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Wildly ambitious earthshots to solve wildly complex challenges
Our Earthshots are interconnected projects designed to ensure Melbourne’s liveability now and into the future. Everything we love about Melbourne is at risk of being impacted by climate change, political instability, inequality and the many other interconnected challenges of our time.
By ensuring the long-term health, regeneration and adaptability of our river, neighbourhoods and food systems, we can help create a resilient city for future generations. A declaration of intent, we believe our Earthshots are critical if we are to solve the complex social and ecological challenges we’re facing.
Co-developed with our partner organisations, our Earthshot portfolio covers Melbourne’s major cultural and environmental assets: our waterways; our streets, neighbourhoods and laneways; and our food system.
Radical transformation requires radical action
Greater Melbourne is bursting its ecological boundaries, and we’re pushing the limits of what our environment can sustain through the current use of resources, land conversion and waste.
The uncomfortable truth is that our consistent ranking as one of the most livable cities in the world hides the reality that this liveability is by no means evenly distributed or without cost.
Our current responses are unsuited to the challenges we face. Organising around Earthshots means we can unlock cross-sector collaboration in service of this place and the people who call it home.
