Number of state and nationally 3 Strategic 3 draft plans prepared. significant reserves actively Management Plans  D managed through a strategic developed per management plan annum Percentage of council owned Increase Data unavailable. conservation reserves D permanently protected by  fencing, planning controls and/or conservation agreement Kilometres and area of noxious 300 kilometres of Target weed control on 300 weeds controlled on Council roadside and 500 kilometres of roadsides and  D reserves and roadsides hectares of within reserves totalling reserves per annum approximately 500hectares. Net gain in vegetation - grasses, Minimum 20,000 A total of over 24,000 plantings shrubs and trees planted by plantings per were undertaken by the  Council annum organisation in 2014-2015. This does not account for community D group plantings, such as the 2,000 planted by the Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek. Net increase in street trees Increase of 400 per There was a net increase in annum street trees of 196. This does X not take into account the Central D Geelong flower plantings program undertaken in Number of wetlands assessed 20 wetlands per 17 wetlands assessed for for ecosystem health including annum algae and 6 six wetlands  M blue green algae assessed as part of specialist aquatic maintenance program. – X – Target achieved Target not achieved Progressing/awaiting data – 2014-2015 Business Plan Actions Action Status Barwon River infrastructure project implementation (Mt Brandon i Landscape Plan) i Barwon River trail realignment at Queens Park Clifton Springs coastal erosion mitigation works i Clifton Springs Dell maintenance Coastal reserves infrastructure maintenance Council environmental reserves maintenance and improvement works Friends of Buckley Falls contribution Geelong / Queenscliffe coastal adaptation planning program Ramblers Road Foreshore Management Plan review The Dell Access Path, Stage 2 Tree planting, establishment and aftercare
D Number of state and nationally significant reserves actively managed through a strategic management plan 3 Strategic Management Plans developed per annum  3 draft plans prepared. D Percentage of council owned conservation reserves permanently protected by fencing, planning controls and/or conservation agreement Increase  Data unavailable. D Kilometres and area of noxious weeds controlled on Council reserves and roadsides 300 kilometres of roadside and 500 hectares of reserves per annum  Target weed control on 300 kilometres of roadsides and within reserves totalling approximately 500hectares. D Net gain in vegetation - grasses, shrubs and trees planted by Council Minimum 20,000 plantings per annum  A total of over 24,000 plantings were undertaken by the organisation in 2014-2015. This does not account for community group plantings, such as the 2,000 planted by the Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek. D Net increase in street trees Increase of 400 per annum X There was a net increase in street trees of 196. This does not take into account the Central Geelong flower plantings program undertaken in M Number of wetlands assessed for ecosystem health including blue green algae 20 wetlands per annum  17 wetlands assessed for algae and 6 six wetlands assessed as part of specialist aquatic maintenance program. – Target achieved X – Target not achieved – Progressing/awaiting data 2014-2015 Business Plan Actions Action Status Barwon River infrastructure project implementation (Mt Brandon Landscape Plan) i Barwon River trail realignment at Queens Park i Clifton Springs coastal erosion mitigation works Clifton Springs Dell maintenance i Coastal reserves infrastructure maintenance Council environmental reserves maintenance and improvement works Friends of Buckley Falls contribution Geelong / Queenscliffe coastal adaptation planning program Ramblers Road Foreshore Management Plan review The Dell Access Path, Stage 2 Tree planting, establishment and aftercare
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