About the Community

Maude, She Oaks and Steiglitz are three distinct towns with histories involving gold mining and mixed farming. European settlement began around 1836. Today the towns have active communities and provide for lifestyle choice as well as farming.

Hand drawn map of the Maude, She Oaks and Steiglitz area, highlighting major roads and attractions (not to scale) 

Community Planning

Community planning is about enabling communities to identify opportunities and implement projects that address social, environmental, health and wellbeing, infrastructure, cultural and economic goals and issues.

Through the program, Council aims to assist and strengthen the communities in Golden Plains, to help them become more environmentally and socially sustainable, to foster a sense of community spirit and pride and to increase residents involvement in community life.

Community Plan 2014 - 2017

Community Plans are reviewed every three years and the process for developing the new Maude, She Oaks, Steiglitz Plan commenced in February 2017. To view the current plan please click "Community Plan 2017" from the current drop down menu.
The Golden Plains Shire Community Planning Program assists community members to work together to develop and implement a community plan.