Sustainability

Serene, green spaces key to urban resilience

As our city grows, serene green spaces will be more important than ever, according to Cr Rohan Leppert.

City gardens go wild for wildlife

Turn your balcony, backyard, community garden, school veggie patch or green rooftop into a haven for birds and bees.

Watch wildflowers bloom on top of tram stops and see desolate concrete transformed into community gardens.

Australians produce about 10 kg of waste per person, per week. Most of this is sent to landfill. Here’s how to reduce your impact.

Read about neighbourhood batteries, zero-carbon buildings, and how Melbourne will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.

We’re supporting local innovators to pilot raingardens made from upcycled waste in Fishermans Bend.

Let us know when you see a superb fairy-wren in your neighbourhood to help us improve habitats for small birds.

Hug a eucalypt, email a Moreton Bay fig tree, plant a sapling, geek out on tree data or just bask in our urban forest.