Each year we fund a range of operational and capital projects targeted at protecting and enhancing the natural environment. The initiatives range from delivery of community education, to works on the ground including bush regeneration and engineering works to manage stormwater. Our efforts in this area are framed by the outcomes in the Environmental Sustainability Strategy adopted in June 2012.
A breakdown of our expenditure over the next four years and a description of the work in this area are provided below:
- Bushland and Biodiversity - bush regeneration activities, management of the Friends of the Bush volunteer program, pest control and strategic biodiversity management
- Contribution to Emergency Services – emergency services levy for the Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service
- Coasts and Waterways - Creek monitoring and restoration projects, estuary monitoring and evaluation, coastal zone management, geotechnical assessment of coastal headlands, assessment of development applications
- Sustainability - Education for Sustainability programs, Hilltop to Headland, integrated water cycle management programs and sustainability initiatives
- Stormwater and Floodplain - Stormwater asset management, stormwater emergency works, stormwater renewal works, preparation of floodplain management plans and floodplain assessment of development applications