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HU

ME

CIT

Y C

OU

NC

ILR

UR

AL

CO

MM

UN

ITY

EN

GA

GEM

ENT

PLA

N

C

ou

nci

l act

ion

s in

acc

ord

ance

wit

h t

he

Co

mm

un

ity

Eng

agem

ent

Fram

ewo

rkC

om

mu

nit

y ac

tio

ns

Loca

l lan

d m

anag

emen

t co

mm

unity

gro

ups

and

indi

vidu

als

shou

ld w

rite

to t

he

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

ad

voca

te.

Cou

ncil

will

faci

litat

e a

serie

s of

foru

ms

to d

iscu

ss k

ey la

nd

man

agem

ent

issu

es

and

colla

bora

te w

ith

rura

l lan

dow

ners

in

addr

essin

g th

e is

sues

.

Cou

ncil

will

con

tinue

to

orga

nise

and

pro

vide

a

varie

ty o

f w

orks

hops

, tr

aini

ng a

nd fi

eld

days

fo

r w

eed

and

land

m

anag

emen

t.

Exis

ting

and

new

loca

l la

nd m

anag

emen

t gr

oups

to a

pply

for

Cou

ncil’

s C

omm

unity

G

rant

s pr

ogra

m.

Rura

l lan

dow

ners

to

eng

age

in fo

rum

di

scus

sion

s an

d pa

rtne

r w

ith C

ounc

il in

see

king

so

lutio

ns to

key

land

m

anag

emen

t is

sues

.

Rura

l lan

dow

ners

to

rep

ort

issu

es to

C

ounc

il’s

Cus

tom

er

Serv

ice

depa

rtm

ent.

Rura

l com

mun

ity

to r

aise

issu

es a

nd

conc

erns

with

War

d C

ounc

illor

s as

nec

essa

ry.

Land

owne

rs c

an s

eek

Cou

ncil

supp

ort

and

guid

ance

in u

nder

taki

ng

envi

ronm

enta

l pr

otec

tion

proj

ects

on

thei

r la

nd.

Cou

ncil

will

sup

port

and

fu

nd c

omm

unity

led

wor

ksho

ps, t

rain

ing

and

field

s da

ys t

hrou

gh t

he

Con

serv

ing

our

Rura

l En

viro

nmen

t gr

ant.

Cou

ncil

will

sup

port

lo

cal l

and

man

agem

ent

com

mun

ity g

roup

s to

app

ly fo

r C

ounc

il’s

Com

mun

ity G

rant

s to

as

sist

in t

he fo

rmat

ion

of t

he g

roup

s.

KEY ISSUES

TIM

EFR

AM

E:

On

go

ing

Weed

Co

ntr

ol

&

Lan

d M

an

ag

em

en

t

Lan

do

wn

er

&

Co

mm

un

ity

Gro

up

Act

ion

Wast

e, Po

llu

tio

n

& S

oil

En

vir

on

men

t Pro

tect

ion

Gre

en

Wed

ge

& P

lan

nin

g

Co

un

cil

Fun

din

g

& I

nce

nti

ve

Sch

em

es

Cou

ncil

will

info

rm a

nd

enco

urag

e ex

istin

g an

d ne

w c

omm

unity

gro

ups

to a

pply

for

Cou

ncil’

s an

nual

Com

mun

ity

Gra

nts

prog

ram

.

Cou

ncil

will

pro

vide

m

eani

ngfu

l edu

catio

n fo

r ha

rd w

aste

co

llect

ion

and

rubb

ish

dum

ping

in r

ural

are

as.

Cou

ncil

will

info

rm a

nd

regu

larly

upd

ate

the

rura

l com

mun

ity a

bout

re

leva

nt p

lann

ing

issu

es

and

whi

ch a

utho

rity

is

resp

onsi

ble.

Cou

ncill

ors

will

be

regu

larly

brie

fed

and

upda

ted

on r

ural

co

mm

unity

issu

es b

y st

aff.

Cou

ncil

will

con

tinue

pr

oact

ive

com

plia

nce

and

enfo

rcem

ent

with

so

il m

ovem

ent

and

dum

ping

in r

ural

are

as.

Cou

ncil

can

inve

stig

ate

oppo

rtun

ities

to

enha

nce

nativ

e ve

geta

tion

on r

ural

ro

adsi

des

and

cons

ult

with

key

sta

keho

lder

s.

