The City of Armadale acknowledge the Traditional Owners and the Custodians of the land upon which we stand, work and play.
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Peoples of this land and their connection to the lands and the waters, as they are part of them spiritually and culturally.
We acknowledge their ancestors, the Elders past and present, who have led the way for us to follow.
The natural environment is one of the most valuable assets of the City of Armadale and is central to our sense of place. The following documents are important for guiding Council planning, decision-making, and activities that have an impact on our local environment. This is a shared vision for the future of our environment, as well as priority actions and the role of the Council.
The Local Biodiversity Strategy is designed to identify significant natural areas, and where possible plan for their protection, retention and management within the City. The broad objectives of the Strategy are to:
Consolidate existing protection measures in existing City Strategies, policies and plans
Develop an accurate mapping base and a bushland protection plan for Local Natural Areas (LNAs)
Identify objectives, goals, targets and actions for the protection and enhancement of the LNAs in the City
Integrate with current planning and management systems
Engage stakeholders and the community during preparation and implementation of the Strategy and action plan.
The purpose of the strategy is to identify risks to the City's natural assets of Air, Water, Soil and Land, in conjunction with opportunities to improve these. Preparation of the document included:
Developing an indication of the current ‘state’ of Air, Water, Soil and Land environmental assets in the City of Armadale, using existing monitoring data.
Identification of risks and threats, following the protocols of the City’s Risk Management Framework and ‘AS/NZS ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines (ISO 31000)’.
Evaluation of existing mitigating controls to address the risks identified, and identification of further opportunities to enhance environmental performance and/or City processes.
Development of high level indicators to track future environmental performance.
The City has prepared a number of management plans for designated natural areas. The aim of these management plans is to provide and organised and consistent approach to environmental management within the City.
