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Advocacy

One of our key roles is to listen to and represent the needs and desires of our community, and advocate on your behalf for the things that make Albury such a special place to live, work, play, visit, and invest.

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Smart Communities and Innovation at AlburyCity
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New hospital, New site
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Help shape our future

Explore our Draft Advocacy Strategy 2025–2028 and share your thoughts. Any submissions received will be considered before the draft is re-presented to Council on 26 May. Your input will help us champion the issues that matter most to our community—working together towards Albury 2050.

Investing in our region’s future

Each year, AlburyCity delivers $60–$120 million in capital projects—from essential infrastructure like roads, water and wastewater, to community, visitor and recreation facilities.

As the main service hub for the region, Albury faces growing demand and rising costs, with local ratepayers funding much of the infrastructure that benefits a broader population. To deliver key projects that support housing, liveability and connectivity, we’re seeking investment from other levels of government.

Learn more about this work in our Enabling Infrastructure Partnership Opportunities document below.

You told us in our Towards Albury 2050 community strategy that you have a clear vision for the future, and that we will only achieve this vision by working together, leading change, building strong partnerships and engaging with a broad range of stakeholders. See below to learn more.

Our Advocacy Principles

We will:

  • Represent our community and seek broad community support
  • Keep our community informed
  • Have clarity of purpose through identifying clear community needs
  • Be flexible and adapt to a changing landscape
  • Use evidence to support our advocacy arguments
  • Create and foster relationships and partnerships

Albury Wodonga Hospital Advocacy

At the first official meeting, Albury Council’s newly elected representatives resolved to support and advocate for the development of a fully funded, new single-site hospital for the Albury-Wodonga region.

Councillors resolved that Council:

  1. Note that the planned redevelopment of Albury Hospital is not adequate to meet current, let alone future community needs, and that planned and promised services have been cut since the project was announced;
  2. Supports the development of a fully funded, new single-site hospital for the Albury-Wodonga region in a suitable location in either Albury or Wodonga that, at a minimum, meets the requirements established by the 2021 Clinical Services Plan;
  3. Calls on the State Governments of New South Wales and Victoria to pause the current redevelopment plans for the Albury Hospital and redirect efforts towards a fully funded, new single-site development in Albury-Wodonga;
  4. Urgently seeks assurances from the New South Wales and Victorian State Governments to allay the fears of our community that the $558 million investment allocated to the Albury Hospital will not be in jeopardy regardless of the form the new hospital may take;
  5. Continues to call on the State Governments of Victoria and New South Wales to immediately provide interim solutions, such as modular wards and theatres and step-down beds, to address the ongoing capacity deficits;
  6. Urgently communicates this position to the New South Wales and Victorian Ministers and Shadow Ministers for Health and the Federal Minister and Shadow Minister for Health;
  7. Notes the positions already adopted by Wodonga Council, Indigo Shire Council, Alpine Shire Council, Towong Shire Council and Federation Council, and seek opportunities for collaboration in relation to this matter;
  8. Requests that the CEO:
    1. produce a report by no later than 30 November 2024, that identifies potential suitable locations for a new single-site hospital;
    2. use the Council’s communication channels, including but not limited to the AlburyCity website, social media channels, and newsletters to inform the community of this decision.

Dicover more about our Hospital advocacy

New Hospital, New Site

Our Advocacy Focus

  • HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES keyboard_arrow_right
        1      Health and mental health services
    2  Health precinct planning
    3  Supporting health infrastructure & services
  • HOUSING – PUBLIC, SOCIAL, CRISIS AND AFFORDABILITY keyboard_arrow_right
        1     Improving access to housing
    3 Crisis housing
  • CLIMATE EMERGENCY/CLIMATE ACTION keyboard_arrow_right
        1      Albury Waste Recovery Centre
    2  Achieving net zero
    3  Government policy/legislation
  • TWO CITIES ONE COMMUNITY keyboard_arrow_right
        1      Albury Wodonga Regional Deal
    3  Major infrastructure projects
    2  Major events
  • CITY FUTURE & LIVEABILITY keyboard_arrow_right
        1      Raise profile of Albury
    2 Public education facilities
    – Thurgoona/Wirlinga
    2  Justice and government services precinct
        1      Wirlinga defence landholdings
    2  Utilisation of State Government owned land
    2  Four-year Delivery Program
        1      Utility services
  • SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY keyboard_arrow_right
        1      Skills and labour shortages
    3  Thurgoona Wirlinga Structure Plan
  • FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY keyboard_arrow_right
        1     Government policy and legislation
    2  Investing locally
  • INTEGRATED TRANSPORT keyboard_arrow_right
        1     Public transport
        1     High speed rail
    2 Riverina Highway Corridor Strategy
    2 Hume Freeway presentation
Advocacy Strategy
This Advocacy Strategy outlines how we will listen to, represent, promote and advance your interests by, focusing our efforts on the things that are important to you.

To view the details, download the full document.
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We have already made significant progress against a number of these focus areas.

By advocating on your behalf we look forward to delivering great outcomes as we strive Towards Albury 2050.

Advocacy Strategy - Progress Update - September 2024
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