Submission on the South-west Marine Parks Network
Conservation Council SA's key recommendations to the Government in preparing its management plans for the South-west Marine Parks Network include: Substantially increase the size and number of ‘sanctuary zones’ (IUCN II / National Park zones) across the Network, Set a...
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Submission to draft Strathalbyn Town Plan
Conservation Council SA's submission supports the draft Plan, albeit making recommendations to strengthen it further, such as by: identifying appropriate Council land for Native Vegetation Heritage Agreements; and incorporate a specific tree canopy cover target by 2035, of at least...
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Submission on draft Engineering Requirements for Land Division (Stage 2)
Conservation Council SA's key recommendations are that part 10 of the Technical Manual relating to the draft Engineering Requirements for Land Division (Stage 2) focus on all trees - not just street trees - and that native species and biodiversity...
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Submission on the draft Hills and Fleurieu Regional Landscape Plan
Conservation Council SA welcomes the draft Hills and Fleurieu Regional Landscape Plan, and encourages the Plan to include the likely impacts upon South Australian biodiversity from climate projections, noting that this is currently absent.
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Submission on the draft Port Lincoln Master Plan
Conservation Council SA are concerned that the City of Port Lincoln appears ti have largely ignored its environmental stewardship responsibilities in its key planning document for the city. Indeed, the word ‘environment’ only appears twice in the entire draft Plan...
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Submission on the Federal environmental protection (EPBC) bills
Conservation Council SA's submission focuses on the top priority issues for South Australia, which, like all jurisdictions in Australia, is facing the ongoing and accelerating decline of its biodiversity due to a lack of adequate legal protections and insufficient Federal...
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Submission on the draft National Recovery Plan for the Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula
Conservation Council SA has a long history of researching and advocating for the recovery of the unique Fleurieu Swamps Threatened Ecological Community (TEC). Our submission focuses on the need for the Recovery Plan to increase its focus on private landholders...
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Submission on the Victor Harbor Environment Management Plan
The City of Victor Harbor's draft Environment Management Plan needs to consistently adopt goals, targets and KPIs that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound), and align with the Objectives, Targets and Actions within “Principle 4: Our environment is...
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Submission on the Sellicks Beach Growth Area Joint Amendment
Conservation Council SA supports the proposed retention of the Regulated and Significant Trees Overlay and Native Vegetation Overlay, and recommends that all watercourses and significant drainage lines are retained as parks and/or green spaces with at least a 50-metre buffer...
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Submission on the draft Protected and Conserved Area Strategy
Conservation Council SA recommends that the Strategy has stronger alignment with Australia's commitments to the Global Biodiversity Framework under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, including the collective commitment by all Australian governments to Australia's '30 by 30' on...
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