1. Our urban tree canopy

    Over the next 20 years, our area will become increasingly warm as a result of climate change. Urban tree canopies play a significant role in helping create liveable neighbourhoods and benefit the health and wellbeing of our community. They provide shade, improve air quality, absorb carbon and rainfall, cool local environments, and support wildlife. Collectively, urban trees make up an …

  2. DA pre-lodgement panel

    DA Pre Lodgement Meetings

    Due to the complexity of some types of development proposals, prospective applicants should consider obtaining more detailed professional advice than is available through the Duty Planner service.

    The DA Pre Lodgement meetings provide verbal advice on more complex proposals…

  3. Duty Planner

    We offer a free 15-minute Duty Planner phone call service between 9am–12pm weekdays. 

    Advice provided

    The service is designed to provide preliminary advice on planning enquiries associated with properties and development proposals, including:

    • The development assessment process, and
    • Council's planning controls.

    Due to…

  4. Local Planning Panel (LPP)

    Local Planning Panel (LPP)

    The City of Canada Bay Local Planning Panel (LPP) commenced on the 01 March 2018. The types of applications that need to be determined by the Panel can be found in the Fact Sheet. The LPP consists of…

  5. Stormwater requirements

    What is Stormwater?

    Stormwater is the resulting water from rainfall events which then flows across land surfaces.

    Council's Stormwater Drainage System (Public Drainage System)

    Council generally manages and maintains the public drainage system which drains the public road network through public and private lands to the Parramatta River.…

  6. Urban Canopy Strategy

    The City of Canada Bay adopted the Urban Tree Canopy Strategy in 2019. The strategy sets out priorities and actions we need to undertake to achieve our goals of increasing the City of Canada Bay's urban canopy from 18 to 25 per cent by 2040…

  7. The DA Process
  8. Local species

    Planting native plants and trees that are local to an area (also known as local provenance) preserves and protects biodiversity. Plants that are native to a local area have adapted over a long period of time to its specific climactic and geographical conditions. This means that they are more likely to thrive, than plants from different regions.

    Local…

  9. Conservation

    Despite the small size, isolation and relatively degraded condition of the City of Canada Bay’s natural environment, our City still retains a surprisingly diverse range of flora and fauna. Studies have shown that there are a total of 159 different plant species that are unique to the lower Parramatta River area present in the City of Canada Bay, including two endangered ecological tree…

  10. Benefits of trees

    Trees are one of the most important assets in the City of Canada Bay. They provide us with a range of environmental, social and economic benefits, making our City a beautiful place to live. Here are some reasons why trees are important and why we should plant and care for them: