Valuing Nature
Our community has shared with us a desire to protect our environment.
From our young school children through to our older residents, we share a passion to protect our environment and are committed to returning greenery and nature to our streets and spaces.
Trees and green spaces help cool our City and can help manage energy costs in a time where cost of living is a challenge for many. Nature provides colour, interest and diversity, encouraging us to explore our streets, parks, beaches and waterways. Our relationships with nature and healthy lifestyles are inextricably linked.
We will be progressive and provide services and deliver projects in an environmentally sustainable way to prioritise nature.
Stories from
Our community
“I contacted Council and asked permission to put in a bee, bird and butterfly garden and it just went from there. People have felt safe to come out and talk to people and come along to working bees. That’s the most important part of the garden.”
Barry Sherwell - Ovingham Greening
"The FOGO trial is a great initiative. Looking forward to a city-wide rollout. Our green and yellow bins are always full and the bluey rarely has anything in it.”
Jan - Resident
“This sort of project definitely brings the community together. We get to work together as a team, and we’re greening up our neighbourhood. I think you just feel at peace with the world when you’re actually out and you’ve got your hands in the soil and you’re working with it, and playing with plants and insects.”
Tracey on the Verges Alive Community Project at Kilkenny
“This plantation is not only going to contribute to the long-term ecosystem of the Semaphore Park community, but it's going to provide an ongoing source of browse for in-care wildlife for myself and other wildlife carers in the area. I’ve previously had to trek all across the countryside to pick gums from this tree and that tree to get different species for different animals. It’s all happened very quickly and the City of Charles Sturt have been very supportive. I can’t express how much easier it’s going to make things to help these animals.”
Kerry Machado - Wildlife Nurse SA
“Basically, it’s an idea that is drawing the community together. I love wicking beds, and I asked my neighbours and they said ‘what a great idea’. The interest is just phenomenal. Some of the people up the street here I hadn’t met before. So it’s working, it really is working.”
Steve - Volunteer on the Ozone Community Garden at Semaphore Park
“Revegetation is about preserving what we’ve got, because we don’t want to see our natural environment eroded away or even damaged through severe weather issues. It is close to the heart because I’ve seen a decline, and I’m sure a lot of people around here have seen it as well. It’s about improving the native environment so that – not just us – but our kids and grandkids still have a beach to come to when they’re older.”
Luke - Resident and Biodiversity Employee at City of Charles Sturt
Our
Outcomes
Our Outcomes
Our
Beaches
Our Beaches
Our beaches, open spaces and waterways invite reflection and wellbeing.
Our
City
Our City
Our city is cool, green and filled with life.
Our
Environment
Our Environment
We work together with our community to protect our environment.
Progress
We’ve made
Updates To Come