This is our Mandjoogoordap, the meeting place of the heart, and it’s where waterways,

wildlife and thriving bushland also meet.

We live in one of the most beautiful, unique, and threatened places on the planet. Our

natural environment is at the centre of life here, vital to our health and wellbeing, and we are

vital to its wellbeing. We want our beaches, rivers and estuary to be pristine, our wildlife to

thrive, and our parks and bushland to be diverse and healthy. We want water to be fresh and

abundant for both people and places.

Nature needs a voice in the decisions we make as we plan for the future, and in the actions

we take each day. With the help of our community, we want to lessen our collective footprint

and ensure we walk softly on this land. We want to celebrate the stories of country and

elevate nature’s place in our neighbourhoods; to preserve, respect, understand and

celebrate our local environmental identity so we can share an even more pristine

environment with generations to come.

We are guardians of a place that is woven by waterways and bursting with biodiversity; a city

as active in caring for our environment as we are proud to call it home.