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Melton Shire Council
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It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the 2011 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria (KABV) Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards. One time US Presidential candidate Ross Perot once said “The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river”. I applaud such activism. Tonight we continue the proud KABV tradition of celebrating the every day actions taken by Victorians to make our State an even better place to live, work and play. This is the seventh year of the Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Award Program and I’m delighted to be a part of this special celebration. For over 40 years, KABV has inspired and encouraged the actions taken by regional, urban and coastal Victorians to be proactive and help protect their local environment. The high level of participation and support for the KABV Awards program shows how committed Victorians are to a more sustainable future for our great State. This year KABV received 45 individual entries, consisting of 126 initiatives, from all levels of the community, including our first ever inland entry for the Clean Beaches Award. All the finalists here this evening have demonstrated a range of innovative, sustainable and community-based activities that are helping to preserve our environment and improve our quality of life. My congratulations to you all.
The Hon Ryan Smith MP Minister for Environment and Climate Change
Host - Denise Drysdale
Denise has hosted several television shows, film and radio programs and is renowned for her many stints with Ernie Sigley and Darryl Somers on Hey, Hey Its Saturday. Denise has entertained audiences in the corporate arena and in clubs around Australia and is a truly versatile and dynamic entertainer. In 2005 Channel 9 selected Denise as one of the 50 most significant people on TV in the last 50 years and she has won two Silver Logie Awards for her work. Denise currently hosts the popular Channel Ten program, The Circle.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 3 Order of Proceedings
Pre Dinner Drinks Meet with award finalists and sponsors in the Percy Beames Bar
Welcome by Host Denise Drysdale Address by the Hon Ryan Smith MP, Minister for Environment and Climate Change
Presentations after entree 2011 Sustainable Cities – Community Action Awards 2011 Clean Beaches – Community Action Awards 2011 Sustainable Cities – Cultural Heritage Award 2011 Clean Beaches – Cultural Heritage Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Pam Keating Environmental Sustainability Award 2011 Clean Beaches – Pam Keating Environmental Sustainability Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Towards Zero Waste Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Protection of the Environment Award 2011 Clean Beaches – Protection of the Environment Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Community Government Partnerships Award 2011 Clean Beaches – Community Government Partnerships Award
Presentations after main course 2011 Clean Beaches – Friendly Beach Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Water Conservation Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Efficient Energy Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Young Leaders – Individuals Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Young Leaders – Groups Award 2011 Clean Beaches – Young Leaders Award 2011 Sustainable Cities – Community Leadership 2011 Clean Beaches – Community Leadership Door prizes
Presentations after dessert 2011 Clean Beaches Dame Phyllis Frost Award 2011 Sustainable Cities Dame Phyllis Frost Award 2011 Clean Beach of the Year Award 2011 Sustainable City of the Year Award
4 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Locations of the 2011 Finalists
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Sustainable Cities 1 Ballarat City Council 12 Monash City Council 2 Darebin Parklands Association 13 Wingate Avenue Community Centre / 3 Copperfield College Moonee Valley City Council 4 Cardinia Shire Council 14 Moreland Energy Foundation 5 Botanic Ridge 15 Whittlesea BUGs 6 City of Greater Geelong 16 Wyndham City Council 7 Frankston City Council 17 Yarra City Council 8 E.W. Tipping Foundation 18 Yarra Ranges Regional Museum 9 Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek 19 Mill Park LIZARDS 10 Hume City Council 20 Seaholme Sustainability Street 11 Melton Shire Council Clean Beaches 1 Barwon Regional Waste Management Group 6 Friends of Mallacoota 2 Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight 7 Barwon Coast Committee of Management 3 Frankston Foreshore 8 Phillip Island Landcare Group 4 The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee 9 Surfrider Foundation Australia: Melbourne Branch 5 Lake Lascelles 10 Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 5
Mildura
Murray River 5 Menu
Victoria
Echuca 3 Rutherglen
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Pyrenees range 10
Grampians 7 2 Yarra Valley Smythesdale 9 4 6 Melbourne Bacchus Marsh 8
Warrnambool
Great Ocean Road
Wilsons Promontory Entree
1 Braised King Valley Beef Cannelloni soft herbs – salsa verde – spiced carrot jus Main Course 2 Murray Valley Lamb Rump with Persian Feta char grilled – moroccan spice, lemon & yoghurt marinade – caramelised sweet potato – roasted cherry tomatoes – yarra valley persian feta – hazelnuts – sumac (gf) 3 High Country Pork crisp belly & roasted loin – parsnip & apple croquette – wilted black cabbage – granny smith apple reduction accompanied by 4 Leaf Salad cucumber – cherry tomatoes – herb shoots – apple balsamic – extra virgin olive oil 5 Freshly Baked Sourdough Rolls cultured australian butter – murray river salt Dessert (Selection of miniature desserts) chestnut pannacotta – chocolate jelly – shiraz poached quince (gf) mini pavlova – mandarin curd – lime leaf – fresh grated coconut (gf) rhubarb & lemon friend – whipped vanilla cheesecake – rhubarb crisp Coffee & tea 6 genovese organic fair trade coffee – tea drop tea selection – 7 chocolates by kennedy & wilson of the yarra valley Beverages 8 Carlton Draught Cascade premium light 9 Yellowglen Yellow Sparkling NV 10 Redbank “Long Paddock” Pinot Gris 2009 Blackwood Ridge 2008 Shiraz 6 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards
The MCG is committed to supporting Victorian producers and wine growers. Menu Our seasonal dinner will introduce you to a selection of dishes specifically created to highlight the wide variety and outstanding quality of produce currently on offer from Victoria’s diverse regions. Enjoy.
