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Ku-ring-gai Council Draft Management Plan 2005-2009 • Reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from 1996 levels. • Reducing reliance on potable water. • Council policy and programmes actively repairing past damage ong>toong> the environment. • Increase community awareness ong>ofong> environmental issues through a comprehensive and integrated education programme. What we will do this year • Preserve the existing areas ong>ofong> natural habitat. • Implement the bushfire hazard reduction programme. • Improve the condition ong>ofong> our riparian systems. • Implement the projects identified in the environment levy. • Implement initiatives ong>toong> further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • Review methods for further reduction in disposal ong>ofong> waste ong>toong> landfill. • Further relationships with research institutions ong>toong> assist in natural area management. • Promote recreation in bushland areas. • Increase participation in environmental education programmes across all secong>toong>rs ong>ofong> our community. • Prepare a Water Management Plan. • Strengthen the Bushcare programme and groups. Measuring our achievements in 2005/2006 Key Performance Indicaong>toong>rs • Reduce the percentage ong>ofong> bushland that is severely degraded by weeds. • Report on extensions ong>toong> fire breaks at the urban/bushland interface. • Numong>beong>r ong>ofong> projects that improve riparian condition. • Report on development applications conforming ong>toong> the objectives ong>ofong> the policy. • Annual report prepared on implementation ong>ofong> projects funded by the environment levy. Page 25 4 th quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space 4 th quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space 4 th quarter 4th quarter 4 th quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space Direcong>toong>r Development & Regulation Direcong>toong>r Open Space

Ku-ring-gai Council Draft Management Plan 2005-2009 • Identify water conservation targets. 3 rd quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning & Environment • 10% increase in volunteer hours Worked by bushcare volunteers. 4 th quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space • Adopt a measure for biodiversity. 3 rd quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space • Establish resident usage ong>ofong> bushland areas, including participation in bushland eduction programmes. • Prepare an asset management plan for bushland facilities and assets. • Biodiversity strategy completed and implementation commenced. • Report outcomes ong>ofong> the education program on the new waste and recycling system. 2 nd quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space 2 nd quarter Direcong>toong>r Open Space 2 nd quarter Direcong>toong>rs, Open Space and Planning & Environment 1 st quarter Direcong>toong>r Technical Services • Supplementary State ong>ofong> the Environment Report prepared. • State ong>ofong> Environment Plan linked ong>toong> Management Plan. 1 st quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning and Environment 3 rd quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning and Environment • Update greenhouse action plan. 4 th quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning and Environment • Report on Water Smart challenge community involvement programme and “Every Drop Counts” program. • Implement prioritised program ong>ofong> riparian resong>toong>ration and improvements. 3 rd quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning and Environment 1 st quarter Direcong>toong>r Planning and Environment Expenditure Budget 2005/2006 $18,528,400 Revenue Budget 2005/2006 $10,106,400 General (Net) Funding $8,422,000 Page 26

Ku-ring-gai Council<br />

Draft Management Plan <strong>2005</strong>-2009<br />

• Reducing corpor<strong>at</strong>e greenhouse gas emissi<strong>on</strong>s by 20% from 1996 levels.<br />

• Reducing reliance <strong>on</strong> potable w<strong>at</strong>er.<br />

• Council policy and programmes actively repairing past damage <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />

• Increase community awareness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> envir<strong>on</strong>mental issues through a comprehensive<br />

and integr<strong>at</strong>ed educ<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> programme.<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> we will do this year<br />

• Preserve the existing areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>at</strong>ural habit<strong>at</strong>.<br />

• Implement the bushfire hazard reducti<strong>on</strong> programme.<br />

• Improve the c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> our riparian systems.<br />

• Implement the projects identified in the envir<strong>on</strong>ment levy.<br />

• Implement initi<strong>at</strong>ives <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> further reduce greenhouse gas emissi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

• Review methods for further reducti<strong>on</strong> in disposal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> waste <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> landfill.<br />

• Further rel<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>ships with research instituti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> assist in n<strong>at</strong>ural area management.<br />

• Promote recre<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> in bushland areas.<br />

• Increase particip<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> in envir<strong>on</strong>mental educ<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> programmes across all sec<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

our community.<br />

• Prepare a W<strong>at</strong>er Management Plan.<br />

• Strengthen the Bushcare programme and groups.<br />

Measuring our achievements in <strong>2005</strong>/2006<br />

Key Performance Indica<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs<br />

• Reduce the percentage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bushland th<strong>at</strong> is<br />

severely degraded by weeds.<br />

• Report <strong>on</strong> extensi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> fire breaks <strong>at</strong> the<br />

urban/bushland interface.<br />

• Num<str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects th<strong>at</strong> improve riparian<br />

c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

• Report <strong>on</strong> development applic<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>s<br />

c<strong>on</strong>forming <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the objectives <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the policy.<br />

• Annual report prepared <strong>on</strong> implement<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects funded by the envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />

levy.<br />

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