Sydney Heat Smart City Plan: Community briefing

The Heat Smart City Plan's goal is to ensure  that people living in Greater Sydney can survive and thrive in a warming climate and during extreme heat.

The plan, developed by the Greater Sydney Heat Taskforce and launched at the end of last year, has 40 recommendations, including 'Listening to Communities' and the establishment of a Community Advisory Committee.

This webinar will be an introduction to the Heat Smart City Plan for community members, community leaders, people working in community-facing and community-led organisations and more.

Join us to:

• get a run down on all the recommendations,

• hear from the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils and Resilient Sydney who led the development of the plan, and

• hear from Sweltering Cities who are leading Recommendation 3: Listening to Communities and establishing the Community Advisory Committee.

With the Heat Smart City Plan set to roll out between 2025 and 2030, its critical that Greater Sydney community voices are not left behind.

Hear more about the Heat Smart City Plan and learn how you can be involved in conversations that will shape the rollout of the Community Advisory Committee and the Heat Smart City Plan in Sydney.

More about the Heat Smart City Plan
Extreme heat has killed more Australians than fire, flood and storms combined, with additional impacts for the economy, infrastructure, liveability and the environment.

Beyond extreme events, the ongoing pressure of higher average temperatures and urban heat islands are creating chronic stressors for the city; exacerbating issues like cost-of-living and quality-of-life.

The Heat Smart City Plan has been developed under the Greater Sydney Heat Taskforce, a multi-sector collaboration of organisations across government, industry and the community sectors.

Co-designed by organisations across the health, planning and design, infrastructure, emergency management, community and corporate sectors, the Plan outlines six key directions and 40 recommendations for building a heat-resilient city.

The Plan’s directions are:

1. Heat Smart Decisions: Collaboration, shared understanding and monitoring of heat risk improves heat risk decision-making for Greater Sydney.

2. Heat Smart Places for People: Homes and buildings are heat-responsive and can keep people safe from heat, while heat mitigation and adaptation are required in state and local planning controls.

3. Heat Smart Economies: The private sector plans for heat, supports risk reduction, minimises the economic impacts of heat, and seeks commercial opportunities in adaptation.

4. Heat Smart Infrastructure: Interconnected, resilient infrastructure enables communities to survive and thrive.

5. Heatwave Ready: Clear governance arrangements, funding and guidance support effective heatwave management, while communities and organisations are empowered to build resilience, reduce risks and manage emergencies.

6. Heat Smart Research: Researchers and practitioners work collaboratively to deliver heat-resilient solutions.

To download a full copy of the Heat Smart City Plan, go to the link.
For a shorter read, click here for a summary.