Environment Local Democracy Group

The purpose of the Environment Local Democracy Group (LDG) is to:

• Contribute to achieving community outcomes as set out in the Inner West Community Strategic Plan and implementation of Council’s four-year Delivery Program
• Provide input into development and implementation of Inner West policies, strategic plans and/or programs as related to the environment as requested.
• Serve as a resource for Council in relation to matters which Council resolves to bring before the LDG for input.
• Provide input into the development and implementation of the Climate Adaptation Plan
• Provide input into the development and implementation of the Climate and Renewables Strategy
• Provide input as requested into the implementation of the Zero Waste Strategy, in particular (but not limited to) emerging circular economy initiatives
• Provide input as requested into implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy
• Provide input as requested into the strategies to increase community engagement and volunteering along the Greenway and in Council’s bushcare and ecology programs generally 
• Provide input as requested into the implementation of the Integrated Transport Strategy and related plans and strategies.

Over the term, the group will deliberate on the following policy challenges and report back to Council every six months on the progress.

• The Inner West community is characterised by diverse incomes, cultural backgrounds, and dwelling types, including apartments, houses, townhouses, and boarding houses. How can we ensure that everyone in our community lives well sustainably, and nature thrives in a changing climate?
• Moving towards a circular economy, how can we achieve our Zero Waste objectives of reducing waste landfilled per capita by 50% by 2036 when good items are still being disposed of rather than repaired or reused? How do we engage the community to make repair and reuse their first choice?

View Terms of Reference (DOCX 906KB)

Agendas and minutes

12 June 2025 

•  Meeting agenda  (PDF 51.7KB)
• Meeting minutes (PDF 112.9KB) 

10 April 2025

• Meeting agenda (PDF 13.8KB)
• Meeting minutes (PDF 104.7KB)

Previous term 2022-2024

20 June 2024

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 87.7KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 315.9KB)

14 March 2024

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 133.9KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 182.4KB)

20 November 2023

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 97.6KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 184.2KB) 

24 August 2023

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 67.2KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 232.1KB) 

25 May 2023

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 88.1KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 230.9KB) 

16 March 2023 

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 98.3KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 873KB)

1 December 2022 

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 129.3KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 881.4KB) 

27 October 2022

• Meeting Agenda  (PDF 133.3KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 235.5KB) 

Previous term 2019-2022

29 June 2022

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 113.8KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 235KB)

09 May 2022

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 88.4KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 266.6KB)

31 March 2022

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 112.8KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 285.4KB)

25 November 2022

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 123.7KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 288KB)

15 September 2021

• Meeting Agenda  (PDF 100.1KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 891KB)

27 May 2021

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 102.1KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 908.1KB)

18 March 2021

• Meeting Agenda  (PDF 99.9KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 121.3KB)

6 December 2020

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 101KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 529.8KB)

27 February 2020

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 103.5KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 144.1KB)

21 November 2019

• Meeting Agenda  (PDF 162.7KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 177.4KB)

29 August 2019

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 129.5KB)
• Meeting Summary (PDF 189.9KB)

6 June 2019

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 124.7KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 171.2KB)

14 March 2019

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 185.1KB)
• Meeting Minutes (PDF 203.4KB) 

Additional documents

No additional documents are currently available.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this group, please contact:

Jon Stiebel, Urban Sustainability Manager

jon.stiebel@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

02 9392 5690