King Island Council


King Island Council
Our Vision: King Island – A place of opportunity, lifestyle and beauty.
Our Guiding Principles: The King Island Council will be known for its Visionary Thinking and Strategic Leadership. We are a Council with a shared vision who work with and for the local community. We work by the following principles:
- Cohesive decision making – with the strength to review decisions
- Valuing our independent views and recognising that healthy respectful debate can lead to better decisions
- Being agile, flexible and professional in responding to emerging issues
- Driving decisions through informed input and engagement with stakeholders
- Communicating decisions in an open and transparent way
- Being ‘one team’ and standing by group decisions
Our Values: These are the values that will guide our choice and behaviour as we seek to implement our vision for the following area:
- Equity amongst all
- Unity, we are in this together
- Recognition, appreciation and acknowledgement
- Communication and consultation
- Our workplace environment – A great place to work
Our Objectives:
- Governance & organisational development: provide high quality professional governance, advocacy and leadership together with effective administration of Council resources
- Community wellbeing: create a sustainable, resilient and adaptable community; through utilizing community development strategies
- Economic development: Achieve economic viability through facilitating economic development that supports appropriate and sustainable growth
- Infrastructure & facilities: support our population and future growth through public infrastructure, services, land use and development strategies that create a connected, sustainable and accessible community
- Tourism, marketing & events: sustainably: sustainably promote, develop and support the growth of King Island tourism
- Natural environment: Our Island’s unique natural and built environment are sustainably respected and cared for.
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm except on public holidays
kicouncil@kingisland.tas.gov.au
03 6462 9000
10 George Street, Currie, King Island TAS 7256