Environmental Education Strategy - Campbelltown City Council ...

Environmental Education Strategy 2009-2012• Local residents – The residents of the Campbelltown LGA are a keystakeholder in the local environment. The environment not only has a directimpact on their quality of life, but in turn the residents are also in a key positionto affect it’s quality.• Local community groups – Whilst generally consisting of local residents, localcommunity groups have been identified as a separate stakeholder. This isbecause community groups present different characteristics to individualresidents, and have potential to be engaged with Council’s environmentaleducation programs. Such community groups include sporting clubs, scouts,seniors etc.• Local business – The state of the environment often affects business activities,and businesses have the ability to impact on the environment via theirpractices.• Local schools – The quality of the local environment impacts on students.Additionally, schools offer a unique opportunity to integrate environmentaleducation with existing school curriculum.• DET – The Department of Education and Training. In addition to theaforementioned local schools, the DET also have regional EnvironmentalEducation Centres at Camden and Oakdale.• GRCCC – The Georges River Combined Councils Committee is a consortiumof Councils located along the Georges River and it’s tributaries, which workstogether to better manage and coordinate works along the River, with the aimof improving river health. The GRCCC has the ability to assist in thedevelopment and delivery of environmental educational initiatives.• Macarthur Sustainable Schools Network – The Network consists of theMACROC Councils, DET, and both public and private local schools. TheNetwork is a forum for members to assist schools with initiatives to becomemore sustainable.• Adjoining councils – The Campbelltown LAG is bounded by the councils ofLiverpool, Camden and Wollondilly. The MACROC Councils of Camden,Wollondilly and Campbelltown work together on a number of regionalenvironmental projects and networks such as the Sustainable Schools Expoand the Living Macarthur Nature Photography Competition.• Government – There are a number of Government Agencies whose charter isdirectly related to topic areas addressed by this Strategy. These include theDepartment of Environment Climate Change and Water (DECCW), theDepartment of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), theDepartment of Water and Energy (DWE), Industry and Investment NSW, SydWater, the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA)and the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (SMCMA).These organisations also offer a range of potential partnerships to targetenvironmental issues in the Campbelltown area.• NGOs – There are also a range of Non Government Organisations in theCampbelltown area. These include organisations such as Macarthur DiversityServices (MDSI), and also a range of smaller community groups such asscouts, sporting groups and service clubs such as Rotary and Apex.• MCSL – The Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living is located at Mt Annan inthe Camden area. It is a regional environmental education centre, and isinvolved in a number of regional environmental education projects. The MCSLis supported by Campbelltown City Council, Camden Council and WollondillyCouncil.Version 2.03 18/3/10Page 18 of 48