Environmental Education Strategy - Campbelltown City Council ...

Environmental Education Strategy 2009-2012In respect of this activity the Plan lists the following actions:• Gather and maintain quality data in respect of our environmental assets;• Provide opportunities for the community to learn about and participate in themanagement of our environmental and cultural assets;• Develop strategies to preserve and enhance our environmental assets;• Incorporate our natural assets into city marketing and information plans.The development of this Strategy will assist Council to deliver effective opportunitiesfor the community to learn about and participate in the management of ourenvironmental and cultural assets.(iii)Council’s Social PlanAnother overarching Council strategy of direct relevance to the development of thisStrategy is the Campbelltown Social Plan. Under the NSW Local Government Act1993, all councils are required to develop a Social Plan every five years. Thepurpose of a Social Plan is to influence the underlying factors that determine thequality of life of people living and using a local government area. One of the areas ofissue for Campbelltown into the future that has been identified by the Social Plan isurban development. In response to this issue, the plan makes a number ofrecommendations, including the following:“Engage an Environmental Sustainability Education Officer to promote communityunderstanding of environmental sustainability issues, projects and overall goals.”Council has employed an Environmental Education Officer on a permanent (full time)basis in order to undertake this action. This Strategy will consolidate the overall goalsfor environmental education activities within Campbelltown, and ensure that anyactivities of this nature are carried out in a holistic and effective manner.Version 2.03 18/3/10Page 11 of 48