Urban Sustainability Program

Funder: Environmental Trust (NSW)

Program summary

Local government, in partnership with key stakeholders, has achieved significant local environmental gains. The Urban Sustainability Program provides exciting opportunities to continue the progress already made through communities, businesses and government working together.

The Urban Sustainability Program aims to improve:

1. urban water management, focusing on stormwater and urban runoff, to achieve sustainable water quality and conservation outcomes
2. resource conservation through effective waste management, avoidance, reuse and recycling; and support for sustainable products and services
3. urban bushland and creeks, providing opportunities for urban wildlife to flourish and improving habitats for rare and endangered flora and fauna
4. the quality of the local urban environment, through integrated approaches that resolve air quality, noise, odour, chemical use, biodiversity, litter and dumping issues
5. the performance of local councils, businesses, community organisations and householders in urban areas regarding sustainability issues.

Under the Urban Sustainability Program, councils or alliances of councils may apply to the Trust for:

• Urban Sustainability Major Projects Grants
• Urban Waterways Initiative.

Key dates

The 2008 Urban Sustainability Program has closed.

Who can apply?

Local councils, in partnership with their local community.

What will be funded?

Urban Sustainability Major Projects Grants

These grants are for urban sustainability projects that will resolve various environmental issues and will deliver sustainable environmental, social and economic outcomes.

Urban Waterways Initiative

These grants provide funding for projects addressing sustainability challenges within Urban Waterways. Priority Catchments include Cooks, Georges, Hawkesbury Nepean, Central Coast / Lower Hunter and Sydney Harbour Catchments.

Current priorities

Funding will be allocated to projects that:

• effectively develop partnerships between councils, other government agencies, local businesses, community organisations and householders
• clearly focus on environmental priorities identified in local State of the Environment reports and local sustainability plans
• are developed in cooperation with local catchment management authorities (CMAs)
• complement other funding sources and local council investments, such as rate revenue, loans, other grants, sponsorships or when a council uses new powers in the Local Government Act to generate funding for stormwater projects, existing environment levies or waste service performance improvement payments.

How much funding is available?

More information

Follow this link for further information on the Environmental Trust Urban Sustainability Program.

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• Environment & heritage