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» A to Z guide to Sustainability
» Evaluating Sustainability Projects Workshop & Resource Folder
» SSROC Sustainability Guidelines for Decisionmakers Vol 2
» ESD Induction Training Video "Key to Sustainability"
» Intensive Sustainability Training
» ESD Regional Sustainability Training
» ESD Information Guide Case Studies
» Planning for Sustainability in NSW local government
» Manly Sustainability Strategy
» Woollahra Sustainability Plan- capturing community visions and issues
General Sustainability
Title: | Professional Development Needs Survey |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | This document contains an evaluation of the professional development needs of Local Government in relation to sustainability conducted in December 2009. It is based upon 120 survey responses received from Local Government employees from a range of disciplines representing the views of 85 NSW councils. |
| Type of Resource: | Report |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | February 2010 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 3 May 2010 |
Title: | Supporting the Sustainability Journey in Local Government - an Evaluation of the USSA |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | This document contains an independant evaluation of the USSA program conducted in July 2011. It is based upon survey responses received 105 NSW Councils and a focus group session held with Local Government employees. The findings reveal that a lot has been acheived by the project but that there is still a need for ongoing sustainability support to be provided to Local Government. |
| Type of Resource: | Report |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | July 2011 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 1 September 2011 |
Title: | Wombat Video - What is sustainability |
| Contact Agency: | Global Mindshift |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | This fun little video explains the concept of sustainability in easy to understand language. It was developed by an Australian living in America so the voice over has an american accent. The USSA often uses this video as a training tool to help develop a shared understanding of sustainability. |
| Type of Resource: | Video |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Community |
| Date Published: | 2005 |
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| Last Updated: | 29 November 2010 |
Title: | The Secret Life of Things |
| Contact Agency: | Eco Innovators |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
| Download video: | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJP18eKelws&feature=player_embedded |
| Description: | The Secret Life of Things is a set of short animated videos exploring the hidden environmental impacts of everyday things. Each video comes with a free pack of learning resources to inspire and engage budding designers and product developers with life cycle thinking and eco-design. |
| Type of Resource: | Wedbsite and videos |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Business |
| Date Published: | 2010 |
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| Last Updated: | 29 November 2010 |
General Sustainability
Title: | ESD Information for NSW Councils |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | The Guide explores how to create and maintain an ESD culture within Council, to ensure that ESD is not only the responsibility of environment officers, but is a responsibility of the whole council. It also provides links to existing sustainability resources. |
| Type of Resource: | Guide |
| Availability: | Hard copy and Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | September 2002 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 5 March 2008 |
Title: | A to Z Guide to Sustainability |
| Contact Agency: | Urban Sustainability Support Alliance |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | This A to Z guide includes a glossary of commonly used sustainability terms. This guide was developed as a result of conducting training with council staff and councillors who were interested in the meaning of sustainability terms. The glossary could be handy to provide to those who are new to the sustainability field. |
| Type of Resource: | Guide |
| Availability: | Hard copy and Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | October 2009 |
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| Last Updated: | 22 April 2010 |
Title: | Evaluating Sustainability Projects Workshop & Resource Folder |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | An intensive, skills development workshop providing essential evaluation training for officers working on NSW local council sustainability projects |
| Type of Resource: | Training Package and Folder |
| Availability: | Hard copy upon request |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | October 2007 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 11 March 2008 |
Title: | SSROC Sustainability Guidelines Vol. 2 |
| Contact Agency: | Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | This document contains checklists that have been designed so that a council can get a snapshot of the sustainability of council operations and move towards addressing "least sustainable" areas. Some councils have used it to help identify training gaps, develop action plans or to assess progress towards sustainability by using the checklists as "pre" and "post" assessment tools. This tool is listed in the USSA Sustainability Tool Selector. |
| Type of Resource: | Guidelines |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | 2000 |
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| Last Updated: | 22 November 2010 |
