Objectives
The purpose of the Climate Change & Resource Recovery Advisory Committee is:
1. To assist Council in the development, implementation and review of relevant sustainability, resource recovery and climate change mitigation and adaptation plans, policies and projects such as:
- Council’s Net Zero Emissions Strategy and Action Plan
- Council’s Towards Zero Integrated Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy
- Councils Illegal Dumping and Litter Enforcement and Education Plan
- Climate Change Adaptation Plan
- Renewable energy projects
- Local network trading and local network charges
- Carbon reporting
- Waste avoidance, resource recovery, circular economy and reuse programs
- Other sustainability and resource recovery initiatives
2. To support our community’s drive towards zero emissions and zero waste to landfill.
3. To identify and report opportunities or concerns regarding resource recovery, waste management, sustainability and climate change adaptation and mitigation issues to Council including, but not limited to, funding opportunities, special events, government policy, practice or guidelines.
Membership
Councillors
- Cr Ndiaye (Chairperson)
- Cr Swivel
- Cr Pugh
- Cr Dey (Alternate)
Community Membership
- Anne Stuart (Zero Emissions Byron)
- Jean Renouf (Plan C)
- Sasha Mainsbridge (Mullum Cares)
- Luke McConell
- Bronwyn Elliott
- Fleur Brown
- Madeleine Green
- Elizabeth Gray
Constitution
View the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Constitution(PDF, 245KB)
Meeting Dates
- Thursday 15 February 2024 - 9.00am
- Thursday 9 May 2024 - 9.00am
Meetings are normally scheduled to take place in the Conference Room, Byron Shire Council Officers, 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby.