A Sustainable Design Assessment (SDA) is a simple sustainability assessment of a proposed building at the planning stage that demonstrates best practice in ESD

Kenton Johanson, a resident of Nunawading, has transformed his family home & garden into an efficient ‘suburban Earthship’. He has recently borrowed a home energy efficiency kit from the library to check if his upgrades have been effective and has spoken to us about his sustainability journey. Kenton believes that “values are caught, not taught” and enjoys inspiring others to get on their bikes and talking to people from all walks of life about how our choices impact the environment – whether it’s chatting with friends, family & neighbours; or raising awareness of the impacts of climate change on snowfall amongst the members of his ski club; or as school teacher of over 25 years. Read more about Kenton's journey below.

A series of educational videos about our local environment Our Environmental Education Officers offer experiences of being in and observing our the natural

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Whitehorse City Council strongly encourages Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) for every project. It is an integral part of planning permit applications

Gardiners Creek (KooyongKoot) Regional Collaboration formally launched on the 4 th April, 2023. This is a new, important alliance focusing on protecting and

Sustainable climate and environmental care is a key focus for Council. Our Climate Response Strategy and Climate Response Plan, adopted by Council on 27

Recovering from an emergency is a complex process that may take months or even years to overcome. The recovery process is coordinated by the Council Municipal

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Council offers funding to help schools and early years participate in selected state government sustainability programs. Teaching resources are also available