2019-02-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 FEBRUARY 2019




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 18 FEBRUARY 2019

    ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE LIVING POLICY

    Statement of Environment Principles
    The following principles will help guide strategic decisions, investment and prioritisation of
    environmental and sustainability initiatives.
     Noosa Council will work with the community to:
     1.   Build shared values, understanding and appreciation of Noosa’s natural environment.
    2.    Build strong partnerships and whole-of-community effort to protect and enhance the
          environment and to conserve its resources.
    3.    Preserve indigenous cultural heritage as part of our environment and engage with traditional
          owners about matters affecting the environment.
    4.    Recognise interconnections between people, livelihoods, lifesty    conomy and the natural
          environment, and ensure this approach is included in man           nt planning and project
          delivery.
    5. | Reduce human impacts on the environment by avoidin                ising such impacts before
          resorting to mitigation, offsets or rehabilitation.
    6. | Take anintegrated approach to protecting native flo.   d fauna as       aquatic ecosystems
          to build on existing biodiversity and connectivity  s the landscape.
    7. — Increase the resilience of the community, the     my and our natural ass     environmental
          hazards and climate change.
    8. — Ensure ecological sustainability is fully integratediinto d   making in order to help secure
          the continued availability of natural resources fo!       d future generations.
    9.    Use an evidence-based approack       managing th       ronment and adapt appropriately as
          new information arises.
     10.  Apply the precautionary approac          eC    nmental      ision making where there is
          uncertainty, to avoid or minimise har
     11.  Actively communicate         e broad    ‘con      O        e awareness and build capacity
          around environmen        ue

    The principles of thi   icy will be delivered thro the Environment Strategy, the Noosa Planning
    Scheme, and a range of other plans   and policies.
    ROLES AND          PONSIB        S

    The   B     or Enviro     ot &     stainable Development is responsible for overseeing the
    deve      ent and imple     ation of  the Environment & Sustainable Living Policy.
    The principles set out in this ‘policy will apply, where appropriate, to all sections of Noosa Council.

    RELEVANT DOC           NTS

    e   Noosa Council Co      ate Plan
    e   Noosa Council Environment Strategy
    e   Noosa Sustainability Principles
    e   Noosa Council Environment Levy Policy

    Version control:
      Version    Reason/ Trigger              Change (Y/N)  Endorsed/ Reviewed by   Date
       1.0       New Policy                                 Council                 21/02/2019

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