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E-waste drop off returns to Sydney Park

Thursday, May 31st, 2018 | Sustainability

Residents can drop off their old TVs, computers and devices at the City of Sydney’s e-waste drop off at Sydney Park this weekend. The City’s quarterly e-waste drop offs are growing in popularity, with more residents choosing to dispose of … Continued

Budget brings boost for city solar

Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 | Sustainability

The City has boosted its $18 million environment budget, with another $4.5 million invested to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy over the next four years. The new funding – on top of $10 million already set aside for long-term … Continued

Community garden to sprout on car park rooftop

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 | Green spaces, Sustainability

A stunning, new community garden will grow on the roof of the Kings Cross carpark after the City of Sydney approved requests from a dedicated group of local residents. The 120-member Kings Cross Community Garden group will design and oversee … Continued

Setting new standards for sustainable buildings

Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 | Sustainability

The City of Sydney has proposed stronger sustainability standards for new commercial buildings to reduce emissions and stop more waste from going to landfill. The City is now inviting members of the public to have their say on the energy … Continued

Free home energy assessments for locals

Friday, April 20th, 2018 | Sustainability

City of Sydney residents can make their homes more sustainable by applying for free home energy assessments through the Our Energy Future program. For a fixed time period, an energy expert will visit homes to carry out an energy review, … Continued

Citizen scientists needed for Sydney Park survey

Thursday, April 5th, 2018 | Sustainability

Visitors to Sydney Park have spotted everything from powerful owls to emerald-spotted tree frogs, now the City is inviting community members to become citizen scientists and help discover even more species of plants and animals living in the area. A … Continued

Free trees for City of Sydney residents

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 | Sustainability

Residents are invited to attend the annual free tree giveaway at Sydney Park on Saturday 7 April to help grow our urban forest. Residents can choose up to two trees from 24 different varieties to suit their backyard, courtyard or … Continued

Lower emissions from Sydney’s better buildings

Monday, March 26th, 2018 | Sustainability

The Better Buildings Partnership – a City of Sydney-led collaboration of major property owners – is driving Australia’s world leading sustainable building results, according to GRESB Head of Asia-Pacific, Ruben Langbroek. Better Buildings Partnership members have now recorded a staggering … Continued

Fun lesson for Sydney kids who ride to school

Friday, March 23rd, 2018 | Community, Sustainability, Transport

Pupils at Newtown Public School got on their bikes and joined more than 2,000 other schools across Australia celebrating National Ride2School Day on Friday 23 March. The inner city school hosted a morning of bike-based fun with the City of … Continued

Free and easy way to keep e-waste out of landfill

Friday, March 9th, 2018 | Sustainability

Obsolete mobile phones, outdated devices and broken appliances cluttering up homes can be brought free of charge to Sydney Park for the first E-Waste collection day of 2018. Almost 90 tons of e-waste was recovered across the four e-waste collection … Continued

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