The Hunters Hill Municipality estimated resident population for 2020 is 14,962, with a population density of 2,617 persons/km².

Hunters Hill Municipality is located in Sydney’s north-western suburbs – about 7 kilometres from the Sydney GPO.

Hunters Hill Council Community Strategic Plan identifies actions to ensure that that public places are vibrant and active and that Council will maintain public places to ensure they are clean and attractive.

An action is to ‘Undertake a community-led project in partnership with UNSW Circular Economy Network to bring together local champions to develop a project that is focused on diverting materials (e.g. textiles/ furniture) away from landfill and create new products that can be used in the local economy.’

Council is a member of Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (NSROC). This includes implementing the Northern Sydney Regional Waste Strategy.

This has litter actions such as:

• reduce litter (reduce by 40% compared with 2011-12 rates
• 20% positive change to survey responses describing the Northern Sydney community’s view towards taking responsibility for their own litter by June 2021 based on public surveys undertaken within the region
• increased promotion of active community participation in litter control through targeted programs
• establish information on problem areas to identify target waste streams such as litter and plastics.

Council’s Delivery and Operations Plan has actions to:

• reduce litter and waste sent to landfill
• maintain streets so they are clean and attractive
• maintain village centres to ensure they are clean and attractive

How is litter managed?

Council has the following:

• 8 GPTs
• 14 Enviropods
• 2 grates
• 11 ponds

Projects

Gladesville Shopping Precinct ‘Hey Tosser’ Litter Improvement Program (EPA Litter Grant). This anti-litter education campaign in the Gladesville Greater Sydney Harbour Regional Litter Prevention Strategy 70 Shopping Precinct changed behaviours around littering broken glass, bottles and cigarette butts.
The project resulted in:

• improved streetscape and infrastructure, and an increased awareness of the social and environmental impact of littering
• 84% decrease in litter and reduction of over 80% in visible cigarette litter outside the TAB on Cowell St. Qualitative observation of behaviour used before and after education and improvements, and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Council newsletter used to keep locals informed of progress on the project
• results noticed included: – reduction in litter – reduction in graffiti on buildings in particular Cowell Street – reduction in graffiti on infrastructure such as bins and street furniture.

Upcoming events

For more information, please visit the council’s website at: https://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/