Climate and Environment Advisory Committee

At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 25 March 2025, Council amalgamated the Coastal and Environment Management Advisory Committee and the Climate Change Advisory Committee to form one cohesive advisory committee - the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (committee).

The Climate and Environment Advisory Committee provides feedback to Council about issues such as:

• biodiversity
• natural hazards and resilience planning
• climate change adaptation
• flood and coastal management
• other themes from the Climate Action Plan.

Objectives

To provide sound advice to Council on matters of environmental management, including but not limited to climate change mitigation and adaptation, coastal planning, biodiversity, urban greening initiatives, water-sensitive urban design, and floodplain risk management.

As per the Floodplain Development Manual 2023, the committee will provide technical and community advice on matters related to Council’s floodplain risk management projects.

Group members will:

• provide a communication linkage between Council and the community
• provide specialist advice and/or specialist contacts
• advise on how to work with, and overcome, barriers to implementation
• advise and assist with advocating to the NSW and Australian Governments
• assist with funding opportunities and grant applications.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference outline the committee’s purpose and the terms that guide its operation. It includes how often the committee should meet, representatives on the committee, delegations, and objectives of the committee.

• Read the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee's terms of reference
• Download the Climate and Environment Advisory Committee's terms of reference (207.5 KB)
• Download the guidelines for meeting practice for advisory committees (235.4 KB)

Meetings

The committee will meet up to four times a year and no less than twice, with dates to be confirmed by the Chair.

Members