Fact Sheets

Water in the home and garden
Find out what decisions you can make in the home and garden to reduce your demand on Melbourne's water supply.

Energy in the home
Discover how to reduce your greenhouse emissions by reducing your energy use in the home.

Waste in and around the home
Find out how you make smarter decisions about what is a resource and what is waste.

Sustainable consumption
Read about how your consumption choices are affecting the environment and make informed choices about the way you consume.

Healthy homes
Find out how to manage a healthy environment in the home and achieve greater wellbeing and a healthier community.

Transport
Learn about how your travel choices impact the environment and how you can make decisions on the way you travel that will be more environmentally sustainable.

Guide to Recognising and Controlling Weeds
A simple guide to recognising and controlling weeds in the City of Boroondara.

Foxes
Foxes prey on small mammals and other animals, and are an elusive and adaptive species that can survive in dry conditions.

Platypus
Find out what to do if you encounter one of the world's most unusual animals, the platypus.

Possums
For many people in Boroondara, sharing the garden and roof of their house with possums is commonplace.

Snakes
Find out how to deal with snakes around the home.

Swooping Birds
Find out why native birds swoop and how to avoid swooping.

Injured Wildlife
Find out what to do if you encounter injured wildlife.