Cou

ncil

will

be

proa

ctiv

e in

see

king

info

rmat

ion

from

aut

horit

ies

abou

t pl

anni

ng is

sues

tha

t ar

e of

con

cern

to t

he r

ural

co

mm

unity

.

Cou

ncil

will

sup

port

re

vege

tatio

n an

d th

e cr

eatio

n of

wild

life

corr

idor

s in

Hum

e th

roug

h th

e C

onse

rvin

g ou

r Ru

ral E

nviro

nmen

t gr

ant.

Cou

ncil

will

act

ivel

y ap

ply

for

fund

ing

to

supp

ort

and

enha

nce

exis

ting

ince

ntiv

e sc

hem

es o

ffer

ed to

rur

al

land

owne

rs.

Cou

ncil

will

adv

ocat

e to

th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

for

enfo

rcem

ent

of

prio

rity

wee

ds a

nd k

eep

the

rura

l com

mun

ity

info

rmed

.INFO

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To p

rovi

de t

he p

ublic

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ba

lanc

ed a

nd o

bjec

tive

info

rmat

ion

to a

ssis

t th

em in

und

erst

andi

ng

the

prob

lem

, alte

rnat

ives

, op

port

uniti

es a

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lutio

ns.

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wor

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publ

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ghou

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pub

lic c

once

rns

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ratio

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re

cons

iste

ntly

und

erst

ood

and

cons

ider

ed.

CO

LLA

BO

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TETo

par

tner

with

the

pu

blic

in e

ach

aspe

ct o

f th

e de

cisi

on in

clud

ing

the

deve

lopm

ent

of

alte

rnat

ives

and

the

id

entifi

catio

n of

the

pr

efer

red

solu

tion.

Ru

ral

Lan

do

wn

ers

&

Lo

cal

Lan

d

Man

ag

em

en

t C

om

mu

nit

y G

rou

ps

Cou

ncil

will

con

tinue

to

aud

it an

d as

sess

la

ndow

ners

elig

ibili

ty

and

com

plia

nce

for

the

Agr

icul

tura

l Lan

d U

se

reba

te a

nd C

onse

rvin

g ou

r Ru

ral E

nviro

nmen

t gr

ant.

For

mo

re i

nfo

rmati

on

co

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ct C

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nci

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HU

ME

CIT

Y C

OU

NC

ILR

UR

AL

CO

MM

UN

ITY

EN

GA

GEM

ENT

PLA

N

Co

un

cil a

ctio

ns

in a

cco

rdan

ce w

ith

th

e C

om

mu

nit

y En

gag

emen

t Fr

amew

ork

Co

mm

un

ity

acti

on

s

Rura

l lan

dow

ners

to

activ

ely

initi

ate

and

part

icip

ate

in lo

cal

actio

n fo

r pe

st a

nim

al

cont

rol.

Rura

l lan

dow

ners

to

initi

ate

the

esta

blis

hmen

t of

loca

l la

nd m

anag

emen

t co

mm

unity

gro

ups

with

th

e su

ppor

t of

Cou

ncil.

Cou

ncil

will

eng

age

and

invo

lve

rura

l lan

dow

ners

in

dev

elop

ing

a bo

ok

to d

ocum

ent

the

lived

hi

stor

y of

farm

ing

fam

ilies

in H

ume.

Cou

ncil

will

sup

port

and

as

sist

the

form

atio

n of

lo

cal l

and

man

agem

ent

com

mun

ity g

roup

s to

add

ress

key

land

m

anag

emen

t is

sues

.

KEY ISSUES

TIM

EFR

AM

E:

Sh

ort

to

Med

ium

(1

-5 y

ears

)

Weed

Co

ntr

ol

&

Lan

d M

an

ag

em

en

t

Lan

do

wn

er

&

Co

mm

un

ity

Gro

up

Act

ion

Pest

An

imals

(e

xo

tic

& n

ati

ve)

Fun

din

g &

In

cen

tive S

chem

es

Gre

en

Wed

ge &

Pla

nn

ing

Veh

icle

s,

Mach

inery

&

Ro

ad

s

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

inco

rpor

atin

g is

sues

as

soci

ated

with

cat

s in

to

the

pest

ani

mal

act

ion

plan

.

