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Future building developments in Melbourne will be cleaner and greener with the introduction of new planning scheme amendment to lift energy efficiency and to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.

The vast majority of new buildings constructed in the city will be required to meet a strong set of industry accepted and recognised minimum standards for energy, water and waste efficiency.

Planning Scheme Amendment C187 incorporates a new Energy, Water and Waste Efficiency Policy into the Melbourne Planning Scheme. 

Councillor Arron Wood, Chair of the Environment portfolio, said that the City of Melbourne was delivering on Council’s aspirations to make the city more sustainable.

The City of Sydney is set to embark on a record $1.9 billion building and construction program over the next 10 years – the council’s largest-ever capital spending program.

As well as the capital works program, the draft 2013/14 budget and 10-year corporate plan also includes a $100 million annual operational surplus. The result highlights the council’s strong financial position and confirms the recent NSW Treasury Corporation assessment of its financial sustainability as strong with a positive outlook, the only council in NSW to achieve this result.

“With careful planning, broad consultation and prudent investment over a number of years we’ve built a healthy bottom line for our global city and villages. Now we want to invest those funds to strengthen Sydney’s international reputation as a leading global city – renowned for its lifestyle, economy, tourism, sustainability, open space and cultural life,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.


Total Budget  

  • $96.2 million capital works program featuring new works, renewals and maintenance
  • $364 million operating budget

Community infrastructure

  • $7 million to start construction on the $15m Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
  • $6.5 million for the Docklands Library and Community Centre
  • $3.6 million for the Docklands Boating Hub and Family Services
  • $4 million for the Living Victoria Fund, contributing to the renewal of University Square
  • $1 million for the implementation of the Docklands Community and Place Plan

Winners of Gosford City Council’s inaugural Gosford City Heritage Awards were announced at special ceremony held in Council Chambers yesterday evening.

The awards acknowledge the efforts of those who actively conserve our heritage as well as educate and promote heritage and history within the Gosford Local Government Area.

The awards also form part of celebrations for Australian Heritage Week and the National Trust Heritage Festival 2013.

Mayor of Gosford City, Clr Lawrie McKinna said the Heritage Awards showcase the number of dedicated individuals focused on the preservation of our local history.