Economic Projects
| Project | Lead council | Partner councils | Project description | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Resilient Communities Great South Coast – Phase Three - Action Implementation | Colac Otway Shire | Corangamite Shire | This project will build on the Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) of the Barwon South West Project. It will support Councils within the Great South Coast (GSC) region to implement high priority regional projects that will assist them to adapt to future extreme weather events. | $200,000 |
| Climate Resilient Communities G21 Region – Phase Three – Action Implementation | Colac Otway Shire | City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Borough of Queenscliffe | This project will build on the Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) of the Barwon South West Project. It will support Councils within the G21 region to implement high priority regional projects that will assist them to adapt to future extreme weather events. | $200,000 |
| Understanding support context for embedding climate change adaptation in Councils | Greater Geelong City | City of Yarra | Using the City of Greater Geelong, Net Balance and RMIT Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (the Toolkit), this project will investigate what the support context requirements are for implementing the Toolkit and for embedding climate change considerations across local Government operations. | $200,000 |
| Listening to the Land; Looking to the Future | Hepburn Shire | Golden Plains Shire, Moorabool Shire, Pyrenees Shire | Adapting to a Changing Climate: informed planning to optimise our food and fibre producing landscapes and the ability of our biodiversity to continue to provide a wide range of ecosystem services at both local and regional scales | $200,000 |
| Plan for Port Phillip Bay- a regional coastal adaptation framework | Port Phillip City | Melbourne City, Bayside City, | A regional-level partnership (ABM Member Councils and others) to establish and implement a common approach to embedding adaptation decision-making and capacity building. It involves guiding investment, planning, infrastructure and decision-making with a regionally consistent methodology, built on a strong foundational understanding of risks and opportunities. This will allow the development and commitment to a Regional Coastal Adaptation Framework to drive and coordinate implementation at a regional and local level. | $200,000 |
| Embedding Climate Adaptation in Colac Otway Projects, Programmes and Processes | Colac Otway Shire |
| A range of training programmes, new protocols and processes will be developed and delivered to assist Council staff to identify and manage climate impacts into the future, as identified in a range of local and regional strategic documents. | $40,000 |
| Corangamite Shire Climate Risk Management Program | Corangamite Shire |
| Council will manage its exposure to climate risks and identify growing opportunities through developing a strategic carbon management plan to embed climate risk planning and adaptation actions into council organisational plans and decision making processes | $40,000 |
| Understanding and Adapting Land Use Capability Under a Changing Climate | Southern Grampians Shire |
| A project considering the: water, soil, climate and topography characteristics of the region and how a changing climate will impact upon overall land use capabilities. This will assist the agricultural sector and future investors to adapt to a changing climate. | $40,000 |
| Climate Risk and Adaptation Planning | Surf Coast Shire | Warrnambool City | Development of an Asset@Risk Register and Adaptation Plan that, combined, provide a comprehensive list of Council assets exposed to climate risk together with specific actions through which adaptation is integrated into each Council's organisational plans, decision-making and risk management processes. | $80,000 |
