Waverley Council
Key Result Area
Environmental Management
| Goal: | To achieve an enhanced natural and built environment in Waverley in an ecologically sustainable manner. |
| Programs: |
Enhancement and preservation of the built environment. Enhancement and preservation of the natural environment. Pollution prevention, reduction and monitoring. Ecologically sustainable development. |
| Related Plans: | Annual State of the Environment Report. |
| Waverley Local Environmental Plan 1996. | |
| Section 94 Contribution Plan. |
Significant Issues for 2002/2003 in environmental management:
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Finalising the redesign of the Bondi Junction Mall and substantially complete the Mall alterations. |
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Planning further improvements to public spaces in Bondi Junction after the anticipated shift of the local government boundary. This includes determining the feasibility of the Town Square concept and prioritising other capital improvements to follow the Mall upgrade. |
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Implementation of the Integrated Stormwater Management Plan which was developed in 2001/2002 with community input particularly from the Bronte Catchment Project Citizens’ Jury. |
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Finalisation of the Transport Policy and commencing implementation of priority strategies. |
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Improving turn around time for Development Applications. |
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Ensuring incorporation of ESD principles into all relevant Council policies. |
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Preparation of Council’s Tree Management and Open Space Plans. |
Program: Enhancement and preservation of the built environment.
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Activity |
Dept. |
Measure |
Target |
 Development and building control. |
P&ES |
Finalise applications within standard set. | DA turn around time (median time in
calendar days) is less than the average for Group 2 councils. (In
1999/2000 this was 63.94 days). Issue 80% of Construction Certificates within 15 working days. |
| Number of appeals to Land and Environment Court. | Number of appeals is no more than base year 2001/2002. | ||
| Undertake inspections within standards set. | Building sites inspected within 24 hours of phone request or 48 hours of written request. | ||
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Traffic and transport planning and management. |
C&TS P&ES |
Changes in the travel modes of Waverley residents. | Annual increase in use of public transport. |
| Traffic flow. | Annual reduction in the number of cars using major roads. | ||
| Reduced accidents on Waverley roads. | Annual reduction in accident rate. | ||
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Strategic planning. |
P&ES |
Number of new or amended planning policies including: LEPs, DCPs, Environmental Studies and Strategic Plans. | Statutory or Council requests for planning policies met. |
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Heritage conservation. |
P&ES |
Items of heritage conserved as percent of items identified. | Maintain or increase the number of items conserved. |
Program: Enhancement and preservation of the built environment.
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Activity |
Dept. |
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Target |
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Bondi Junction Town Centre management and enhancement. |
PW&S |
Public place improvements implemented. | Mall improvement projects completed on time
and on budget by October 2003. Town Square feasibility determined and future direction agreed - early in 2002/2003. |
| Strategic Plan completed. | Strategic Plan prepared – 2002/2003. |
Program: Enhancement and preservation of the natural environment.
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Activity |
Dept. |
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Target |
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Open space planning development and maintenance. |
BP&RS |
Number of Management Plans reviewed and updated. | Draft Tamarama Park Plan of Management
completed by December 2002. Draft Bronte Park Plan of Management completed by February 2003. |
| Programmed landscape maintenance of parks and reserves. |
Landscape maintenance of major parks (Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Waverley, Marks Park and Thomas Hogan Reserve) is undertaken daily. Other parks and reserves are maintained every six weeks. |
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| Graffiti and vandalism in Council’s parks and reserves. | Offensive graffiti removed within 24 hours, vandalism inspected and repairs arranged within 24 hours. |
Program: Enhancement and preservation of the natural environment.
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Activity |
Dept. |
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Target |
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Tree planting and bush regeneration |
BP&RS |
Trees planted. | At least 200 extra street trees and 100 extra trees in Council’s reserves planted by June 2003. |
| Area of native bush regenerated. | 15% increase in area of native bush regenerated compared to 2001/2002. | ||
| Number of bushcare volunteers participating. | 10% increase in the number of bush care volunteers participating compared to 2001/2002. | ||
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Environmental conservation |
P&ES |
Targets set in our State of the Environment Report. | Annual progress against our State of the Environment Report targets. |
Program: Pollution prevention, reduction and monitoring.
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Activity |
Dept. |
Measure |
Target |
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Stormwater pollution control. |
P&ES PW&S |
Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP) implemented. | Implementation of Plan on time and within budget. |
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Community education on waste reduction and recycling. |
PW&S |
Waste Education sessions conducted. | At least 0.5% of Waverley population attend face to face sessions. |
| Waste education material provided. | Published material reaches 95% of Waverley population. | ||
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Management of greenhouse emissions from Council’s operations. |
ALL PW&S |
Operational Plans include measures of Council’s performance in the control of greenhouse emissions. | 2002/2003 Departmental Operational Plans show measures and reduction targets that we report on publicly. |
| Council’s vehicle fleet and equipment Environmental Management System (EMS) data on environmental and economic performance. | Improvement in environmental performance of fleet and equipment. | ||
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Management of Council’s water and energy consumption. |
C&TS |
Water and energy use audit completed. | Audit undertaken 2003/2004. |
| Performance against water and energy audit recommendations. | Audit recommendations implemented – reduction in consumption achieved. |
Program: Ecologically sustainable development.
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Activity |
Dept. |
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Target |
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Policy development. |
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All relevant Council policies and guidelines include recognition of ESD principles. | All new policies address ESD. 10% of current policies reviewed annually to ensure they address ESD. |
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Service review to meet ESD requirements. |
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All reviews include an assessment of ESD as part of process. | Checklist developed that can be used with all service reviews to check on ESD. |
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Monitoring of services and service delivery to meet SOE targets. |
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Report on sustainability indicators in Council’s Annual Report. | Indicators show no change or an improvement on baseline figures. |
