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| Development Assessment Guide |
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| 2009 Premier’s Australia Day Awards |
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| Dianella Community Centre |
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| Nollamara Community Centre |
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| Scarborough - Maureen Grierson |
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| Public Open Space Strategy |
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| Syd Rostron Community Safety Award 2009 |
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| Arts Development and Community Arts |
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| Mount Flora Regional Museum |
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| Tunes at Twilight – The Bleach Boys Beach Boys Tribute |
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| Coastal Dunes and Beaches |
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| Green Products and Services |
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| Gwelup Crossroads Community Garden |
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| Joondanna Community Food Garden |
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| TravelSmart - Better Travel Choices for Everyone |
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| Better Travel Choices for Workplaces |
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| Walk Safely to School Day |
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Sustainable Living
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What does sustainability mean for the City of Stirling?
“Sustainability is meeting the needs of current and future generations through simultaneous social, environmental and economic improvement."
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Recognising that society, the economy and the environment are all inseparably interconnected, sustainability is about achieving economic, social and cultural development without destroying the natural systems that all life depends on.
Creating a sustainable world means individuals, communities, businesses and governments thinking about the impact of their actions. No one is an 'island', and what each of us does affects life in other parts of the world, both in the present and in the future. One of the ways we can make a difference is to ‘Think globally, act locally!’
The City is Working Towards a Sustainable Future
Building Social Development: The City will work to build sustainable communities that are places where people want to live and work, now and in the future. It will create places that meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, are sensitive to their environment, and contribute to a high quality of life.
These are places that are safe and inclusive, well planned, built and run, and that offer equality of opportunity and good services for all. The Stirling community needs public open space where they can relax and interact and the ability to have a say on the way their neighbourhood is run.
Ensuring Environmental Protection and Enhancement: The City will work to achieve resource efficiency across its operations and services with emphasis on addressing peak oil and climate change adaptation, water conservation and quality, using and managing waste as a resource and minimising the City's environmental footprint. The City will work to protect and restore the integrity of Earth's ecological systems, with concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life.
Particularly the City's work will address biodiversity conservation, management of threats and pressures including introduced species, careful and controlled management of non-renewable resources to ensure the rates of regeneration are not exceeded, as well as increase the City's management and use of renewable resources. All of these will be undertaken within a land-use planning framework that recognises the essential role of the integration of natural resource management.
Building Strong Economic Development: The City supports the development of an economy that is adaptive, diverse and reflects the true cost of products and services, which will position the City to be competitive and achieve a positive financial and economic future. While maintaining and improving lifestyle and buoyant business activity are key considerations, the City will not pursue or promote business activities that are not ecologically sound or environmentally sustainable.
Would you like to read how we are taking action on sustainability?
The City produces a Sustainable Living brochure to provide information on some of the initiatives and programmes we are undertaking to make our City sustainable. It is available below, as well as at the Administration Centre and our libraries. For more information call the City on (08) 9345 8555.
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