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City Partnership Program

What is a City Partnership?

The City Partnership Program provides an exciting opportunity for community-minded businesses to partner with Wagga Wagga City Council to provide additional resources and infrastructure to residents and visitors of the City.

The program aims to encourage a collaborative approach to shaping the future of the City. Working for Wagga - together.

To take advantage of the increasing desire of organisations to contribute to their community and provide an efficient, mutually beneficial program with long-term solutions for community requirements, Council offers the City Partnership Program (CPP).

Objectives

The objectives of City Partnerships are:

• To enter into partnerships with organisations that support Wagga Wagga City Council’s values, objectives, and vision for the City of Wagga Wagga
• To have a transparent and coordinated approach in the management of sponsorships
• To ensure the successful delivery and management of the initiatives through active engagement from all key stakeholders
• To better manage resources in the delivery of community initiatives
• To lessen the financial burden on ratepayers in achieving community initiatives
• To improve relationships with all tiers of the community
• To improve networks
• To ensure that the initiatives are relevant and meet community needs
• To engage the wider community in planning and project implementation.

Why get involved?

Wagga Wagga City Council is seeking organisations from all areas of the community to join us in this exciting initiative to make Wagga Wagga a better place to live, work and play.

Becoming a City Partner can offer many benefits, including:

• Strengthened ties with the community
• Chance to share knowledge, skills, and resources
• Opportunity to give back to the community
• A visible demonstration of your commitment to sustainability values and quadruple bottom line ethics
• Enhanced reputation for being a leading corporate organisation and citizen
• Employer of choice - socially responsible organisation and thus more attractive to prospective employees
• Ability to combine funds and be part of significant projects
• Deliver good community initiatives, helping to sustain our city’s lifestyle.

How can you get involved?

The City Partnerships Program is divided into categories. The purpose of identifying different partnership categories is to ensure appropriate management and recognition of City Partners.

There are three main partnership categories:

• City Partner
• Goodwill Partner
• Project Partner
All partnership agreements will be individually tailored to meet each partner’s needs, objectives and requirements.
Partners will be recognised in accordance with their commitment through a range of mediums

Project Par tnership Bank
The City Partnership Program offers businesses a Project Partnership Bank. The Bank will contain projects or initiatives that require
external or joint funding to become a reality. Inclusion in the Project Partnership Bank takes account of the projects ability to contribute to
meeting community needs as well as improving the vibrancy and diversity of the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area. Potential City Partners will be encouraged to review the Project Bank and work with Council to select projects that complement their own goals and target audience. In doing so, the aim will be to create long lasting and sustainable partnerships with mutual benefits.

Projects will be assessed according to Council’s quadruple bottom line framework of:

• Environment
• Economic
• Social
• Governance

It is intended that projects will range in scale from contributing park benches to sponsors being involved in major masterplanning exercises for large-scale community infrastructure; or even naming rights for major City infrastructure.

Wagga Wagga City Council welcomes your feedback and encourages your participation.

To arange a personal presentation and to find out how you can become a part of the City Partnership Program:

Please contact Andrew Crakanthorp, Director Corporate Services on 1300 292 442 or email crakanthorp.andrew@wagga.nsw.gov.au