Place, Landscape & Environment Strategic Reference Group

The Place, Landscape and Environment Strategic Reference Group will help guide Wollondilly Shire Council in shaping sustainable, responsible development and maintaining the region's unique character and environment. Focused on strategic areas such as growth and planning, local roads, traffic management, public transport, parks and reserves, and environmental sustainability, the group will provide input and advice on policies and plans that promote responsible growth and environmental stewardship. Key priorities include enhancing community infrastructure, managing natural resources, promoting energy efficiency, and addressing climate change resilience. Through this group, Council will continue to work to ensure Wollondilly remains a vibrant, sustainable community with sustainable growth and a commitment to environmental protection.

The key focus areas for the Place, Landscape and Environment Strategic Reference Group include:

• Matters falling within the following Councillor portfolios:
  • Sustainable Growth and Planning
  • Traffic Management and Transport
  • Roads
  • Community Facilities
  • Environment
• Maintenance of local roads
• Traffic management on local roads
• Parking management
• Footpaths, trails and cycleways
• Access to public transport
• The area's character
• Local town centre development and activation
• Community buildings, halls and toilets
• Management of cemeteries
• Playgrounds, parks and reserves
• Streetscapes, trees and verges
• Managing responsible growth and development
• Conservation and environmental management
• Land management
• Weed management
• Environmental sustainability practices (to reduce waste, water use, greenhouse gas emissions etc.)
• Energy management (efforts to use and encourage the adoption of renewable energy, electric vehicles etc.)
• Waste management (efforts to reduce landfill, encourage recycling, responsible consumption and circular economies etc.)
• Waste collection services
• Water management (water conservation and recycling, flood management, river and creek management etc.)
• Natural disaster management (preparedness, response, recovery and resilience)
• Climate change (reducing Wollondilly's impact, increasing climate change resilience etc.)
• Companion Animal management