Environmental Education Strategy - Campbelltown City Council ...

Environmental Education Strategy 2009-2012• Section 3 – Strategies and Programs to be addressed• Section 4 – The Implementation Plan- Programs incorporating environmental education.- Specific environmental education programs.- Environmental education tools.1.3 PurposeThe Environmental Education Strategy (the Strategy) has been developed byCampbelltown City Council with the purpose of providing a holistic and strategicapproach to environmental education programs undertaken for the community andCouncil over the next three (3) years. It has been prepared in consultation with allrelevant sections of Council, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding andintegrated approach to both the current and the potential future environmentaleducation activities that Council will be required to deliver. The Strategy has beendeveloped in the context of educational directives from both Federal and StateGovernment, as well as Council’s own management plans.The educational activities outlined in the document cover a broad spectrum ofenvironmental issues and are targeted at a number of different key audiences, via arange of activities. In order to address these different components there is a clearneed to have them guided by a clear strategicdirection.At the conclusion of the three (3) year period for theStrategy a review will be undertaken on itseffectiveness to determine its value in guidingCouncil’s environmental education activities. This willalso coincide with the commencement of thepreparation of the Community Plan as part of the newintegrated planning and reporting framework, whichwill incorporate the State of the Environment (SoE)reporting currently under review.It is envisaged this reporting will continue to provide areport card on the quality of the natural environmentVersion 2.03 18/3/10Page 2 of 48