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challenge - securing Sydney’s water future ( Metropolitan Water Plan 2004)
4. Managing fire risk - Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Bushfire Management Strategy – ongoing
5. Promote community partnership and participation - Catchment Blue Prints, Education for
Sustainability Strategy 2002
To achieve this, ten programme areas with their own specific projects have <strong>be</strong>en identified:
• Water sensitive urban design – Council using s<strong>to</strong>rmwater <strong>to</strong> irrigate ovals, parks and gardens;
• Sustainable <strong>to</strong>wn centre design - Reducing the dependence <strong>of</strong> water and energy in new <strong>to</strong>wn
centre projects;
• Biodiversity - Regenerating bushland; controlling feral animals and noxious weeds; planting
more trees in public areas;
• Water and catchments - Improving the condition <strong>of</strong> streams and creeks; reducing flooding
risks and improving the quality <strong>of</strong> run<strong>of</strong>f; collecting rubbish and litter from s<strong>to</strong>rmwater
drains;
• Community partnerships - Supporting Council community based environmental volunteer
groups; funding community based local environmental projects through a small grants
scheme;
• Recreation - Creating more walking tracks and improving access <strong>to</strong> natural areas;
• Fire management - Constructing new fire trails <strong>to</strong> assist in fire control; mapping fire prone
land; creating new fire breaks <strong>be</strong>tween residential housing and bushland;
• Regulation and enforcement – Control <strong>of</strong> dumping and encroachment in<strong>to</strong> bushland and
noxious weed control education;
• Moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluation - Moni<strong>to</strong>ring environmental change <strong>to</strong> evaluate the impacts <strong>of</strong>
development and projects;
• Communication – Newsletters, general promotion and ongoing consultation.
The <strong>to</strong>tal expenditure on the Environmental Management Programme accumulated over the
seven year period is shown in Table 2.
Table 2 Total accumulated special rate variation expenditure for Programme 2005/06 – 2111/21
Financial year 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2111/12 TOTAL
Programme
Total ($,000)
1,760 1,822 1,885 1,951 2,020 2,090 2,163 13,693
Environmental Management Programme – Itemised projects and expenditure
Details <strong>of</strong> the programme areas, specific projects, cumulative expenditure against programmes,
and a cumulative <strong>to</strong>tal across seven years are provided in this section. While the specific projects
have <strong>be</strong>en determined as part <strong>of</strong> the consultation, implementation will need flexibility <strong>to</strong> enable
co-ordination with other capital works programmes, national, state and regional grants and the
activities <strong>of</strong> other land managers, such as the Rural Fire Service, Department <strong>of</strong> Infrastructure,
Planning & Natural Resources and Department <strong>of</strong> Environment & Conservation.
Water Sensitive Urban Design
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