2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

 SERVICE AREA – LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION (ENVIRONMENTAL
 MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

 Summary

Objective: Conservation and maintenance of land for the purposes of protecting ecosystems and enhancing local
biodiversity.

Activities: The activities include.
• Provision of specialist technical services in the areas of environmental policy and strategy.
• Management of environmentally significant land acquisitions and land protection initiatives.
• Delivery of partnership projects with relevant stakeholders
• Programs related to organisational carbon reduction

 Delivery Framework             Details
 Corporate Plan Theme
 Responsibility                 Environment
 (Branch Level)
 Legislative Responsibility     Nature Conservation Act 1992
                                Local Government Act 2009
                                Environment Protection Act 2009
                                Planning Act 2016 and Regulations
 Service Delivery Model         The service is delivered by in-house resources supported by expert consultancy
                                and external services as required.


 Service Inputs                      Details
 (Resources to Deliver Service)
 Physical Assets/Infrastructure
 Software & Systems
 Budget Cost Centres                 Environmental Services (2300)
                                     Environment Levy Ops and Projects (2405)
                                     Environment Levy – Private Land Prgm (2409)
                                     Sustainability Programs (2404)
                                     Community Bushland Care Program (2403)
 FTE
 Other Key Metrics                    Percentage of total Shire area under        43.0%
                                      statutory conservation protection
                                      Total area of Council controlled /          79,635 Ha
                                      managed land under conservation
                                      (excluding waterbodies)
                                      Land acquired with Environment Levy         4,000 Ha


 Service Outputs - Performance Measures
 Type                       Measure                             Target                 Methodology / Calculation
 Efficiency                 Cost per rateable property          TBD                    Calculated annually
 Effectiveness                  Community satisfaction          Optimum rating: 5      Community satisfaction
                                survey                          Improvement from       mean performance rating
                                Theme: Community                previous rating
                                Lifestyle Services
                                Function: Environment           2019 3.73
                                Protection & Conservation       2021 3.81




                                                                                                             83 of 173