2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      11 AUGUST 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                 RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER



                                                                                               In 2013 Council provided young casuarina trees to one of our VCA
                                                                                               properties. Now in 2020, these same trees are providing food for
                                                                                               the Vulnerable Glossy Black-Cockatoo.




Community Bushland Care Program      The Bushcare program was mostly             Due to COVID & health concerns, 4         Continued delivery of the program,
                                       in hiatus during the quarter due to           bushcare group leaders have                 business as usual.
                                       COVID and the potential high risk to          stepped down until a time when the        Continue to provide project support
                                       many of our volunteers.                       situation has improved. Currently           to the Eastern Beaches MEC grant.
                                     Staff and contractors maintained              working with these groups to explore
                                                                                                                               Investigate options to integrate
                                       multiple Bushcare sites through               options for them to continue until
                                                                                                                                 technology for administration to
                                       COVID shutdown period.                        that time.
                                                                                                                                 increase efficiency.
                                     Developed and delivered a COVID             Monitoring the COVID situation for
                                       Safe Plan and induction to allow the          indications that our COVID Safe
                                       volunteers to safely return to working        Plan is working well or needs to be
                                       bees early July.                              reviewed.
                                     Engaged contractors for initial works       We have received an application for
                                       at Burgess Creek.                             a new group at Cooran in
                                                                                     Yellowbelly Bushland Reserve (a
                                     Completed species lists and
                                                                                     high priority reserve) and are
                                       monitoring plans with volunteers to
                                                                                     working on promotion for
                                       assist with their Multi Year
                                                                                     expressions of interest.
                                       Environment Collaborative grant
                                       project sites at Castaways and              Reviewing all groups’ annual work
                                       Marcus Creeks.                                plans and adjusting where required
                                                                                     (due to COVID).
                                                                                   Allocating contractor and other


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