• Guiding Principles
• Community Spirit
• The Cooperative Ideal
• Administration

Guiding Principles

Owenstown has a set of core principles designed to guide its delivery:

• Promote community involvement and ownership in the establishment and management of the town;
• Encourage economic development and job creation through community enterprises and other established businesses in the surrounding area;
• Engender co-operative principles in the development of the town;
• Promote an environment of entrepreneurship and innovation in all its activities;
• Promote health and wellbeing for everyone living in the town – creating recreational facilities and green spaces;
• Promote sustainability and a low carbon footprint in every aspect of the town’s operation;
• Promote the use of renewable energy in powering the town; and
• Encourage interest from people from as wide a range of social backgrounds as possible to provide for a balanced community.