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Ku-ring-gai Council
Draft Management Plan 2005-2009
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
The identity <strong>of</strong> Ku-ring-gai comes from the relationship <strong>be</strong>tween natural bushland,
creeks, street trees and our urban area.
Urban development and human interaction occur within our community and our natural
resources and impact on the sustainability <strong>of</strong> the area.
Ku-ring-gai recognises the value <strong>of</strong> integrated natural resource management.
Issues
• Climate change.
• How <strong>to</strong> integrate natural systems and built solutions on local waterways.
• Adverse effects on the environment from unsustainable activities, causing increasing
greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing air quality, degrading water quality and
excessive waste disposal.
• Remediation <strong>of</strong> former landfill sites.
• How <strong>to</strong> prioritise programmes and expenditure.
• Increasing fire frequency from hazard reduction and wild fires.
• Reduction in biodiversity attributed <strong>to</strong> the impacts <strong>of</strong> urban development,
introduction <strong>of</strong> pest species and habitat loss.
• Resourcing the solutions.
Policies, Plans, Guidelines
• Federal and State Legislation.
• NSW Biodiversity Strategy.
• SEPP 19 – Urban Bushland.
• Community Land Plans <strong>of</strong> Management.
• Local and regional environment plans.
• Catchment Blueprints for Sydney Harbour and Lower Hawkesbury – Nepean Rivers.
• State <strong>of</strong> Environment Report.
• Development Control Plans (DCP’s).
• Tree Preservation Order.
• S<strong>to</strong>rmwater Management Plans and local catchment plans.
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