State of the Environment Reports

What is a State of the Environment Report?

A State of the Environment Report (SoE) provides a summary of the environment within the local government area and the human impacts on that environment. It provides an annual and comparable record of the local activities or responses of local government, industry and community groups in the protection, restoration and enhancement of the local environment. The SoE is therefore is a useful tool in measuring, and a mechanism for reporting on, Council and community progress towards Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD).

Comparing SoE reports from year to year enables Council to gauge improvements in different sectors of the environment and also identify those areas that will need attention in the future.

Council commenced the environmental reporting process in 1993, preparing the first Blacktown State of the Environment Report. The reports prepared are either comprehensive or supplementary, based on a four-year cycle between comprehensive reports. Subsequent reports have built upon the data presented in that initial report, permitting a greater understanding of the local environment and the complex issues that influence its condition.

The report has been prepared based on the themes of:

Land
Water
Air
Biodiversity
Noise
Waste
Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Heritage
Other Programs

The purpose and objectives of SoE reporting are to:

provide accurate, timely and accessible information on the condition and prospects of the Australian environment,
increase public understanding of these issues,
continue the development of national environmental indicators, and report on these indicators,
provide an early warning of potential problems, and
report on the effectiveness of policies and programs designed to respond to environmental change, including progress towards achieving environmental standards and targets.

State of the Environment Report

SOE - State of the Environment Report 2001

state-of-the-environment-report-2000-2001.pdf (1756 kb)

state-of-the-environment-report-2001-2002.pdf (3877 kb)

state-of-the-environment-report-2002-2003.pdf (1941 kb)

SOE - Blacktown Environment Report Card 2002/2003

State of the Environment Report 2003-2004 (1732 kb)

State of the Environment Report 2004-2005 (3678KB)

blacktown-environment-report-card-20022003.pdf (581 kb)

2005-2006 State of Environment Report (59581 kb)

2006-2007 Blacktown City State of the Environment Report.pdf (75685 kb)

2007-2008 Blacktown City Council State of the Environment Report.pdf

2008-2009 Blacktown City State of the Environment Report FINAL.pdf (83896 kb)

If you would like to view each part of the 2008-2009 Blacktown City SOE individually please click here.

2009 - 2010 Blacktown City State of the Environment Report.pdf (31708 kb)

These documents are in PDF format. You may follow this link for more information about this file type.

Note : These files are large files and may take some time to download over a standard dialup connection.

state-of-the-environment-report-2000-2001.pdf (1756 kb)	state-of-the-environment-report-2001-2002.pdf (3877 kb)	state-of-the-environment-report-2002-2003.pdf (1941 kb)

State of the Environment Report 2003-2004 (1732 kb)	State of the Environment Report 2004-2005 (3678KB)	blacktown-environment-report-card-20022003.pdf (581 kb)