The 2020 round of the Greening our City grant program awarded $10.2 million in grant funding to 50 projects in Greater Sydney across two funding streams:
- Stream 1: Cooler suburbs. $8.1 million has been awarded to 38 projects to boost council tree planting projects. As a result, Greater Sydney will have over 40,000 newly planted trees in public spaces, increasing shade and amenity in our parks and streets.
- Stream 2: Green innovations. $2.1 million has been awarded to 12 projects that will showcase best practice, scalable solutions to overcome barriers to tree planting. These projects will increase tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney, providing cooler neighbourhoods.
You can view the full list of successful projects below.
Stream 1: Cooler suburbs
Bayside Council
- Cooling Bayside - $100,000
Blacktown City Council
- Bells Creek enhancements – recognising our heritage - $85,000
- Open Space tree planting program - $220,000
- Asset renewal program - $100,000
- Greening our growth centres project - $300,000
- Big plans for Little Creek - $250,000
Burwood Council
- Wangal Park tree canopy enhancement project - $162,225
Camden Council
- Canopy enhancement – Narellan Sports Hub - $80,440
- Canopy enhancement – Ferguson’s Land - $50,780
- Building Camden’s canopy – every tree counts - $310,000
Campbelltown City Council
- Creating canopies in Campbelltown - $267,500
Canterbury Bankstown Council
- City of Canterbury Bankstown street planting and urban canopy renewal - $479,000
City of Canada Bay Council
- Grow our Canopy - $200,000
City of Parramatta
- Greening Parramatta - $500,000
City of Ryde Council
- Coxs to Epping Road infill canopy - $100,000
City of Sydney
- Greening the streets - $450,340
Cumberland City Council
- Greening Cumberland - $60,000
Fairfield City Council
- Greening Fairfield City - $60,000
Georges River Council
- Carlton canopy corridor - $494,000
Hawkesbury City Council
- Hawkesbury vibrant towns and villages - $1,244,000
Hunters Hill Council
- Creating canopy along a shared pathway and playground in Riverglade Reserve - $26,500
Inner West Council
- Cooks to Cove Greenway in road tree planting - $137,000
Ku-ring-gai Council
- Greening St Johns Avenue precinct – creating a viable urban forest - $232,100
Lane Cove Municipal Council
- Connecting street canopy corridors - $73,100
Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool City centre urban forest strategy (stage 2) - $325,000
Mosman Municipal Council
- Urban heat island reduction planting program - $15,000
- Expand native tree canopy of urban bushland - $5,000
North Sydney Council
- Vacant tree sites infill project – Cammeray and Cremorne - $28,700
Northern Beaches Council
- Green canopy – Condamine St, Manly Vale - $121,000
Penrith City Council
- Cooling the city strategy/green infrastructure project - $1,000,400
Randwick City Council
- Randwick street and park tree planting to create cooler suburbs - $184,000
Strathfield Municipal Council
- Cooks River greening - $94,200
Sutherland Shire Council
- Miranda street tree planting - $90,500
The Hills Shire Council
- Greening Hannaford Avenue Reserve, Box Hill - $35,225
Wollondilly Shire Council
- Bingara Gorge street tree planting - $11,900
- Mount Hunter roadside planting - $4,600
- Park and WSUD planting project - $47,295
Woollahra Municipal Council
- Greening Woollahra - $120,000
Stream 2: Green innovations
Blacktown City Council
Memorial stage green roof demonstration project - $50,840
In partnership with Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
The risks of planting and not planting large shade trees along our streets - $310,000
In partnership with:
- Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
- Western Sydney Diabetes (Western Sydney Local Area Health District)
- Western Sydney University
- University of NSW
- University of Wollongong
- Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab
Camden Council
Connecting Camden White Gum - $41,500
In partnership with:
- Australian Tree Seed Centre (CSIRO)
- University of Sydney
- Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
- Camden Airport
Cumberland City Council
Next-generation green prototype car park for urban resilience - $171,270
In partnership with:
- Western Sydney University Urban Ecosystem Research
- Alfresco Shade Pty Ltd
Georges River Council
‘The Green’ Hurstville - $129,000
In partnership with Citygreen
Hawkesbury City Council
Hawkesbury urban forest experiment - $181,000
In partnership with Western Sydney University – The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Penrith City Council
Soper Place Revitalisation - $500,000
In partnership with:
- Junglefy
- University of Technology Sydney
- Western Sydney University
Randwick City Council
Working with communities to create a greener Randwick - $41,200
In partnership with:
- South East Health Network
- Royal Children’s Hospital Sydney
- Alliance Voices for Power East
Strathfield Municipal Council
Breathing green life into industrial landscapes - $98,725
In partnership with Macquarie University and Smart Green Cities
Waverly Council
Sky parks - $320,000
In partnership with:
- UNSW School of Built Environment
- Scentre Group
- Good Start Early Learning Centres
- Biofilta Urban
- The Entertainment Quarter
- McGregor Coxall
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd.
Mitigating climate change in Western Sydney by maintaining green tree canopies - $275,000
In partnership with:
- Western Sydney University – The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
- University of Melbourne
- Stormwater NSW
Wollondilly Shire Council
Tank to tree - $7,910
In partnership with Sydney Water and The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Urban Living Lab
Map of successful grant projects
You can find more details about the 2020 successful grant projects using the interactive map below.
Note: You can view a larger version of the interactive map.
For more information about other Greening our City grant projects, visit our grant webpage.
More information
This grant round is being administered by Local Government NSW on behalf of the department.
For enquiries or more information, contact the team via email.