Corporate Business Plan: 2024-2028

Objective: Support biodiversity in our natural and urban environment with connected healthy ecosystems The City is fortunate to have a biodiverse natural environment with unique native flora and fauna. It is critical that we all conserve, protect and enhance these areas to ensure they exist for future generations. The City will plant and manage a diverse canopy of trees to cool our City, provide habitat for wildlife and create attractive, green streets and open spaces as our climate changes. We will also work with our community to increase our biodiversity and create a thriving and resilient urban ecology.

A biodiverse City

Strategy: How will we get there? • Undertake conservation, protection and enhancement of natural ecosystems and biodiversity • Plan and adapt to climate change impacts • Increase tree planting and retention of trees across the City • Support, engage and guide our community to connect with nature and improve biodiversity across the City.

Key informing frameworks and plans • Stirling Climate Change Adaptation Plan • Urban Forest Plan.

Services

2024/25 net service cost

Main services

Sub-services

FTE

• Street tree plans and planting • Street trees and development applications • Street tree operations and technical advice • Conservation and wildlife management and advice • Bushfire risk management • Conservation area maintenance • Community conservation engagement

23.50

$7,969,225

City Trees

14.54

$3,637,542

Conservation & Wildlife

Other contributing services

Building Services, Construction Services, Engineering Design Services, Engineering Maintenance Services, Planning Services, Project Management, Property Services, Schemes, Policies & Heritage, Sustainability and Verge & Crossover Services

CORPORATE BUSINESS PLAN 2024–2028 | City of Stirling

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