Strategy

Our strategic direction

Local Land Services delivers services and advice that support farmers and land managers to manage climate and biosecurity risks, respond to and recover from emergencies and adverse events, and actively manage natural resources, within productive, sustainable and cultural landscapes.

The overarching strategic direction of Local Land Services is established by the Local Land Services Board. This includes delivery of ‘state priorities’ identified by the NSW Government.

Collectively, Local Land Services strategy supports effective delivery of the ‘Sustainable Wellbeing’ theme from the NSW Government’s Performance and Wellbeing Framework and delivers the NSW Outcome of ‘Natural resources are used productively and sustainably’.

State Strategic Plan

The Local Land Services State Strategic Plan 2020–2030 provides direction to the 11 local boards, about what services Local Land Services will prioritise statewide to meet both the requirements of the Local Land Services Act 2013 and its NSW Outcome.

Local Strategic Plans

Local Land Services’ strategy and policy direction is brought to life through 11 Local Strategic Plans.

The Local Strategic Plans set the vision, priorities and strategy for how Local Land Services programs will be delivered in the regions to target specific economic, social and environmental outcomes.

Local Strategic Plans are implemented through annual business plans that capture annual staffing, operational expenditure and delivery priorities.

Measuring our success

Local Land Services measures performance through a Business Evidence and Reporting Tool (BERT) which records on-ground activities, events and customer interactions.

Delivery and engagement are monitored through:

• 32 delivery metrics including hectares of pest control and revegetation, land management certificates issued and animal surveillance investigations, and
• 12 customer engagement metrics, such as the number of awareness and training events, participants at events, groups supported and partnerships.

Customers and stakeholders were supported through: 

• 265 training events
• 2,601 awareness raising events
• 50,650 1:1 technical consultations with land managers
• 1,020 community groups
• 165 partnerships with non-government organisations.

Improved landscape management practices through:

• 72,950 ha threatened species habitat protection
• 2,020 ha wetland management

Improved biosecurity practices through:

• 373,590 ha weed management
• 40,123,560 ha vertebrate pest control (more than 50% of NSW).

We supported sustainable land use through:

• 191 land management certificates issued over an area of more than 136,710 ha to allow improved native vegetation management
• 300 private native forestry plans approved and licensed over 73,190 ha of private native forestry.

Improved primary production practices through:

• 173,260 ha managed for improved soil condition
• 948,800 ha for improved agricultural production.

Improved emergency management practices with:

• over 54% staff trained in Emergency Management, including >30% in specialist roles.