Strategic Evaluation of Great Eastern Ranges Initiative

Funding or Partner Organisation: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage)

Start year: 2015

Summary: On behalf of the five lead partners of the Great Eastern Ranges (GER) initiative, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage engaged the Centre to undertake Phase 1 of a strategic review. The strategic review developed a future roadmap for the initiative, with a particular focus on governance, program delivery and funding models. Phase 1 considered the outcomes achieved by the initiative, it's ongoing value proposition, and alternative funding, delivery and governance models that deliver a more sustainable and secure future for the initiative. The methodology included 40 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and a workshop with 40 stakeholders. Project outputs included a discussion guide to inform workshop discussions, and recommendations on a value proposition that appeals to private and philanthropic investors, funding models and governance structures for both corporate and on the ground program delivery activities.

FOR Codes: Environment Policy, Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards not elsewhere classified, Environmental policy, legislation and standards not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.