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MEETING OF THE  
CONSERVATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
 
to be held on  
WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2006  
in Conference Room 2, 
Joondalup Civic Centre, Boas Avenue, Joondalup 
commencing at 6.00pm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GARRY HUNT 
Chief Executive Officer  
25 August 2006

CITY OF JOONDALUP 
 
Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the CONSERVATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE will be held in Conference Room 2, Civic Centre, Boas Avenue, 
Joondalup on WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2006 commencing at 6.00 pm. 
 
 
GARRY HUNT 
Chief Executive Officer Joondalup 
25 August 2006 
AGENDA 
Committee Members: 
  
Cr S Magyar                            Presiding Person 
Cr M John 
Cr S Hart 
Cr J Park 
Cr G Amphlett 
Mrs M Zakrevsky Community Representative /Deputy Presiding Person 
Ms P Robertson                      Community Representative 
Mr Barry Fitzsimmons Community Representative 
Ms S Bailey  Community Representative 
Mr R Henderson Community Representative 
Mr J Wood Community Representative 
Dr M Apthorpe                       Community Representative 
Mr J Chester 
Mrs W Herbert 
 
 
Terms of Reference 
 
ƒ To make recommendations to Council for the conservation of the City of 
Joondalup’s natural biodiversity. 
 
ƒ To provide strategic input and when requested technical advice on issues 
relating to the conservation and management of the City’s natural biodiversity. 
 
ƒ To promote partnerships between Council and the community to protect the City 
of Joondalup’s natural biodiversity as contained within its various natural areas 
(bushland, wetlands and coastal environment). 
 
 
DECLARATION OF OPENING 
 
 
APOLOGIES/LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 
 
CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD ON 26 JULY 2006 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That the Conservation Advisory Committee confirms the minutes of the 
Conservation Advisory Committee meetings held 26 July 2006 as a true and 
correct record. 
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDING PERSON WITHOUT DISCUSSION 
 
 
DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS 
 
 
IDENTIFICATION OF MATTERS FOR WH ICH THE MEETING MAY SIT BEHIND 
CLOSED DOORS 
 
 
PETITIONS AND DEPUTATIONS 
 
 
REPORTS 
 Page No 
  
 
Item 1 Approved Plant Material List 3 
 
 
MOTIONS OF WHICH PREVIOUS NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN 
 
 
REQUESTS FOR REPORTS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION 
 
 
CLOSURE

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ITEM 1 APPROVED PLANT MATERIAL LIST 
 
WARD: All 
  
RESPONSIBLE Mr David Djulbic 
DIRECTOR: Infrastructure Services 
 
 
PURPOSE 
 
To advise Council in relation to the list of Approved Plant Material for use on the 
City’s verges. 
 
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
At the Conservation Advisory Committee meeting held on 26 July 2006 the 
Committee requested staff to table a report detailing the plant species the City 
approves for use by the public for road verges adjacent to their homes. This list, titled 
Operation Services, Information Sheet on Approved Plant Material is distributed to 
residents upon request. The list forms Attachment 1 to this report. 
 
 
BACKGROUND 
 
Since its formation the Conservation Advisory Committee has promoted the use of 
native plant material in landscapes within the City of Joondalup. The reason for this is 
twofold, firstly to enhance and produce habitat for local endemic fauna.  Committee 
members have been aware that local endemic fauna, especially of the avian variety 
require local plant species to provide both nesting sites and as a food source. 
 
The other reason for the Committee’s desire to have local plant species utilised in 
landscapes, is the fact that local plant species in general require less of the City’s 
water resources to grow, this in turn has a positive effect on the environment, and 
reduces the cost of installing and maintaining irrigation systems for the City. 
 
At the Conservation Advisory Committee meeting held on 26 July 2006 the 
Committee requested staff to table a report detailing the plant species the City 
approves for use by the public for road verges adjacent to their homes.
 
 
 
DETAILS 
 
The City has produced an information sheet that contains an extensive list of plant 
species that are suitable, and recommended for use on the verges adjacent to 
residents’ homes. 
 
The Information contains a diverse list of trees, shrubs and ground covers.  It also 
contains advice on the eventual heights and widths of the said plants.

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The plants in the list represent species from Perth, Western Australia, Eastern States 
and many locations throughout the world. The species have been selected because 
they perform well in Joondalup conditions. 
 
 
Issues and options considered: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Link to Strategic Plan: 
 
Strategy 2.1.1- Maintain and protect natural assets to retain biodiversity. 
 
Risk Management considerations: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Financial/Budget Implications: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Policy Implications: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Regional Significance: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Sustainability Implications: 
 
Not Applicable. 
 
Consultation: 
 
Nil. 
 
 
COMMENT 
 
That this report and the associated plant list be tabled at 30 August 2006 Meeting of 
the Conservation Advisory Committee. 
 
 
ATTACHMENTS 
 
Attachment 1 Approved Plant Material Species List 
 
 
VOTING REQUIREMENTS 
 
Simple Majority

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RECOMMENDATION 
 
That the Conservation Advisory Committee NOTES the tabling of the report 
titled “Approved plant Material List” forming Attachment 1 to this Report. 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appendix 1 refers

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MOTIONS OF WHICH PREVIOUS NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN 
 
In accordance with Clause 26 of Standing Orders 2005, Cr John Park has given 
notice of his intention to move the following motion at the Conservation Advisory 
Committee meeting to be held on 30 August 2006: 
 
“That the Conservation Advisory Committee BY AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY: 
 
1 Create an ongoing native flora and fauna subcommittee with the 
responsibility of creating and managing a Joondalup Native Origin 
Flora and Fauna Registry consisting of a list of all plants and animals 
native to the Joondalup area; 
 
