Environment Strategy 2015-2025

The strategy sets out Council’s long-terms goals and strategic approach to environmental stewardship over the next ten years, under eight priority areas. Eight priority areas for action fall under the overarching themes of partnerships, positions and programs to guide Council’s work in environment and sustainability.

They include partnering with the community and external organisations, reducing resource consumption and improving resource recovery, protecting natural environmental assets, integrating Council’s response to climate change, leading by example and incorporating environmental and sustainable considerations into decision making.

The Environment Strategy will be reviewed every four years, and strategic actions implemented as part of the strategy will be reported in the Annual Plan each year. Council will also undertake further consultation with the community when developing action plans in priority areas, and to develop the monitoring and evaluation plan for the strategy.