My Environment

My Environment, a new Federal Government website, provides a database where you can enter any residential address in Australia to create a free report on a range of information about your local area.

You can find out about:

world and Australian heritage sites
parks, elevation and landforms
soil and vegetation cover
vulnerable and endangered plants and animals
pollution risks and where you can recycle waste oil
wetlands, water catchment and conditions
weather, average temperature and rainfall.

How to use My Environment

1. Visit My Environment which can be found at the Department of Environment Water Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) website.
2. Enter the property address details in the search field on the right hand pane. (Hint: do not enter the type of street into the street field, rather, use the drop down menu. If you have a flat or unit number, use only the street number.)
3. Select the type of report you want to create.
4. Select "Create Report".