Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022-2030

Baw Baw Shire Council’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2022-2030 details Council’s environmental management and sustainability goals, aspirations, and commitments for the next eight years.

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Home Efficiency Toolkits

Council has partnered with MyLi to provide free toolkits that help you assess the efficiency of your home and identify areas for improvement.

Our Environment Newsletter

Read or subscribe to our newsletter all about waste, recycling and environmental sustainability.

Biodiversity

Click here to learn more about Baw Baw's biodiversity and to download the high-resolution Biodiversity poster and copies of the Birds of Drouin and West Gippsland Flora, Fauna and Fungi books provided by the Friends of Drouin's Trees.

Drouin Significant Tree Register

Council has established a Significant Tree Register to identify valuable and important trees within Drouin. Learn more.

Water Saving Programs

Information about the water saving programs available in Baw Baw Shire.

Waterway Management Plan Guidelines

The Waterway Management Plan Guidelines have been developed to aid developers and landscape designer/architects with the development of waterway management plans and landscape designs.

Revegetation

Information on programs including - Indigenous Plants Revegetation Guide and West Gippsland Seedbank.

Weed Control

Weed control on Council owned and managed land, information and assistance for landholders.

Climate Change

Information about climate change and the initiatives that Council is undertaking to adapt and mitigate its effects.

Environmental Upgrade Agreements

Baw Baw Shire Council is offering Environmental Upgrade Agreements to businesses that own or lease commercial buildings within the Shire.

Environmentally Sustainable Design - Subdivisions in Regional Victoria

The project provides a basis to progressively improve the sustainability of subdivisions without creating an unreasonable burden on land developers or home owners.

Sustainable Living Guide

To assist the community in living more sustainability, Council has released a Sustainable Living Guide. This guide has been made with the help of many existing useful resources and the advice of Council’s Environmental Voice Committee.

Revolving Sustainability Fund

Cost savings from Council’s energy-efficiency initiatives are now reinvested in sustainability projects following Council’s adoption of a Revolving Sustainability Fund (RSF) Policy on 9 June 2021.