1. King Valley Beef 6. Genovese Organic Fair Trade Coffee The King Valley is located in North East Victoria. Fair Trade certification promotes better Two geographical features shape the King Valley; conditions for people working in all aspects of firstly the altitude of the region which extends farming and production of coffee beans. A large from the hot plains (in summer) at Milawa in the proportion of the world’s coffee is produced in north up to 800 metres altitude at Whitlands in developing countries and buying direct from the south. Secondly, the vigorous soils, which the growers at a fair price ensures growers are have created lush green pastures for both beef guaranteed of covering their costs of production and prime lamb production. The emphasis is on British breeds, in particular Angus cattle. 7. Chocolate Based in the Yarra Valley, Kennedy and Wilson 2. Dairy products - Persian Feta produce hand made chocolates to be served The Yarra Valley Dairy has been producing their with tonight’s coffee and tea. famous Persian fetta for over 15 years, using cows milk taken straight from the farm’s milking 8. Carlton Draught shed. The fetta is marinated in an extra-virgin Carlton United Brewery aim to avoid the creation olive oil in a blend of fresh sprigs of thyme and of waste and reduce or re-use waste generated cloves of garlic. from operations where possible. For waste not suited to re-use, CUB recycle through 3. High Country Pork established systems and responsibly dispose The crisp belly and roasted loin used tonight are of the remainder. Sixteen streams of waste have from the Rutherglen region near the border, just been identified for re-use or recycling. These South of Corowa. include general solid and organic wastes such as glass, cardboard and plastic packaging; and 4. Fruit, salads and vegetables spent yeast and grain from brewing Many of the leafy greens, herbs and tomatoes used in tonight’s menu have been supplied from 9. Yellowglen the famous Bacchus Marsh market gardens. Established as a hobby by Ballarat businessman The Bacchus Marsh food bowl, on the river Ian Home, the Yellowglen vineyard at Smythesdale flats of the Lerderderg and Werribee Rivers, was originally planted with red grape varieties has highly fertile alluvial topsoil perfectly suited destined for table wine. The name Yellowglen to commercial food production. The fields are was given to the winery after a gold mine was protected by surrounding valley escarpments discovered in the middle of what are now pinot and the temperate climate offers perfect noir vineyards. It soon became clear that this cool growing conditions. climate area would be far better suited to the production of world class sparkling wine. Sparkling 5. Sourdough Rolls - Murray River Salt wine was made for the first time at Yellowglen. Salinity is one of Australia’s major environmental issues – Murray River Salt believes that every 10. Redbank Winery tonne removed must assist in some small After 37 years of operation, Redbank Winery way! The company were awarded the National continues to be wholly owned and operated by Engineers 2005 award for demonstrated Neill and Sally Robb. The winery is located two applications and systems for helping salinity. hours north-west of Melbourne in the heart of the Pyrenees range.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 7 2011 Sustainable Cities Finalists
Category Finalists Community Ashwood College Permaculture Food Garden – Ashwood College Action Darebin Parklands – Wasteland to Wildlife Haven – Darebin Parklands Association Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens (FBBG) – Keep Ballarat Beautiful Walk for Wildlife – Frankston City Council Whittlesea BUG – Whittlesea Bicycle Users Group Yarra Neighbourhood Orchard – Yarra City Council Cultural Heritage Fitzroy Aboriginal Heritage Walking Tour – Yarra City Council Melton History Revisited – Melton Shire Council Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Park – Monash City Council Preserve Ballarat's Heritage and Disaster Prep – Keep Ballarat Beautiful Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Development – Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Pam Keating BREAZE – Keep Ballarat Beautiful Environmental Innovation E.W. Tipping Foundation - SustainAbility Stars – E.W. Tipping Foundation Pakenham Sustainability Expo – Cardinia Shire Council Zero Carbon Moreland – Moreland Energy Foundation Towards Zero Ashwood College Permaculture Food Garden – Ashwood College Waste Compost Mates – Yarra City Council ENROL – Hume City Council Household Recycling on the Ascot Vale Housing Estate – Wingate Avenue Community Centre / Moonee Valley City Council Worm Farming Wyndham Out of Waste – Wyndham City Council Protection of the Kororoit Creek Nature Reserve – Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek Inc. (FOLKC) Environment Learn About Dingoes (Dingo Discovery Centre) – Melton Shire Council Revegetate and Protect – Botanic Ridge Settlers Court Estate – Monash City Council Yarra River Keepers Association – Yarra City Council Community Establishment of the Yarra Energy Foundation – Yarra City Council Government Partnerships Skills Program for Community Groups & Leaders – Yarra City Council Batesford Community Hub & Landscape – Monash City Council Barwon & Moorabool River Reserves Advisory Committee Partnership – City of Greater Geelong
8 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Category Finalists Water Reduction & Alternative H2O to Sporting Reserves – Hume City Council Conservation Smith Street Water Sensitive Urban Street Design – Yarra City Council
Water Conservation Program – Cardinia Shire Council
Working Towards a Water-Wise Community – Botanic Ridge
Efficient Energy Batesford Community Hub – Monash City Council Monash University Bike Project – Monash City Council
Small Sites Audit and Retrofit Program – Hume City Council Zero Carbon Pedal Powered Moonlight Cinema – Melbourne Girls College Sustainability Collective Young Leaders - Darcie Jordan – Mill Park LIZARDS Individuals Kimberley Pellosis – Frankston High School Student Leadership Environmental Group Young Leaders - 2010 Sustainable Schools Youth Conference – Environmental Leadership Team - Groups Copperfield College Mill Park Secondary College – The Lizards – Mill Park LIZARDS Regional E & S Conference for Secondary Schools – Frankston High School Student Leadership Environmental Group Zero Carbon Pedal Powered Moonlight Cinema – Melbourne Girls College Sustainability Collective Community BREAZE Leadership Darebin Parklands Association
E.W. Tipping Foundation Leaders
Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens (FBBG) Notting Hill Community Association
Seaholme Sustainability Street
Sustainable City Ballarat City Council of the Year Hume City Council
Monash City Council Yarra City Council
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 9 Finalists Community Action
Ashwood College Darebin Parklands - Friends of the Ballarat Permaculture Food Garden Wasteland to Wildlife Botanical Gardens (FBBG) – Ashwood College Haven – Darebin – Keep Ballarat Beautiful Parklands Association Ashwood College’s food FBBG volunteer their services garden is a community garden The Darebin Parklands to initiate and support projects located within the grounds Association has worked with within the gardens and lake of the college. The garden the community to transform a precinct. Volunteers are is based on permaculture degraded and weed infested organised into topical groups principles and is continuously wasteland into a stunning such as; growers, education, adapted to the area’s resource wildlife conservation park. The history, guides, events, availability and changing park now supports echidnas, engraving, botanical climate. The 2,370 square flying foxes, 70 species of birds, art publications and IT. metre garden is surrounded frogs, native fish and kangaroos. Actions and initiatives benefit by a 2.4 metre high cyclone Experts predict that platypus the broader community and mesh fence and contains and koalas will soon return. most recently the history two 75,000 litre water tanks, Virtually the entire site has been group undertook structural chicken pens and a variety weeded and replanted by local and restoration work to of produce. As a communal volunteers. The association has improve local statues, garden precinct, lots of gardeners designed and renovated several gates, pergolas and graves pitch in and work together facilities in the park, including of significant benefactors. towards creating a productive the park’s timber lookout tower Assistance to other groups and sustainable garden. and the original rangers’ hut, like schools, aged care, health Saturday morning is the busiest as well as the recently heritage- institutions and community day, with attendance of 10 to listed Clifton Bridge. groups is offered regularly, 15 people. The project has while the newsletter and been successful in creating A three year strategy website are informative. employment for 10 young developed by the association people in the area. has captured members’ input The group has plans to provide into key priorities. Activities financial support to the Batten like the Junior Ranger Club Fernery redevelopment at the and the Darebin Parklands gardens and start a major Picnic Races ensures that the initiative to educate children, organisation remains fun and parents and grandparents energetic. on the protection of the environment.
