Abstract: Randwick City Council and neighbouring Waverley and Woollahra Councils in Sydney's Eastern suburbs have spent the past 3 years attempting to "operationalise" the Ecological Footprint calculation, measured previously for the 3 Councils by the School of Physics at Sydney University. This presentation aims to trace the approach taken in delivering this project across 3 very different local government organisations and their communities, some of the details and results of the various projects carried out, and the learning which may be of use to similar organisations or future project areas related to engaging with both local communities and senior management to achieve reductions in natural resource consumption as measured by the ecological footprint methodologies.