Environmental Education Strategy - Campbelltown City Council ...

Environmental Education Strategy 2009 - 2012Table of ContentsSection 1.0 - Introduction..............................................................................11.1 Role of Environmental Education .......................................................11.2 Structure of the Strategy.....................................................................11.3 Purpose ..............................................................................................21.4 Rationale behind the Strategy ............................................................51.5 Aims of the Strategy ...........................................................................51.6 Context ...............................................................................................61.6.1 Context within Government ................................................................61.6.2 Context within Council ........................................................................6Section 2.0 Understanding the Community...............................................122.1 Features of the Campbelltown Local Government Area...................122.1.1 Local Population...............................................................................122.1.2 Natural Environment.........................................................................142.1.3 Heritage............................................................................................172.2 Stakeholders ....................................................................................172.3 Engaging Local Community Groups.................................................19Section 3.0 Development of Programs ......................................................203.1 Environmental Issues Facing Campbelltown....................................203.2 Existing Programs ............................................................................203.3 Proposed new Programs ..................................................................213.4 Implementation and review of Programs ..........................................233.4.1 Annual Action Plans .........................................................................233.4.2 Promotion of Programs.....................................................................233.4.3 Annual reporting ...............................................................................233.4.4 Performance Indicators ....................................................................243.4.5 Strategy Review ...............................................................................24Section 4.0 Implementation Plan................................................................264.1 Key Council Programs Incorporating Environmental Education .......264.2 Specific environmental education programs.....................................294.3 Specific environmental education tools ............................................33- i -