10 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Walk for Wildlife – Whittlesea BUG – Yarra Neighbourhood Frankston City Council Whittlesea Bicycle Users Orchard – Yarra City Group Council To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, Frankston The Whittlesea Bicycle Users Yarra Neighbourhood Orchard City Council partnered with Group (BUG) aim’s to increase set out to create a stronger friends groups and other cycling participation and and more resilient community environmental volunteers to improve cycling infrastructure food system in the City of Yarra run an innovative community in the City of Whittlesea. The by supporting initiatives that event called ‘Walk for group consists of 70 members bring people together through Wildlife’. Attracting 1500 who organise fortnightly rides growing, sharing, preparing, people, the event had two and advocate the benefits of rescuing and recycling local main components; nature cycling to the community. They food. These initiatives have walks in the morning and an actively promote the benefits proven to be not only powerful environmental expo in the of community togetherness in reducing carbon footprints afternoon. The event aimed through using bicycles as for local people, but lots of fun to assist the local community a healthy and sustainable and a catalyst for improving to discover and explore local transport alternative, that in community spirit in the area. nature reserves and assist turn reduces traffic congestion. The Orchard brings together residents to recognise and BUG liaises with local council a vast and diverse group of celebrate the importance of and government bodies to people, creating a strong the area’s remnant biodiversity. obtain funding to improve culture of community food These goals empowered bicycle paths and lanes and projects across the municipality residents to take an active role provides education at local and has brought issues of in conserving biodiversity. shire festivals. sustainable food to many The expo’s attractions included people’s attention. The group BUG rides attract community live indigenous animals, an has composted tonnes of members, both young and interactive biodiversity show, food to significantly reduce the old and from a diverse range environmental theatre, ranger amount of food waste in the of backgrounds, leading to walks, recycled art creation, area. increased social interaction compost workshops and and healthier lifestyles within indigenous plant giveaways. the community.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 11 Finalists Cultural Heritage
Aboriginal History of Fitzroy
Fitzroy Aboriginal HeritagePastor Doug Nicholls and congregation, Church of Melton History Revisited – Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Christ, Gore Street, Fitzroy. Photo: Richard Seegar, courtesy of the Nicholls Family Collection.
WalkingCity of Yarra Mayor, Cr AmandaTour Join Yarra Councillors,– staffYarra and When: Thursday City 5 February 2009 Melton Shire Council Park – Monash City Stone and Councillors invite you to members of Yarra’s Aboriginal and Where: Atherton Gardens, celebrate the launch of the Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander community for Corner of Gertrude Street History of Fitzroy Plaques & Places the unveiling of the Atherton Gardens and Brunswick Street, Fitzroy project. The project commemorates plaque, followed by light refreshments Council Time: 6.00pm–8.00pm Council Fitzroy’s vibrant and influential and entertainment from Aboriginal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander singer/songwriters Archie Roach, Ruby social and political history and Hunter and Kutcha Edwards, as well as For further information please contact Access Yarra In the lead up to last year’s celebrates the contribution that theatrical re-enactments from Ilbijerri Indigenous Australians have made Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander on 9205 5555. The Fitzroyto the Fitzroy area. AboriginalTheatre. Heritage Heritage Week, members of The Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Walking Tour honours a the Melton community were Park interpretive signage significant number of important asked to bring in historical program aims to engage and Aboriginal organisations and photographs for display at inform visitors on the Oakleigh meeting places in Fitzroy. the Melton Visitor Information region’s rich history. Among the The tour explores 16 sites Centre. The photographs first places in colonial Victoria and the history of each site generated significant interest, to establish formally planned has been written through especially from original cemetery reserves, the park is extensive consultation with the founding families and older a significant cultural resource Aboriginal community. A tour residents in the Melton area. for the region. map provides background for In response to the high The program includes the visitors on the local ‘Parkies’ level of interest, the Centre installation of new windows community and bronze implemented a heritage with screened photographs memorial plaques on each site newsletter and plans to digitise from the Memorial Park’s remind passers-by of the social photos and stories for the collection. The new windows and political struggles that Melton Library. Other cultural prevent ultra-violet light have passed before them. The initiatives include reinstating the coming into the space, project has generated pride Heritage Advisory Committee therefore protecting displays of in the Aboriginal community, and Heritage Assistance Fund. artefacts and ephemera. The raised awareness of Aboriginal To ensure the community new treatment also improves history and attracted many awareness work progresses, comfort, saves energy tourists. Demand for the council has adopted a heritage and provides information tour map is so high that it is study to provide protection to and interest to the cultural been made available in the 113 heritage sites in the area. significance of the park. Upon Melbourne Visitors’ Centre completion, an exhibition of the and forms the basis for photographs was held and as cultural awareness training a result, the number of visitors at St Vincent’s Hospital. to the park has increased significantly.
