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Background

Considering ecological sustainable development is a requirement of the Local Government Act 1993 and embedding sustainability into all functions and services is necessary for the long-term protection of the environment.

This policy

Council is committed to being leaders in environmental sustainability. The policy aims to influence the actions of many areas of Council operations in order to achieve improved performance and accountability for environmental and sustainability outcomes. Actions the policy will guide include:

  • adopting an evidence-based approach in responding to climate change and working towards net-zero by 2050
  • reducing waste to landfill and recovering resources to support the circular economy
  • protection of local biodiversity through habitat restoration and increasing tree canopy
  • applying sound ecological principles to the management of catchments and waterways
  • working with the community delivering programs to support a healthy environment
  • embedding Aboriginal cultural heritage in natural open space planning and management

A number of supporting strategies, roadmaps, guidelines and action plans are currently under development.

This policy is aligned to the Clean and Green destination of the CBCity 2036 Community Strategic Plan and Connective City 2036 – Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement.

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Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Tuesday 14 March 2023 - Sunday 16 April 2023 5:00PM

    Exhibition Period

    This consultation is open for contributions.

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Sunday 16 April 2023 5:00PM

    Closed

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

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Report to Council

    The policy was adopted by Council at the 26 June 2023 Ordinary Meeting. See Agenda/Minutes, Item 6.1.

Contact Us

If you have questions or want to learn more about the project, please contact us via the following:

Name Community Engagement Team
Email haveyoursay@cbcity.nsw.gov.au

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.