2 Recommends to the Joondalup City Council that wherever possible 
only plants on the Joondalup Native origin Flora and Fauna Registry 
be planted by the Joondalup Parks or Infrastructure Departments and; 
 
3 That the planting of flora that is not on the Joondalup Native origin 
Flora and Fauna Registry by the Joondalup parks or Infrastructure 
Departments be reviewed by the City Council via the Conservation 
Advisory Committee before the commencement of said planting; 
 
4 That flora that is not native to Joondalup be discouraged and/ or 
removed from City maintained property where reasonable and where it 
is deemed a hazard to the biodiversity of natural flora and fauna in 
Joondalup as recommended by the Conservation Advisory 
Committee; 
 
5 That copies of the Joondalup Native Origin Flora and Fauna Registry 
be available on printed format and cd to the public through the public 
library system and on the Joondalup website for public education 
purposes.” 
 
Reason for Motion 
 
It is the responsibility of the City to ensure that the natural flora and fauna in the City 
of Joondalup be preserved and encouraged for the benefit of the stakeholders of the 
City of Joondalup. It is past time that a registry of native plants and animals is 
established and the preservation of natural flora and fauna be implemented. This 
motion will setup a standing sub-committee within the Conservation Advisory 
Committee that will formulate and maintain a registry of native plants and animals in 
Joondalup. This registry will then be used by the parks and Infrastructure 
Departments as a guide for plant selection when purchasing for new and/or 
replacement plantings. An added benefit to the community will be the availability of 
this information as a guide for personal property plantings and educational purposes.

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Officer’s Comment: 
 
Comments in response to Items listed: 
 
1 Create an ongoing native flora and fauna sub-committee with the 
responsibility of creating and managing a Joondalup Native Origin Flora 
and Fauna Registry consisting of a list of all plants and animals native 
to the Joondalup area;
 
 
Extensive information on this subject is available to City Staff and the general 
public, an example being CALMs extensive database named Florabase. This 
contains photographs and detailed information on most of the vascular plants 
found in Western Australia. A link could be put in place from the City’s 
Website to the CALM Website.  The City also has copies of the many 
bushland management plans that have been produced for many of the 
bushland reserves the City manages. 
 
It is worth noting that the management of all native wildlife is the responsibility 
of CALM (Wildlife Conservation Act 1950) and local authority input is usually 
restricted to managing fauna habitat. 
 
The Conservation Advisory Committee is a committee established by the 
Council to only make recommendations to the Council on matters within the 
agreed Terms of Reference.  The committee has no delegated authority to 
make decisions. 
 
The Terms of Reference allow the Conservation Advisory Committee to 
appoint a number of its members to work together as part of a working group 
on specified issues as identified by the committee.  No absolute majority 
decision is required.  In Establishing such a working group,  there would be 
no ability for it to make decisions or direct resources in any direction.  The 
need to service the working party may impact on existing service delivery. 
 
2 Recommends to the Joondalup City Council that wherever possible only 
plants on the Joondalup Native Origin Flora and Fauna Registry be 
planted by the Joondalup Parks or Infrastructure Departments; 
 
City of Joondalup plants predominantly Australian native plants.  Planting of 
purely endemic species is not supported due to: 
 
• Survival rate is low due to modified planting conditions. 
• Lack of suitable local species for all landscape situations. eg street trees. 
• Landscapes would all look very similar because the range of plants would 
be very limited. 
• The public may not respond positively to a restricted list of landscape 
species. 
 
  It is worth noting that there are situations e.g. road medians on dual 
carriageways where endemic plant species should be utilised. The use of 
endemic plants in these situations would produce green corridors or linkages 
between natural bushland.

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3 That the planting of flora that is not on the Joondalup Native Origin 
Flora and Fauna Registry by the Joondalup Parks or Infrastructure 
Departments be reviewed by the City Council via the Conservation 
Advisory Committee before the commencement of said planting; 
 
As highlighted in item two, the use of purely local species would not produce 
the landscape quality or diversity the public expect because of the limited 
plant range available for use in a large range of landscape situations. It is 
considered more appropriate that endemic [local] species be used in 
situations where they enhance local biodiversity, add to fauna linkages e.g. 
wide medians.   
 
4 That flora that is not native to Joondalup be discouraged and/or 
removed from city maintained property where reasonable and where it is 
deemed a hazard to the biodiversity of natural flora and fauna in 
Joondalup as recommended by the Conservation Advisory Committee; 
 
The removal of species that pose an environmental threat to bushland e.g. 
olives would be supported in situations w here they grow in close proximity to 
bushland reserves. 
 
A large percentage of amenity plantings in the City’s parks are not endemic to 
Joondalup, but they also pose no risk to the biodiversity of the City, the 
removal of these trees would have a severe adverse effect on the amenity of 
these parks and the landscape of City. 
 
Use of indigenous plants is restricted in subdivisions due to: 
• Availability 
• Suitability 
• Growth Form 
 
5 That copies of the Joondalup Native Origin Flora and Fauna Registry be 
available on printed format and CD to the public library system and on the 
Joondalup website for public education purposes; 
 
 City staff are in the process of compiling a photographic herbarium of both 
endemic plant species and exotic weed species, it is proposed that this 
herbarium is placed on the City’s web site for reference by the public. 
 
A plant species list is available for the community that identifies native plant 
suitable for residential area planting. It is suggested that this list may be updated 
to include more endemic species and have a number of potential weed species 
removed from the list. This list is provided to the public upon request. 
 
 
REQUESTS FOR REPORTS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION 
 
Pest Weed Species Within the City of Joondalup 
The Impact of Reticulation on Bushland in the City of Joondalup 
Central Park Joondalup 
 
 
CLOSURE