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The magazine of the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2015

Inspiring CommunitiesTaking Action

Welcome to the 2015 Premier’s Sustainability Awards

A MESSAGE FROM THE PR EMIER

Working together to respond to climate change

Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing Victoria and the Government is working hard to have the right strategies to respond to the threat. We want to restore Victoria’s status as a model for every other state.

Victoria’s natural environment is already feeling the effects of climate change – we’ve seen longer fire seasons, droughts and floods are more frequent, there is evidence of coastal erosion, and our oceans continue to rise.

It is our role, as individuals, as a society, and government to respond to these threats by adapting to this changing climate; protecting our communities, our environment, and preserving our way of life for future generations.

We have committed to restoring Victoria as a leader in climate change action through collaborations with local community groups, businesses, councils and other levels of government to mitigate risks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Responding to climate change effects presents vast opportunities for Victoria; new employment opportunities, cleaner industries and a stronger economy.

Key actions such as reviewing the Climate Change Act 2010 and the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target, and delivering the $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund will help identify these opportunities and meet future challenges.

We are committed to setting the foundation for a thriving and resilient environment, communities, and a strong, low-emissions economy.

The sustainable initiatives and practices on display tonight are vital contributions to our state.

The Awards have been running for 13 years now and we continue to see new ideas and sustainable practices by some of our brightest environmental leaders, including small school groups to large business, local communities and public institutions, from all over the state.

Our government is proud to deliver the Premier’s Sustainability Awards.

Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists and winners for their contributions in helping us adapt to our ever-changing world.

The Hon Daniel Andrews MP Premier of Victoria

PREMIER’S SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2015 1

The Premier’s Sustainability Award

SUSTA IN ING V IC TORI A’ S HISTORY

In 2015, the tradition of creating the

Premier’s Sustainability Award from

recycled materials has been kept with

the main elements being sourced

from two iconic pieces of Melbourne’s

transport heritage. Reclaimed Victorian

Ash from the doors of a W-Class tram

features as the award’s upright fronds.

The salvaged timber has been used

over time as a source of parts.

One of Melbourne’s most important

waterfront locations, and a key player

for Australia in the first and second

World Wars, has also become a part

of the award. The timber base was

saved from the restoration of the

Princes Pier in Port Melbourne.

The award plaques are made

from salvaged brass off cuts and

the award is housed in a recycled

paperboard case. The award was

designed by Brad Welsh, One Degree,

and handcrafted by Ravi Avasti,

Avasti Design.

2 PREMIER’S SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2015

Table of Contents

01A message from the Premier

06Connecting infrastructure investment

10ResourceSmart schools are an inspiration for Victoria

09Tips for keeping cool and reducing your energy bill this summer

12Recycled products in pavement construction

14Living like The New Joneses

18Finalists & Winners

17Sustainability Victoria in Action

37The Victorian Litter Action Alliance

38Love Food Hate Waste

40Increasing recovery of household organics in regional Victoria

44Acknowledgements

02Sustaining Victoria’s history

04Smarter choice energy efficient appliances

05Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water message


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Smarter choice energy efficient appliancesSustainability Victoria’s Smarter Choice retail program provides practical energy and water efficiency information to ease increasing living costs by saving consumers money on energy and water bills. Smarter Choice also informs households how to recycle or dispose of their old appliances. These decisions have significant economic and environmental benefits such as reducing household expenditure, greenhouse gas emissions and energy demand.

Each year over 1 million Victorians purchase appliances, hardware and lighting products. Up to $400 in savings per year can be made on energy bills with a house using only energy efficient appliances.

In partnership with leading appliance, hardware and lighting chain retailers makes the Smarter Choice information accessible for metro and regional Victorian consumers. Smarter Choice helps consumers to make an energy and water efficient product purchases at point-of-purchase whether that is in shop or online.

The Energy Rating Calculator and mobile app, support consumers and retail staff to compare makes, models and running costs of appliances and products, based on the energy rating label and energy consumption. This information helps consumers make informed choices about the running costs and projected savings over an appliance’s lifetime.

If you are in the market for a new washing machine, dryer, fridge, television, computer monitors, air conditioner or dishwasher, check out the Smarter Choice calculator for the most efficient products on the market at: www.smarterchoicecalculator.com.au.

More stars, more savings When comparing similar sized products

look for more stars and save money.

Check the running costs before you buy www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/smarterchoice

Energy consumption

Annual savings

Star ratings

If you switch from a 1 star to a 2 star fridge/freezer

If you switch from a 2 star to a 3 star fridge/freezer

If you switch from a 5 star to a 6 star fridge/ freezer

SAVE

$51 SAVE

$39 SAVE

$18

You don’t have to spend a fortune on

expensive appliances.

The BIGGEST SAVINGS are at the bottom end

of the scale.

Low score saves more

The lower the energy consumption score, the less electricity the appliance uses, and

the cheaper it will be to run.

* electricity rate based on average Victorian retail price as at Dec 2013. Savings based on a 400L fridge freezer with a 100L freezer

with an assumed life expectancy of 10 years.

SAVE$900

If you switch from a 1 star to a 3 star fridge/freezer over the life of the machine

SmarterSave energy, water

and money

®

How much will that appliance really cost you?

317 x $0.28* = $88.76

For example:

x = Energy

consumption (kWh)Electricity

rate ($)

How it works:

Annual running cost


In Victoria we are fortunate enough to call on environmental experts and leading thinkers in climate change, but also everyday people working at a grassroots level who share their skills, knowledge and experience in these areas with us every day.

Without these contributions, we would not have the privilege of benefitting from their innovation, sustainable projects and forward-thinking initiatives.

This is why the Victorian Government is supporting Sustainability Victoria in taking a leading role to help communities adapt and respond to the current and future effects of climate change.

By engaging with key stakeholders, including local government, community and environmental groups, business, industry and education, we can inform the delivery of our climate change programs, and encourage the work that has already been done to continue.

It is only through collaborations such as these, that we can restore our environmental leadership role in Victoria.

By delivering sustainable programs across schools, business and local government, we can reduce our impact on the environment, improve productivity, and create new jobs and business markets through resource efficiency, new technologies for clean energy and efficient waste management practices.