12 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Preserve Ballarat’s Heritage Yarra Ranges Regional and Disaster Prep – Keep Museum Development Ballarat Beautiful – Yarra Ranges Regional Museum A network of 10 Ballarat groups that collect, store and display The Yarra Ranges Regional historic material has worked Museum tells the story of a in partnership to develop an large geographical region. emergency management plan The Museum building is an to protect their collections in architectural blend of the 1889 the event of a disaster. The heritage listed Lilydale Shire groups felt a collaborative Offices and the innovative effort was needed in case a design of a new modern disaster struck the region, extension, housing more such as fire or flood and put than 7,000 items including one or all of their collections the internationally significant at risk. A memorandum of Dame Nellie Melba Collection. understanding reaffirms that The museum is a focal point members will unite to ensure for more than 17 historical enough resources are available groups across the shire and to remove the collection provides educational programs items from potential risks for all ages, including the and hazards. Professional ‘Memory Bank’, which collects development training sessions personal photographs and have been run to ensure that stories from 1950 to today. The everyone is able to manage local community involvement an emergency situation. It is in the establishment of the believed that the coordinated Museum commenced over approach to protect heritage 15 years ago, with $500,000 items is a first of its kind by any raised towards the project regional group in Australia. through more than 10 years of community-driven fundraising.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 13 Finalists Pam Keating Environmental Sustainability
BREAZE – Keep Ballarat E.W. Tipping Foundation - Pakenham Sustainability Beautiful SustainAbility Stars – Expo – Cardinia Shire E.W. Tipping Foundation Council BREAZE is a group of 600 members who provide This not-for-profit organisation The inaugural Pakenham information to the Ballarat provides community services Sustainability Expo ran over two community about all aspects of such as accommodation, respite days and was developed to sustainable living. The group is or in-home services, primarily in educate the community on how very active in Ballarat through disability support. they could be more sustainable its volunteers and is currently at home, work, school and the After identifying the sector’s developing a new Smart Living while shopping. high resource use and need for Ballarat shop, which is a one tight budgeting, the Foundation A range of advice was available stop shop for sustainability developed the SustainAbility from guest speakers and stalls advice to the local community. Stars program to reduce on what products to look for at Information at the shop will be the environmental footprint the supermarket, how to save made available on a variety of its disability residential money on power bills and how of sustainable areas such as accommodation. The program to reduce energy consumption. homes, transport, energy, takes in the five areas of water, local food, waste, water and Over 650 people attended waste, energy, transport and biodiversity. The fit-out of the the expo and 81 exhibitors community involvement. shop is being undertaken by had to meet strict criteria on Residents are required to select a Work for the Dole team and sustainable practices, such as four actions from each area local tradesmen. Businesses using products with no palm oil and commit to those actions have also volunteered their and submitting ingredients lists. over 12 months. services to help get the project The expo generated several Since implementation, the off the ground. The shop will successes, for example the overall trend of the environmental coordinate outreach programs venue of the expo now serves footprint has improved to ensure they raise awareness organic fair trade coffee significantly and resource of sustainability with all sectors and council have started behaviours have changed. Over of the Ballarat community. implementing many water and the last two years the Foundation energy saving tips learnt at the has saved approximately 2,951kl expo by making them standard of water and 404,863Mj of gas. operating procedures. Over 73 per cent of homes now compost and almost three quarters have a vegetable garden.
14 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Zero Carbon Moreland – Moreland Energy Foundation
Zero Carbon Moreland was developed by the Moreland Energy Foundation as a community wide response to the challenges of climate change. Over 3000 households, businesses and community groups have signed up to a free program that supports lifestyle changes and reduced carbon emissions. The program has installed 110 solar hot water systems, undertaken 500 free home energy assessments and, conducted 106 business and community group energy opportunity assessments. Promotion has included stalls at festivals, markets, malls and shopping strips. The program has significantly reduced energy consumption at the local tram depot and information brochures in five different languages have raised awareness with people from various cultural backgrounds. It is estimated that nearly 7,000 people have been reached through the program.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 15 Finalists Towards Zero Waste
Ashwood College Compost Mates – ENROL – Permaculture Food Garden Yarra City Council Hume City Council – Ashwood College Compost Mates links local After a study revealed that The Ashwood College residents, community and 47.6 per cent of domestic Permaculture Food Garden school gardeners with cafes waste in the Hume City is a community garden and restaurants to reduce Council had the potential established on permaculture landfill waste. Volunteers to be composted, a home principles. Since 2007 the are assigned to cafes and composting pilot program garden has worked towards restaurants collect their green was developed to reduce the no waste and is chemical free. waste and convert it into amount of organic waste sent All green waste is used on compost. Education and to landfill. support is provided to both site and garbage is minimised The program currently has the businesses and the through reusable glasses and 250 participants who have compost users. food containers. The garden’s been provided a Bokashi produce is consumed and any Composting food waste helps household compost bin and food scraps go to chickens reduce methane gas emissions other composting tools at or worm farms. Plastic and from landfill, a toxic gas up the start of the pilot. styrofoam containers are used to 25 times more potent than During the program, to plant seedlings and donated carbon dioxide. Over a six information has been provided newspaper and cardboard month period the Compost through an online forum, is used to suppress weeds, Mates program diverted over newsletter, quarterly meetings as is surplus woodchips and 12,227 kilograms of food and phone support to make grass from local tree loppers. waste from landfill which the experience as easy as The garden sells woodchips equates to 11,004 kilograms possible. A pre pilot audit to local community members, of prevented CO2. which saves water in local of participant’s garbage gardens. Ashwood also take The project has engaged streams has been conducted clippings from local lawn the business community and a post pilot audit will be mower contractors and turn in composting, increased conducted in November 2011 it into compost. All of these awareness and built to assess the effectiveness of actions help to reduce the community connectedness. providing composting tools to carbon footprint of the entire This project will inform further residents. In the initial audit, community. partnership opportunities organic materials accounted focusing on minimising waste for 60 per cent of materials to production in the City of Yarra. domestic garbage.
