Sustainability Levy
The Sustainability Levy is a special rate variation (levy) of 6% utilised specifically for sustainability projects from Council’s Sustainability Action Plan. Each year levy projects are funded under the themes of Environment, Community and Liveability.
| SUSTAINABILITY LEVY PROJECTS 2024/2025 |
| Environment |
Budget |
| Backyard Habitat Program |
$6,715 |
| Bird and Rodent Control |
$17,000 |
| Bush Friends |
$7,900 |
| Bush Kids |
$16,780 |
| Carbon Neutral Fleet |
$5,900 |
| Dunois Reserve Restoration Project |
$8,650 |
| Feral Animal Control |
$8,550 |
| Lovetts Reserve Biodiversity Protection |
$25,000 |
| On the Verge |
$29,500 |
| Powerful Owl Project Support |
$8,000 |
| Reducing Urban Heat in Lane Cove West |
$131,920 |
| Rope Access Noxious Weed Control |
$19,500 |
| Saltmarsh Restoration |
$10,000 |
| Stormwater Outlets into Bushland |
$40,000 |
| Streamwatch Program and National Waterbug Blitz |
$750 |
| Stringybark Creek Erosion Control and Restoration Plan |
$28,340 |
| Sustainability Reporting |
$18,500 |
| TreePlotter |
$67,123 |
| Tree Vandalism Banners |
$5,000 |
| Urban Rewilding: Ecologically and Community Informed Futures Contribution |
$5,000 |
| Ventemans Reach Contaminated Sites - Remediation and Replacement Boardwalk |
$50,000 |
| Volunteer Bushcare Program |
$18,300 |
| Warraroon Wetlands Restoration |
$6,100 |
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| Community |
Budget |
| Ask a Sustainability Expert |
$5,525 |
| Climate Resilience Events and Communications |
$12,000 |
| Electric BBQ's |
$20,000 |
| Electrification Rebates |
$45,000 |
| Every Child a Bushland Experience |
$6,000 |
| Greener Apartments |
$12,000 |
| HarbourCare |
$13,900 |
| Library LEGO Club |
$5,000 |
| Love Where You Live - A playful Lane Cove |
$20,000 |
| Meet Your Neighbours events |
$6,000 |
| Native Garden/Disability Support Program |
$15,480 |
| Planting Resilience in Lane Cove |
$6,000 |
| Real Estate and Strata Waste Guide |
$3,500 |
| Resilient Sydney Membership |
$11,000 |
| Seed Library |
$5,000 |
| Supporting Solar on Community Facilities |
$50,000 |
| Sustainability Communication |
$6,000 |
| Sustainability Events |
$8,000 |
| Sustainability Lane |
$24,000 |
| Twelve Beetles of Christmas |
$55,000 |
| Village Graffiti Reduction Program |
$38,000 |
| Villages Public Art Program |
$75,950 |
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| Liveability |
Budget |
| Business Support |
$18,350 |
| Showcasing sustainable solutions |
$10,000 |
| Sustainable Sport and Recreation Facility |
$350,000 |
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| Total Budget |
$1,356,233 |