Brimbank has set out a bold new 10-year plan to protect and revive our city’s natural environment — from precious native grasslands to local wildlife habitat.
The Brimbank Biodiversity Strategy 2025-2035 was adopted at the November 2025 Council Meeting.
The strategy places Brimbank’s unique biodiversity at the heart of Council’s decision-making.
Our vision is for Brimbank to be beautiful, thriving, healthy, and connected. To make that a reality, we need to look after the natural places our community loves – now and for future generations.
Protecting our plants, animals, and grasslands is essential as we face growing pressures like urban development and climate change.
The strategy sets out five goals to guide Council’s investment, policy and actions:
- Protect Brimbank’s most ecologically valuable places and species.
- Restore degraded landscapes through active management.
- Create more opportunities for plants and animals to move and thrive across public and private land.
- Build community knowledge, and provide meaningful ways for everyone to get involved in caring for nature.
- Make decisions grounded in knowledge, culture and collaboration, including working closely with Traditional Custodians, local residents and partner organisations.
The strategy was refined following community feedback on the draft plan collected in July and August before being adopted at the November Council Meeting.
