Why get involved?
It is an opportunity for people to learn different ways to live lightly – you could learn how to grow and buy local food, keep shared chickens, improve your home’s energy efficiency, set up pest control in your hood, minimise waste, harvest rainwater or compost. Check out these action areas: eat, grow, move, energy, shop and talk.
Who supports Eco-Neigbourhoods
The programme is funded by specific local boards and managed by local community facilitators. These local community facilitators support residents to adopt sustainable lifestyles within their homes and communities. Groups also have access to some funds to help make a difference in your neighbourhood.
How to set up or join a group
To form a group, there needs to be at least six people from different households in your neighbourhood. You can also register as an individual. There may be an existing group you can join or you can be put in touch with other people near you to set up your own group. You can register at any time and a representative will be in touch.
The next step is the exciting bit - you decide what you want to do to help our environment and then go for it! A community facilitator can assist groups to set up and get going and provide support, advice, ideas, and resources along the way. You can also keep in touch with each other through the EcoNeighbourhoods newsletter and Facebook page.
Funds are reviewed yearly to ensure groups are supported on their sustainability journey. Groups need to do at least two activities a year and new groups can currently expect to receive $1,000 and existing groups $800 every year to fund their agreed activities. Funding is available for a set number of groups in each area.
