Environmental Grants (Round 1) 2014‐2015

Applicant / Project / Project Description / Cash / Value in-kind
Good360 Australia Ltd / Good360 - Better Buildings Partnership / An online portal that matches businesses with non-perishable items such as excess office furniture, appliances and fit-out materials with charities that can recycle or repurpose these materials for those in need. / $44,997 / Nil
The Bower Reuse & Repair Centre Co-operative Ltd / Household Items Re-homing Service Development Project 2014 / An expanded phone, email, web and ‘app’-based Reuse Referral Service matching 'wanted' and 'donated' items across City of Sydney, and linking unwanted household items into a database of 1100 organisations and enterprises that deal in second-hand, reused, repaired or recycled goods - thereby diverting increased amounts from landfill. / $28,000 / Nil
Green Strata Incorporated / NEW Green Strata resources to target strata residents and address sustainability inside apartments / Targeted information, case studies, and resources, as well as reworking of the Green Strata website, Facebook and Twitter platforms to help City of Sydney strata residents reduce their environmental impact. These resources build on those already developed to help owners corporations address the sustainability of common property in strata, recognising that apartment dwellers form a significant proportion of City of Sydney residents. / $20,000 / Nil
Nature Conservation Council of NSW / Growing Edible Gardens in Small Spaces / A workshop series (9 workshops) teaching people across King Street, Redfern Street and Green Square and City South villages how to grow productive small space gardens, including skills in vertical gardens, nutrient re-cycling and seed saving. / $10,812 / Community venue hire waiver up to the value of $351
University of Sydney / Toward a pollinator friendly city / Free ‘pollinator friendly’ nest boxes, plants and flower habitats established in gardens and roof tops, with data collection, monitoring, information packages and workshops to increase knowledge about the best options to encourage pollinators, particularly native bees. / $25,000 / Nil
Total Environment Centre Inc. / Ultimo-Pyrmont Business Sustainability Precinct - Pilot / Targeted engagement with businesses in Ultimo-Pyrmont to increase uptake of environmental efficiency options, green fit-outs and renewables using education, peer to peer learning and a network approach. / $21,191 / Nil
Australian Youth Climate Coalition / 2014 Youth Climate Leaders’ Summit / A training program for 60 of the country's top young climate action leaders with skills development, workshops on climate science, campaigning, leadership theory, advocacy, communications, ongoing mentoring and networks to help them build change in their own communities. / Nil / Venue hire waiver of Redfern Town Hall up to the value of $1,665