Show CouncilsProject detailsAction Boroondara City CouncilKnox City Council Maroondah City Council Monash City Council Stonnington City Council Whitehorse City Council Yarra Ranges Shire CouncilBushland and urban biodiversity management in a changing climate 2014 - 2015 This project developed and tested a framework for monitoring biodiversity and habitat health together with potential climate-related impacts to help councils manage their biodiversity assets better.Adaptation Natural environmentCardinia Shire CouncilTracking utility data to enable council reporting against targets 2012 This project employed a Utility Officer for 12 months to assess, make recommendations, and implement a utility tracking system that provided council with the capacity to report against their greenhouse gas emission and water consumption targets.Mitigation Energy WaterCasey City CouncilProtecting the Western Port community from the impacts of climate change 2009 - 2010 Projected impacts due to climate change around Western Port include an increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Typically, the response to these events is provided through a largely volunteer service. The project provided intensive community engagement for dealing with emergency response, including developing community preparedness to minimise the impacts of events.Adaptation Community health and wellbeing Leadership and Governance PlanningBass Coast Shire Council Baw Baw Shire Council Bayside City Council Cardinia Shire Council Casey City Council Greater Dandenong City Council Kingston City Council Mornington Peninsula Shire CouncilLocal Government Climate Change Financial Risk Adaptation Planning (FRAP) 2014 - 2016 The FRAP project developed a framework for risk assessment and financial analysis to assist council risk managers and planners understand the budgetary risks to south east councils from climate change and build adaptation into their financial planning. Project was managed by the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA).Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Economic development and business Leadership and Governance PlanningDarebin City CouncilPublic Lighting Action Program 2007 - 2009 Sustainable street lighting (project managed by the Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action)Mitigation Assets, infrastructure and transport EnergyDarebin City CouncilTalking my Language: environmental information and action in diverse communities 2011 - 2012 Project helped engage with culturally and linguistically diverse communities on the topics of sustainability and climate change.Mitigation / Adaptation Community health and wellbeingDarebin City Council Melbourne City Council Whittlesea City Council Yarra City CouncilAdaptation mechanisms for vulnerable low income and rental households 2014 - 2015 This project sought to address information and financial barriers to improving the climate resilience of housing for vulnerable low income and rental households. It tested the effectiveness of both direct and mediated approaches through two different engagement channels to engage and encourage rental landlords to improve their properties. The first channel was through the council's rates database; the second was through real estate agents. Financial barriers were assessed through an investigation of the effectiveness of using the rates mechanism to access difficult to reach groups and the use of incentives to enable housing retrofits.Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Community health and wellbeing Economic development and business Leadership and Governance PlanningGreater Dandenong City CouncilDeveloping a model to build councils capacity to work together on NRM projects 2010 - 2011 The objective of the project was to use the experiences and lessons learnt from developing a successful collaborative program ("Living Links"). Elements were identified to enable councils to participate and facilitate multi-council and natural resource agency projects.Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport PlanningHobsons Bay City CouncilKororoit Creek: a structure for implementing sustainable catchment management 2007 - 2010 Led by Hobsons Bay City Council in partnership with Melton Shire, Brimbank City, and Wyndham City councils as well as the Victorian State Government, Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria this project developed an agreed management approach to coordinate and implement actions within the Kororoit Creek Regional Strategy 2005 – 2030Adaptation Natural environment PlanningHume City CouncilPublic Lighting Action Program 2010 - 2012 Sustainable street lighting (project managed by the Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action).Mitigation / Adaptation Community health and wellbeingHume City CouncilHeatwave help for Hume home care clients 2014 - 2015 Free retrofits were made available to home care clients who are most vulnerable to heatwave impacts. These retrofits included draught sealing, window coverings and the provision of fans. Information on keeping cool and low cost cooling options were also provided to eligible residents who took up the offer. Hume Council engaged agency staff to conduct retrofits, and heat wave training was provided to Hume Direct Care Workers