FURTHER REPORT - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 21) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                    18 JUNE 2026


Risk that funded projects
do not achieve intended               Assessment
environmental or climate              against outcomes
                          Environment
outcomes due to poor                  and feasibility;
                          / Service                     Possible       MediumMedium Yes
project design or                     officer guidance;
                          Delivery
external factors,                     monitoring and
resulting in reduced                  reporting
program effectiveness
                                       Formal
Risk of perceived lack of              assessment
transparency or fairness               criteria; panel
in grant allocation       Reputation / assessment;
                                                          Unlikely     MediumMedium Yes
process resulting in      Governance conflict of interest
reputational impacts and               declarations;
reduced community trust                documentation of
                                       decisions
Risk of conflicts of                  Mandatory COI
interest not being                    declarations;
                         Legal /
adequately identified or              exclusion of
                         Governance                        Rare        High   Medium Yes
managed, resulting in                 conflicted officers;
                         / Reputation
governance breach and                 governance
reputational damage                   oversight
Risk that high demand                   Transparent
for funding exceeds                     guidelines; clear
available budget,          Reputation / communication of
resulting in unsuccessful Service       limited funding; Likely        MediumHigh    Yes
applicants and potential Delivery       competitive
dissatisfaction within the              assessment
community                               process
Risk that funded climate
                                     Alignment criteria;
initiatives do not align
                                     officer
with broader Council
                          Governance engagement prior
strategies due to
                          / Service  to submission;      Unlikely      MediumMedium Yes
inconsistent
                          Delivery   panel review
interpretation, resulting
                                     against strategic
in reduced strategic
                                     documents
value
Risk that projects are                  Funding
delayed or not                          agreements;
completed within agreed                 project
timeframes due to       Service         timeframes;
                                                            Possible   MediumMedium Yes
external factors        Delivery        progress
(weather, approvals,                    reporting;
staffing), impacting                    extension
delivery timelines                      provisions
Risk that environmental
or climate conditions                   Flexible project
change (e.g. extreme                    scope; adaptive
                            Environment                     Possible   MediumMedium Yes
weather events)                         delivery; officer
impacting project viability             support
or outcomes