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State of the Shire 2007/08 REPORT November 2008 PEOPLE PLACE NATURE GOVERNANCE Prepared by Strategic Planning and Environmental Science and Policy Units Tel: 9710 0684 Page 1 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Table of Contents Executive Summary – 4 Scorecard – 5 People – 5 Place – 5 Nature – 6 Governance – 6 Introduction – 7 PEOPLE DIRECTION 1 – 9 A safe community where everybody has the opportunity to take part in social life – 9 What is the indicator? – 9 What is happening? – 10 What is the response? – 14 PEOPLE DIRECTION 2 – 16 A harmonious community based on respect and responsibility, where everybody is made to feel welcome and valued – 16 What is the indicator? – 16 What is happening? – 17 What is the response? – 26 PEOPLE DIRECTION 3 – 29 A healthy and active community with appropriate activities and services for all stages of the life cycle – 29 What is the indicator? – 29 What is happening? – 32 What is the response? – 47 PEOPLE DIRECTION 4 – 50 A strong community based on networks of families, neighbourhoods, community groups and local – 50 businesses – 50 What is the indicator? – 50 What is happening? – 51 What is the response? – 56 PEOPLE DIRECTION 5 – 58 A learning community which values education and embraces life long learning opportunities – 58 What is the indicator? – 58 What is happening? – 59 What is the response? – 65 PEOPLE DIRECTION 6 – 68 A prosperous community with economic opportunities which value people and nature – 68 What is the indicator? – 68 What is happening? – 69 What is the response? – 73 PLACE DIRECTION 1 – 74 Greater Housing Choice to suit a changing population, and increased access to housing and design that is suitable within the environ- ment – 74 What is the indicator? – 74 What is happening? – 75 What is the response? – 81 PLACE DIRECTION 2 – 82 Improved Transport Options – 82 What is the indicator? – 82 What is happening? – 83 What is the response? – 87 PLACE DIRECTION 3 – 90 Leisure and recreation opportunities to suit the needs of the changing population, and that are designed to have minimal impact on the environment – 90 What is the indicator? – 90 What is happening? – 91 What is the response? – 96 PLACE DIRECTION 4 – 99 Page 2 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Page 3 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Local suburban activity centres that support a healthy local economy and build a sense of community – 99 What is the indicator? – 99 What is happening? – 100 What is the response? – 102 PLACE DIRECTION 5 – 103 Well maintained and efficient critical infrastructure which meets current and future needs – 103 What is the indicator? – 103 What is happening? – 105 What is the response? – 109 PLACE DIRECTION 6 – 113 Acknowledgment of the importance of historically and culturally significant places to the Shire’s identity for both current and for future generations – 113 What is the indicator? – 113 What is happening? – 114 What is the response? – 115 NATURE DIRECTION 1 – 117 Minimisation of the environmental, economic and social impacts of disasters – 117 What is the indicator? – 117 What is happening? – 118 What is the response? – 119 NATURE DIRECTION 2 – 120 A low waste future - avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle - with best practice waste disposal – 120 What is the indicator? – 120 What is happening? – 121 What is the response? – 126 NATURE DIRECTION 3 – 129 Abundant and Healthy native flora and fauna – 129 What is the indicator? – 129 What is the indicator? – 130 What is the response? – 136 NATURE DIRECTION 4 – 141 Cleaner, healthier waterways, beaches and wetlands with healthy marine life, cleaner storm water run off – 141 What is the indicator? – 141 What is happening? – 142 What is the response? – 150 NATURE DIRECTION 5 – 152 Reduced Greenhouse Emissions and Better Air Quality – 152 What is the indicator? – 152 What is happening? – 153 What is the response? – 157 NATURE DIRECTION 6 – 159 Conservation of our natural resources – 159 What is the indicator? – 159 What is happening? – 160 What is the response? – 164 Governance – 165 What is the indicator? – 165 What is happening? – 167 What is the response? – 173 Conclusion – 175 Appendix – 176 Page 2 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Page 3 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council ExecutiveEXECUTIVE Summary SUMMARY The State of the Shire Report 2007/08, provides a snapshot of the quality of life and wellbeing for the Shire. For the first time, in this edition Council has combined two reports; formerly the State of the Shire report (SoS) and the former State of the Environment report (SoE). Previously the SOS was developed and initiated by Council while the SOE is a mandatory report required of all Councils by the NSW Department of Local Government. The reports were merged to minimise duplication and streamline reporting processes to form an integrated holistic mechanism for reporting on sustainability. Reporting is now aligned with the principal activities of Council's recently reviewed strategic plan Our Shire Our Future - Our Guide for Shaping the Shire to 2030 (The Guide). The format has changed to achieve an integrated, cohesive report. The SOS 2007/08 report presents trend data for each reporting period from 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2008 to show whether the Shire is Moving towards or moving away from its vision in four principal activity areas - People, Place, Nature and Governance. These areas identified through consultation with the community are the pillars of quadruple bottom line planning, activity and reporting, identified to achieve the Shire's vision. Positive and adverse findings through analysing information provided by indicators, enable the community to be informed with factual information and to assist in determining future actions to maintain or improve the Shire's vision. The findings from the report show that we are Moving towards the Shire vision in the principal activity areas of People and Governance and away from the Shire vision in principal activity areas of Place and Nature. The following score card provides a summary of the findings. SCORECARD PEOPLE (Formerly - Safety, Social cohesion, Health, Leisure and Education) Direction Trend Direction 1 - A safe community where everybody has the opportunity to take part in social life Direction 2 - A harmonious community based on respect and responsibility, where everybody is made to feel welcome and valued Direction 3 - A healthy and active community with appropriate activities and services for all stages of the life cycle Direction 4 - A strong community based on networks of families, neighbourhoods, community groups and local businesses Direction 5 - A learning community which values education and embraces life long learning opportunities Direction 6 - A prosperous community with economic opportunities which value people and nature PLACE Page 4 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Page 5 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Scorecard People ! ! ( ( Place # # ) ) # # "! "! ! ! "# $ "# $ % % $ $ & ' & ' ( ( % # ) % # ) #( ! $ ) #( ! $ ) * * #+ #+ ! " Page 4 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Page 5 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council # $%&&'! ! # # $%&&'! ! # Nature ! ! ! ( ( ( # # # ) ) ) # # # Governance "! "! "! ! "# $ ! ! "# $ "# $ % $ % % $ $& ' & ' & ' ( % # )( ( #( ! $ ) % # ) % # ) #( ! $ ) #( ! $ ) * #+ * * #+ #+ # $%&&'! ! # # $%&&'! ! # # $%&&'! ! # Page 6 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Page 7 Copyright © 2009 Sutherland Shire Council Introduction The aim of sustainability is to protect the environmental, social and economic rights of future generations without compromising those of the current generation. In the Sutherland Shire sustainability forms an integral part of Council's Strategic Plan. A primary objective of the plan is to ensure that economic, social and environmental considerations are integrated into Council's decision making processes and that sustainable outcomes are achieved through balancing the short and long term needs of government, the business sector, community groups, residents and visitors. In 2007/ 2008 the combining of the State of the Environment report (SoE) and State of the Shire report (SoS) provides Council and the community with a more informative and comprehensive measure of the Shire's progress toward a sustainable future through the monitoring of key environmental and social indicators and the meeting of the community's vision; "A community working together to attain safe, healthy and active lifestyles through accountable decision- making that achieves sustainable development and economic opportunities which respect people and nature." (Developed by the people of Sutherland Shire 1997) WHY COMBINE THE SoE AND SoS? This