It is encouraging to see that throughout its 13-year long history, the Premier’s Sustainability Awards have grown even bigger and stronger. More and more Victorians are embracing sustainability and using resources, including water and energy, more efficiently.

Every year the awards program uncovers new talent, bolder projects and even more creative ideas. Each story is unique and comes from a passion to make a difference and leave a better environment for the next generation.

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners this year. In the following pages, you can read all about their inspiring journeys and how they are making a difference to their community and Victoria at large.

Lisa Neville MP

Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water

The importance of community


Victoria currently generates 11 million tonnes of waste each year. With a growing population, waste management practices will need to grow to keep up with the 21 million tonnes of waste expected to be generated each year by 2044.

To manage this waste, the Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan (state infrastructure plan) identifies opportunities of up to $5 billion in infrastructure investment by 2044. This means $120-167 million is expected in annual investment towards advanced technologies, innovation in products, infrastructure, and expertise to improve resource recovery in Victoria.

Sustainability Victoria’s new Investment Facilitation Service will seek to draw investment opportunities in Victoria’s waste and resource recovery sector, from local, national and international investors.

The sector is already a large and critical aspect of Victorian industry, employing 8,000 people over nearly 600 businesses and making an annual revenue of $2.2 billion. This increase in investment will help grow jobs in the sector while maximising the recovery of valuable resources and diverting waste from landfill.

Sustainability Victoria has listened to feedback from investors and industry to design the service. The service will connect interested investors with the people, data, insight and expertise they need to inform their decisions and deliver the best possible outcomes for our environment, communities and economy.

There are attractive opportunities to invest in the waste and resource recovery infrastructure and we want to make your investment ideas a reality.

To find out more go to sustainability.vic.gov.au/invest and to discuss tailored investment solutions email: [email protected] or phone: +61 3 8626 8746

Connecting infrastructure investment


86%of reprocessing occurs in Melbourne

11million tonnes

generated per year590waste and resource recovery businesses

billion2.2annual revenues

70%recovery rate

Current figures for Victoria’s waste and resource recovery sector*

* Sourced from the Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan, 2015.

8,000jobs

Over


At Momentum Energy we are serious about making a di� erence for our customers and our planet.Our energy is generated by Hydro Tasmania from fresh rain and wind. With 100 years’ experience in hydroelectricity and a commitment to keep investing in clean energy, Hydro Tasmania and Momentum Energy have proven sustainability cred. For example, the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of Hydro Tasmania’s generation is less than 1% of the National Electricity Market average.

We are proud we come from a di erent place: our energy is balanced with the natural environment. And as a 100% Australian owned and operated company, we are close to our customers. In Victoria, Canstar Blue awarded us best 2014 Customer Service for an electricity provider.

Momentum Energy is proud to sponsor the Premier’s Sustainability Awards. We believe empowering our community helps us build a sustainable future.

Tips for keeping cool and reducing your energy bill this summer

6 If you are buying a new air conditioner, talk to your nearest

Smarter Choice retailer and use the Energy Rating Calculator and app to give you advice on the most energy efficient one for your needs.

The initial purchase price may be more expensive, yet making the smarter choice can minimise energy consumption and save you up to 25 per cent, equating to hundreds of dollars on energy bills over its lifetime.

7 Open the doors and windows to ventilate your home when

the outside temperature cools in the evenings.

For more cooling information visit Sustainability Victoria’s website – sustainability.vic.gov.au.

Staying cool doesn’t have to be expensive and here are tips that will keep you and your home cooler and save you money on your energy bills.

1 Use external shading (such as blinds, awnings, louvres, shutters,

slats or pergolas) on your windows. Preventing the sun’s heat entering your home means you will use your air conditioner less, or more efficiently and keep your cooling costs down.

On a hot day, every square metre of unshaded windows is similar to letting the heat from a 1kW bar heater in.

2 Insulate your ceilings, walls and floors to reduce the amount of

heat coming in during summer, it will also keep your home warmer in winter.

3 Seal gaps in your floors and walls with filler and use draught-strips

and weather-seals around your external doors, and window frames to reduce hot air from entering your home. Up to 15 per cent of heat entering your home is through cracks and gaps.

4 If you need to use the air conditioner, close the doors to

the rooms that don’t need to be cooled and set the thermostat between 24°C and 26°C.

For every degree cooler than 24°C, it will cost you 10 per cent more on your energy bill.

5 Avoid running your air conditioner all night unless you need to for

medical reasons. A fan can generally keep you comfortable during the night at a much lower running cost.


Every day, thousands of students and teachers across the state are delivering measurable climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes through ResourceSmart Schools.

ResourceSmart Schools is a comprehensive framework that helps schools embed sustainability into everything they do. By participating, Victorian schools learn how to manage their energy, waste, water and biodiversity. They are given access to tools and support so they can incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. Manage and track their resource use over time through ResourceSmart Schools Online and celebrate their achievements through Sustainability Certification and the ResourceSmart Education Awards. ResourceSmart Schools delivers sustainability education outcomes and demonstrable environmental impact.

The ResourceSmart Schools program that is delivered today has evolved from an Australian Government funded pilot that commenced in Victoria and New South Wales in 2003. The pilot led to the launch of the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) across Australia in 2005 which, in Victoria, developed into ResourceSmart Schools.

In 2011, Sustainability Victoria established regional consortia across the state to more effectively support schools. In addition to this regional service, any Victorian school can now sign up to ResourceSmart Schools Online, monitor their activities and resource use and gain recognition for participating in the wide range of sustainability education programs being delivered around the state.

Due to the enthusiasm and commitment of teachers, parents, principals and students, schools have made a genuine environmental impact. The students from the schools are developing the practical sustainability and problem solving skills they will need to be the future workers, leaders and citizens of a world adapting to climate change.

ResourceSmart Schools attracts interest from around the world because it leads to measurable environmental improvements and it provides young people and their school communities with the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to make sustainable choices for the rest of their lives.

To share your sustainability experiences, find out what other schools are doing and learn about ResourceSmart Schools, visit resourcesmartschools.vic.gov.au.

