Yarra City Council and Merri-bek City Council: 2023 Finalist – Future energy
Yarra City Council and Merri-bek City Council is a finalist for a Community Champion award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2023 – Future energy category. More than one in 4 Victorians (26%) live in apartments or townhouses, and this number is forecast to grow. The Unlocking Sustainable Strata program believes these residents must not be left behind in the transition to clean energy. It is a first-step model to generate systemic change throughout the strata sector by providing residents, owners’ corporations and strata managers with tailored, practical and evidence-based guides for cost-effective sustainability solutions in their properties.
The program was developed by Yarra and Merri-bek City Councils in partnership with HIP V. HYPE, The Knight, and Strata Community Association Victoria (SCA Vic). Five customised, plain English guides have been downloaded 710 times. The program has engaged with 563 people and, via SCA Vic, 52 strata managers.
