BRIMBANK residents are being asked to have their say on the draft Biodiversity Strategy that provides a plan to protect and enhance the area’s natural landscape over the next decade.
The strategy has been developed as part of the council’s commitment to protect, maintain and enhance biodiversity within the municipality as identified within the Brimbank Community Plan 2009-2030.
These natural areas, which are scattered throughout Brimbank, provide us with a snapshot of the plants and animals that were once widespread across the land and across a large area of Western Victoria. Many of these significant plants and animals have been recognised and are protected by State and Federal government legislation.
Brimbank administrator and chair of council’s community advisory sustainability and environment committee, Ms Joanne Anderson said the strategy would assist the council to implement measures to ensure it continued to protect and improve the quality and quantity of these natural areas and look for opportunities to connect the sites through natural corridors ensuring the long term sustainability of the native species and vegetation communities.
“Most importantly, we will continue to foster greater community understanding and connection with our significant natural areas which will continue to create and build on the active participation and ownership already shown by the wider Brimbank community,” Ms Anderson said.
Residents can have input into the issue during the consultation period which runs until 2 November.
