The Environment and Planning section of the Policy and Representation Branch, through leadership, facilitates the development and implementation of a legislative, policy and financial environment which enables local governments to best serve their communities in these key interest areas:

• Public Health
• Natural Environment
• Climate Change
• Waste and Waste Management
• Pollution
• Recycling
• Pest Management
• Natural Resource Management (NRM)
• Stock Routes
• Vegetation
• Coastal Management

The following outlines the Associations' Policies:

5.1 Environment Protection
- Roles, Responsibilities and Procedures
- Air
- Noise
- Contaminated Lands
- Energy
- Climate Change

5.2 Natural Resource Management
- Sustainable Natural Resource Management
- Stock Route Network
- Forestry

5.3 Natural Asset Management
- Natural Asset Management
- World Heritage and Wild Rivers
- National Park and Crown Land Management
- Coastal Management
- Biodiversity
- Biosecurity
- Regional Natural Asset Management (NAM)
- Resourcing

5.4 Waste Management
- Waste Management Strategy
- Toxic and Hazardous Wastes
- Domestic Waste Collection
- Waste Management and Recycling Levy
- Extended Producer Responsibility
- Costs of Waste Management
- Recycling
- Packaging
- Landfill Management
- Waste Management Authorities
- Alternate Waste Technologies
- Container Deposit Legislation
- Institutional Arrangement

5.5 Environmental Health
- Preventive Health
- Dog Control
- Mosquito Management
- Immunisation
- Coordination and Cooperation
- Asbestos in Non Workplace Settings
- Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies