Draft Budget 2011/12, 3: Sustainability and Climate Change

The proposed budget has a strong focus on sustainability as outlined in the Council Plan 2009 - 2013

Capital projects

• Environmental building retrofits [$500k] to improve the energy efficiency of council buildings to reduce energy consumption permanently


• Drainage renewal programme [$845k]


• Reducing heat island effect [$200k] - the city can be up to 7 degrees warmer than the rest of Melbourne. More vegetation and alternative building materials can reduce this effect


• Irrigation system renewals [ $650k] to be able to manage captured storm water


• Street lighting renewals to more sustainable fittings [ $500k] - we've done our houses - now the streets


• Public place recycling [$50k] - members of the community expect this service
  

[Some] Other initiatives

• Managing buildings for greater energy efficiency [$85k]


• Creating sustainable owners corporations and apartment blocks [$100k]


• CitySwitch - Council participation in national commerical office energy efficiency program [$15k]


• Implement the climate change adaptation plan [$190k]


• Tomorrow's Leaders - an integrated programme of educational, practical projects and leadership activities delivered ins chools to help young people understand the key principles and issues in sustainability [$20k


• Increasing resource recovery options at the Resource Recovery Centre [$50k]

For the full list of proposed initiatives to be funded, please refer to p77 of the Budget documents available from the front page of the Port Phillip website www.portphillip.vic.gov.au