Environmental Plans

Local Environmental Strategy

The City of Wanneroo is committed to responsible environmental management and has prepared a Local Environmental Strategy (LES) that provides strategic direction for action on environmental issues for the next three to five years. There are six key focus areas:

• Biodiversity
• The enhanced Greenhouse effect
• Waste
• Resource conservation and management
• Community participation and environmental awareness
• Sustainability

The City undertakes annual reviews of progress in implementing the Local Environmental Strategy.

To view the Local Environmental Strategy please click here .

Energy Action Plan

The City developed a new Energy Action Plan in 2007 , which sets out 44 actions to assist Council to reach its greenhouse reduction goals for the corporate, and community sectors. The Energy Action Plan will form the basis for the City’s greenhouse gas reduction strategy from 2007 to 2012.

Local Biodiversity Strategy

The City of Wanneroo is undertaking a pilot project to develop a Local Biodiversity Strategy, working with representatives from government agencies, the Perth Biodiversity Project and the community.

Other Plans

The Gnangara Lake Reserve Management Plan guides management for conservation, recreation and heritage within Gnangara Lake Reserve. A summary of the report can be viewed online, or the full version can be viewed at the your local City of Wanneroo Library.

The Mindarie - Quinns Rocks Foreshore Management Plan guides management of the coastline between Quinns Beach North and North Mindarie Beach. The plan was adopted by Council in June 2004.

The Smart Growth Strategy is being developed to more effectively manage growth in the City of Wanneroo, in both new and existing suburbs. The strategy has six key principles, one of which is Long Term Health of the Environment.
 
The Koondoola Regional Bushland Management Plan guides management for conservation, recreation and heritage within Koondoola Regional Bushland.

The Two Rocks-Yanchep Foreshore Management Plan provides a framework for protecting and enhancing the environmental, landscape, heritage and recreation values of the Two Rocks and Yanchep areas.  Click here to download a .zip file containing the Figures referred to in the Foreshore Management Plan.