Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance

Lake Macquarie City Council established the Sustainable Neighbourhood Program in 2008 to empower residents to act on local environmental and sustainability issues. Today, there are 12 Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups across Lake Macquare City with over 270 members. The Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance is the incorporated not-for-profit association that provides coordination, governance, resourcing, capacity-building, marketing and communication, and insurance and risk management for and on behalf of the Sustainable Neighbourhood groups across Lake Macquarie City. Our vision - Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably. Our mission - Our work is to foster sustainable neighbourhoods and a healthy environment in Lake Macquarie Our values - We are guided by our values of participation, inclusion, collaboration, empowerment and shared responsibility Our actions - Reduce resource consumption (energy, water and waste), increase community involvement in protecting and caring for environment and place, increase our capacity to respond effectively to environmental threats, and increase community wellbeing and pride in our local areas.