We protect what makes Western Australia unique, so every generation can enjoy a healthy environment, secure water and a prosperous future.
Our vision
Our vision is set by the Strategic Intent: Beyond 2050 for managing Western Australia’s environment, water resources and communities to 2050 and beyond.
The Strategic Intent sets out the Department’s contribution to a thriving, sustainable Western Australia by caring for Country, climate and the community.
Our Impact Goals under the Strategic Intent are:
- Healthy and protected natural systems
- Secure water for people, nature and the economy
- Climate resilient communities
- Low carbon industries and exports
- Sustainable economic development
- Low waste circular economy
Learn more in our Strategic Intent: Beyond 2050
Our values
- We serve to make a difference
- We build trust
- We care
- Open minds
- Better together
Read more about our values.
Strong values-based culture
Our teams use the Situation Behaviour Impact Feedback tool to provide staff with clear, specific feedback. This tool supports the development of a strong values-based culture at the department.
Diversity and inclusion
We value the strength, innovation, engagement, trust, opportunity and equity which our diverse workforce provides and recognises that it is only through our workplace culture of inclusion that we can make the most of this diversity.
Through mutual respect, valuing each individual and embracing difference we create the best outcomes, pathways and experience for our employees in their work, our workplace and in our delivery of services to the diverse people of Western Australia.
Through the work of our Equity and Diversity panel, Human Resources branch and importantly led by our Corporate Executive team we consider, innovate, develop, embed and apply creative and flexible strategies and programs to ensure we support the department’s vision for diversity and inclusion and bring out the best in all.
Diversity and inclusion vision statement
Every day we support and inspire each other to be our whole selves and best selves to thrive and reach our full potential. We celebrate, acknowledge, respect and embrace differences; because we know when people from different backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value and reflect the community that we serve.
Aligned to this vision we have committed to several actions to support diversity including our:
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