16 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Household Recycling on Worm Farming Wyndham the Ascot Vale Housing Out of Waste – Wyndham Estate - Wingate Avenue City Council Community Centre / Moonee Valley City Council Worm Farming Wyndham Out of Waste was developed The Ascot Vale Recycling as a pilot project to reduce Scheme was developed in residential food waste sent to partnership with Moonee Valley landfill by assisting households City Council, in response to to set up worm farms at home. this public housing estate’s The pilot attracted 250 lack of recycling facilities. The participants who paid $60 program is directed towards to attend a worm farming low income and migrant workshop and receive a worm residents and includes face farm and starter kit. to face contact, education on By recycling more food waste sustainability and recycling. through the worm farm, Many educational tools have participants were able to been utilised to communicate produce valuable fertilizer for with the community who speak their gardens and significantly various languages. reduce their environmental The results reflect significant footprints. Extensive auditing rates of positive recycling taking shows an average decrease place. Community participation of 71 per cent in participants’ has been so successful that food waste being sent to landfill more recycling bins have been and a 33 per cent increase in added to handle the amounts of domestic recycling practices. recovered material. The program The program has improved the has benefited the community council’s engagement with the and environment in many ways community and highlighted the and participants are noticing the importance of domestic waste difference. Through recycling management. participants feel like they can play a part in helping to develop their community.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 17 Finalists Protection of the Environment
Kororoit Creek Nature Learn About Dingoes Revegetate and Protect – Reserve – Friends of (Dingo Discovery Centre) – Botanic Ridge Lower Kororoit Creek Inc. Melton Shire Council (FOLKC) The Royal Botanic Gardens The Dingo Discovery Sanctuary Cranbourne is a haven for In collaboration with and Research Centre was flora and fauna. There are government, industry and local established at Toolern Vale several fragile and sensitive business, Friends of Lower in 2001 with the aim to flora species in the surrounding Kororoit Creek Inc. (FOLKC) protect the dingo species landscape. Working closely developed the Kororoit Creek while educating the public on with the Royal Botanic Nature Reserve and Walking the value of dingoes to the Gardens and the City of Path to enhance and protect ecosystem and in pest control. Casey, Botanic Ridge has the natural environment. The centre now houses the put several design controls The project has seen 5,000 largest collection of pure and landscape protection indigenous trees and shrubs unrelated dingo bloodlines policies in place to ensure planted in the local area as in the world and provides a that residential development well as a 2,500 metre looped humane environment for them around the gardens remains walking trail along the Kororoit to breed. Local volunteers, complementary to the Creek corridor. As a part of corporate sponsorship, local surrounding environments. the Kororoit Creek Regional schools and environment Two of these include Strategy 2005–2030, the groups support and assist the implementing significant green group have planted in excess centre. In August 2010, a team wedge zones to buffer the of 40,000 indigenous trees of researchers from Harvard gardens while supporting any and shrubs along the Kororoit University conducted a number overflow of bird and other Creek corridor within Altona of crucial cognitive studies, wildlife, and the conservation North in the past 10 years. The following the publication in of indigenous plant species converted waste land is now a scientific journals of work through preferred planting lists place the community can enjoy carried out here in 2008 by and designated tree planting and the group have seen the Bradley Smith of University of zones. Regular newsletter project grow into a $350,000 South Australia. Along with communication and various venture of environment presentations at the centre, education programs with local restoration and growth. the volunteer team visited schools have allowed Botanic Victorian schools to give Ridge to continue to reinforce educational talks. the importance of their undertakings.
18 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Settlers Court Estate – Yarra River Keepers Monash City Council Association – Yarra City Council Monash City Council designed the Settlers Court Estate Yarra River Keepers is a around water-sensitive not-for-profit community urban design principles. The organisation founded in 2004 construction of the rock-lined by a group of citizens who dry creek bed was a practical care for the future of the Yarra approach to enhancing the River. The group promotes its waterway’s use as a retarding activities through information basin for excess stormwater bulletins, media interviews runoff. It was designed to and articles and has become collect and improve the a principal advocate for quality of stormwater runoff the Yarra. The organisation from adjacent streets, while conducts research into river producing a natural and management, water supply, aesthetically pleasing look. conservation, recycling and Construction involved the pollution control. placement of a large quantity The group’s achievements of rockwork and the planting include establishing the of several thousand indigenous first regular boat patrol of plants. Plant stock was the Yarra, providing on-water propagated from seed and inspection tours to over cutting material collected from 200 community and political local habitat conservation leaders and delivering over areas. The estate has delivered 300 presentations. By a high quality living environment using stories, eye-catching for local residents and provides photography and the beauty an important link to the city’s of the river itself, the Yarra River pedestrian and cycle network. Keepers aim to reconnect all Melbourne residents with their river.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 19 Finalists Community Government Partnerships
Establishment of the Skills Program for Batesford Community Yarra Energy Foundation – Community Groups & Hub & Landscape – Yarra City Council Leaders – Yarra City Council Monash City Council
Yarra City Council set up the The Thrive Intensive Skills The Batesford Community Yarra Energy Foundation to Program for Community Hub and Landscape group help achieve substantial CO2 Groups and Leaders was originates from a community emission reductions from developed by council in planning process that identified the Yarra community. The response to feedback from a need for a multi-function foundation was developed community members who community support facility in the following feedback from attended the council’s Skills disadvantaged neighbourhoods the community that strong and Training Program. While of Ashwood and Chadstone. action on climate change participants said the free Several state government was needed. While Council seminars were helpful, council agencies and community already had a number of identified that a year-long stakeholders were involved greenhouse programs in place, learning program would in the project, including the they believed an independent produce greater social returns. Department of Human Services. organisation would enable the Thrive was developed to focus Community engagement was delivery of innovative projects on planning, fundraising, an integral part of the building with the necessary scale and governance and operational design process and was led speed to meet bold targets. excellence. Eight groups were by a collaborative partnership The Yarra Energy Foundation is selected in the inaugural 2010 between the Manager of Urban about to launch its first project, program. One of these groups, Design and the Manager the Hire Rise Evolution project, Yarra Climate Action Now! of Community Planning which aims to build a roadmap (YCAN!), is an independent and Development. Monash for reducing residents’ community group on climate City Council developed an electricity usage in Richmond, change. Through Thrive, YCAN! understanding of the existing Fitzroy and Collingwood public addressed their strategic service gaps, actively targeting housing high-rise estates. direction, strengthened their stakeholders that were identified campaign and clarified their by community needs. Through workflow systems. Nine groups ongoing community meetings are participating in 2011 and communications, council covering sectors including ensured effective engagement anti-nuclear campaigning and with the Monash community. refugee advocacy.
