Natural Environment

The natural resource management function of councils provides many opportunities to achieve greater sustainability.

Encouraging best land management practice on farms, evaluating environmental assets on private land prior to sale, working in regional partnerships to undertake rural planning—these are just some of the topics that you can find in the Natural Environment category

Land Management Rebate Brochure

By Mitchell Shire Council | 11/08/2008

Council's Land Management Rebate is granted to ratepayers occupying properties greater than four hectares, where those ratepayers are effectively contributing to the wellbeing of the land and water resources. The program also allows for landholder to nominate to receive information on native vegetation, weeds, landcare or other environmental issues - this results in Council sending out over 500 individualised information packs to landholders. This document is a brochure for the community, explaining the program.

Tags: land management , rebate , brochure

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Goulburn Broken Local Government Regional Climate

By | 15/05/2012

The Goulburn Broken local government regional climate change adaptation plan describes how the Goulburn Broken Greenhouse Alliance and its member councils can respond to the challenges of climate change across the Goulburn Broken region. The Go ...

Tags: Goulburn Broken , Climate Change , adaptation , Shepparton , Benalla , Mansfield , Mitchell , Moira , Murrindindi , Strathbogie , Murray Darling Basin

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Biodiversity & Native Vegetation Statutory Planning Education Program

By Moorabool Shire Council | 14/05/2012

Moorabool Shire, in partnership with a number of state government agencies, and with funding support from Sustainability Victoria, has undertaken an extensive biodiversity mapping project across the municipality. The primary purpose of the mapping ...

Tags: biodiversity , mapping , biodiversity mapping , statutory planning

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Final Report climate change, biodiversity and bushland

By Yarra Ranges Shire Council | 18/12/2011

This is the final report of the investigation that looked into the current understanding of the impacts of climate change on local governments ability to manage their biodiversity and bushland assets. In particular examining the current understand ...

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Literature Review, bushland and urban biodiversity management in a changing climate

By Yarra Ranges Shire Council | 15/12/2011

The Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) was established in 2008, to provide a regional framework for local stakeholders to work together on climate change and greenhouse gas projects in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Since D ...

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Case Study 2011 - Investigation of Potential Effects of Projected Climate Change on EVCs and Selected Key Species

By Yarra Ranges Shire Council | 15/12/2011

The Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) was established in 2008, to provide a regional framework for local stakeholders to work together on climate change and greenhouse gas projects in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Since D ...

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