Morisset & Peninsula 2025: Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan

Our goals to make Morisset and Peninsula more sustainable

Reduce our ecological footprint
      • Repair, share and reuse our goods and resources
      • Encourage the reuse of green and organic waste
      • Reduce our waste and the consumption of energy and water

Protect our natural environment
      • Increase our awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues, and encourage improved                   environmental behaviours
      • Encourage participation in Landcare, bush regeneration and catchment management activities
      • Reduce littering

Connect our community
      • Encourage friendly communications and interactions
      • Ensure our group is open, inclusive and reflective of the multicultural community by promoting           positive communication with each other and the wider public
      • Focus on reducing anti-social behaviour to create a safe and clean neighbourhood

Create vibrant public spaces
      • Encourage a pedestrian and cycle friendly neighbourhood
      • Encourage and support group activities in public places
      • Investigate options to rejuvenate or create public spaces

Engage in local planning
      • Encourage integration of sustainability principles into urban planning, design and construction
      • Engage with relevant agencies and businesses to improve the area including public, pedestrian and           cycle transport services and infrastructure in the area

You can download the complete 2015-2025 SNAP from our Resources page.
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Our new Morisset and Peninsula Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan was launched at a community celebration held on Saturday 31 October 2015 at Yunung Community Garden at the Morisset Multi Purpose Centre. 



Our historic Action Plan, which only focused on Morisset:

Morisset 2020: Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan

Our goals to make Morisset more sustainable

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Reduce our ecological footprint
  • Repair, share and reuse our goods and resources
  • Encourage the reuse of green waste and organic waste
  • Reduce our energy, water, waste and consumption footprint
  • Protecting our natural environment

Protect our natural environment
  • Increase our awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues, and encourage improved environmental behaviours
  • Encourage participation in Landcare, bush regeneration and catchment management activites
  • Reduce littering

Connect, engage and empower our community
  • Enable neighbourhood support and networking for new friendships to flourish
  • Encourage participation in planning, decision-making, events and activities
  • Welcome new residents

Create vibrant public places
  • Work with Council to create and improve pleasant safe walking and cycling connections
  • Establish carpooling opportunities through a neighbourhood network
  • Support group meetings, music, art, tai chi, dance, street parades and other activities in public places
  • Plant fruit and nut trees for picnickers to use
  • Enhance public facilities, for example BBQs, play equipment, fitness equipment and public art
  • Support establishment of a Visitor Information Centre in Morisset

Engage in local planning
  • Engage with Council, other agencies and developers to encourage the integration of sustainable design
  • Improve capacity of door to door community transport services
  • Engage with Council to maintain and improve infrastructure, for example water sensitive urban design devices and stormwater infrastructure, roads and footpaths



Check out our current projects

Above we have listed our long term goals up to 2025 to make Morisset and Peninsula more sustainable.  Find out about our previous and current projects, and how you can help us achieve this community vision.