Environment and Sustainability Committee - 21 Apr 2026 10 minutes after the conclusion of the Economic and Cultural Development Committee or such later time as determined by the preceding committee

Key decisions

• Let’s Get It Sorted program completion noted
  Council noted the completion of the Let’s Get It Sorted program activities, including positive outcomes from behaviour change interventions.
  Residents may see this as confirmation that the waste and recycling behaviour change program has concluded and delivered reported positive results.
• Capital delivery report received
  The committee received and noted the Environment and Sustainability Department capital delivery report for January-March 2026.
  This gives residents an update on progress of environment and sustainability capital works, but no new spending or project changes were stated in the extract.

Important topics

• Waste and recycling behaviour change program
  The meeting recorded completion of the Let’s Get It Sorted program and its activities.
  Relevant to households affected by council education or behaviour change initiatives around sorting waste or recycling.
• Environment and sustainability capital works performance
  A quarterly report covered performance of the department’s capital delivery program for January to March 2026.
  Residents interested in delivery of environmental infrastructure or sustainability projects may want to follow future reporting for more detail.

Resident impacts

• No new policy change, fee change, or regulatory change was identified in the extract.
• The main substantive outcomes were noting a completed program and receiving a quarterly performance report.
• No specific suburb, facility, or project site was named in the available text.

Next steps

• Council to progress any follow-up arising from the completed Let’s Get It Sorted program
  Not specified
• Further monitoring and reporting on Environment and Sustainability capital delivery
  Future reporting cycles

Extracted minutes text

21 APRIL 2026 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE NO. 2026(03)] of 4 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE NO. 2026(03) 21 APRIL 2026 REPORT COUNCILLORS’ ATTENDANCE: Councillor Jim Madden (Chairperson); Councillors Andrew Antoniolli (Deputy Chairperson), Mayor Teresa Harding, Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic (via audio), Jacob Madsen, Pye Augustine and David Martin (Observer) COUNCILLOR’S APOLOGIES: Councillor Marnie Doyle OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE: Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Environment and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh), General Manager Asset and Infrastructure Services (Seren McKenzie), General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services (Brett Davey), Manager Natur...