Got a great idea to take climate action in City of Yarra and help create a sustainable city?
Climate Action Stream supports community-led projects that focus on the following priorities:
- Mobilise the community to take climate action, including advocating for change
- Support the most vulnerable in our community to cope with climate impacts, such as extreme weather, energy and food insecurity
- Reduce carbon emissions
- Support local food systems
- Care for local natural environments
- Avoid waste and enable more conscious consumption
- Foster sustainable transport behaviours
- Build stronger social connections to increase resilience to future shocks and stresses
The new grants stream delivers on a commitment in City of Yarra Climate Emergency Plan.
Climate action grants for 2022
The 2022 Annual Grants round will open on 25 June and close on 15 August 2021. Watch a recording of the information session and learn more about our Annual Grants process. If you would like to speak to a Council staff member about an idea for a project to put forward, please email climateemergency@yarracity.vic.gov.au
Recipients of the 2021 climate action grants
The community-led initiatives funded through the climate action stream of Council's Annual Grants included creative projects to engage people around waste and climate issues, enhance cooking and food growing skills, and hands-on ecological restoration activities along our waterways. See the full list of 2021 Annual Grant recipients, including recipients of funds from the climate action grants stream.
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Yarra City Council (YCC)
Address: PO Box 168, Richmond VIC 3121
Tel: 03 9205 5555
Email: info@yarracity.vic.gov.au
Website: https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au