Climate Adaptation Plan

We've all felt the effects of increased adverse weather events from climate change recently, from the 19/20 bushfires, to flooding and recent storm damage. These events remind us of how crucial it is to be prepared for what’s ahead.

That is why we have developed a draft 10-year Climate Adaptation Plan for council's assets, operations and service delivery in order to prepare our local community to become more resilient to the effects of climate-related natural hazards.

Your input matters

We have heard your thoughts on the impacts from increased adverse weather events due to climate change. Your feedback has helped shape the draft Climate Adaptation Plan for council asses, operations and services.

We would now like to hear your feedback on our draft plan and it's recommendations.

How to participate

Take the quick survey below to share your feedback.

Drop-in sessions

To support community engagement, we will also be hosting two Q&A drop-in sessions where community members can raise any questions directly with our consultants and Council staff. Details of the sessions are as follows:

• Friday, 7 February, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Wangaratta Library: No registration required. Drop in at any time during the session.
• Monday, 10 February, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, ONLINE: Registration is required to receive the MS Teams link. You can join at any point during the session to ask questions. Click here to register: Draft Climate Adaptation Plan Online Drop-in Session

In addition the Environment team will be at the Kiosk corner of Reid & Murphy street on Tuesday Jan 21 from 11am to 1pm.

Council manages a range of assets and services to serve residents, businesses, and the community, which will require adaptation to reduce vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards. These include but are not limited to:

• Council-managed buildings
• Parks, gardens and open spaces
• Roads, bridges, footpaths, drainages and other infrastructure
• Waste and recycling
• Town planning
• Emergency response