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Outcome 2: Greener City Objective:What does the City aim to achieve? Create and maintain inviting green spaces and streetscapes Strategy: How will we get there? y Protect and enhance our wildlife and natural habitats to preserve the City’s biodiversity y Preserve and grow the City’s urban tree canopy.

Outcome 2: Projects Million Trees Initiative

2021/22

 2022/23

 2023/24

 2024/25

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To meet the City’s tree canopy target of 18%, this initiative aims to increase plantings within the City’s parks, reserves, natural areas and streetscapes

Q1 Tree planting completed for the 2021 calendar year Q2 Tree orders placed for external nurseries for 2022 calendar year Q3 50% of scheduled tree watering completed Q4 Tree planting commenced for 2022 100% of tree watering schedule completed

Key informing frameworks and plans y Urban Forest Plan.

2021/22 net project cost

$1,480,000 Partially reserve funded

Living Green School Funds

2021/22

 2022/23

 2023/24

 2024/25

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This project will support the planning and the development of projects and activities at primary and secondary schools to further sustainability objectives

Q1 Q2 Q3 Registrations for Living Green School Funds opened Q4 All funds distributed

Outcome 2: Services Services

2021/22 net project cost

$62,000

Sub-services

FTE

2021/22 net service cost

Urban Forest Plan Implementation

2021/22

 2022/23

 2023/24

 2024/25



City Trees

y Street tree planting plans and planting y Street tree operations and technical advice y Street trees and development y Conservation and wildlife management and advice y Natural areas maintenance operations

20.00

$6,140,571

Implementation of the Urban Forest Plan includes various initiatives to support tree planting and retention, in addition to increasing community awareness and participation in urban forest initiatives

Q1 Tree-Friendly Mentoring and Arborist Assessment programs commenced Tree-Friendly Rebates program commenced Free Trees 2020/21 program completed Q2 Urban Forest education and awareness activities commenced Q3 Q4 Tree Trail 2.0 program delivered Free Trees 2021/22 program commenced

Natural Areas

11.50

$735,080

Open Space & Parks Development

y Parks management y Landscape architecture y Landscape construction y Landscape approvals

10.64

$868,112

Parks, Reserves & Streetscapes

y Parks and reserves maintenance y Irrigation operations and installations y Streetscape (horticultural) maintenance y Stirling plant nursery y Maintenance of sports fields including Hamersley Public Golf Course

114.00

$33,136,888

2021/22 net project cost

$255,850

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