Strategy Adopted

Thanks for your contributions

We're excited to share with you the Protect. Create. Live. Northern Beaches Environment and Climate Change Strategy 2040, our plan for a healthy and diverse natural environment that is respected, supported and celebrated. The strategy is the result of extensive research and consultation. It will help us deliver the Protection of the Environment and the Environmental Sustainability community outcomes within Shape 2028 – The Northern Beaches Community Strategic Plan.

The commitments in this strategy are ambitious and our aspirations even more so. They aim to drive the urgent and ongoing action required to address the challenges our environment faces.

Thank you to all who read our draft, watched the videos and made comments or a submission. If you would like to read about the extensive engagement that was completed, please read the Community Engagement Report.

Consultation history

At its meeting on Tuesday 17 December, it was resolved that Council:

1. Note the outcomes of the public exhibition process and Council’s proposed response to the feedback received.

2. Adopt Protect. Create. Live – Northern Beaches Environment and Climate Change Strategy 2040.

View the Council Report and Minutes

This project was a great example of the community coming together to provide valuable insight into an important strategy. The outcome is an adopted strategy that listened to, and reflects the feedback received from our community.

Check out what we did below.

Here is a short clip to highlight key elements of the draft

We divided the draft strategy into five interactive sections to make it easy to read and comment directly in each. Comments have closed, but you can check out what people said in each tile below.

  • Introduction

    This strategy provides a long-term vision (20 years) for the environment on the Northern Beaches.

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  • Protect

    We will protect and enhance our natural environment, the health of our waterways and beaches, the diversity in our plants and animals and the extent of our bushland.

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  • Create

    The places, parks, structures, district urban landscapes, homes, neighbourhoods we create and the connections between them will be built sustainability to protect our environment.

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  • Live

    We will live sustainably everyday to reduce our waste generation and resource use, and prepare for natural hazards and climate change.

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  • Council operations

    We will work towards being a zero emissions and water wise organisation through innovation and efficient resource use. We will drive change within our community.

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