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Greener Places, Healthier Waterways Vision
A Collaborative Approach
to Delivering the Green
and Blue Grid Vision
Community Tree Planting Initiatives
1. Support volunteers interested in caring for local bushland.
2. Encourage the community to value urban trees and provide
opportunities to participate in tree planting events and plant
giveaways.
3. Provide opportunities for community members to plant additional
trees in bushland areas and other public spaces.
Council will:
Precinct Planning
1. Ensure street trees are prioritised in the master planning of new
areas and retain mature trees where possible.
2. Ensure an adequate amount of open space is identified to meet
population growth in new areas.
3. Work with developers to restore local waterways and riparian
vegetation and provide detention basins to manage water in the
urban landscape.
4. Promote Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements and offset
schemes and investigate the retention of water in the landscape.
Secure funding to implement Green and Blue Grid projects
1. Apply for external funding such as the Metropolitan Green Space
Grants to implement Green and Blue Grid projects.
2. Use Planning Agreements and developer contributions to provide
trees and planting in open spaces and at community facilities, and
to fund WSUD projects.
3. Continue to progress the annual Pedestrian Access and Mobility
Plan footpath construction program.
4. Advocate for public agencies to deliver and implement regional
Green and Blue Grid projects.
Public domain Green and Blue Grid projects
Planning Controls and Development Assessment
1. Incorporate WSUD principles in public domain projects whenever
possible.
1. Review development controls for landscaped areas on residential
blocks, private and communal open spaces, car parking areas,
and streets.
2. Plant more trees and gardens along roads and other ‘grey’
infrastructure.
2. Investigate development controls to promote environmentally
sustainable buildings.
3. Continue to require development to incorporate Water Sensitive
Urban Design (WSUD) principles, appropropriately manage
water and increase tree canopy cover in accordance with
applicable planning controls.
4. Require developments to consider adverse impacts on native or
endangered vegetation such as Cumberland Plain Woodland.
3. Incorporate an increased number of trees when master planning
for recreation spaces and sporting fields.
4. Include the installation of mature trees in public domain projects to
provide natural shade whenever possible.
5. Consider 'Healthy Streets'15 and 'Healthy Active By Design'16
principles in public domain projects.
6. Engage with local Aboriginal stakeholders to learn about Caring
for Country practices that support a healthy, connected and
sustainable Green and Blue Grid, whenever possible.
15. Healthy Streets Ltd, 16. National Heart Foundation of Australia.
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