Wellington Shire Council's vision is for happy people, healthy environment and thriving communities.
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We are pleased to present Council’s achievements towards the Sustainability Strategy below. This easy-to-navigate online report documents the progress and highlights made as we continue our journey to be a leader in sustainability. The report addresses the key themes in the Sustainability Strategy and captures ongoing work and completed projects.
Council has strategic partnerships that assist with our sustainable directions. These include:
Council first adopted a local Environmental Sustainability Strategy Priority Statement in March 2010 as a requirement of signing up to the Victorian Local Sustainability Accord in 2009 and followed with our first targeted strategy in 2011.
In March 2020 we endorsed the Sustainability Strategy 2020-24 which sets out our priorities and proposed actions for the next four years. It is centred around 5 key themes:
We are accelerating our actions and for the first time have included an emissions reduction target and a program to improve climate adaptation of our infrastructure and services.
We are pleased to present Council’s annual sustainability report below. The report documents the progress and highlights made as we continue our journey to be a leader in sustainability. The report addresses the key themes in the Sustainability Strategy, however please note that the actions delivered may have progressed since publication. Correct as at 31 July 2021.