Sustainable Stirling - Our Natural Environment

What are we doing to achieve our water targets and goals?

Leading by example • Securing alternative water supplies to maintain public open space, build climate resilience and save precious groundwater • Redesigning and upgrading parks to be ‘water smart’ for reduced water use and improved amenity • Upgrading aquatic centres, facilities, and parks irrigation for improved water efficiency, including using a centralised irrigation management system • Upgrading stormwater systems, installing biofilters/traps, and improving water quality monitoring systems • Setting waterwise design criteria for construction and refurbishment projects,

Supporting our community • Providing waterwise events, workshops, guides and demonstration signage to increase community awareness and capacity • Providing incentives for waterwise verges • Offering free waterwise plants to residents • Providing access to grant funding to support waterwise projects • Engaging, listening and responding to the community to improve and inform our waterwise programs and water usage on public open spaces • Advocating to State Government agencies for increased funding for local governments taking action • Encouraging sustainable landscape and urban design measures to minimise water use through the City’s Design Review Panel.

covering water efficiency, sourcing, recycling, quality and water sensitive urban design.

Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032 Our Natural Environment

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