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Home>Environment and heritage
| Environment and heritage
Cardinia has a unique natural environment ranging from fern-filled mountain ash gullies in the northern hills, through drier woodlands in the foothills, to the saltmarsh and mangrove fringed Westernport Bay. Much of the area has been cleared for agriculture and for urban development.
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 Natural environment
Catchments and coasts
Resource conservation
Cultural heritage
Environment and strategic policies
Community grants
Community groups
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| catchment management and water quality in our streams | | the need to work towards sustainable land management in both rural and urban areas | | looking after and increasing the coverage of remnant native vegetation | | waste minimisation | | salinity control | | greenhouse gas abatement.
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| Natural environment | | | Council is committed to protecting and enhancing the diversity of flora and fauna within the Shire, across a range of different environments – from forests, to wetlands and waterways, and floodplains to coastlines. Click on the links below for information about Council’s natural reserves, weeds and vermin control, and vegetation removal.  Top
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| Catchments and coasts | | | Council is committed to improving the quality of water draining to its catchments and Western Port Bay, through measures such as reducing the impact of salinity and stormwater management. Click on the links below for more information on these issues. Top
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| Resource conservation | | | Conservation of finite resources and the reduction of pollution is essential in the changing environment. Council is committed to the reduction of energy and greenhouse gases, water conservation, waste minimisation and recycling. Click on the links below for information on Council’s current and future actions. Top
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| Cultural heritage | | To many people cultural heritage may conjure up pictures of old historic homes and places, or people of historical significance from the past. However, cultural heritage is more than just old things treasured from the past, it also includes places existing in the present! In other words things do not need to be old to have heritage significance.
Further information on cultural heritage, including protection, education and awareness of both Aboriginal and European heritage, is available by clicking on the links provided below.Top
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| Environment and strategic policies | | | Council has implemented many strategies and policies to guide progress towards major conservation goals. Copies of these plans can be accessed on the link below. Top
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| Community grants | | | Residents are given opportunities to actively participate in protecting and enhancing the natural and built environments of the Shire. Available grants include the weed control grant scheme, heritage grant and beautification grant scheme. For information on these grants see Grants in Cardinia. Top
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| Community groups | | | Environmental groups provide an invaluable role in helping address environmental issues, through their intimate knowledge and affinity with the areas they protect. Click on the links below for more information on groups operating in Cardinia Shire. Top
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