THE natural environment is arguably the city's greatest asset, and I am particularly proud of the strong steps the council has taken to protect biodiversity and maintain precious habitat across Lake Macquarie.
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The council approves, on average, more than 2000 development applications each year and the city's population is projected to increase to 240,000 by 2030.
As the city continues to develop, it will become increasingly important to actively manage its natural assets so we can continue to enjoy them.
One of the strong steps council took earlier this year was adopting the Lake Macquarie Tetratheca juncea (more commonly known as the Black-eyed Susan) Planning and Management Guidelines, making Lake Macquarie one of the only councils in NSW to prepare management guidelines for a listed threatened plant species.
More recently, the council developed draft management guidelines aimed at protecting four threatened owls - the powerful owl, masked owl, sooty owl and barking owl.
Go to lakemac.com.au to read the council's owl guidelines and provide feedback by August 24.
