City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

Outcome N2: Greener City Objective What the City aims to achieve

Strategy How will we get there?

N2.1

Create and maintain inviting green spaces and streetscapes

N2.1.1 Protect and enhance our wildlife and natural habitats to preserve the City’s biodiversity N2.1.2 Preserve and grow the City’s urban tree canopy

Outcome N2: Projects Urban Forest Strategy

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

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To develop a strategy to reduce tree canopy loss and achieve a 18% tree canopy target for the City

Q1 Q2 Q3

N/A

Complete industry and community consultation Complete draft Urban Forest Plan for submission to the Executive Team and Council

Q4

N/A

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

Integrated Pest Management Framework

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To develop, review and implement a framework to guide weed and pest management in the City

Q1 Q2

N/A

Community consultation on the Weed and Pest Management Policy and Notification Plan

Q3

Revised policy and plan submitted to the Executive Team and Council for approval

Q4

N/A

Outcome N2: Services Service

Sub-services

FTE

Quality measure

Open Space, Environment and Sustainability

• Environmental conservation management • Sustainability • Landscape architecture • Parks project management • Urban forestry • Parks and reserves operations • Irrigation operations and installations • Tree operations • Natural areas operations • Nursery • Hamersley Public Golf Course maintenance • Streetscape (horticultural) maintenance • Strategic pesticide management (city-wide)

28.04

• % of scheduled community and corporate sustainability program achieved • Number of street trees planted in the (calendar) year • % of forward street tree planting program developed and achieved • % of urban forest (tree canopy cover) across the City • % adherence to parks areas maintenance programs • % adherence to turf management program • % of success for delivery of tree propagation and production • % Department of Water groundwater licence allocation used • % adherence to playground inspection program • % adherence to natural areas operations annual schedules

Parks and Landscape Operations

127.00

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