Submissions to Government
STEP is an active participant in the debate surrounding those proposals and planning issues which we believe may pose a direct or indirect threat to our local and national natural environment. The STEP committee and membership are fortunate to be able call upon a wide variety of specialised skills and knowledge to respond at a detailed level to many of the challenges facing our local community.
The submissions which STEP forwards to local and state bodies are widely recognised as being highly effective in putting forward the STEP point of view, and in many instances have directly led to changes being made to the plans and in the implementation of these proposals.
STEP members and the public are invited to contact us about matters affecting the conservation of the local environment, as we may be able to take action which will result in a better outcome.
Hornsby Council
- Sportsgrounds Strategy (September 2018)
- Hornsby Park (March 2017)
- South Dural Planning Proposal (December 2016)
- REF for Construction of a Mountain Bike Trail, Old Mans Valley (February 2016)
- Hornsby Park, Old Mans Valley and Hornsby Quarry Draft Plan of Management (October 2015)
- Hornsby Quarry – Spoil Management Project (September 2015)
- Options for Tree and Vegetation Protection (December 2010)
Hills and Lane Cove Council
Ku-ring-gai Council
- Plan of Management for the Canoon Road Recreation Area (January 2018)
- Biobanking in Ku-ring-gai (July 2017)
- Destination Management Plan (May 2017)
- Biodiversity Policy (July 2016)
- Canoon Road Recreation Area Draft Plan of Management (August 2015)
- St Ives Showground and Precinct Lands Plan of Management (February 2015)
- Proposed Reclassification and Rezoning of 97 Babbage Road, Roseville Chase (November 2014)
- Application to Remove BGHF under 10/50 (October 2014)
- Ku-ring-gai Draft Development Control Plan (August 2014)
- Zoning of Land between Babbage Road, Roseville Chase and Middle Harbour (December 2013)
- Ku-ring-gai Bushland Reserves Plan of Management (December 2013)
- Biobanking Agreement at Sheldon Forest, Rofe Park and Comenarra Creek Reserve, Turramurra (November 2013)
- Draft Ku-ring-gai Local Environment Plan 2013 (May 2013)
- Subdivision of the Former B2 Corridor in South Turramurra (October 2012)
- Proposed Re-zoning of Community Land to Operational (October 2012)
- Draft Integrated Transport Strategy (May 2011)
- Funding of Koola Park Walking Track (April 2011)
- Biodiversity and Riparian Lands (April 2011)
- Managing Bushfire Risk (March 2011)
- Golden Jubilee Mountain Bike Proposal (February 2011)
NSW and Australian Governments
- Enquiry into Faunal Extinctions (September 2018)
- Bundarra Reserve (April 2018)
- Greener Places Policy (February 2018)
- Revised Draft North District Plan (December 2017)
- Greater Sydney Region Plan (December 2017)
- Deductible Gift Recipient Tax Arrangements (August 2017)
- State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation) Statement of Intended Effect (June 2017)
- Draft Biodiversity Conservation Regulations (June 2017)
- North District Plan (March 2017)
- Greater Sydney Strategy (March 2017)
- State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) (January 2017)
- Medium Density Housing Code (December 2016)
- Biodiversity Legislation (June 2016)
- Options for Low Rise Medium Density Housing as Complying Development (February 2016)
- Container Deposit Scheme (February 2016)
- Berowra Valley National Park and Berowra Valley Regional Park Draft Plan of Management (June 2015)
- Russell Vale Colliery Underground Expansion Project Review (January 2015)
- STIF for Inclusion in the BIO Map for the Cumberland IBRA Subregion (November 2014)
- 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice (November 2014)
- NSW Biodiversity Legislation (September 2014)
- Concern about the10/50 Clearing Code in Urban Areas (August 2014)
- Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice (July 2014)
- Northern Council's E Zone Review (June 2014)
- Weed Management Review (March 2014)
- Review of Weed Management in NSW (December 2013)
- Proposed Amendments to Marramarra National Park Plan of Management (July 2013)
- Proposed Amendments to Garigal National Park Plan of Management (July 2013)
- Proposed Amendments to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Plan of Management (July 2013)
- Review of Environmental Factors for the Construction of a Mountain Bike Track at Bantry Bay, Garigal National Park (July 2013)
- White Paper – New Planning System (June 2013)
- Draft Sydney Metropolitan Strategy (June 2013)
- Lane Cove National Park Plan of Management (January 2013)
- Comment on the Green Paper – A New Planning System for NSW (September 2012)
- Review of the Native Vegetation Regulation (August 2012)
- Inquiry into the Management of Public Land in NSW (July 2012)
- Cheltenham Bushland M2 (May 2012)
- Murray Darling Basin (April 2012)
- Planning System Review – Response to Issues Paper (March 2012)
- Funding for Bushland Management (January 2012)
- Biodiversity Strategy 2010–15 (February 2011)
- Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia Panel (February 2011)