Environmental sustainability

1200 Buildings   

The 1200 Buildings project aims facilitate the retrofitting of 1200 buildings in the City of Melbourne municipality by 2020. Visit 1200 Buildings for more information.

      Residents                Businesses                            Buildings                               Council

The City of Melbourne is committed to creating a more sustainable and liveable Melbourne. To best achieve this we focus our programs on residents, businesses and buildings within the municipality.

Our programs aim to improve the municipality’s environmental performance through reducing water and energy consumption, minimising our greenhouse gas emissions and improving water quality and waste management practises.

This section also contains information on what the City of Melbourne is doing to improve its own operations. To explore the ways the City of Melbourne is working to improve our environment visit Residents, Businesses, Buildings and Council.

Energy Saver Scheme

The "Energy Saver — it all starts at home" scheme has been introduced to help residents improve energy efficiency in their homes. If you are interested in upgrading lights, showerhead, insulation, hot water system, or draft proofing in your home at low cost or even no cost, find out more about Energy Saver — it all starts at home.