Waste & Resource Recovery Strategy
Council would like to thank the 1,200 residents who submitted their response to the Waste Management Survey.
About
The Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy will guide Council in providing environmentally, economically and socially sustainable waste management services across the municipality. Council will develop a ten-year Strategy in line with the Council Plan, which aims to further reduce the volume of waste going to landfill and explore innovative waste management and resource recovery mechanisms through regional partnerships.
The final Strategy will clearly set out reduction targets and actions that ultimately deliver a reduction in waste, while ensuring community needs and priorities are understood and used to inform our decision making process.
How you can be involved
A range of opportunities will be available for community members to provide feedback on the future delivery of waste management services in Golden Plains Shire.
OUR SURVEY HAS NOW CLOSED
Council would like to thank the 1,200 residents who submitted their response to the Waste Management Survey. Data from the survey and other sources will be gathered and analysed over the coming months to inform the development of a Draft Consultation Paper. The Draft Consultation Paper will include a summary of the data gathered, a vision, targets and service options for consideration by the community.
ATTEND A CONVERSATION POST
A Draft Consultation Paper will be developed and available for the community to provide their feedback. Feedback will be able to be submitted electronically, in hard copy or by attending a conversation post during April & May 2019 at one of the following locations:
- 8.30am to 12.30pm, Saturday 6 April, Golden Plains Farmers' Market, Byron Street, Bannockburn
- 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday 9 April, Smythesdale CFA, 74 Brooke Street, Smythesdale
- 10am to 2pm, Saturday 13 April, Rokewood Recreation Reserve, McMillan Road, Rokewood
- 9am to 1pm, Saturday 27 April, Meredith General Store, 17 Wallace Street, Meredith
PROVIDE COMMENT ON DRAFT STRATEGY
Following community feedback from the Draft Consultation Paper, a Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy will be developed. The Draft Strategy will be on exhibition for community comment during July 2019.
What Happens Next
Feedback from the community will be considered and used to inform the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy in line with the Council Plan’s (2017-2021) strategic directions and priorities.
Following collation of survey results, a Draft Consultation Paper will be developed in April 2019 and be available for the community to provide their feedback
The Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy will be exhibited for public comment in July 2019.
The final Strategy will be presented to Council for adoption in September 2019.
Timeline
October 2018: Survey opens
Friday 2 November 2018: Survey closes
November 2018 to February 2019: Information gathering and data analysis
March 2019: Development of Draft Consultation Paper
April & May 2019: Draft Consultation Paper released and community Conversation Posts
June 2019: Development of Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy
July 2019: Exhibition of Draft Strategy for public comment
September 2019: Final Strategy
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