If you’d like to learn how to live a greener life, the City has a range of workshops, events and volunteer opportunities to help build knowledge and encourage involvement. The City is passionate about protecting its natural environment and assists residents to create more sustainable homes and cool, green neighbourhoods.
Programs are released throughout the year, subscribe to the monthly Living Green Newsletter to stay in the loop.
The City has partnered with Switch Your Thinking to unlock a variety of discounts for residents and buisnesses on energy efficient, waterwise and sustainable products. Think solar panels, batteries, pool blankets, worm farms and more!
To learn how you can access the rewards and discounts available, visit the Rewards for Residents or Rewards for Business pages on the Switch Your Thinking website.
Another perk for businesses is the Switched on Business Awards which celebrate environmentally conscious businesses who have made great efforts to make their operations more sustainable. Twice a year, businesses in the City of Stirling can apply to the Switched on Business Awards to be celebrated for their efforts to reduce environmental impacts. Winners will receive a framed certificate which is presented by a Councillor from the local government at an official event. If you are the winner, your business will be acknowledged on the Switch Your Thinking website, Facebook and LinkedIn pages and the e-newsletters. For more information, head to the Switched on Business page.
To keep up to date on sustainability news, read about success stories from local government and learn about exciting opportunities and events coming up, subscribe to the Switch Your Thinking monthly e-newsletters.
You can also opt in for a monthly Energy Smart SMS service where Switch Your Thinking delivers a monthly SMS tip with simple ways you can reduce your electricity use at home.
The City offers residents up to four free trees and ten native plants annually to support greener, cooler, and healthier communities. The initiative is co-funded by the Water Corporation’s Waterwise Greening Scheme and forms part of our urban greening goals. The program will next open in autumn 2026 with further details shared here closer to the time.
Subscribe to the monthly Living Green Newsletter to stay in the loop.
Energy Toolkit – Home energy toolkits, designed to help you reduce your electricity use and save money on your bills are available to hire from all City of Stirling libraries. Find out more on the energy and emissions page.
Battery collection - Drop off your old battery's at participating primary schools and shopping centre.
For a full list of drop off centres, visit the Recycling Near You website.
Containers for Change – Return your containers to earn or donate 10 cents per item. View the complete list of drop off and recycling centres here.
Be Waterwise - for top tips and resources to reduce your water use, visit our water management page.
Reduce energy use - top tips and resources to reduce your energy use, visit our energy and emissions page.
Learn more about the events and register below.
Community PlantingInterested in protecting and enhancing our environment? Here are some blooming good ways to get involved!
The City supports a number of local community gardens which are managed by community volunteers.
They can be food gardens, producing vegetables and/or fruit, or bush gardens, either focused on bush tucker or just on creating a space with local plants for the community to enjoy.
Some of the gardens also run events and workshops for garden members and the local community.
There are a variety of volunteering opportunities for those who would like to restore and manage the City's natural areas, including conservation volunteers, community sustainability volunteers, and becoming a Turtle Tracker volunteer!
The City is committed to building a sustainable future for the community. We recognise the valuable role that community groups, organisations and individuals can play in driving sustainability and protecting our natural environment.
We encourage all eligible groups to apply.
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The City of Stirling acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Wadjak people of the Nyoongar Nation, and pays respect to the Elders both past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.
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