Draft Environment Strategy
Thank you for having your say, the City of Mandurah's Environment Strategy has now been endorsed.
We know the environment matters in Mandurah. For many, it’s what makes living here so special…what makes us love living here. We are also part of the global biodiversity hotspot, home to a range of unique plants, animals, and environments found nowhere else in the world.
The City's DRAFT Environment Strategy 2023-2033 brings together all of the City's environmental work and provides clear direction and priorities for the future as we protect and nurture this unique environment to continue to share it with generations to come.
We worked closely with staff, Elected Members, environmental groups, Aboriginal Elders and the broader community to shape a shared vision that reflects our connection to and hope for our natural environment, and we need your input again now before the strategy is finalised.
Step 1. Read the DRAFT Environment Strategy
View the DRAFT Environment Strategy and Implementation Plan
Step 2. Have Your Say
The City is seeking your feedback on the draft strategy before it is finalised. Have Your Say by 30 September 2023
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View the DRAFT Environment Strategy and share your thoughts under each heading here.
View All Ideas8 months ago
To “reduce incidents of litter” you could do what other councils are doing:
“Council chiefs are mulling printing customer’s car registration details on fast food packaging in a bid to tackle littering.” Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/mcdonalds-littering-fast-food-b2233125.html
7 months ago
Hybrid and hydrogen vehicles are a dead end technologies, bypassed by the rapid rise of fully electric vehicles. Electrify everything now.
Electrify everything now
8 months ago
Theme 4: Stewards of the environment, custodians of culture
Share your feedback on 'stewards of the environment, custodians of culture' here. We aim to inspire a community that understands the uniqueness of our natural areas and makes informed, respectful and responsible decisions to protect and nurture this environment. We ensure that everyone is welcome and able to participate in environmental volunteering opportunities, so that together we can build deep engagement and respect for the environment. We acknowledge, celebrate, and teach the Bindjareb stories of country to community. Our local history and culture are honoured and infused in our environmental work, and our environmental volunteers are supported and empowered. Management areas that fall under this theme: • Aboriginal Culture • Volunteering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainable Living • Engaging Young People • Litter and Illegal Dumping Key future actions: • Collaborate with the local Aboriginal community and create opportunities for greater participation in environmental activities • Increase the representation of Bindjareb people and culture in our public spaces and communications • Investigate the implementation of cultural burning practices to manage bushland reserves • Create opportunities for Aboriginal Ranger groups to care for our natural areas • Review the City’s approach to Environmental Engagement, in line with the new Environment Strategy • Continue to support and build the capacity of local environmental groups and volunteers • Develop Community Engagement Plans for major environmental projects, including the Environment Strategy and Greening Mandurah Framework, to get our community involved • Developing and sharing more regular educational content relating to our natural environment, including the City’s Environmental Newsletter • Create more volunteer opportunities within the City’s environment for youth and people with disability under the advisement of the Youth Advisory Group and Access and Inclusion Advisory Group • Targeted and increased communication about accessible and inclusive features of outdoor spaces, environmental services and events • Continue to work together to provide opportunities for young people to connect and unite around protecting our natural landscape, as well as spending time in nature for wellbeing • Review the delivery of the Kids Teaching Kids Conference • Continue to consult with the Youth Advisory Group on relevant environmental initiatives, concepts and programs • Develop a Litter and Illegal Dumping Plan • Implement the Waste Education Plan and empower the community to dispose of their waste responsibly • Improve data collection regarding illegal dumping to help us provide more targeted education • Investigate the use of online mapping tools to help identify and address illegal dumping
8 months ago
Theme 3: Lead and serve in equal measures
Share your feedback on 'lead and serve in equal measures' here. We are committed to making a difference in our community, and to helping create a beautiful, clean and sustainable environment for all. We understand that to do this we must lead by example, advocate for the needs of our community and manage our own environmental footprint. We invest in furthering our understanding of environmental matters, collecting locally relevant data, and strengthening regional collaboration to help us best consider the environment in our planning. Management areas that fall under this theme: • Water Security • Waste Minimisation and Management • Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation • Corporate Energy and Water Efficiency • Sustainable Buildings and Operations • Ecotourism Key future actions: • Continue to increase our use of recycled water to irrigate green spaces through Managed Aquifer Recharge • Continue to collaborate with the Peel Alliance to determine the water balance amongst local governments, industry, agriculture and mixed-use requirements in the Peel region • Work in partnership with the Water Corporation to deliver education programs to empower the community to reduce their water consumption • Develop a Water Resources Management Operating Strategy for groundwater use • By 2025: • Generate no more than 633kg of waste per person, per year • Increase resource recovery by 40% (to 67%) • Move towards zero landfill • By 2030: • Reduce waste generation to no more than 600 kg per person, per year • Increase resource recovery by 43% (to 70%) • Move towards zero illegal dumping • Move towards zero littering • Continue to conduct an annual review of the Strategic Waste Plan • Deliver a comprehensive Waste Education Campaign • Review the Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan and update our Renewable Energy Target • Continue to support innovation in renewable energy technologies • Encouraging our community to utilise renewable energy alternatives • Continue to roll-out the City’s Solar Plan • Develop a business case for LED retrofitting to streetlights • Maintain a minimum Gold-level Waterwise Council accreditation • Implement and maintain an automated utilities monitoring platform to inform corporate energy and water efficiency decision making • Building a proposed 5-star community centre in Dawesville • Continue to promote the development of sustainable housing, retrofitting, and adopting sustainable practices at home through community education • Encourage energy-efficient behaviour in City staff to ensure our buildings run as efficiently as possible • Develop a policy on Sustainable Building Design and operating procedures to the improve energy performance of Council buildings • Develop a business case and action plan for transitioning the City’s fleet to vehicles using alternative fuel sources such as electricity and green hydrogen direction • Support nature-based tourism by improving the visitor experience at Creery Wetlands and the Thrombolites by incorporating environmental and cultural education • Develop a Beach Access Management Plan to improve conservation, recreation and safety outcomes on beaches adjoining the Yalgorup National Park • Develop a 100km+ network of new ecotourism and recreation trails through the Islands Shared Use Trail and Round the Estuary Trail programs
8 months ago
Environmental Constant 3: Corporate Responsibility
Share your feedback on "corporate responsibility' here. We ensure we are walking the walk in the way we think and deliver, and demonstrate consistency in our approach to caring for the environment by considering all our work through an environmental lens. We strive for meaningful and continuous improvement, find innovative, evidence-based solutions to complex problems and take the time to assess situations properly before we commit to a course of action. Our decisions are based on locally relevant data and we continuously learn and improve our process to ensure nature has a voice in the decisions we make and we deliver on our commitments to make a difference in our community. Our priorities: • Evidence-based • Continuous Improvement • Integrated and Holistic Planning • Policies and Guidelines Key future actions: • Review the City’s procurement process to deliver more sustainable outcomes • Review environmental components of the advocacy framework • Regularly review and monitor outcomes of the Environment Strategy to ensure it remains correct, up-to-date and is actively implemented
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This is the story of our environment, why it matters to us and how we hope it is cared for and thrives into the future. This narrative is spoken by our staff and volunteers.
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City of Mandurah
Phone 9550 3777 Email council@mandurah.wa.gov.au