Towards Sustainable Communities
Developed by the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW, in conjunction with the Sustainable Living Project at the Faculty of the Built Environment (UNSW), it is an initiative in response to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 - 2014).
This website is a space to link, learn and share. Councils and their communities including schools business, households and council staff will find resources and information on how to work together on projects that will have a positive impact on the environmental, social, cultural and economic issues that face us all.
Local Government working with Schools
In 2006 the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) formed a partnership with the Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA) to develop and promote good practices for local government in working with schools, the outcomes of this project forms the basis of the material on this website.
Sustainability Education Program
In 2007 an Environmental Trust grant expanding the Local Government Working with Schools project to create a Sustainability Education Program for local government educators working with all their communities as they move towards sustainability will be undertaken. The project aims to increase the quality and quantity of environmental education programs that local government develops with and for their communities and to maximise the environmental outcomes of these programs.
"Our world is a fragile place. If we want to make sure it is safe, just, clean and viable for future generations, it is up to all of us to look after it."
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