Michael Mobbs

Michael Mobbs is a Sydney-based author and environmental consultant. He graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Laws in 1975^[2] and then worked as an environmental lawyer for 19 years. Through this work he developed an interest in sustainability.^[3] Mobbs served as an Independent Alderman on the City of Sydney Council from 1985 to 1987.^[2] In the 1990s Mobbs converted his Chippendale home into a more sustainable house by modifying the water, energy and waste systems. He regularly opens his house for guided public tours.^[4]

Michael Mobbs
Born	6 June 1950[1]
Occupation	Author and sustainability consultant
Nationality	Australian
Website
sustainablehouse.com.au

In 2009, The (Sydney) Magazine listed Michael Mobbs as one of Sydney's 100 most influential people.^[5] He has an ongoing role in the urban food growing movement in Sydney and has been a contributor to the Chippendale verge gardens.^[6]

Books

• Sustainable House: Living for our futures. Marrickville, NSW: Choice Books. 1998. ISBN 094727748X.
• Sustainable House. Sydney, NSW: UNSW Press. 2010. ISBN 9781920705527.
• Sustainable Food: Growing food in the city. Sydney, NSW: NewSouth Publishing. 2012. ISBN 9781920705541.