Environment and Sustainability

Check out our new calendar for details on upcoming events designed to support our community to become more sustainable and connected with the environment.

Getting outside and enjoying our environment is harder during the COVID-19 health emergency. But there are many environmental activities that you can do in isolation, in your home and backyard!

Climate change is a big deal to us. So we're committed to efficient energy use. We're making the world a better place, starting in Brimbank.

We've partnered with the Inner West Community Bike Hub to collect and provide pre-loved bikes to people in need.

We're offering a home composting program including a one-off rebate of $50 to households who want to start composting their food waste.

Brimbank has over 700 indigenous plant and animal species, many considered rare, threatened, or endangered. Find out how you can help ensure they live on.

Are you an educator interested in teaching your students about the environment and sustainability?

We look after significant and historical trees which have helped shape Brimbank’s cultural landscape and character.

Together we are already doing great things to make Brimbank and our community an amazing and sustainable place to live. Here are some more ways you can get involved.

Cut your business's energy and water costs through our EnergySmart and Environmental Upgrade Agreements programs.

Water is one of our most precious resources. That's why we're committed to securing local water supplies, reduce water usage, and enhance waterways.

Council is talking with landowners and occupiers in St Albans and Albion about buried waste and the potential of landfill gas in their properties which form part of the Sunshine Landfills that was closed by 1990.