The Open Space Strategy sets out a number of priorities under three key policy directions:

• Protect: Conservation, heritage, cultural values and preparing for a changing climate
• Optimise: Open spaces designed and maintained to provide multiple functions in each neighbourhood
• Grow: New open spaces in areas of highest visitor and/or ecological needs, especially along waterways.

These key policy directions will inform open space implementation plans which will be costed using a sustainable funding model that looks at capital works planning, use of grants, partnerships and open space contributions.

Protect

Under this key policy direction, we plan to protect and/or enhance the following:

Optimise

Under this key policy direction, we seek to optimise the following:

Grow

Under this key policy direction, we plan to grow Hume's open space through the following: