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Celebrating a decade
of Sustainable Neighbourhoods July 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance, and our work to bring people together for a more sustainable Lake Macquarie City.
Over the last ten years, our community of volunteers has established a network of active, skilled and supported citizens, working together towards a common vision:
Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably
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Our volunteers are community leaders who are passionate about a range of environmental issues, community participation, and practical action. We create projects and events that bring the community together to address local sustainability challenges.
You can join the more than 250 volunteer who are a part of the Sustainable Neighbourhoods movement. Meet new people who share a passion for sustainability, gain some experience, and share your knowledge.
Alliance members at a network event November 2019
Sustainable Neighbourhoods Background
Sustainable Neighbourhood Program, 2008
Lake Macquarie City Council established the Sustainable Neighbourhood Program in 2008 to empower residents to act on local environmental and sustainability issues.
The program supports residents to form neighbourhood groups which develop and implement their Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plans.
Lake Macquarie City Council established the Sustainable Neighbourhood Program in 2008 to empower residents to act on local environmental and sustainability issues.
The program supports residents to form neighbourhood groups which develop and implement their Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plans.
Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance, 2011
In 2011, a group of Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers established the Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance to support the growing number of members and groups across the City.
The Alliance is an incorporated not-for-profit association that provides coordination, governance, resourcing, capacity-building, marketing and communication, and insurance and risk management for and on behalf of Sustainable Neighbourhood groups across Lake Macquarie City.
In 2011, a group of Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers established the Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance to support the growing number of members and groups across the City.
The Alliance is an incorporated not-for-profit association that provides coordination, governance, resourcing, capacity-building, marketing and communication, and insurance and risk management for and on behalf of Sustainable Neighbourhood groups across Lake Macquarie City.
Sustainable Neighbourhood activities are organised by volunteers and financed through funding from grants, collaboration and community fundraising. Council continues to provide direct support for the program, including provision of secretariat services and a small amount of operational support.
A decade of caring for our places and people
The Alliance has supported Sustainable Neighbourhood groups to reach more than 100,000 people. They have delivered dozens of major projects over the decade such as the Lake Mac Repair Café, ReLeaf Lake Mac, Plastic Free Cafes, Waste to Art, as well as creating hundreds of local opportunities for our community to learn, share and care for our environment.
