Environmental Sustainability Strategy - Warringah Council - NSW ...

Warringah’s Environment – a snapshot from 2011
Warringah is situated on the lands of the
Guringai people. We acknowledge the Guringai
as the original custodians of this coastal area,
bordered to the south by Port Jackson (Sydney
Harbour), to the north by Broken Bay and to the
west by the Lane Cove River. Warringah
encompasses a total land area of 152km², of
which a large proportion is National Park,
bushland or reserves, including coastal
foreshores, beaches and waterways.
Warringah’s unique environment contributes to a
distinctive sense of place and quality of life for its
approximately 145,000 residents.
Warringah’s coast and waterways are deeply valued features of the natural
environment. We are proud of our:
• 14km of coastline, including nine coastal beaches
• Seven catchment areas which contain four lagoons, a portion of Middle Harbour
and an extensive network of creeks
Warringah covers close to 9,000 hectares of natural bushland and open space with
many features of cultural and heritage significance including:
• Nearly 400 identified Aboriginal significant sites
• More than 400 identified species of native animals
• Nearly 40 different vegetation communities
• More than 900 identified species of native plants
Warringah has 140 recorded endangered and vulnerable threatened species and
ecological communities. These include animals, plants and ecological communities as
well as migratory species that use our habitats seasonally. All are protected under the
NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. Some species are of national
significance and protected under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act (1999).
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