20 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Barwon & Moorabool River Reserves Advisory Committee Partnership – City of Greater Geelong
The Barwon and Moorabool River Reserves Advisory Committee is the main forum for groups in the Barwon region to work together to develop and implement programs for the protection and enhancement of the Barwon River. The committee includes Friends of Buckley Falls, Geelong Field Naturalists, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, Parks Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment and other community groups and representatives with the objective of looking after the river. Initiatives include master plans, parkland development, river restoration, interpretative information and lookouts. The current healthy state of the river reflects the work undertaken by the committee in partnership with the government to rehabilitate and revegetate the banks of the Barwon River.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 21 Finalists Water Conservation
Reduction & Alternative Smith Street Water Water Conservation H2O to Sporting Reserves Sensitive Urban Street Program – Cardinia Shire – Hume City Council Design – Yarra City Council Council
Hume City Council’s Parks Yarra City Council conducted Cardinia Shire Council and Open Space Department a community consultation undertook an independent has an ongoing turf renewal process identifying that the study that identified increased program to convert all sports Yarra community would like to water usage in council owned grounds within Hume to warm see more trees in Smith Street. facilities was concurrent with season, drought tolerant grass The feedback prompted the the growing population. To which requires significantly establishment of an innovative address the increased usage, less water. A combination new system to improve the council carried out a major of warm season grass and streetscape aesthetic and staged water conservation the use of recycled water its environmental health. program that began in 2008 supplied by Yarra Valley’s Olive trees and eucalypts with an approach to reducing, recycled water pipeline at were planted to direct storm reusing and recycling potable Highgate Recreation Reserve water into a ’treatment train’ water. Over three years, in Craigieburn has reduced of 18 bio-retention tree pits. $500,000 went into retrofitting potable water use by 20ML The pits contain a filter which all existing council owned per annum. Another reserve removes contaminants before facilities including upgrading in Craigieburn is currently the water is released back into to dual flush cisterns, installing undergoing the same process the local waterways. Reports flow valves to taps in sinks and will save a further 3.5ML of have shown that approximately and basins, installing AAA potable water. The council has 240 litres of litter is trapped by shower heads and installing worked with Sunbury on the the tree pits every fortnight. tanks connected to toilets. Melton-Sunbury recycled water Outcomes include an improved Some of these functions have scheme to save approximately streetscape aesthetic, greater been implemented at a range 46ML of potable water per community amenity, use of of facilities including indoor annum. A new Water Action stormwater for tree watering, sports stadiums, public toilets Plan is being prepared to improved quality of water and community centres. The outline actions for council entering the stormwater system potential water savings from and the community to further and a significant decrease this program include 15,429KL reduce water use. in the volume of pollutants of potable water saved entering waterways and Port annually, allowing council to Phillip Bay. meet its water reduction target of 20 per cent by 2011.
22 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Working Towards a Water-Wise Community – Botanic Ridge
Botanic Ridge is actively encouraging a more water-wise community by implementing water conservation policies for individual home-sites and by designing a wider development plan to help reduce rain water wastage. A significant project has been the installation of a mandatory rain water tank (minimum 3000L) for every home to ensure rain water is harvested from roofs and plumbed for use in toilets and gardens. Botanic Ridge’s master-planned design aims to reduce the amount of storm water run-off through the creation of a specialised drainage network and a retarding wetland basin. The basin was completed in 2010 and has enabled a number of water conservation techniques including catching water and utilising this for irrigation at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and adjoining Settlers Run Golf Course.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 23 Finalists Efficient Energy
Batesford Community Hub Monash University Bike Small Sites Audit and – Monash City Council Project – Monash City Retrofit Program – Council Hume City Council Batesford Community Hub employed environmental Monash University and the The Small Sites and Retrofit technology, careful material Victorian Government jointly Program was developed as part selection and best practice funded the development of of the Greenhouse Action Plan design to deliver a building the Bike Arrival Station on 2009-2011 to improve the rating which minimises energy use Clayton campus to encourage and sustainability of over 230 in construction and for the sustainable transport buildings in the council area. buildings life. Energy saving alternatives. The station Various council departments technology includes the use encourages staff and students and environmental consultants of an innovative tempered air to choose a healthy transport have contributed to the scheme system to ventilate and cool option to get to and from with most work occurring on the building rather than using campus. The facility offers a community used small sites. conventional energy intensive variety of features including As part of the ongoing program, air conditioning. A 13.5kw solar 100 secure and weather education materials are provided photovoltaic power generation protected bicycle parking to the community while the system delivers most of the spaces, amenities, lockers benefits of the program are power required and daylight is and a DIY repair space. The explained to the wider council exploited to minimise artificial station was named after the organisation to disseminate lighting. Sustainably harvested late James Gromley, who knowledge and ideas for timbers and environmentally provided the initial vision for sustainable actions in council approved upholstery have been the development of an end- staff homes. Alterations to the used in the furniture fit-out of-trip facility but tragically small sites have included energy and recycled brick, and other died in the Black Saturday efficient light fittings through to salvaged building materials bush fires. The University has plans for installations of solar have been utilised to reduce upgraded and expanded the PV panels on larger sites. Minor the building’s carbon foot bike path infrastructure on the changes to the sites such as print. A Building Management campus in accordance with the draught proofing and lighting System digital interface is Sustainable Transport Plan. improvements have delivered located in the foyer to display savings of $26,000 and over the building’s minimised energy 235 tonnes of CO2 annually. and water usage. Essentially, financial savings allow additional community programs to be run by council.
