Full list of initiatives

Action 1: clean greenhouse friendly energy

1.1 Victorian renewable energy target
1.2 Support for Renewable Energy
1.3 Support for National Emissions Trading
1.4 Greenhouse reporting
1.5 Cleaner coal
1.6 Improving existing generators
1.7 Green communities

Action 2: improving our energy efficiency

2.1 Help for large resource users
2.2 Smart metering
2.3 Smarter energy pricing
2.4 Greener appliances
2.5 Energy smart business
2.6 Better billing
2.7 Growing the energy efficiency industry
2.8 Cities for climate protection

Action 3: adapting to the impacts of climate change

3.1 Adapting for Victoria’s future
3.2 Research centre for climate change adaption
3.3 Local action
3.4 Human health and climate change

Maintaining and Restoring Our Natural Assets

Action 4: healthy and productive land

4.1 Market solutions
4.2 Extending BushTender
4.3 Environmental accounting
4.4 Landcare
4.5 Healthy soil

Action 5: healthy and productive water systems

5.1 Gippsland Lakes
5.2 Heritage Rivers
5.3 Yarra hot spots
5.4 Improving Victoria’s rivers
5.5 New sustainable wetlands strategy

Action 6: healthy marine and coastal areas

6.1 Protecting our coastline
6.2 Fisheries support

Action 7: flourishing biodiversity in healthy ecosystems

7.1 Land health and biodiversity white paper
7.2 Native Vegetation Trust
7.3 Foxes and rabbits

Action 8: clean air

8.1 Air quality monitoring stations
8.2 Reducing exhaust emissions
8.3 New national fuel standards
8.4 Sustainable heating

Action 9: comprehensive network of parks

9.1 Better Parks
9.2 Recreational Forests
9.3 Parks for neighbourhood renewal communities

Using Our Resources More Efficiently

Action 10: less waste and increased resource efficiency

10.1 Banning plastic bags
10.2 Take-back and recycling centres
10.3 Sustainable production and consumption taskforce
10.4 National packaging covenant
10.5 Litter strategy
10.6 Hazardous waste
10.7 Support smart business
10.8 Lifecycle management in business and industry
10.9 Environmental code of practise for manufacturing
10.10 Trade waste
10.11 Detergents

Action 11: sustainable forests

11.1 Further protection of forests
11.2 Sustainable forestry
11.3 Tourism development framework

Action 12: increased water, energy and materials efficiency

12.1 Recognising business leaders
12.2 Recognising sustainable products
12.3 Sustainability in SMEs
12.4 Eco-innovation hub
12.5 Science and technology for environmental sustainability
12.6 Enhanced sustainability in new investment
12.7 Responding to community expectations of mining
12.8 Reducing emissions from the agriculture sector

Reducing Our Everyday Environmental Impacts

Action 13: communities with a water, energy and materials saving ethic

13.1 Learning to live sustainably
13.2 Energy efficiency and sustainability campaign
13.3 Right advice at the right place
13.4 Eco-living
13.5 It’s easy being green
13.6 Rebates for being green
13.7 GreenHomes
13.8 Sustainability fund grants
13.9 Training for tradies
13.10 Maintaining the Advantage – Skills Statement
13.11 Sustainable schools

Action 14: liveable cities and towns

14.1 Melbourne 2030
14.2 Transit cities
14.3 Cutting environmental red tape
14.4 Better buildings
14.5 Supporting new suburbs
14.6 Victorian Local Sustainability Accord
14.7 Regional sustainability
14.8 Werribee plains

Action 15: sustainable and efficient transport systems

15.1 More transport choice
15.2 Alternative fuels
15.3 Hybrid bus trial
15.4 Greening our automotive industry

Government Leadership

Action 16: government leading by example

16.1 Expansion of the environmental management system (EMS)
16.2 Sustainable Government decision-making
16.3 Sustainable procurement
16.4 Greening our hospitals
16.5 Water authorities obligations
16.6 Greening our schools
16.7 Greening our car fleet
16.8 Green offices, major projects
16.9 Water efficiency in public housing
16.10 Neighbourhood Renewal
16.11 Resource efficiency