PROTECT REDLANDS COAST

COUNCIL’S DEDICATION TO PROTECT REDLANDS COAST ENVIRONMENT 

A report tabled at  Redland City Council’s most recent General Meeting shows Redlands Coast’s unique and valued natural environmental continues to be in safe hands.

The report was requested by Division 6 Councillor Julie Talty who asked for it to be provided to the Federal Government to assist in Environmental Protection Biosecurity Conservation (EPBC) assessments of community infrastructure.

Over the past five years, Council has spent approximately $68m on its core environment program which is a major financial commitment.

Council’s spending on responsible management, maintenance and improvement of the city’s conservation areas has steadily increased year on year.

Council’s core environment program is funded through a combination of funding from the Environment and Coastal Management Special Charge (Environment Levy), which was established in the 1990s, and general rates revenue.

The program covers the following areas: conservation area maintenance, fire management, trail maintenance, fauna management, waterway management, environment corridor management, environmental education, conservation administration, and coastal protection.

The report shows that Council has spent close to $36m on strategic conservation land acquisitions since 1993, bringing around 1313 ha of land with high environmental values into public ownership.

This includes land that forms part of core habitat areas, environmental corridors and broader functional precincts, and adds to the broader conservation estate owned or managed by Council.