via Kildonan Uniting Care.Mitigation / Adaptation Community health and wellbeingAlpine Shire Council Knox City Council Melbourne City Council Port Phillip City Council Yarra Ranges Shire CouncilSustainability In the Early Years 2012 - 2015 This project employed a project officer to work with five urban and rural councils across Victoria to develop an Early Years Education for Sustainability Framework, piloted in multiple early years service settings in each partner council. The Framework and supporting resources, tools and training programs were developed to be flexible across different local government management structures and designed to be transferrable.Adaptation Education, training and researchDarebin City Council Manningham City Council Moreland City Council Yarra City CouncilAccelerating sustainable buildings in the local government sector 2008 - 2010 Project helped to reduce the environmental impact of council buildings.Mitigation / Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transportManningham City CouncilCommunicating energy use In local communities 2012 - 2013 This project developed a response plan to address climate change risks to the western metropolitan Melbourne region and was undertaken in partnership with the Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action and its member councils.Adaptation Energy Leadership and GovernanceBrimbank City Council Greater Geelong City Council Hobsons Bay City Council Maribyrnong City Council Moonee Valley City Council Moorabool Shire Council Wyndham City CouncilClimate change risk adaptation response plan 2012 - 2013 Partner councils developed a response plan to address climate change risks to the western metropolitan Melbourne region. This project was undertaken in partnership with the Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action.Adaptation Leadership and Governance PlanningBoroondara City Council Knox City Council Maroondah City Council Monash City Council Stonnington City Council Whitehorse City Council Yarra Ranges Shire CouncilClimate change adaptation roadmap for decision makers in Melbourne’s East 2013 - 2016 Partner councils undertook a regional climate change risk assessment and determined the cross-municipality adaptation response actions for integration into existing plans and strategies of each member council. This project was undertaken in partnership with the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action.Mitigation Leadership and Governance PlanningMelbourne City CouncilValuing urban trees 2010 - 2012 This project helped place a financial value on the environmental benefits of urban trees to provide future guidance for urban decision makers such as urban designers, planners and policy makers.Mitigation / Adaptation PlanningMelbourne City CouncilGrowing green guide for Melbourne: a how-to guide for green roofs, walls and facades 2012 - 2014 This project developed "The Growing Green Guide" which provides a practical tool to help increase the knowledge and reduce the technical barriers related to green roof, green wall and facade construction.Mitigation / Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Community health and wellbeing Natural environment PlanningBanyule City Council Kingston City Council Moonee Valley City CouncilAssessing the economic value of green infrastructure 2014 - 2015 This project developed an economic framework to value the benefits of green infrastructure to help with the development of business cases. Green infrastructure helps build resilience to drought, extreme heat and floods, improves health and liveability, and provides ecosystem services. This project was undertaken in partnership with Victoria University.Mitigation / Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Community health and wellbeing Natural environment PlanningMoreland City CouncilSustainable design assessment in the planning process 2007 - 2014 This project was a partnership between the Moreland Energy Foundation (MEFL) and 16 local councils to develop and implement a sustainable design assessment in the planning process. This process has now evolved into the Built Environment Sustainability Scorecard (BESS).Mitigation / Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport PlanningBayside City Council Mornington Peninsula Shire CouncilAre you ready? 2014 - 2016 Development of an interactive website (http://www.climateready.com.au/) to assist residents of all partner councils to learn about the risks to their property and lifestyle associated with climate change and help them to plan for the future. The website allows residents to prepare individual action plans based on their specific climate change risks and situation. This project was undertaken with Green Cross Australia.Adaptation Education, training and researchBayside City Council Borough of Queenscliff Council Frankston City Council Greater Geelong City Council Hobsons Bay City Council Kingston City Council Melbourne City Council Port Phillip City CouncilPlan for Port Phillip Bay - a regional coastal adaptation framework 2014 - 2016 A regional level partnership between Association of Bayside Municipality member councils (and others) to establish and implement a common approach to embed climate change adaptation in coastal decision making and to build capacity to