Title: | ESD Induction Training Video "Key to Sustainability" |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | Training programs for council staff and elected members to increase their confidence in addressing issues of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). |
| Type of Resource: | Video |
| Availability: | Upon request |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | September 2002 |
| Website: | |
| Last Updated: | 5 March 2008 |
Title: | Intensive Sustainability Training for NSW Councils |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | Intensive workshops were delivered in 2007 and were purpose built for council/consortia of councils who were successful in meeting the requirements of an EOI. The workshops assisted participants to understand sustainability and how it can be intergrated into council policies and practises. Interested councils should contact sue.martin@lgsa.org.au for more information on this training package. |
| Type of Resource: | Training Package |
| Availability: | Contact sue.martin@lgsa.org.au for more information on this training package. |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | September 2007 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 30 June 2008 |
Title: | ESD Regional Sustainability Training |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | The Associations have developed training programs for council staff and elected members to increase their confidence in addressing issues of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The Associations' training program and materials should assist councils to decide on the best way they can address the goal of promoting ESD in their own operations and also among their communities. |
| Type of Resource: | Training Package |
| Availability: | Hard copy and Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | September 2005 |
| Website: | www.lgsa.org.au |
| Last Updated: | 11 March 2008 |
Title: | ESD Information Guide- Case Studies |
| Contact Agency: | Local Government and Shires Association of NSW |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | Individual case studies have been developed to provide an insight into specific ESD projects undertaken by councils which could provide a model for other councils. |
| Type of Resource: | Guide |
| Availability: | Hard copy and Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | September 2002 |
| Website: | |
| Last Updated: | 11 March 2008 |
Title: | Planning for sustainability in NSW Local Government |
| Contact Agency: | Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
| Download file: | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/cjlg/article/view/765/738 |
| Description: | This journal article is a practice note reporting on work undertaken by the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) with three NSW councils: Hunters Hill, Hawkesbury City and Gosford City. It describes various approaches to sustainability planning in local government, and includes prompting questions that may be useful in relation to other sustainability planning or indicator projects in councils. |
| Type of Resource: | Journal Article |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | Herriman, J., Patridge, E.Y., & Paddon, M. 2008, Planning for sustainability in NSW local government, Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-9. |
| Website: | www.isf.uts.edu.au |
| Last Updated: | 3 June 2009 |
Title: | Manly Sustainability Strategy |
| Contact Agency: | Manly Council |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
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| Description: | The Manly Sustainability Strategy: For Today and Future Generations uses the Melbourne Principles as a 'roadmap' to guide Council, citizens and stakeholders toward a shared vision and presents the community with a series of concrete actions. Council staff, with input from members of the Manly Sustainability Strategy Management Group and Manly's Scientific Advisory Panel, restructured the Manly Sustainability Strategy in 2006 so that it better brings together the needs of Manly's people and our environment. Manly Council is a partner in the Urban Sustainability Support Alliance and has contributed this resource to encourage others to learn from Manly Council's sustainability strategy which is a constantly evolving framework. |
| Type of Resource: | Strategy |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Community and Local Government |
| Date Published: | 2006 |
| Website: | www.manly.nsw.gov.au |
| Last Updated: | 2 February 2009 |
Title: | Woollahra Sustainability Plan- capturing community visions and issues |
| Contact Agency: | Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney |
| Classification: | General Sustainability |
| Download file: | http://www.isf.uts.edu.au/publications/partridgeetal2005woollahraplan.pdf |
| Description: | The Institute for Sustainable Futures assisted Woollahra Council in the process of developing a Sustainability Plan, by helping to elicit community visions and issues. Community consultation methods used included a face-to-face survey and a series of workshops. ISF also facilitated a number of workshops for staff and a Councillor workshop. This report outlines the approach used and key findings of this community engagement process. Similar publications are available from: http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/isf/publications/pubsbysubj.cfm |
| Type of Resource: | Strategy |
| Availability: | Web |
| Target Audience: | Local Government |
| Date Published: | Patridge, E.Y., Phadtare, I. & Edgerton, N. 2005, Woollahra Sustainability Plan: capturing community visions and issues, [prepared for Woollahra Municipal Council], Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney. |
| Website: | www.isf.uts.edu.au |
| Last Updated: | 3 June 2009 |