EPA 30-Year Strategy Survey

Global and local trends

The next three questions focus on the global and local trends influencing South Australia’s environment. Your views will help us identify the most important trends so we can plan effectively.

Which of the following trends do you think will be most important in shaping South Australia’s environment and the EPA's role over the next 30 years? Please select your top three.

Water security pressures

Valuable resources going to waste

Extreme weather events (e.g., floods, storms, storm surges, hail damage)

Threats to native species

Hotter and drier conditions

Emerging contaminants and pollutants, like microplastics, pharmaceuticals and nanomaterials (very small, engineered particles)

A net-zero economy (an economy that doesn’t add extra greenhouse gases to the air)

Evolving community and stakeholder expectations

If you would like, please tell us more about why you picked these three trends as most important to you. This helps us understand the reasons behind your choices.

Are there other environmental risks or opportunities we should plan for that may not be apparent now?

Our vision

The next three questions are about our vision for South Australia’s environment in 2055. Your feedback will help us understand which parts of that vision are most important, so that we can decide where to put the most effort.

Thinking about what you hope South Australia will be like in 2055, please rank the following goals for the environment from most important (1) to least important (5).

Nature is healthy and resilient, with stable soils and biodiversity that support cultural connections, wellbeing and economic productivity.

Select

Climate risks are well managed, and the state thrives in a hotter, drier world because of careful planning. Communities, industries and infrastructure have adapted wisely.

Select

Air is safe to breathe.

Select

Water is safe to drink, shared fairly, and protected for future generations.

Select

Circular economy principles guide how we use materials, recover resources and reduce waste.

Select

If you would like, please tell us more about why you ranked the goals in this order. For example, what makes your top priorities most important to you?

Are there other goals you would like to see included in our vision for South Australia’s environment in 2055?

Priority areas

The two questions below reflect activities that the EPA has focused on in the past. Your responses will help us decide which of these are most important for the future.

Please rank the following areas of the EPA’s work in order of importance for the future, from most important (1) to least important (5).

Setting clear and appropriate standards for environmentally significant industrial activities and supporting licence holders to comply with these standards.

Select

Supporting and promoting South Australia’s transition to a circular economy, (where we recover and reuse materials instead of discarding them).

Select

Supporting sustainable development by providing science-based advice.

Select

Educating the community and encouraging best practice environmental behaviour.

Select

Working with communities and stakeholders to protect the environment and keep neighbourhoods clean and safe.

Select

Taking decisive action when industrial activities damage or threaten the environment.

Select

If you would like, please tell us more about why you ranked the areas of the EPA’s work in this order. For instance, what makes your top choices most important to you?

Any other feedback

The following question allows you to provide suggestions, advice or feedback about our vision for South Australia’s environment in 2055 and the EPA’s role in protecting that environment.

Do you have any other feedback on the vision for South Australia’s environment in 2055, the EPA’s role over the next decades, or the EPA’s 30-Year Strategy?

Final questions

The two questions below help us to ensure that we are hearing from a wide range of South Australians.

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What is your age?

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11.

Which of the following best describes you? Tick any that apply:

I am Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

I am from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

I work for an EPA licence holder.

I work in agriculture or aquaculture.

I work in energy or resources.

I work in finance or insurance.

I work for a federal government agency.

I work for a state government agency.

I work for a local council or LGA.

I am a Landscape Board member or staff.

I am an academic or researcher.

I am a student.

I am part of an environmental or community group.

I am a community member.

Other (please specify)