Draft Sustainable Hornsby 2040 Strategy
This draft strategy provides an overarching framework to achieve an innovative and environmentally sustainable Shire with resilient, diverse and thriving communities and ecosystems.
Council’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy – Sustainable Hornsby 2040 is part of the Sustainability theme of the Community Strategic Plan. Sustainable Hornsby 2040 is the overarching environmental sustainability strategy for Council that draws together several supporting documents outlined below.
The draft Strategy acknowledges the many challenges posed by climate change, population growth and urban intensification and provides a vision for a sustainable future.
Frequently Asked Questions
The strategy empowers Council and community to action on many fronts including reducing Council’s greenhouse gas emissions, potable water use, waste sent to landfill, increasing our urban forest, and protecting and enhancing biodiversity. There are also actions to embed sustainability into Council’s strategic processes that demonstrate leadership and environmental innovation.
The Vision for a Sustainable Hornsby proposed in the draft strategy is:
Our thinking and decision-making will be long-term, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means ensuring that the ways in which we live, work and play will not adversely affect our environment but offer a more sustainable lifestyle for all members of our community.
Draft Sustainable Hornsby 2040 Themes and Goals
- Waste Matters
We contribute to the sustainability of our Shire through better waste management practices. - Biodiversity Conservation
We are equipped to ensure biodiversity is well-managed, resilient and adaptable to land-use change. The connection and conservation of natural assets will contribute to the community’s health and well-being, maintain a sense of place and enhance biodiversity values in the Shire. - Urban Forest
We will have a healthy, thriving, diverse and valued urban forest that provides shade, cooling and adds colour and life to the Shire. - Water Sensitive
We will be a beautiful, green, and thriving Shire whose management of water and the environment supports clean waterways, sustainable resource use, and a healthy lifestyle that is connected to nature. - Climate Wise
We will mitigate our actions and achieve zero net emissions by 2050. We will adapt to the changing climate. - Walking and Cycling / Active Transport
We will create an accessible, continuous and safe walking and cycling network that connects everyday destinations easily, quickly and logically. - Natural Hazards
We will assist our community and natural environment to develop a high level of resilience, be better able to withstand shocks and stresses and have an enhanced ability to recover from residual impacts of natural hazards.
Have Your Say
The draft Strategy is part of a broad range of sustainability initiatives being implemented through Hornsby Council.
The exhibition period ended on Friday, 13 November 2020.