We’ve done it – and we’re one of the first.

Council’s Air Quality Improvement Plan, endorsed on 16 August 2022 seeks to clean up our air to better protect the health of our community and the environment. The Plan is one of the first of its kind adopted by any local authority in Victoria.

It provides an overview of the air quality issues we face in Maribyrnong, as well as 37 actions Council intends to take to address these challenges over the next five years.

The actions include things like a targeted tree planting program to create ‘active’ walking paths to school - as well as advocacy actions, such as continuing to lobby State Government for a ban of diesel trucks from residential streets.

The Air Quality Improvement Plan acknowledges the importance of the community in supporting changes at a local level, with one of the key actions to develop an education program to help the community understand the impacts of poor air quality along with the measures they can take to help address it.

It also recognises poor air quality is not an issue Council or the community can tackle alone. There are also a range of large-scale initiatives and programs outlined which would require the support of State and/or Federal Government but, if implemented, would significantly improve air quality in Maribyrnong and our global community more broadly.

The Plan was informed by feedback from the community on the draft document shared during May of this year.

Click on the button bellow to read the Air Quality Improvement Plan and learn more.