24 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Finalists Young Leaders - Individuals
Zero Carbon Pedal Darcie Jordan – Mill Park Kimberley Pellosis – Powered Moonlight LIZARDS Frankston High School Cinema – Melbourne Girls Student Leadership College Sustainability Darcie Jordan is a year 11 Environmental Group student at Mill Park Secondary Collective College who participates in Year 12 Frankston High In February 2011, Melbourne a number of environmental School student Kimberley Girls College’s Sustainability and sustainability groups Pellosis, is co-leader of Collective held the world’s first and attends several related the school’s Environmental zero carbon pedal-powered seminars. Darcie was invited Committee and drives a moonlight cinema. Two school to attend the Premier’s number of sustainability environment captains took Women’s Summit in August initiatives to reduce the charge of the proceedings, 2010 by MP Danielle Greer college’s environmental impact. beginning the night by who was impressed with her Kimberley played a major respectfully acknowledging commitment. Darcie has been role in organising the school’s the Wurrundjeri people as involved in the Environment Environment and Sustainability the traditional owners of the Group at the College since Conference by approaching land. Musicians then provided year 8 and is currently the several organisations to either a relaxing balance to the College’s Environment Captain. attend the conference with a highly competitive pedalling In 2010, Darcie represented display or supply give away environment on the generators the school and promoted products. Kimberley was prior to the screening of the sustainability issues at four successful in her application film necessary to ensure key environment conferences: for a Kwong Lee Dow Young 2kw hours of electricity was The International Coastal Scholar Grant from the generated. A range of sponsors Conference, Awakening the University of Melbourne which were engaged, including Dreamer, Changing the Dream she used to partly finance the Sustainability Victoria, fair and Whittlesea School’s conference. At Kimberley’s trade coffee supplier and solar Environment Conference. request, representatives from powered fairy lights from IKEA. Darcie offers training and the South East Councils’ The event invited Mayor, Cr development to other young Climate Change Alliance Alison Clarke who arrived on her environmentalists. and Australian Youth Climate electric-pedal-hybrid. Coalition agreed to speak at the event. This project has been a catalyst for the school to take on other sustainable energy projects.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 25 Finalists Young Leaders - Groups
2010 Sustainable Schools Mill Park Secondary Regional E & S Conference Youth Conference – College - The Lizards – for Secondary Schools Environmental Leadership Mill Park LIZARDS – Frankston High School Team - Copperfield College Student Leadership The Lizards are a group Environmental Group The Environmental Leadership of students from Mill Park Team is made up of 40 Secondary College who are Frankston High School’s students from years 7 to responsible for a variety of Student Environmental 12. The team’s mission is to environmental activities and Committee consists of 20 promote the message that drive a common message sustainability enthusiasts from everybody has the ability to that one person can make years 8 to 12. Committee reduce their environmental a difference. They organise members meet to discuss impact through their every information seminars for environmental issues and day actions. In 2009 they their school and present activities. They present decided that an environmental information at community workshops to local primary conference in their local festivals and forums. Their schools and at an annual community would be an 2011 achievements include water conference. The group effective method of spreading seven students from the group organised the Environment the message further. The training to be ‘Awakening the and Sustainability Conference, team managed the project Dreamer’ facilitators and then attracting 60 students from start to finish, forming delivering this workshop at from nine regional colleges partnerships with local an educational conference workshopped various actions. organisations to provided in March. The group have The group engaged several resources for the event. In presented at community organisations to assist 2010 the Sustainability Schools workshops in Whittlesea and with funding and product Youth Conference took Bayswater. The first ever giveaways. The key speakers place, attracting seven local Australian ‘Generation Wake included representatives from schools and 130 students who Up’ was led by the Lizard South East Councils’ Climate presented and participated students in May. Change Alliance and Australian in workshops throughout the Youth Climate Coalition. The day. Due to the success of Environmental Committee’s the conference, the leadership actions have created a sense team has planned the next of optimism among students conference for later this year. and highlighted the possibilities of sustainable actions.
26 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Zero Carbon Pedal Powered Moonlight Cinema – Melbourne Girls College Sustainability Collective
In February 2011, Melbourne Girls College’s Sustainability Collective held the world’s first zero carbon pedal-powered moonlight cinema. Over 200 local business people, parents, teachers and students generated over 2kw hours of energy from 100 per cent human pedal power. A range of sponsors were engaged, including Sustainability Victoria, a carbon neutral and fair trade coffee supplier and IKEA. The school environment captains acknowledged the Wurrundjeri people as the traditional owners of the land and made reference to the way the people lived sustainably. This project has been a catalyst for the school to take on other sustainable energy projects within the schools curricular. .
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 27 Finalists Community Leadership
BREAZE Darebin Parklands E.W. Tipping Foundation Association Leaders BREAZE is a group of almost 600 members that provide The Darebin Parklands EW Tipping Foundation information on every aspect Association developed a provides community services, of sustainable living through program of community events primarily in disability support a variety of activities including to engage locals to become through accommodation, forums and seminars. To reach involved with the parklands respite or in-home services. as many people as possible, and to revitalise membership. After identifying water and BREAZE are currently in the Community events have energy consumption was triple process of fitting out ‘Smart included a Bon Fire Night and the amount of other Victorian Living Ballarat’, a one stop the Darebin Parklands Picnic homes, the foundation shop providing information on Races which attracted 150 developed and implemented all aspects of sustainable living. locals, 40 of which are now the SustainAbility Stars Information will be available members of the Association. program across 30 of their on homes, transport, energy, They also run the Junior group homes. The program is local food, waste, water and Ranger Club, offering a range a simple and flexible six star biodiversity. Over 40 volunteers of children’s events and accreditation program with have committed to 120 hours activities. The community a supporting tool-kit where of labour in the shop and the events have not only increased participants can choose four fit-out is being undertaken by a the number of members simple household sustainability work for the dole team. Local but significantly increased actions in each area of water, tradesmen have volunteered member activity, with up to waste, energy, transport and services and local businesses 50 members attending regular community involvement. are now actively involved. park care days. The revitalised Participation and achievement A green directory is being participation has allowed are recognised and celebrated. compiled for local trades and the association to undertake businesses that can provide major revegetation and other services to reduce carbon projects such as flood cleanup footprints. work that all contribute to their overall goal to create native animal habitat in the surrounding parklands.
