City of Greening Fremantle: Strategy 2020

Acknowledgements Executive Summary

The City of Fremantle thanks the Green Plan Working There is increasing research and evidence to show open and green spaces have a Group in helping drive and create the Strategy and in positive effect on community sociability, local economy and ecology. These spaces providing valuable time, expertise and passion to the project. are particularly important in city urban environments, where people live, work and recreate. Throughout 2016/17, the City of Fremantle (‘City’) has been progressing the Cr Jon Strachan (Chair) greening of Fremantle and developing the detailed Urban Forest Plan. To better Cr Rachel Pemberton align City document intents, the Green Plan 2020 has been renamed “Greening Cr Andrew Sullivan Fremantle: Strategy 2020”, which provides the overarching strategy for the detailed Urban Forest Plan. Dr Martin Anda PhD, BSc (Hons), BE (Mech), MIE Aust Green spaces and places are important to our Key projects over the next five years Academic Chair of Environmental Engineering community and have been identified as valued include: School of Engineering and Information Technology – assets through the Fremantle 2029 Community Investigation and identification for accessing Visioning process as “… a City that values its public open space in the priority areas of Hilton, Dr Paula Hooper environment and heritage and the protection O’Connor, White Gum Valley, North Fremantle BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, Post Doc Research Fellow, and enhancing the natural environment, green and Beaconsfield. RESIDE-II Research into Practice Project Co-ordinator spaces and heritage features”. Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Investigation and identify options to improve To achieve this vision, the Greening Fremantle: Population and Health – University of and/or expand public open space in proximity to Strategy 2020 has six focus areas to maintain future high density areas. Mr Francis Burke and enhance green spaces, increase quality and Director distribution of green spaces, increasing and Undertaking an Urban Forest Plan to manage Earthcare improving biodiversity, water efficiency and and guide tree and vegetation population across encouraging the greening of private property. the public and private realm, to increase canopy Mr Clinton Matthews and biodiversity and to mitigate the Urban Heat Architect The Greening Fremantle: Strategy 2020 provides Island Effect. B. Arch, B.App Science the background, rationale and framework to deliver projects and programs over the next five Undertaking water demand modelling to inform Mr Luke Priddle years. future fit for purpose water supply options. Landscape Architect Prepare planting plans for green links including Key initiatives and targets include: Mr Rhys Gustafsson design factors such as biodiversity links and links Environmental Engineering Student Every resident and worker to be within walkable between green spaces and activity centres. Murdoch University distance to public open space. The six focus area objectives and action plan is the Progressively increase tree planting across the culmination of the development of the Greening city to achieve at least 20% canopy coverage. Photos contributed by Amanda Miller. Fremantle: Strategy 2020 through the City and Design adaptable open space that allows for the Green Plan Working Group. future flexibility as the community and open space function and needs change over time. “… a city that values its Planning for future water security to identify opportunities for best available water sources for environment and heritage and existing and new open space. the protection and enhancing Develop links that increase the amount of the natural environment, green flora/vegetation and increase habitats for native fauna and encourage their movement betw