Local planning policy can advance requirements for local development.

Strategically implementing storage and permeable surfaces to mitigate flood risks. The Elizabeth Street Catchment Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) Plan aims to mitigate the extreme flood risks present in the 308-hectare Elizabeth Street Catchment. The plan includes a suite of targets, projects and initiatives to be implemented over a five-year period. These actions will enable...

Urban household water supplied by rainwater. The Currumbin Ecovillage is a 147 lot development over 270 acres of land in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The development contains community title blocks which range from 400 to 1400m2 . All of the water supplied to the houses in the development is from a combination of large (>20kL)...

A program to support and endorse local governments in Western Australia for their leadership in creating water sensitive communities.

Planning schemes are the primary tool to enable state and local government land use planning policies to be implemented and effect positive change to the built environment. This guide will help practitioners implement these principles in the day to day formulation and drafting of planning scheme provisions.