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Consultation has concluded

Background

The urban forest encompasses all the trees in our City, including trees in parks, along streets, in backyards and other green spaces. The urban forest and tree canopy help to:

  • Make our environment healthier by providing shade and reducing air pollution
  • Create a more pleasant place to live, work and play
  • Fight climate change
  • Support local wildlife

We’re currently developing an Urban Forest Strategic Plan to help grow and protect our urban tree cover and increase liveability in our City. While the urban forest can improve biodiversity outcomes, we have also undertaken a separate body of work to develop the Urban Bushland and Biodiversity Strategic Plan which addresses how Council manages biodiversity, with a focus on threatened species.

Being able to effectively plan the urban forest requires us to understand the status of the tree population, establish a canopy cover target and set realistic actions to achieve it. By effectively managing and increasing urban tree cover and quality green spaces, we can prioritise the liveability and resilience of the community and enable people to adapt better to a changing climate.

Help inform the creation of the Urban Forest Strategic Plan and provide your feedback before 24 July.

Urban Canopy Distribution

Current urban canopy distribution

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Wednesday 3 July - 24 July 2024

    Community Engagement

    Feedback from the community is sought to help inform the creation of a draft plan.

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    24 July 2024 5:00PM

    Closed

    Contributions to this exhibition are closed, reviewed and reported back to the project team.

  • Timeline item 3 - active

    Review of public feedback

    Public feedback will be considered and incorporated where appropriate.

  • Timeline item 4 - incomplete

    December 2024

    A Draft Urban Forest Strategy will be prepared and placed on exhibition for community consultation.

Have your say

Who's listening

If you have questions or want to learn more about the project, please email us or contact the Council officers listed below.

Email haveyoursay@cbcity.nsw.gov.au
In writing

By post to Mr Matthew Stewart, CEO, City of Canterbury Bankstown PO Box 8, Bankstown NSW 1885

Cameron Crawford

Environmental Planner

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Phone: 9707 9564

Mitchell O'Gorman

Mitchell O'Gorman

Senior Community Engagement Officer

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Phone: 9707 5564

The City of Canterbury Bankstown acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, water and skies of Canterbury-Bankstown, the Darug (Darag, Dharug, Daruk, Dharuk) People. We recognise and respect Darug cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge the First Peoples’ continuing importance to our CBCity community.