More than 50% of Victorian schools and 400,000 students have made the following environmental impacts:

ResourceSmart schools are an inspiration for Victoria

ELECTRICITY:Reduced consumption

by 19,000 MWh and 34,000 Tonnes CO2, saving $6.7 million

WASTE:Diverted 15,000m3

of waste from landfill, saving $6 million


BIODIVERSITY: Planted 5.5 million

plants

WATER:Reduced consumption

by 950 ML, saving $2.2M



Recycled products in pavement construction

The use of local recycled products such as crushed concrete, asphalt, brick, glass fines and crumbed rubber introduces an opportunity for the construction industry to better manage the future cost of pavement construction and maintenance while providing long term environmental benefits and significant carbon emission savings of up to 65 % when compared with equivalent quarried material.

Currently in Victoria, over 500 quarries produce around 500 million tonnes of heavy construction materials per year in a competitive market place. However, continued demand over the next 10–40 years will see traditional quarry materials for pavement construction become scarce in some regions and the

ongoing use will in some cases become unsustainable both from an environmental and cost perspective.

Sustainability Victoria has been working in partnership with VicRoads, Swinburne University of Technology, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the construction and demolition industry to test the engineering properties of recycled products and develop integrated quality specifications for their use across the pavement construction industry.

This partnership approach and long term commitment to demonstrate the effectiveness of recycled products is already paving the way for significant growth in the use of local recycled products in future.


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Opening up new markets Updates to VicRoads specifications have opened up new markets for the use of recycled crushed concrete, brick and glass in pavement sub base construction. VicRoads are using local recycled products in some of their highest profile projects including the M80, Hallam bypass and the Dingley bypass. Recently 200,000 tonnes of recycled crushed concrete, brick and glass fines was used in the sub base of the new Melbourne International Automotive Terminal – with Leighton Contractors reporting program savings by not being effected by wet weather and reliability of delivery from a local supplier.

Sustainability Victoria, in partnership with VicRoads, has recently released a new video, research and an updated business case that can assist local councils to procure recycled products for pavement construction or maintenance projects.

Watch the video or download the business case at sustainability.vic.gov.au.


The middle of Melbourne’s City Square is not where you’d expect to find a modern eco home – but that’s exactly where The New Joneses took up residence in February this year.

The world’s first prefab carbon positive house, was placed in the City Square from February 9 to February 15 2015 as part of The New Joneses pop up event.

Promoting stylish, waste-free, energy and resource efficient lifestyles that are better for our people and planet, The New Joneses source their stuff second hand, recycle, use renewable energy and reduce their food waste.

The New Joneses showcases how we can all live more sustainably and creates a great opportunity to engage Melbournians in the conversation on our resource consumption

As a feature of the event Melbourne heavy-metal musician, and unlikely eco-warrior, Wayne Slattery, lived in the house, arriving with nothing, except his undies and bathrobe.

He sourced his clothing second hand, used public transport and an electric vehicle, used renewable energy, reduced waste, recycled, grew some of his own food, and sourced the rest from local, independent producers. Wayne learnt to compost, tend a worm farm and reduce food waste.

Wayne was coached by TV legend Denise Drysdale, who provided Wayne with pointers on how to waste less.

At the end of the week, Wayne handed the keys over to the lucky competition winners who got to spend a night living in The New Joneses’ unique pop-up house.

Over 12,000 people visited the house during the event and many more saw the house televised on Channel 7 Sunrise, spreading The New Joneses message to a wider audience. A range of sustainability tips were placed throughout the house and volunteers were on hand to guide visitors and school students in the art of living like The New Joneses.

A range of community, business and government partners collaborated on the event. Sustainability Victoria provided sponsorship to the project as part of the Love Food Hate Waste campaign.

Generating global media coverage of The New Joneses stylish, sustainable lifestyle, the project has been invited to ‘pop-up’ in Britain in 2016, showing that Victoria can export sustainability messages to the world.

Living like The New Joneses


Sustainability Victoria in Action

In October 2015, Sustainability Victoria (SV) proudly celebrated a special milestone – achieving 10 years of service and leadership in environmental sustainability. Since its establishment in 2005, Sustainability Victoria has been helping communities, schools, businesses and government manage resources more efficiently and become more sustainable.

Over the years, Sustainability Victoria has established itself as a trusted source of support and advice to Victorians on energy, waste and materials efficiency. Our long-standing programs and events, including ResourceSmart Schools, Premier’s Sustainability Awards, Detox Your Home, and the Victorian Litter Action Alliance, continue to grow and deliver positive environmental, social and economic outcomes for Victoria.

SV’s work with the business sector to implement cost effective practices and introduce new technologies, has improved their energy and materials efficiency, and has created more Victorian jobs in clean industries. Innovative projects within different industries have established new markets and created demand for recycled products. Businesses involved in our programs saved over $2.5 million in material and energy costs through efficiency measures during 2014/15.

SV leads the development of integrated statewide planning which provides for waste and resource recovery over the longer term. The State Infrastructure Plan, Victorian Organics Resource Recovery Strategy, Investment Prospectus, and the draft Victorian Market Development Strategy for Recovered Resources, released in 2015, will help drive jobs and investment and create cleaner communities by working with business, industry and local government.

We’re also delivering award-winning programs that generate great community and environmental outcomes. Love Food, Hate Waste Victoria, which helps households reduce their food waste, took out the State Award for Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility in the 2015 Public Relations Institute of Australia National Golden Target Awards.

Our ResourceSmart Schools program has been named a finalist in the Education for Sustainability Award category at the prestigious national Banksia Foundation Awards, to be announced on November 13, for their globally recognised program which helps embed sustainability in the curriculum and reaches more 400,000 Victorian students. In 2014, ResourceSmart Schools saved $3.8 million in energy and water bills.

It’s an exciting time for Sustainability Victoria as we work towards a new strategy, SV2020, which outlines a five-year vision to help Victorian businesses and communities develop practical, local initiatives to mitigate and adapt to the future impacts of climate change. We are talking to local communities about their priorities in this area and opportunities to address these impacts and transition to a low carbon economy.

