Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government

6 Council to consider the development of an offset policy in accordance with
Department of Environment and Climate Change - biobanking.
7 Focus development around existing urban centres to maintain the urban
development in the existing urban footprint to protect agricultural and
environmental sensitive lands.
8 Undertake 4 year periodic reviews of City Wide LEP and all DCPs to take into
consideration biodiversity conservation issues and provide protection for
biodiversity
9 Enable Council's operations and procedures to include adequate biodiversity
consideration and incorporate effective controls, codes of conduct and
procedures.
10 Identify, protect and manage wildlife and vegetation corridors to maintain
biodiversity.
11 Review and continually upgrade the environmental development assessment
checklist and part 5 assessment procedure to ensure conditions of consent and
approvals address impacts of development on threatened species
3.3.2 Integrate Biodiversity Conservation & Natural Resource Management
A primary objective is for Council to integrate biodiversity conservation into its day to day
operations programs, procedures and plans of management.
This approach includes:
Actions
• Identifying and mapping biodiversity on a local scale and developing
management plans to protect environmentally sensitive land and to promote
ecological sustainability.
• Developing procedures and management controls of Council operations and
functions to improve biodiversity outcomes.
• Preparing and implementing management plans to protect water because
water remains the most critical and highly variable natural resource in NSW
and human activities can affect the health of our rivers.
• Creating and implementing multi-functional (cross directorate) teams to enable
appropriate strategies and plans to be actioned.
1 Enable and maintain effective partnerships and collaboration with agencies
and community groups to maximise co-ordination of natural resource programs
and efficient use of resources.
2 Working in collaboration with the community, develop and implement a
comprehensive framework to achieve long term sustainable water resource
management and clean, healthy, productive river systems, lakes, groundwater
and wetlands.
3 Develop and implement a policy for foreshore management and riparian
habitat to address vegetation protection to maintain and improve water quality.
4 Work closely with the Department of Environment and Climate Change to
address issues affecting biodiversity in Nature Reserves and National Parks
within Gosford.
5 Work closely with other relevant government authorities (such as the
Catchment Management Authorities), community groups and adjoining
Council's to conserve and protect biodiversity across the Local Government
Area.
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