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City of Sydney: Cleaning up ESD reports for large scale development applications: The City of Sydney environmental performance template
In response to ongoing concerns regarding the disconnect between environmental sustainability requirements set out in council's LEP and DCP and submitted large scale development applications, council introduced a more rigorous and bounded approach whereby applicants can describe their ESD design commitments succinctly in an online webform.

The online template has significantly shifted ESD reporting for large-scale development, including specific places within the forms where applicants are explicitly asked if design elements are plan-marked. Template submissions are easily tracked and dramatically improve monitoring and outcomes reporting.

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Winner Division A

Singleton Council: Singleton's sustainable future project
Singleton's Sustainable Future Project is a two-pronged program of investment and engagement in local implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Project comprises a community-based Sustainability Strategy and a council-based Sustainable Future Statement.

Winner Division B

Wagga Wagga City Council: Biodiversity Strategy: Maldhangilanha 2020-2030
Council developed its first Biodiversity Strategy, "Maldhangilanha 2020-2030", in August 2020. The strategy is a keystone document that aims to increase awareness of the biodiversity of the area, as well as address the impact of a wide range of key threatening processes.

The document includes 69 measurable actions that are the responsibility of all departments across council, government agencies, community groups and the Wiradjuri and First Nations community so  they can work together towards enhancing and protecting Wagga Wagga’s local biodiversity.

Highly Commended Division C

Randwick City Council: Randwick's precinct collaboration area zero emissions strategy
A partnership between the largest energy consumers within the Randwick precinct, the strategy includes a guide to specific opportunities for investment and actions to deliver zero emission goals by 2036 for each organisation and each sector. Project collaborators include Randwick City Council, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Greater Sydney Commission and their consultants Connell Griffin, other government agencies, the various Randwick Hospital campuses, the University of New South Wales and Australian Turf Club.

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