Congratulations to this year’s awards finalists and winners. Each of their projects are helping drive Victoria towards a more sustainable and thriving future.

Stan Krpan Chief Executive Officer Sustainability Victoria


Built EnvironmentFinalist

University of MelbourneMelbourne School of Design

The Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus is a state-of-the-art academic facility, setting a new standard for design education. Designed by John Wardle Architects (Melbourne) and NADAAA (Boston), the building facilitates collaborative interdisciplinary engagement and the critical exploration of complex built environment issues.

Embedded in the design is a commitment to sustainability and green architecture. The building has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star Design – Education Design v1 rating by the Green Building Council of Australia and is the first education facility to be awarded the maximum 10 Green Star innovation credits.

The building was launched in December 2014 and students commenced the 2015 academic year in the spectacular new space. A living learning building, the site has been an educational tool since 2010, with a myriad of exhibitions, touring opportunities, photo-documentation and student/staff studio activity around the site.

Reverse Winner title

REVERSE WINNER CATEGORY

Street lighting represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions for most councils and is the single largest, sometimes up to 25 per cent, utility cost in electricity consumed and maintenance of council’s electricity costs.

The $4.68 million Goulburn Broken Greenhouse Alliance’s Watts Working Better street lighting replacement project will see 12,661 street lights upgraded to more energy efficient lighting, slashing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 90,000 tonnes over the project’s 20 year life.

The switch will reduce energy use by 3.6 million kWh per year, and save an estimated $782,921 annually or $15.6 million across the nine councils.

The advanced street lighting technology reduces operational costs and allow councils to implement sustainable development principles.

Coordinated by the Goulburn Broken Greenhouse Alliance, the Watts Working Better project involves the partner councils of Campaspe, Greater Shepparton, Moira, Benalla, Strathbogie, Wangaratta, Mansfield, Murrindindi and Mitchell.

WINNER

Goulburn Broken Greenhouse AllianceWATTS WORKING BETTER


Goulburn Broken Catchment Management AuthorityFruit Industry Employment Program

SPC Ardmona’s April 2013 announcement of major fruit intake cuts was a massive blow to growers across the Goulburn and Murray Valleys who supplied to the company. With contracts to growers and related businesses being worth more than $100 million to the local economy the announcement had huge flow-on effects to the regional economy and broader community. A rapid response to the announcement was needed.

The Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries acted swiftly, making the Fruit Industry Employment Program (FIEP) possible with Victorian Government funds and the support of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority and its partners: Moira Shire, Greater Shepparton City Council, Parks Victoria and Goulburn-Murray Water.

Commencing within six weeks, forty people affected by the reduced fruit intake worked under the FIEP, contributing almost 40,000 hours of environmental works, including 1,500 hectares of weed control and 67 kilometres of fencing, while receiving significant income, skills training, and informal social network support.

Garage Sale Trail Foundation LimitedGarage Sale Trail

Garage Sale Trail, a national grass roots waste education program and champion of the REUSE movement believe that sustainability is best when it’s fun and social, and when it starts in our own backyards. By organising communities around Australia to hold garage sales on the same day the Garage Sale Trail aims to promote reuse, minimise waste to landfill, enable new neighbourly connections, provide a platform for fundraising and inspire creativity in local communities.

Today the program is supported by 170 councils and seven state government organisations Australia-wide. In 2014 there were 8,242 garage sales registered representing some 2.9-million items listed for reuse at an approximate value of $8.4 million. The average participant made $374 on the day and said they planned to spend 65 per cent locally. Best of all, the participants made an average of 13 new neighbourly connections on the day.

CommunityFinalists



St Kilda Mums was established in February 2009 by the group’s founders who were surprised that local opportunity shops refused to accept donations of cots, prams and other nursery items. Unwilling to accept that the tip was the only solution, they contacted a local women’s shelter and discovered that no service existed to match the needs of families suffering hardship with families who had nursery equipment to donate. St Kilda Mums was created to bridge this gap, and some six years later, the expanded network of St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums is going strong.

St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums are voluntary networks of parents who collect and sort donations of baby and young children’s essential nursery equipment, clothing, prams and strollers, car restraints, highchairs, toys and books. These items are then re-distributed by maternal and child health nurses and family case workers from dozens of welfare agencies to families in need across metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat. By reusing and recycling pre-loved babies and children’s gear, the volunteers share the joy of parenthood whilst minimising waste to landfill.

WINNER

St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka MumsRECYCLE, REUSE, REHOME


Melbourne Law School, The University of MelbourneSustainability Business Clinic

The Melbourne Law School has teamed with leading global law firm, Ashurst Australia, to establish the Sustainability Business Clinic. The first of its kind in Australia, the clinic connects law students to small, start-up community and social enterprises working in the public interest to advance sustainability.

Under supervision, students give commercial legal advice to new and innovating community and environmentally-minded enterprises including businesses supporting the fair food movement, community energy projects, urban greening projects and e-waste diversion businesses.

The clinic provides free legal advice while providing practical experience to the students so they can use and refine the legal knowledge and skills acquired at law school to advise real clients on real legal issues. Students research and advise on a broad range of areas of law relevant to sustainability ranging from climate and energy law to industry regulation and finance law.

Lalor Primary SchoolKids Building Computers using Electronic Waste

The disposal of electronic-waste (e-waste) is recognised as a growing environmental problem. Teaching children to build low-cost computers using e-waste could be an important part of the solution.

A trial was conducted at Lalor Primary School, in partnership with the City of Whittlesea, Yarra Plenty Regional Libraries and La Trobe University to teach children how to use computer electronic waste hardware to make a fully functioning computer, for less than $100. Children are taught about the origins of electronic waste, how operating systems function and are introduced to robotics.

While the program was initially designed to provide a sustainable solution for e-waste and help socio-economically disadvantaged children obtain access low-cost computers, it has expanded to provide computer education, give computer savvy kids a place to meet and assist children with special needs. The project is based on a cost effective and innovative teaching concept that addresses the issue of reducing e-waste, combined with fun for the students.

EducationFinalists



As Melbourne faces the impacts of an increasing population and changing climate, innovative methods are required to help Melbournians adapt and maintain the mantle as the world’s most liveable city. Incorporating vegetation on buildings, such as green roofs and walls, can greatly help with these challenges, but is hampered by a lack of knowledge and skills around how these technologies can be used successfully.

The University of Melbourne, in partnership with the Inner Melbourne Action Plan and the Victorian State Government funded and developed the Growing Green Guide for Melbourne, a free, comprehensive

and practical guide to the construction of green walls, roofs and facades.

Released in February 2014, the Guide has achieved significant success, with more than 70,000 website downloads. The Guide is widely used and promoted by industry and local governments, resulting in more green infrastructure projects, amendments to planning schemes and inclusion in sustainability guidelines. It is also used internationally to support learning and teaching activities and has been translated to Spanish and Chinese. www.growinggreenguide.org

WINNER

The University of Melbourne THE GROWING GREEN GUIDE FOR MELBOURNE


The Australian Youth Climate Coalition Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

Seed, a newly launched arm of Australian Youth Climate Coalition, is Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network, building a youth-led movement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people for climate justice. Their goal is to provide access to the training and support Indigenous young people need to actively lead change in their communities on the issue of climate change and sustainability.

Since launching in 2014, Seed has contributed to the broader social sustainability of Victoria by providing opportunities for the community to hear the stories and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. Through Seed, others who are advocating for a safe climate future and for environmental sustainability are able to understand more deeply the impacts of climate change on the Australian community, and join with these young people to create a more inclusive, and diverse movement.

Voices of the Valley Revealing the Community Cost of the Hazelwood Mine Fire

Voices of the Valley is a community advocacy group, formed in the wake of the Hazelwood Mine Fire of February-March 2014 to determine the health effects and risks experienced by the residents of Morwell. After undertaking research through public forums which considered employment decline, social and economic issues and gathering evidence on cleaning issues, costs incurred for immediate and persistent health effects, Voices of the Valley discovered the mine fire has affected the whole Latrobe Valley in a range of ways.

The mine fire highlighted the economic fragility of the Latrobe Valley community, demonstrated the environmental risks associated with coal-fired power generation and resulted in calls to move away from coal-fired power stations. The result of their work has now made health a serious issue and an important focus of the re-opened Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.

Environmental JusticeFinalists



Darebin City Council in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is making solar power more accessible to low income residents through the Solar Saver program – the first of its kind in Australia enabling households to install solar PV systems and pay them off through Council rates, interest free over 10 years. The program has two major objectives, namely to reduce greenhouse emissions at the point of demand, and to support residents most vulnerable to climate change impacts and increasing energy costs.

As a result of the program 1,476 tonnes of greenhouse gas will be prevented each year by participating

households, savings that will continue for the 20+ year lifetime of the systems installed and 292 heat-stress vulnerable households will be provided low-cost energy sources and efficiency advice, substantially decreasing the cost of cooling in summer.

These services are provided at minimal financial risk to the households while ensuring a high level of quality and care. In 2015, the Council committed a further $1 million to the Solar Saver program and is considering opening the program to non-pensioners, renters, pensioners and small businesses.

WINNER

Darebin City Council DAREBIN SOLAR SAVER


Environmental ProtectionFinalists

Statewide River and Stream Management Environmental Management Training for the Construction Industry

Environmental risks from the construction sector are known to have significant impacts on the environment and communities. This situation motivated Statewide River and Stream Management to develop targeted environmental training to influence behavioural change and ensure environmental management best practice is embedded in the culture and operational activities within the construction industry.

Delivered by industry experts the Site Environmental Management or Green Card course covers topics such as new and emerging risks and technologies, new environmental protection measures, onsite stormwater management and legislative requirements. Two major developments in training occurred during 2014 – EPA participation in course delivery, and delivery of the new Melbourne Water Site Environmental Awareness Training for contractors working on or near a Melbourne Water asset. In 2014, 211 participants engaged in training, resulting in more people managing their sites in compliance with best practice principles for an environmentally sustainable outcome.

Barwon Health Barwon Health Food Services Central Production Unit Recycling Initiatives

Formed in 1998, Barwon Health is Victoria’s largest regional health service with more than 6,000 staff working across 21 sites, Barwon Health’s Food Services Central Production Unit (CPU) produces in excess of 3,000 meals per day for patients, residents and clients in hospitals, respite and rehabilitation centres and aged care facilities. The CPU, employs 150 staff, including cafeteria staff, food production staff, drivers, and food service assistants, is the hub of food production across Barwon Health where all meals are produced and dispatched.

The CPU is committed to waste reduction and recycling and is the first Victorian health service to successfully implement the Closed Loop Organics System CLO300, an onsite composting machine for food waste. With a growing and ageing population, and increased demand on health services at Barwon Health, the Food Services CPU is continually developing new and innovative strategies to increase high quality output alongside a goal to reducing waste.



Robert Bosch Australia is part of a global group of companies which researches, develops and markets a range of technology products and services. The company believes that the protection of the environment is of absolute importance in all aspects of their business and that sound health, safety and environmental performance contributes to its competitive strength, customer benefit and the wider community.

As part of their regular performance review, Robert Bosch has identified a sustainability opportunity in their waste treatment processes at their Clayton Trade Waste Treatment Plant site. The reclamation of copper project is an in-house treatment process which enables

Robert Bosch in Victoria to reclaim dissolved copper from its manufacturing wastewater. The reclaimed copper is recycled and the treated wastewater is used onsite as a pH correcting reagent.

The project aims to eliminate 40 tonnes of manufacturing waste going to hazardous waste landfill and reclaim 1.2 tonnes of high grade solid copper per annum from the wastewater. The treatment process developed in this project can be applied to other manufacturing wastes containing metals. This will enable manufacturing industries to reduce their hazardous wastes and reclaim valuable metals, generating income for business.

WINNER

Robert Bosch Australia RECLAMATION OF COPPER FROM PRESCRIBED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER


The Inner Melbourne Action Plan; City of Melbourne, City of Yarra, City of Stonnington and City of Port PhillipThe Growing Green Guide for Melbourne

As Melbourne faces the impacts of an increasing population and changing climate, innovative methods are required to help Melbournians adapt and maintain the mantle as the world’s most liveable city. Incorporating vegetation on buildings, such as green roofs and walls, can greatly help with these challenges.

The Inner Melbourne Action Plan, comprising of the City of Melbourne, City of Yarra, City of Stonnington and City of Port Phillip, in partnership with The University of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government funded and developed the Growing Green Guide for Melbourne, a free, comprehensive and practical guide to the construction of green walls, roofs and facades.

Released in February 2014, the Guide has achieved significant success, with more than 70,000 website downloads. The Guide is widely used and promoted by industry and local governments, resulting in more green infrastructure projects, amendments to planning schemes and inclusion in sustainability guidelines. It is also used internationally to support learning and teaching activities and has been translated to Spanish and Chinese. The Guide can be found at www.growinggreenguide.org.

Darebin City Council Darebin Solar Saver

Darebin City Council in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is making solar power more accessible to low income residents through the Solar Saver program – the first of its kind in Australia enabling households to install solar PV systems and pay them off through Council rates, interest free over 10 years. The program has two major objectives, namely to reduce greenhouse emissions at the point of demand, and to support residents most vulnerable to climate change impacts and increasing energy costs.

As a result of the program 1,476 tonnes of greenhouse gas will be prevented each year by participating households, savings that will continue for the 20+ year lifetime of the systems installed and 292 heat-stress vulnerable households will be provided low-cost energy sources and efficiency advice, substantially decreasing the cost of cooling in summer.

These services are provided at minimal financial risk to the households while ensuring a high level of quality and care. In 2015, the Council committed a further $1 million to the Solar Saver program and is considering opening the program to non-pensioners, renters, pensioners and small businesses.

GovernmentFinalists



Organic waste, including large amounts of food waste is the single largest type of waste in the household garbage bin in the Goulburn Valley, the biggest generator of methane in landfill and if not disposed correctly, can lead to high rates of contamination. One of the challenges of recovering food waste from households is the provision of appropriate infrastructure and education programs.

Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group and councils (Wodonga, Indigo, Shepparton, Strathbogie and Mitchell Shire) have been working together for over six years to develop a business case to introduce a combined garden and food kerbside waste collection service to households in the region.

Moira Shire Council, the first to introduce the service in December 2014, has succeeded in diverting over

3,000 tonnes of organics that had been previously sent to landfill, reducing garbage by over 40 per cent and demonstrated that under 1 per cent of contamination is achievable with careful planning, comprehensive education and engagement to win community support. The recycled organics products are used by council and businesses in the region, closing the loop for food and garden organic waste.

The Moira Shire and Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group are on the way to achieving their goal of providing 35,000 households with the kerbside service. The project provides an integrated and well-researched model for replication by other regions and is redefining what success looks like in kerbside organics waste services.

WINNER

Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group and Moira Shire Council

OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE HOUSEHOLD KERBSIDE GARDEN AND FOOD ORGANICS RECOVERY


Melbourne Health Melbourne Health Thinks Green

Melbourne Health is Victoria’s second largest public health service. It provides comprehensive acute, subacute and community-based health care programs to the culturally diverse communities of central, northern and western metropolitan Melbourne, as well as a range of services to regional and rural Victorians. The service employs over 8,000 staff and manages over 1,400 beds.

In 2011 Melbourne Health introduced the Think Green Strategy 2011–2015 which promotes their vision to be recognised as an industry leader in environmental sustainability and outlines priorities for four years. Sustainability initiatives at Melbourne Health in 2014 have improved waste segregation, decreased waste to landfill and increased staff engagement at all levels in environmental sustainability and health matters.

Melbourne Health aims to develop a culture and reputation with its precinct partners to care for the environment, proven and enhanced by the supportive actions and initiatives of both the organisation and its people.

Austin HealthHealthy Environment, Healthy People

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research in the northeast of Melbourne and comprises the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.

Austin Health has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, having built a systematic, whole-of-business commitment over seven years resulting in remarkable achievements. It was the first Melbourne healthcare facility to recruit a dedicated sustainability officer in 2008 and the first to host the Victorian Green Health Round Table Group in 2009. It is also the only Australian health organisation recruiting a gardens officer to develop green spaces for the therapeutic benefit of patients and staff.

The Environmental Sustainability Unit is passionate and motivated to develop new initiatives and the pursuit of environmentally sustainable healthcare is a natural extension of the care they provide to their communities both locally and globally. Austin Health pride themselves on the leadership they show in the sector, but central to its success is the commitment, responsiveness and leadership shown by senior management and staff.

HealthFinalists



Monash Health, employing more than 14,000 staff to care for 1.344 million Victorians living across nine local government areas in the south-east of Melbourne has transformed their environmental cleaning procedure.

Monash Health conducted a pilot study in 2011 using microfibre and steam technology. Findings of this study resulted in the transformation of cleaning without chemicals to be implemented across the entire health service. The Jessie McPherson Private Hospital, Dandenong Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and Moorabbin Hospital’s operating suite were the first of their kind to introduce cleaning without chemicals.

The new practice has resulted in a 90 per cent reduction in water used for cleaning, savings of over $250,000 per annum, elimination of 709 litres of hypochlorite and 6,154 litres of detergent per annum, and an overall 5 per cent improvement in cleaning standards. Human health benefits include a reduction in back injuries with no need to use heavy mop buckets, floors are no longer wet reducing the likelihood of slips and chemical irritation or allergies are no longer a risk as chemicals have been eliminated. Cleaning without chemicals is easily transferrable to other industries.

WINNER

Monash HealthCLEANING WITHOUT CHEMICALS IN HEALTHCARE


ECO2Sys Australia and Geelong Manufacturing Council GreenLight Collaborative Industry Network Program

GreenLight is a highly innovative holistic group program designed to support resource efficiency in competitive, innovative and sustainable small to medium sized enterprises. The program helps businesses achieve resource efficiency gains and commercial benefit arising from waste avoidance, reduction and re-use, and improved resource management. Leading to better environmental outcomes, community participation and boosting economic development in municipalities.

Program objectives are achieved by attracting companies into a peer network to undertake a series of workshops, supported by a framework and leading to outcomes that boost net profitability by up to 63 per cent. Under GreenLight, businesses undertake a baseline of their performance, create a vision and develop a sustainability policy with action plans that delivers significant bottom line benefits. Such has been the success of the program that many participants have created new products and services, and realised hundreds of thousands dollars in savings.

Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs Co. The Mineral Water Eco-Keg

The Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs Co eco-keg is an example of the company’s compulsion to innovate for better environmental outcomes. The eco-keg is a 30 litre keg that uses the existing reticulation systems seen in many restaurants and bars for beer on tap. The benefit of serving water through a reticulation system such as a keg is that, whilst keeping packaging to a minimum, it also eases the costs and environmental impacts of travel and shipping.

With the eco-keg, water can be sold by the glass or bottle in the restaurant and the bottles supplied to restaurants are made in Melbourne, rather than being manufactured overseas and shipped to Australia. The custom-made kegs are crafted from recycled plastic and customers are encouraged to return the eco-kegs for refilling, closing the loop. In addition, the Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs Co offset carbon emissions of their entire delivery fleet through Greenfleet.

Innovative Products or ServicesFinalists



Living Fundraisers is an eco-friendly, activity-based fundraising initiative that offers alternative fundraising through a clothing recycling service called Closet Cleanout. As a new concept in Australian fundraising, Closet Cleanout has been extremely well received across Melbourne and surrounds. Schools, kindergartens and childcare centres view the initiative as a way to educate children on the environment and global issues, as well as how to contribute to a greater cause.

Through its partnership with schools and other fundraising groups, the program has been able to ship almost 50 tonnes of unwanted clothes, accessories and soft toys that may otherwise have ended up in landfill, overseas to developing countries for those in need. In its inaugural year, more than 22,000 families across Melbourne contributed to a reduction in local waste.

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Living Fundraisers CLOSET CLEANOUT


Roses Gap Recreation Centre Roses Gap Power Project

Roses Gap Recreation Centre is a school camp facility located on 120 acres within the Grampians National Park where, each year, thousands of children are educated about environmental sustainability. The team is passionate about the outdoors and its important role in Australian education, and offers students the chance to explore new challenges in a beautiful natural setting. The centre has always suffered from one major drawback – the necessity of running large diesel generators 24/7 to supply power due to its remote location and no access to mains power.

In 2014, following a large loss of infrastructure in the Grampians Bushfires, the opportunity was taken to design and implement a completely new and more sustainable power system including 40kW’s of solar and large battery storage banks. Combining this new system with other sustainability initiatives the camp has seen a dramatic reduction in day and night time emissions, noise pollution, and costs.

Dennison Foods Manufacturing Dennison Foods Manufacturing

Dennison Foods Manufacturing is a second generation family-owned food manufacturing business located in the Gippsland Lakes area of Bairnsdale. Since it began operation in 1999, presenting healthy but convenient products has been an essential part of the business’ development.

The company has successfully implemented three major projects with close community support, culminating in a carbon footprint reduction, material handling efficiencies and reduced energy usages. The projects include the installation of a 100kW solar photovoltaic system, reducing carbon emissions by 15 per cent and saving 135 tonnes/annum of CO2; installation of LED lighting throughout the factory reducing energy usage and enhancing the workplace environment; and a bulka bag system to provide efficiencies in raw materials, saving five tonnes of flour in the first eight months of operation.

Small and Medium EnterprisesFinalists



Yarra Valley Estate is a conference, wedding and accommodation centre, located at the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in the Yarra Valley. Formerly a deer park stripped bare of all its trees and shrubs, this 120 acre property has been nurtured and rehabilitated so that today it is surrounded by lush forest with organic vegetable gardens and a private wildlife rehabilitation centre, Babbajin Park.

To ensure continual improvement, Yarra Valley Estate has measured its footprint and benchmarked operations locally and globally. Through EarthCheck,

the travel and tourism environmental management and certification program the Estate has seen minimised footprint over time.

Yarra Valley Estate have formalised policies and procedures to offset the business to carbon neutral and to remain in line with the purpose that the business perform public good through nurturing people’s wellbeing and helping reconnect them back to nature. Yarra Valley Estate contributes 11 per cent of net revenue to community programs.

WINNER

Yarra Valley EstateYARRA VALLEY ESTATE


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EARTH CHOICE. HELPING KEEP AUSTRALIAN HOMES CLEAN AND HEALTHY.

Since the Victorian Litter Action Alliance (VLAA) formed in 2000, the state of Victoria has been a leader in litter prevention in Australia, from coordinating activity in the ‘littersphere’ to development of a best practice model for litter prevention programming, figure 1.

VLAA’s approach is collaborative and inclusive. Members represent both state and local government, industry and the community sectors, with each playing a role in litter management and prevention activity in Victoria.

Sustainability Victoria is the Coordinating Agency for the Alliance and is proud to host the VLAA Litter Champion on behalf of the members.

The VLAA Litter Champion plays a central role increasing the awareness of littering issues in Victoria. This is achieved via the delivery of summits on emerging issues such as cigarette butts, illegal dumping, and in 2015, marine debris, workshops to foster solutions, training sessions, and the development of resources to assist litter managers.

All of these resources, plus a range of case studies, bi-monthly newsletter, and information about litter behaviour and litter laws can be found on the VLAA website, litter.vic.gov.au.

The VLAA Litter Champion is on twitter and regularly tweets interesting facts, news, photos and events. Follow along @LitterChampion or, for more information either visit our website or contact [email protected].

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Each week our garbage bins contain a large amount of food waste. Some of this, such as tea bags and orange peels, can’t be avoided. Twenty-five per cent of the contents of our garbage bins however is made up of avoidable food waste – food that was purchased with the intention of being eaten, but was instead discarded.

Throwing away this food costs Victorian households an estimated $4 billion each year, or an average $2,200 per household. Wasting food also affects our environment. Food thrown into our rubbish bins ends up in landfill, and because of the way it breaks down, it creates methane – a potent greenhouse gas. Discarded food also wastes the energy and resources that were used to grow and transport it.

