Brimbank council has adopted its new 10-year biodiversity strategy plan, which it said will protect and revive the municipality’s natural environment.
Adopted at the November council meeting, the Brimbank biodiversity strategy 2025-2035 sets out five goals that guide council’s investment, policy and actions.
The goals include protecting ecologically valuable places and species, restoring degraded landscapes through active management, and creating a more connected ecological network for plants and animals to move and live across public and private land.
Other goals highlighted in the strategy include building community knowledge and providing meaningful ways for community involvement, and engaging Traditional Custodians, local residents and partner organisations to make informed decisions.
Outgoing Brimbank mayor Thuy Dang said the strategy places Brimbank’s unique biodiversity at the heart of council’s decision-making.
“Our vision is for Brimbank to be beautiful, thriving, healthy, and connected. To make that a reality, we need to look after the natural places our community loves – now and for future generations,” Cr Dang said.
“Protecting our plants, animals, and grasslands is essential as we face growing pressures like urban development and climate change.”
The strategy was formed following 31 community online survey responses, workshops with local environmental community groups and three email submissions.
Council said it manages 1070 hectares of open space across the municipality.
Three-hundred and ninety-six of these hectares are managed mainly for conservation and biodiversity.