use climate and non-climate assessment information. It involves guiding investment, planning, infrastructure and decision making with a regionally consistent methodogy, built on a strong commitment to a Regional Coastal Adaptation Framework to drive and coordinate implementation at a regional and local level.Adaptation Leadership and Governance Natural environment PlanningBanyule City Council Darebin City Council Hume City Council Manningham City Council Melbourne City Council Moreland City Council Nillumbik Shire Council Whittlesea City Council Yarra City CouncilIntegrated Regional Vulnerability Assessment 2014 - 2015 The Integrated Regional Vulnerability Assessment built upon a regional approach to climate change adaptation planning through the development of an integrated vulnerability assessment and regional adaptation plan. This project was undertaken with the Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (NAGA).Adaptation Leadership and Governance PlanningBrimbank City Council Greater Geelong City Council Hobsons Bay City Council Maribyrnong City Council Moonee Valley City Council Moorabool Shire Council Wyndham City CouncilHow Well Are We Adapting? 2014 - 2016 This project involved the research and development of: - a framework to monitor, evaluate and report on participating councils' climate change adaptation performance in key services, including a set of tested indicators; and - best-practice tools for reporting to the community on climate change adaptation performance. This project was undertaken with the Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA).Adaptation Leadership and Governance PlanningYarra City CouncilTowards Zero Net Emissions 2008 - 2009 This project helped council move towards zero net emissions by enabling the Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action partnership to research carbon offsets and develop a common methodology for carbon projects for all local governments.Mitigation EnergyBanyule City Council Darebin City Council Hume City Council Manningham City Council Melbourne City Council Moreland City Council Nillumbik Shire Council Yarra City CouncilLocal Energy Consumption Data 2010 - 2011 In this project, Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (NAGA) members advanced data sharing arrangements and management of community energy consumption data to provide a basis for tracking progress on energy consumption at the local level.Mitigation EnergyYarra Ranges Shire CouncilBushland management and climate change 2011 - 2014 Yarra Ranges Council investigated the current understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on the ability of local governments to manage their biodiversity and bushland assets. The goal was to identify challenges and opportunities, and, ultimately, identify next steps to enable success. This project was undertaken with the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action.Mitigation Natural environment PlanningMoreland City CouncilWorking together to cool communities 2015 - 2017 This project is investigating how the impacts of the urban heat island effect can be minimised for vulnerable social housing residents. It is trialling and evaluating cost-effective mitigation measures and delivery options, and will create a replicable model for wider implementation.Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Community health and wellbeing PlanningYarra City CouncilEmbedding green infrastructure toolkit 2015 - 2017 This project is developing an "Embedding Green Infrastructure Best Practice Toolkit" to increase tree planting, water sensitive urban design and other green infrastructure. It will be an evidence-based manual on how to embed into local government decision making and operations.Mitigation / Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Natural environment Planning WaterYarra Ranges Shire CouncilEastern Sporting Savers 2015 - 2017 The seven councils of the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) will deliver a customised engagement program to assist the region's sports clubs save on their energy bills in a way that's fun, achievable and community-led.Adaptation Assets, infrastructure and transport Energy What is the role of local government in environmental protection?Municipalities may also work together with public authorities such as Water Boards on water quality and wastewater treatment. The municipalities are responsible for preparing regulations for implementing and enforcing the regulations in the national Environmental Management Act and other environmental regulations.
What are the steps taken by the government to protect environment?Protection of Environment. Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Afforestation.. Fly Ash Utilisation Action Plan.. Initiatives for improving the environmental performance of coal based stations.. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). ISO 14001.. What is the role and functions of government in environmental management?Central government is responsible for national environmental policy directed to contributing to sustainable economic development and to the health and safety of people by maintaining and improving the quality of the environment. Environmental Management Act.
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