ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

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ENVIRONMENT CITY OF GREATER GEELONG ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 Objective To enhance, conserve and sustain the diverse natural and built environment. Highlights Council adopted its Greenhouse Reduction Strategy in December 2007. This strategy sets a minimum 30 per cent greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2010, and a 60 per cent reduction goal for 2025. In committing to these targets the City is making a serious commitment to reducing greenhouse emissions across its many areas of operation. The City's Greenhouse Reduction Strategy was carried out as part of the Cities for Climate Protection Program - an international initiative of which the City of Greater Geelong is a member. The strategy recommends the City works towards reducing its emissions while also planning for the potential impacts of climate change. As part of Council’s commitment to responding to climate change, EcoChallenge was launched in May 2008. EcoChallenge is a corporate sustainability program aimed at reducing the organisation’s own consumption of energy, water and resources. The EcoChallenge challenges our conventional thinking, pushes our environmental performance and looks at raising our standards of awareness and knowledge. It is an example of how the City is working to achieve Council’s vision of an ‘exceptional environment’ for the Geelong region. Achievements In 2007 the City’s five major aquatic centres saved a total of 32 million litres of water through the introduction of a variety of water saving measures. This is the equivalent to the annual average water consumption of 150 households. Key savings were achieved via the installation of backwash water reuse systems at most of the aquatic centres, the introduction of pool blankets, installation of low flow shower heads, proactive leakage maintenance and the promotion of water conservation messages. Other water saving initiatives conducted during the year include the Memorial Park (Leopold) water harvesting project. It is believed to be the first time in Australia that a sporting complex of this size has been irrigated exclusively using industrial and residential stormwater run-off. Also a new water recycling facility at Elcho Park Golf Course has the potential to save 12 to 15 million litres of water per year. Water from utility infrastructure pits is treated then reused to irrigate the golf course. A number of plans to ensure sustainable growth were adopted including the Central Geelong Structure Plan, Barwon Heads Structure Plan, Housing Diversity Strategy and the Lara Structure Plan. In a world first, wetlands in Geelong and the Japanese city of Nagoya were linked through a set of internet cameras. A web camera in each location relays live coverage of the wetlands allowing people to watch in real time the summer and winter habitats of birds that migrate between Geelong and Nagoya. The agreement between our cities is an important step towards ensuring the wetlands habitats at both ends of these birds' migration route are protected and enhanced. Future Directions Council adopted the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan Framework in May 2008 and has recommended its approval by the Minister for Planning. Armstrong Creek is the designated growth area in the Geelong Region, and has been recognised for this purpose since the 1980s. The time has now come to commence the detailed planning for this. The growth area will take around 25-years to fully develop, and will realise a population in the order of 55,000 to be accommodated in 22,000 households. The first step in the planning process is to provide the policy framework and statutory basis for the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme, to facilitate the implementation and realisation of the Urban Growth Plan, and to identify and protect existing conditions and environmentally sensitive areas. The City has undertaken significant work on infrastructure planning with relevant agencies during 2007-2008. This will inform the next detailed level of planning as we move to precinct structure planning for identified precincts. 83
Implementing the Local Action Plan contained within the Greenhouse Response 2008-2011 together with the actions contained within the Environment Management Strategy will play a pivotal role in the way Council and Geelong reduces its greenhouse gas emissions and protects and enhances its natural environment. Drought proofing our region remains high on Council’s agenda and 2008-2009 will see a number of water re-use projects take place including the Elcho Park Golf Course/Barwon Prison Recycled Water Pipeline development. The conversion of major sporting fields to drought tolerant grasses will also continue, adding to those completed since the program commenced in 2006. Challenges Community awareness about environmental issues such as global climate change is higher than ever before. There is also an increasing expectation that local government demonstrates leadership in reducing environmental impacts. The EcoChallenge is Council’s commitment to reducing the organisation’s impact on the environment. The goal to develop a total waste management system that maximises the recovery of material and minimises the region's reliance on landfill will soon be a reality. Community education will be paramount to the success of this system. Balancing the need for urban development with protecting and enhancing the natural environment will continue to be a challenge in a period of increasing population growth. Extensive work completed on a number of strategies and structure plans will guide Council’s direction in managing these demands. Balyang Sanctuary 84
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THE YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS Satyam Tech
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OVERVIEW Welcome to the City of Gre
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