Council projects

Interpretive Indigenous Garden

Council in conjunction with LifeLinks, is developing an Interpretive Indigenous Garden that displays local plants and provides information on how residents can incorporate the ... more »

Environmental Volunteer Program

In the early 1990’s a small of group of coastal residents began restoring the coast line through revegetation and weed control. The dedicated group became known as the Holdfas ... more »

WaterWise Communities

From Friday the 15th of January 2010 Holdfast Bay residents, businesses, schools, churches, sporting and recreational facilities will be able to register for ‘WaterWise Commun ... more »

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Promote sustainable living

Help spread the word about the actions we can all take to reduce our impact on the environment.

It is easy to feel that you're the only one trying to live sustainably, but as you talk to more people, you’ll find that many of us are on the same path. We are all teachers and we are all learners, so share what you know with others and you might just be rewarded by finding out something new yourself!

The more we promote sustainable living, the easier it will be to build sustainable communities.

How to do it now!

Live a sustainable life. Walk before you talk, hypocrisy is a bad look.

Do what you can when you can. Challenge yourself to do one extra sustainable action each week. This guide has plenty of ideas to start you off!

Become involved. There are often local action groups working towards improving your local environment and sustainability. Stay informed about what your local community has on offer.

Spread the word. The more discussions, arguments and gentle cajoling we engage in the better. So do the actions to move yourself toward sustainability and then encourage others.

Tell people about this site - Get people talking!

Email the URL of this site (www.ecocity.com.au) to your friends.
Put a link to this site on your website, Facebook page or blog.
Talk about the actions and perspectives raised here.

Write to your local Member of Parliament and relevant government ministers.

Suggest improvements by filling out the feedback form.

Call Council to see how you can become involved in some of our projects relating to sustainability.

Why is this action important?

Many of us are simply unaware of the impacts our current lifestyles are having on the natural systems that maintain our lives. By helping to spread the word and encouraging others to take positive steps to move towards sustainability, you are helping to influence long term behavioural change and address the long term impacts of environmental problems (such as climate change and drought). Our future can, and needs to be, more sustainable but we need to work with nature and ourselves. We can begin building this future now. Generations to come will thank you for it!

Related actions

Environment

It is our job to think more deeply about the environment, its future and our role in shaping it. The environmental impact that one person has may appear to be small in comparison to the expanse of the environment. However, if everyone makes small changes, it will help create an environment that is sustainable now and into the future.

Wellbeing

It is easy to assume that we have already done too much damage to our land and water to restore them. It is also easy to look at the magnitude of such restoration and think that large organisations are the only people that can fix it. But the longest journey starts with the smallest steps and those steps come from us. We are now equipped with enough knowledge, science, and technology to begin to repair and replenish what we have sought from nature and to learn to live sustainably with all forms of life.

Knowledge, debate, thought, imagination and aspiration can drive us to be more sustainable (and that does wonders for our wellbeing).