Sustainability
Sustainability is now an integral component of social, economic and environmental life in the City of Ballarat.
LiveSmartBallarat Sustainability Policy
The purpose of the LiveSmartBallarat Sustainability Policy is to establish and commit to Ballarat as a sustainable city and to set targets and policy positions for how this will be achieved. This policy impacts on all new developments within the City, Council's operations, facilities, events and projects.
Sustainable living in Ballarat
Ballarat is working hard to become one of the most sustainable cities in Australia with projects such as:
- Solar wind and bio-energy options to deliver the city's future energy needs
- The Solar Park Project will see a 300 kilowatt solar park featuring tilting solar panels that track the sun to increase the amount of energy delivered to the grid, and
- A proposed eco-living centre which demonstrates cleaner ways to live.