Urban Sustainability Support Alliance
Welcome to the website of the Urban Sustainability Support Alliance (USSA) - a project that aims to help NSW councils progress towards sustainability.
The USSA is a partnership made up of organisations which, over 3 years, will:
- deliver training and professional development sessions;
- establish and maintain communication networks;
- share experiences and lessons learnt by councils in the journey towards sustainability;
- coordinate peer-to-peer learning programs; and
- develop tools and resources based on sound research and need.
The USSA project is coordinated by the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW and is funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, through its Urban Sustainability Program (USP).
*Join USSA as part time Sustainability Projects Officer*
The Associations, as the lead partners of the Urban Sustainability Support Alliance (USSA) project, are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic sustainability project officer to assist in the delivery of the USSA project. See the 
Job Ad for more details.
The position is offered on a 7 month part time (3 days per week) basis to fill a maternity leave vacancy. It will be situated within the USSA project management team at the LGSA. Secondments from councils and other organisations will be considered.
Applications addressing the selection criteria in the Job Information Package should be forwarded to Niki Carey on niki.carey@lgsa.org.au by 9am Monday 8 March 2010.
What is Urban Sustainability?
Urban Sustainability is about meeting the environmental needs of our local communities while encouraging current and future actions that aim for social, economic and environmental sustainability. This requires engagement of a wide range of stakeholders to build strong, effective partnerships to enable long term change.
On this site you will find:
- the latest news relating to the USSA project;
- a list of upcoming USSA professional development opportunities;
- a resource database containing key sustainability resources;
- opportunities to implement the Sustainability Health Check;
- and case studies showcasing current sustainability projects.
"Selecting and Applying Sustainability Tools in Local Government" Workshop Series
The USSA are running a series of FREE workshops to help save councils valuable time spent researching sustainability tools. To find out more information click here.
Alliance Partners:
Assisted by:
This project has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust and is coordinated by the Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales.