ways in which social planning occurs both generally as well as within a local government setting;- Part four describes the ways in which social planning occurs within the City of Sydney LGA;- Part five provides ways in which social planning can be improved both generally as well as within the City of Sydney LGA.