In the beautiful community hall, 7 leaders of the Bundarra community sheltered from the rain and chill winter

night. Provided

with a remarkable, home cooked supper, they discussed the issues and ideas needed to create a sustainable and healthy town

and surrounding area. Dialogue, captured in a special mapping process, shows how desired outcomes will be measured and

what first-steps are needed.

The Bundarra community and surrounding farmers has survived a 10 year drought and is ready to get going again. Their plan

for regenerating and building a strong, healthy, resilient and sustainable community, water smart agribusiness and new

enterprises are detailed over the page.

This is their story:

The town has a well regarded

School - TVET community learning centre

with committed teachers and a supportive 10:1 student ratio.

They are enhancing their nature reserves , the habitat for regent honey
Bundarra is a lively community of 299 and
eaters& platypus; and,

has its own Bundarra Boogey Festival

They have plans to upgrade their town main street.
and a full calendar of

community events including its famous

Goat Races & Camp Draft

plus many more highlights and attractions

Through addressing the despair and hardship, the displayed on the Bundarra Community website.
Bundarra community are putting ideas into action to

create a stronger, healthier, resilient and sustainable

place which is attractive to young people, tourists, new

and old businesses and instil a will to ‘keep going’ for all

members of the community.

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 Bundarra Community Plan - Building a Strong Healthy Resilient New England Sustainable Strategy - An Environmental Trust NSW funded
project partnered by Armidale Dumersq, Uralla, Guyra & Walcha Councils
Sustainable New England & Regional Communities

Bundarra's Strengths Issues - Challenges Opportunities Community Priorities Benchmarks - Key Performance Indicators Actions
Assets-Uniqueness Key Initiatives Reverse the downgrading of nursing position First Steps
Addressing Despair to a first aid post by providing weekend &
Health Services
High Quality sustaining people with Creating sustainable after hours contact - service Initiate Negotiations
Local School TVET hope, the will to lifestyle - hope enable an emergency phone service with Bundarra Health
facilities/teachers - incl fibre 'keep going' for young & older with Inverell Hospital by RN / Dr. Advisory Ctee on
optics - 1:10 student regrading
people Dr to visit Bundarra Aged Care facility
ratio & support
Atracting Investment more than once a month including UNE
to Yr 12 for local kids
in Bundarra, local bakery, resident visits
butcher, hair dresser Upgrading
Health Services Provide bus transport for Elderly to visit
vs having to go to Inverell medical services
Important Community Inverell
Assets - Heritage Retain - Attract new business enteprises Website to Broadcast &
Business Enterprises especially in niche high value agribusiness including Showcase Lifestyle,
Working with the more fish farming, helicultures (snail growing) Affordability &
Strong community environment to repair Retain Attracting Promote School / TVET
aquaponics that use smart closed loop water
leadership damage New Enterprises Community Learning
technologes
Bundarra & smart water Resource Centre
community Full calender Agribusiness Seek CED
Advocate simpler drought assistance supportive processes
website community events funding for
Water Availability for farmers & recognition of regional variability in drought
bundarra.com incl. Boogey@Bundarra Sustainable
Water Access Equity across region given 10 years of drought in Bundarrra
Festival, Goat Races, Economies
Agricultural Show Main Street Regeneration Complete planting along main street middle Funding
ADSL in town Camp Draft corridor & side pavements Confirm earlier
spreading across Encourage Support owners to refurbish main street approval & funds
local area Community Water Licencing changes building fascades with Uralla Council
assets incl to protect water table
Create a solar identity by initating solar panels on roofs Investigate solar
Sport Recreation
Historical Architecture Golf Club along main street community
Horbury Hunt grants
designed church et Tourism - to visit Nature Develop 2nd nature reserve to build on success of
Key Themes Reserves - Bird Platypus exiting free camping in Emu Crossing Reserve - enhancing
Success of Sanctuaries iron bark plantings for regent honeyeaters, cheirianthera Negotiate
Affordable Living Post Office, Restoring Hope
telfodii emblems - for grey nomads and regional school with School
Clean Space NE Community excursions
re excursions /
Coming Together new plantings
Mutual P/T Develop park facilities for children for
service Regenerating
both locals and visitors
& Grace Munro Adam Blakester
enterprise New Opportunities Mick O'Loughlin