Overview

• Resilient East Partnership

• Achievements 2017 - 2019

• Progress for 2019 – 2020 Priorities

• Climate Change Sector Agreement

Goal

To improve the resilience of our communities, assets and

infrastructure, local economies and natural environment so they can

cope with the inevitable impacts and challenges of climate change.

Key Benefits of the ProjectLeveraged FundingJuly 2017- September 2019

In Kind Support Strategic approaches

Collaboration Community Engagement

Council Input 2017-19$6k per council/yr per year $96k$1k per council/yr for incidentals $8k

Leveraged Funding From 2017Received $121kConfirmed (26/9/2019) $48k

Total Funding since 2017 $273k

• Working Group meetings

• Trees are Cool Infographics

• Government heat mapping and spatial website

• State Gov SA Regions Climate Coordinator

• Heat Mapping

• Cooler Roads and Infrastructure

• Impact of heat waves on workforce productivity and services

• Decision support tool for climate resilient tree plantings

• Increased collaboration across Councils

• Increased collaboration across regions

• Increased collaboration with the State Government

• collaboration with universities

Public events

• Feeling Hot Hot Hot – Event and stalls

• Cooler Greener Adelaide - stalls

• RMIT Citizen Science Cooler Microclimate Project

• 202020 Vision Green Light Tour presentation

• Red Cross Climate Ready Champions Partnership

Foundation achievements underpin results

www.resilienteast.com

Branding and website

Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)• Stocktake of projects across

the region

- Tree Infiltration Units found to be working well up to ten years after installation

- Larger WSUD projects working as designed

• Monetised Benefits analysis completed for five projects.

• Costs and Benefits analysis being undertaken for the Smart Road Modbury Project

Table 1. Large-scale WSUD systemsCouncil Name Date (operational) Capacity

City of Adelaide Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide 2014 100-200 ML

GAP (see final row in this table)

City of Burnside ERA Water and GAP (see final row in this table)

Campbelltown City Council Lochiel Park, Campbelltown 2013 10-65 ML

Max Amber Reserve 1997 30-50 ML

City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Linde Reserve 2012 5-20 ML

ERA Water (see final rows in this table)

City of Tea Tree Gully Wynn Vale Dam Scheme, Wynn Vale (including Petaringa Oval and Tilley Reserve) 2010 10-100 ML

Harpers Field, Golden Grove 2019/20 10-40 ML

Aqueduct Way, Highbury 2010 10-25 ML

Torrens Linear Parks, Dernancourt 2008 10-30 ML

Kingfisher Reserve, Modbury Heights 2007 10-30 ML

Tea Tree Gully Golf Club, Fairview Park 2001 10-50 ML

City of Unley Ridge Park, Myrtle Bank 2015 10-60 ML

Heywood Park, Unley Park 2015 10-35 ML

GAP (see final row in this table)

Town of Walkerville ERA Water (see final rows in this table)

Collaborative projects ERA Water (City of Burnside, City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters, Town of Walkerville) 2019/20 Up to 458 ML

Glenelg-Adelaide Pipeline (GAP), an SA Water project delivering recycled water to City of Adelaide, City of Burnside and City of Unley

2010 3,800 ML for council and commercial use

Small-scale WSUD systemsCouncil Kerbside infiltration

units (with sub-surface storage/infiltration)

Infiltration basins(swales, soakage pits and rain gardens)

Permeable paving(road, footpath and carpark surfaces)

Detention Basins andRainwater tank systems

Other, including Gross Pollutant Traps(GPTs)

City of Adelaide • 20 bioretentionsystems/rain gardens

• 7 swales• 4 wetlands

• 2 footpaths• 1 carpark

• 13 detention basins• 2 tank systems

• 100+ passive tree watering systems

• 17 GPTs

City of Burnside • 213 residential inlets (‘B-Pods’)

• 35 kerbside inlets

• 5 rain gardens• 6 swales• 34 soakage pits

• 4 carparks• 3+ footpaths• 1 road

• 3 detention basins• 6 public toilet rainwater tank

systems • 1 park rainwater tank system

• 3 GPTs• 11 weirs• 16 rock ramps• 8 trash racks• 5 silt traps

Campbelltown City Council • 8 kerbside inlets • 8 swales • 2 car parks • 1 detention basin • 1 GPTCity of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters

• 3 rain gardens• 1 bioretention system

• 2 tank systems (park irrigation)

• 4 GPTs• 12 tree pits

City of Prospect • 6+ kerbside inlets • 1 bioretention system • 1+ rain gardens

City of Tea Tree Gully • 10 kerbside inlets • 3 rain gardens• 5+ swales

• 5+ footpaths • 5+detention basins • 10+ GPT• 10+ trash racks

City of Unley • 259 residential inlets (‘water wells’)

• 14 rain gardens• 1 swale

• 1 roadway• 1 carpark

• 1 under road detention tank • 1 detention dam

• 2 GPTs

Town of Walkerville • 11 kerbside inlets • 10 rain gardens • 1 intersection• 1 carpark• 1 reserve path

• 2 infiltration trenches

TOTALS 542+ 123+ 23+ 35+ 201+

Submissions and AdvocacyState Planning and Landscape Reforms

Strategic Approach for spatial data

State Government collaboration for:• Baseline cadastre and visual

imaging• Day time heat mapping • Night time Heat mapping • Social vulnerability layer• LIDAR Vegetation Model for tree

canopy mapping

Feeling Hot Hot Hot! event

Cooler Roads and Infrastructure Forum

• Assembled a wide range of people ad case studies from across the region

• Future steps were suggested for sharing technical information, knowledge and experience as well as collaborating across organisations

• Key principles for cooler infrastructure were discussed and a number of practical useful tests were identified: Screwdriver sinkage test; Dog off lead test and; the bare foot test.

Street Tree Decision Tool

• 140 species reviewed and attributes documented including drought and disease resilience

• A draft Decision Support Framework has been prepared to assist in selecting suitable species for a given location, taking into account resilience, form, water, availability, diversity

• The Department of Environment and water has expressed an interest in further developing this approach for other Adelaide Regions to assist in achieving Green Adelaide goals

Media

Work in progress for 2019-202019-20 Priority Actions Our work in progress for 2019-20

1. Align planting programs to meet canopy cover targets

• All councils documenting their contribution via Canopy and Green Cover - Action Working Group.

2. Incorporate WSUD in relevant projects • Sharing knowledge, policies and procurement ideas• Greener Neighbourhoods grant sought, for 230 kerbside water infiltration units

3. Managing risks of climate change in our organisations and as self insurers

• Heat Wave and Lost Productivity Project • Seeking funding and partners

4. State Government advocacy and engagement • Planning Design Code• Provide input on climate adaptation – WSUD and greening aspects (by 30 November 2019).• People and Neighbourhoods Policy Discussion Paper

5. Review of the Climate Change Sector Agreement • Draft prepared to continue from 31 January 2020

6. Increase community awareness and education on climate risks

• New “Trees are cool” materials to be utilised.• Have entered a partnership with the Red Cross to train community Climate Ready

Champions• Increasing community engagement through the Resilient East Communications working

group

Trees are Cool - Community engagement materials

Conclusion

The Resilient East Project is making significant progress to implement the Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2016 and annual priorities through the hard work, contributions and collaboration from across the eight councils.

The structure of Resilient East supports the State Government and councils in achieving Climate Change and Green Adelaide goals

A new Climate Change Sector Agreement between partner councils and the State Government can underpin the partnership for shared commitment and collaboration.

Thank you

Tim KellyResilient East Regional Project CoordinatorM: 0419831933Tkelly@unley.sa.gov.au