Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) is increasingly recognised as a critical approach to improving water quality, reducing flood impacts, enhancing biodiversity, and creating cooler, greener and more liveable communities. The Five Rivers NRM’s WSUD resource hub has been developed to support the implementation of the Bindjareb Djilba Protection Plan by providing practical guidance, planning tools, policy resources, and local case studies that enable better urban development outcomes across the Peel-Harvey catchment.
This webinar will showcase the suite of WSUD resources available, including guidance on delivering WSUD principles in urban development, a model local planning policy, and examples of best-practice implementation in the Peel region. These resources are designed to support planners, developers, local governments, consultants and decision-makers in integrating water-sensitive outcomes into planning and development processes.
The session will highlight how Traditional Owner representatives, state government agencies, local governments, technical experts and regional stakeholders worked together to develop a shared vision for protecting the Peel-Harvey estuary while supporting sustainable growth. Speakers from the Bindjareb Djilba Policy and Planning Committee, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, and the WSUD Technical Working Group will reflect on the collaborative partnership that underpinned the development of these resources.