Living Green Program

Waterwise verge rebates 

Thinking of creating a native, waterwise verge full of wildlife? The City is now offering rebates up to $500, plus a workshop with experts, and waterwise plants to help residents replace their grass with native plants.

What support is available?

• $500 and 40 plants for irrigated grass verges, or hardscaped verges larger than 80m²
• $250 and 20 plants for irrigated grass verges, or hardscaped verges smaller than 80m². 

Please note, Grass irrigation will be verified via aerial imagery. Hardscaped verges are paved, concreted or similar, with no or very few existing plants.

• $250 and 40 plants for non-irrigated verges larger than 80m²

• $125 and 20 plants for non-irrigated verges smaller than 80m² .

Please note, non-irrigated verges must have no, or very few existing plants.

How to apply

Please check your eligibility, timeline and conditions below before applying and register here 

Eligibility

Timeline

Conditions

Participants must agree to the following conditions:

• Grass must be killed or removed prior to installation
• Sprinkler reticulation systems must be capped or removed. Plants can be hand-watered during establishment or water efficient irrigation (drip or similar) can be installed and used only on rostered watering days
• Landscaping must include 5-10cm mulch on all new garden bed areas
• At least three quarters of new plants must be Waterwise  - such as Western Australian natives or those listed here
• Installation of waterwise garden (plants and mulch) must cover a minimum of 20m² or two-thirds of the available area, whichever is the greatest. Small verges (less than 20m²) must transform all of the available area into waterwise garden (plants and mulch)
• ‘Before’ photos must be supplied with application forms and ‘after’ photos with claim forms. Before and after photos must be taken from the same angle (approximately). Participants agree photos may be used for promotional purposes
• Verge modifications must follow the City’s Verge Treatment Guidelines and Policy (for example, plant height restrictions and acceptable materials)
• Successful participants without a street tree will be automatically listed to receive one
• Body corporate (or group of owners where body corporate doesn’t exist) must apply for strata properties with pre-agreement from all owners. A strata property cannot submit partial verge applications, or multiple verge applications over time. The verge space of a strata property is classified as one entity under this program and so can only be applied for once. This is subject to the same tiers, monetary rebate and conditions as above.

Living green funding for schools 

Is your local school interested in reducing the impacts of climate change and making sustainability a priority?

The City is now offering up to $5,000 (per successful applicant) to help local primary and secondary schools achieve their sustainability goals.

Eligible activities include sustainability focused incursions, activities, programs and teacher-relief to help deliver programs linked to the WA curriculum. Funding can also cover the delivery of improvements to overall sustainability planning and culture in the school environment.

Eligibility

• Primary and secondary schools located within the City of Stirling

• Projects and activities should have clear sustainability outcomes that result in the school community:
  •    Reducing water use and/or protecting/improving water health
  •    Reducing energy use and/or increase use of renewable energy
  •    Reducing carbon emissions associated with travel to and from school
  •    Valuing, protecting and increasing habitat for biodiversity (for example plants, animals and trees)
  •    Increasing the use of recycled or re-used materials, reduce use of raw materials, single-use items
  •    Including sustainability objectives in key school documents to improve the sustainability culture into the future.
• Online content should be made available for the City to share where possible.

Home sustainability advice

Find out how you can save money on your bills and do your bit for the environment with free advice from a sustainability expert.

Residents are now eligible for up to $50 of energy and water saving products including LED lights, pedestal fans, soil wetter and more. Get tips to reduce your bills and create a more comfortable home. 

After registration, the sustainability expert will contact you within a month to arrange a suitable time for your session. Both face-to-face and remote sessions are available, please see the Eligibility and Conditions below:

Eligibility 

• Advice Sessions must be located within the City of Stirling
• Home sustainability sessions are suitable for both homeowners and tenants
• You must not have previously received a Home Sustainability Advice Session at your current address
• Households that have low energy and water use may not be eligible for an advice session.

Conditions 

• A concerted effort must be made to provide a minimum of 24 hours notice if the advice session is to be rescheduled or cancelled. Late notice may make you ineligible to reschedule
• Participants are required to provide 12 months billing history (electricity, gas, water) to the sustainability expert prior to the session
• The energy and water saving products will be provided during the session and chosen based on the household needs.