"Living for our Future" - City of Boroondara

Purpose/Aim of project

This project aims to work with households across the City of Boroondara to work towards living more sustainability at home. The council will work closely with the community to encourage environmentally preferred behaviours within Boroondara including:

	Sustainable gardening/biodiversity
	Water conservation and stormwater management
	Improving community engagement
	Decreasing use of car (non hybrid) transport
	Reducing production of waste
	Increasing the use of products made from recycled or non toxic materials
	Reducing the use of natural resources - eg. energy

The project seeks to find the most effective means to inspire long-term behavioural change within the Boroondara community.

Stakeholders/Partners

Partnering the National Centre for Sustainability is the City of Boroondara, who is taking a lead role in the management and administration of the project. Origin Energy is also providing specialized information, energy audits, guest speakers for community workshops and marketing.

Background

This project was first commissioned in January 2004 when the Boroondara Council applied for a “Community Action Fund” through the Victorian Greenhouse Strategy. The council wished to support existing social “champions” such as scout leaders and the Rotary Club to inspire long term environmental behavioral change.

The City of Boroondara held six free workshops monthly from February to July in 2005. These workshops provided information on different themes of sustainability:

Project Status

A research paper including all findings is available from http://www.socialchange.qut.edu.au/conferences/socialchange/

Expected Outcomes

The project will act as a catalyst for improved community engagement and encourage behavioural change towards more sustainable living.

Documents to Download

Living For Our Future Information Flyer

Natioanl Centre for Sustainability
Email: ncs@swin.edu.au

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