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

the

issue

s as

soci

ated

with

tr

ansp

orta

tion

of

agric

ultu

ral m

achi

nery

in

per

i-urb

an a

reas

and

ad

voca

te to

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t and

Vic

Road

s fo

r im

prov

ed re

gula

tions

.

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

and

rese

arch

into

an

incr

ease

in fi

nanc

ial

supp

ort f

or th

e A

gric

ultu

ral L

and

Use

re

bate

and

info

rm

part

icip

ants

.

Cou

ncil

will

adv

ocat

e to

th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

for

chan

ges

to z

onin

g,

over

lays

, min

imum

su

bdiv

isio

n an

d pe

rmitt

ed a

ctiv

ities

as

a co

nseq

uenc

e of

a n

ew

polic

y.

Cou

ncil

will

rev

iew

the

ex

istin

g po

licy

for

rura

l ar

eas

and

deve

lop

a ne

w r

ural

are

as la

nd u

se

stra

tegy

and

invo

lve

the

rura

l com

mun

ity.

Rura

l lan

dow

ners

and

lo

cal l

and

man

agem

ent

grou

ps to

adv

ocat

e to

th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

for

chan

ges

to z

onin

g,

over

lays

, min

imum

su

bdiv

isio

n an

d pe

rmitt

ed a

ctiv

ities

.

Cou

ncil

will

disc

uss

issue

s an

d ad

voca

te fo

r act

ion

with

mot

orbi

kes

and

asso

ciat

ed ru

ral l

and

issue

s.

Cou

ncil

will

also

con

tinue

to

wor

k w

ith d

evel

oper

s to

redu

ce in

cide

nces

of

illeg

al s

oil d

umpi

ng.

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

and

prom

ote

alte

rnat

ive

land

use

opt

ions

and

via

ble

busin

ess

oppo

rtun

ities

in

Hum

e’s

rura

l are

as

to a

ssist

land

owne

rs in

di

vers

ifyin

g th

eir l

and

use

and

gene

ratin

g in

com

e fr

om

thei

r lan

d.

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

its r

ole

in m

anag

ing

kang

aroo

s on

pub

lic

land

and

con

sult

with

re

leva

nt s

take

hold

ers.

Cou

ncil

will

inve

stig

ate

and

rese

arch

into

by-

law

s fo

r w

eed

cont

rol

with

oth

er L

ocal

G

over

nmen

ts a

nd t

he

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t.

INFO

RM

To p

rovi

de t

he p

ublic

with

ba

lanc

ed a

nd o

bjec

tive

info

rmat

ion

to a

ssis

t th

em in

und

erst

andi

ng

the

prob

lem

, alte

rnat

ives

, op

port

uniti

es a

nd/o

r so

lutio

ns.

CO

NSU

LTTo

obt

ain

publ

ic

feed

back

on

anal

ysis

, al

tern

ativ

es a

nd/o

r de

cisi

ons.

INV

OLV

ETo

wor

k di

rect

ly w

ith

the

publ

ic t

hrou

ghou

t th

e pr

oces

s to

ens

ure

that

pub

lic c

once

rns

and

aspi

ratio

ns a

re

cons

iste

ntly

und

erst

ood

and

cons

ider

ed.

CO

LLA

BO

RA

TETo

par

tner

with

the

pu

blic

in e

ach

aspe

ct o

f th

e de

cisi

on in

clud

ing

the

deve

lopm

ent

of

alte

rnat

ives

and

the

id

entifi

catio

n of

the

pr

efer

red

solu

tion.

Ru

ral

Lan

do

wn

ers

&

Lo

cal

Lan

d

Man

ag

em

en

t C

om

mu

nit

y G

rou

ps

Cou

ncil

will

org

anis

e a

foru

m o

n ka

ngar

oo

man

agem

ent

in t

he

rura

l are

as a

nd in

volv

e re

leva

nt s

take

hold

ers.

Cou

ncil

will

sup

port

an

d as

sist

the

form

atio

n of

loca

l pes

t an

imal

m

anag

emen

t ac

tion

grou

ps.

For

mo

re i

nfo

rmati

on

co

nta

ct C

ou

nci

l’s S

ust

ain

ab

le E

nvir

on

men

t D

ep

art

men

t o

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205 2

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