Our city’s continued growth and densification, along with the impacts of climate change mean collaboration with the private sector is needed to ensure long-term liveability.
Green Our Rooftop is a joint initiative with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning to:
- Demonstrate how to successfully retrofit a building with a high quality green roof.
- Educate the public about green roofs in an interactive way.
- Demonstrate the benefits of green roofs through innovative research.
- Provide environmental and social benefits including reducing stormwater discharge.
Green Our Rooftop research grants and postgraduate scholarships
As part of the Green Our Rooftop Demonstration Green Roof, the City of Melbourne, Victorian Government and Melbourne Water offered collaborative research grants and postgraduate scholarships worth $400,000.
Funding was available for high-quality research to support the future growth of green roofs in Melbourne. Research focus:
- water
- urban heat island
- biodiversity
- health and wellbeing.
Grant applications opened 1 July and closed 13 August 2019. For enquiries, please contact us at greeningmelbourne@melbourne.vic.gov.au.