Sustainability and environment

The City of Fremantle has taken the following steps to protect the environment and demonstrate leadership in sustainability:

Being the first carbon neutral local government in Western Australia. Further action, for both council and the community, is embodied in the low carbon city plan
installing renewable wind and solar energy devices, including a 30kW solar farm at the Fremantle Leisure Centre
Retrofitting a heritage listed sustainable house
Being a founding partner of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Australia
Being the first local government to support a CAT bus outside of the Perth CBD
Helping to establish the award winning Living Smart program
Sending our community's waste the South Metropolitan Regional Council's (SMRC) Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) to divert waste from landfill and save greenhouse gas emissions
Participating in the SMRC's ClimateWise program
Free electric vehicle charging point bays in the Queensgate Carpark.

The City of Fremantle incorporates sustainability principles into all aspects of its operations, this has resulted in the City being awarded:

The Western Australian Environment Award 2009 for the Government Leading by Example category
Banksia Awards 2003 finalist for the Government Leading by Example for a Sustainable Future category
The Adult Learners Award for the Outstanding Environmental Care Program (for Living Smart) in 2003
The Western Australian Environment Award 2002 for the Government Leading by Example category.

Contact our sustainability officer on 08 9432 9999 for more information.