In January 2022 the newly elected Armidale Regional Council (ARC) resolved to set an aspirational target to grow jobs in our region by 4,000 by 2040

increasing our regional population by 10,000) and to identify the region building infrastructure and catalyst job growth projects that will maximise the region’s potential. This clear direction from the newly elected Council has culminated in the preparation of this Local Strategy Planning Statement (LSPS) Advancing our region: Toward 50,000 (Toward 50,000).