To help Victorians reduce food waste, save money, and lessen impacts on the environment, Sustainability Victoria launched Love Food Hate Waste. The campaign, aimed primarily at adults aged 30-50 with children, shares information and tips on reducing food waste via a centralised website, recipes, social media and an online video series.

To engage at a more local level with communities to reduce food waste, a number of Victorian councils and waste and resource recovery groups piloted a series of events earlier this year. Love Food Hate Waste messages were shared at 18 events across the state, including community festivals, farmers markets and cooking workshops and demonstrations.

The events incorporated elements such as competitions, films, and giveaways distributing material including posters, recipe cards, bag clips and meal planning tools.

The number of people at these events ranged from 10 at smaller workshops, to 10,000 for the largest festivals. Attendees responded very positively to the events, and were eager to learn more about how to avoid food waste. They were also keen to share their own tips for wasting less food.

Sustainability Victoria is currently working with councils and waste and resource recovery groups to develop local activities that will support ongoing campaign activities.

Love Food Hate Waste


Method

1 Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan). Grease a 1 kg loaf tin.

2 Place all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.

3 Mash the bananas and stir into the eggs with the zucchini.

4 Gently fold the banana and egg mixture into the dry ingredients until blended.

5 Pour into the tin and bake for 45-60 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Ingredients

1¾ cups (200 g) plain (all purpose) flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 pinch salt

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup (50 g) chopped walnuts

6 over ripe black bananas

1 zucchini, peeled and grated

2 large eggs, beaten

Banana Bread RecipeUse up your old bananas in this oil free banana cake – the six bananas means there is no need for any butter or oil!Preparation & Cooking time: 1 hour 20 min | Servings: 1 loaf – Cannot be frozen

• The average Victorian household throws out approximately $2,200 worth of food each year

• Victorian households throw out $437 million worth of take away food per year

• Victorian households throw out $544 million worth of drinks per year

• Victorians throw out $700 million worth of leftovers annually

• Victorians throws out $4 billion worth of food each year


Organic waste – including large amounts of food waste makes up a significant proportion of the average household garbage bin.

Preventing organic waste from going to landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a key aim of the recently released Victorian Organics Resource Recovery Strategy.

One of the challenges of recovering food waste from households is the provision of appropriate infrastructure and education programs.

Increasing recovery of household organics in regional Victoria

If not disposed of correctly, household organic waste can lead to high rates of contamination that can impact end markets for recycled organic products.

To address these issues, SV has provided funding of $825,000 for regional councils to introduce combined garden and food waste collection systems. Five councils (Wodonga, Indigo, Shepparton and Strathbogie) have recently introduced combined garden and food waste collection systems, with a sixth council – Mitchell Shire – set to introduce their service in 2016.

The outcomes of these new services will be used to build the evidence base for effective organics kerbside collection services in regional areas and assist with the implementation of the Victorian Organics Resource Recovery Strategy.

To download a copy of the strategy visit sustainability.vic.gov.au/organics.


Moira Shire – a Case Study

A new kerbside organics collection service in Moira Shire Council is showing how careful planning, education and community engagement can achieve great outcomes for organics recovery. With the average household garbage bin in the Goulburn Valley containing over 40% of organic waste, finding ways to remove organic waste from landfill was a priority for the council.

The Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group (GVWRRG) and councils within the region have been working together for over six years to develop a solid business case to introduce household food and garden collections across the region.

This was an ambitious challenge when food organics collections had been associated with high contamination rates in the past.

Since introducing a full kerbside organics collection service to households in December 2014, Moira Shire has succeeded in diverting over 3,000 tonnes of organics that had been previously sent to landfill – with contamination rates consistently under one per cent.

The success of this project reflects the combined efforts of the GVWRRG, councils within the region, contractor DS Kendall Waste Services, regional organics processor

Western Composting Technology, and the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group’s Back to Earth education initiative.

The Moira Shire and the GVWRRG are now well on the way to achieving their goal of 35,000 households with a kerbside garden and food organics service and redefining what success looks like in kerbside organics waste services.


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Initiatives such as partnering with the Watson Creek Catchment Group

to re-establish vegetation and restore connectivity along

the creek and tributaries, building our award winning Advanced Water

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Path of Watson Creek that flows to Yaringa National Marine Park.Tributary that enters Watson Creek Currently being fenced for revegetation.L/H Our wastewater Ponds, R/H our Advanced Water Treatment Plant.

Rural and Regional Landfill Support Program

Improving the development and

standard of waste and resource

recovery infrastructure in Victoria

is a key element of the Statewide

Waste and Resource Recovery

Infrastructure Plan.

A decade ago, Victoria’s landfill network

included 140 exempt landfills (for sites

servicing communities of less than 5000

people). Fast forward to mid-2017 and

Victoria will have only 21 of these sites

remaining, thanks in part to the Rural

and Regional Landfill Support Program.

The $3.95 million program supports

landfill closure planning and the

development of transfer station and

resource recovery centres to replace

closing landfills.

It will help create a more efficient

hubs and spokes network to achieve

quantities for materials waste

processing and to minimise potential

social, environmental and public

health impacts.


Acknowledgements

Category Sponsors

Principal Sponsor

Thank you to the following organisations for their contribution to the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2015:

Arup

iD Collective

Avasti Design

Immediacy

Cath Newell Corporate Communications

Sustainability Victoria

A special thank you to our independent judges:

Alicia Darvall

Alister Campbell

Bernadette Thomas

Brett Lane

Che Biggs

Craig Rowley

David Singleton

David Meiklejohn

Denise Woods

Fin Robertson

Frances Horsley

Gordana Marin

Hartmut Funfgeld

Ingo Kumic

James Wewer

John Newton

Kate Auty

Kate Elborough

Krista Imberger

Nick Alsop

Patrick D’Alessandri

Paul Murfitt

Renee Atkinson

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Clarke

Tiernan Humphrys

Tim Grant

Victoria Hart

Vivienne Filling

Cover image kindly provided by The University of Melbourne, Growing Green Guide for Melbourne project. Green roof, Kangan Institute Automotive Centre of Excellence by ASPECT Studios. Image: Andrew Lloyd


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