28 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Friends of the Ballarat Notting Hill Community Seaholme Sustainability Botanical Gardens (FBBG) Association Street
The Friends of the Ballarat The Notting Hill Community Seaholme Sustainability Street Botanical Gardens was formed Association was established is an active community group in 1982 by a small group of when the closure of the local that educates the Seaholme local gardening enthusiasts to kindergarten raised community community about sustainability support the maintenance and concerns about the lack of and environmental issues. They development of the Ballarat community facilities in the produce a quarterly newsletter Botanical Gardens. Today there suburb. The association to over 526 households on are more than 220 members lobbied the council to allow the how to reduce energy and volunteering their services. old kindergarten to be used water consumption around the The group is organised into as a neighbourhood house home. The group has driven functional groups; growers, and succeeded in obtaining several initiatives that benefit history, guides, event and funds to refurbish and establish the Seaholme community, seminars, engraving, botanical the building as a venue for such as landscaping a art publications, IT and community activities and pedestrian walkway that links education. The community events. It currently offers a the neighbourhood across has benefited from many range of activities and classes the railway with the Seaholme initiatives run by these groups appealing to all ages including foreshore and advocating for including the restoration of yoga, sewing and patchwork, safety measures like solar statues, structures and most computer skills, playgroups, lighting for walkways. In 2009, recently the graves of two children’s dance and classic the group helped organise early benefactors of the City movie nights. The house is a the Hobsons Bay Eco Expo, of Ballarat. The group have valued facility at the heart of the strongly supported by the offered financial contributions community and is progressing council, local business and to external community projects to be a fully independent entity industry. A more recent project and offered assistance to other due to the dedication of this saw the removal of graffiti and groups like schools, aged care, group. planting shrubs to obscure the health institutions, men’s shed wall from further damage. and tenant groups. Information is communicated regularly in their informative newsletter and website.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 29 Finalists Sustainable City of the Year
Ballarat City Council Hume City Council Monash City Council
Ballarat is city of 96,000 people Hume City Council is located The City of Monash is located located approximately 115km on the urban-rural fringe 20kms 20km south east of Melbourne north-west of Melbourne. north-west of Melbourne and and is one of the city’s fastest Ballarat City Council has has driven several initiatives growing population corridors. worked alongside a number to increase sustainability and Monash City Council has of community groups to improve the local environment instigated a number of projects implement sustainability of the community. Their efforts that reinforce their commitment measures, reach zero waste have seen the city’s reduction to maintaining their city’s targets and preserve the of food waste, water and sustainability, cultural heritage region’s cultural and historic energy consumption through and quality facilities for the heritage. Active community a variety of programs such community. The council’s groups working together as ENROL which used worm support of sustainability include Friends of the Ballarat farms to divert residential has seen the residential Botanical Gardens, BREAZE organic food waste from development of Settlers Court and Preserve Ballarat’s landfill. Reduction & Alternative Estate conserving water. Heritage and Disaster Prep. H2O to Sporting Reserves Monash University’s Bike Arrival The Friends have progressed involved the ongoing process Station promotes a healthy projects including structural of converting all sports grounds transport alternative and and restoration work within to drought tolerant grass to reduces the city’s emissions the gardens and lake precinct. reduce water consumption. impact. Council’s appreciation To reduce the city of Ballarat’s Energy efficiency is promoted of cultural heritage and equal environmental impact, through the Small Sites Audit access to community support BREAZE provide information and Retrofit Program, clearly facilities for all Monash to the community on all altering small sites through citizens saw development to aspects of sustainable living. minor works, changing preserve and reinvigorate the Finally, Preserve Ballarat’s behaviour and planning for Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Heritage and Disaster Prep major installations of solar PV Park and the development recently developed a unique panels on larger sites. of Batesford Community memorandum of understanding Hub, a new multi-function to ensure a coordinated community support facility approach to the safe storage in Melton’s disadvantaged or protection of historical items neighbourhoods. from disaster or fire.
30 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Yarra City Council
The City of Yarra is one of Australia’s smallest inner city municipalities, with a residential population of approximately 80,000. Working with the community, Yarra City Council has immersed itself in a number of initiatives to reduce the city’s environmental impact and increase awareness of the city’s cultural heritage. Projects include the community based Yarra Neighbourhood Orchard and Compost Mates programs, that both aim to divert organic food waste from landfill. Additionally, the Smith Street Water Sensitive Urban Street Design has raised awareness of water conservation. Yarra Energy Foundation’s partnership demonstrates community government relationships to reduce residential energy consumption. The Fitzroy Aboriginal Heritage Walking Tour was established to increase awareness of heritage and the Yarra River Keepers Association is dedicated to the preservation of Melbourne’s iconic Yarra River.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 31 2011 Clean Beaches Finalists
Category Finalists
Community Frankston Beach Association – Caring for the Coast – Frankston City Council Action Hopetoun Community Action – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management Save Bastion Point Campaign – Friends of Mallacoota
Sustaining Coastal Communities – Street to Land – Phillip Island Landcare Group
Cultural Creative Village – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management Heritage Frankston City's Coastal Arts Discovery Trail – Frankston City Council
Request for Significant Landscape Classification – Friends of Mallacoota
Pam Keating Clean Across Bass Strait – Surfrider Foundation Australia: Melbourne Branch Environmental Innovation Litter Education Campaign – Frankston City Council Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park Amenities Block – The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee Victoria's Coast Too Lovely to Litter – Barwon Regional Waste Management Group
Protection of the Protection of Hooded Plovers – The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee Environment Restoration Works and Bird Conservation – Friends of Mallacoota
The Great Ocean Road Renewal Program – The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee Community Blairgowrie Renourishment - Through Partnerships and Teamwork – Government Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Committee of Management Partnerships Ranger Program - ‘Hands On’ Education for all Ages – Frankston City Council
The Surf Coast Walk – The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee
Yarriambiack Collaboration – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management
32 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Category Finalists
Friendly Beach Frankston Foreshore – Friendly and Accessible – Frankston City Council
Blairgowrie – A Beach for all to Access and Enjoy – Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Committee of Management New Amenity Block for Ocean Grove – Barwon Coast Committee of Management Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park Amenities Block – The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee Young Leaders Frankston City's ‘Clean Beach Champions’ – Frankston City Council
Calum Dickson and Aaron McAlister – Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club Community Frankston Foreshore Advisory Committee Leadership
Friends of Mallacoota
Great Ocean Road Coast Committee
Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management
Phillip Island Landcare Group
Clean Beach of Bastion Point Beach – Friends of Mallacoota the Year
Frankston Foreshore – Frankston City Council
Lake Lascelles / Corrong – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management Blairgowrie – Through Planned Approach a Rewarding Outcome - Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Committee of Management
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 33 Finalists Community Action
Frankston Beach Hopetoun Community Save Bastion Point Association – Caring for Action – Lake Lascelles / Campaign – Friends of the Coast – Frankston City Corrong Committee of Mallacoota Council Management The Save Bastion Point The Frankston Beach The Mallee Bush Retreat Campaign was formed as a Association is a voluntary local project is the continuation of response to a proposed ocean organisation dedicated to the a community plan to provide access development at Bastion protection and enhancement an alternative industry in Point. Community members of of Frankston City’s foreshore. the area of Hopetoun. The the much loved town beach of Since its inception in 1982, management, development Mallacoota were determined to the association has assisted and maintenance of Lake ensure that any development council to preserve and Lascelles and the Mallee Bush at Bastion Point would be improve the natural features of Retreat were prompted by sustainable and considerate the foreshore reserve and to the effect of severe drought of community concerns. The develop a high quality beach conditions and the need Friends of Mallacoota have environment for the benefit of to attract more visitors to been the driving force of the the community and visitors. the region. As a result, the campaign that has involved The association propagates Hopetoun Progress Association a number of community indigenous plants and re-plants decided to develop the lake groups and networking with them in sand dunes to help side area into a country style indigenous groups as well as protect Frankston beach and retreat. Three groups ensure state, national and international also involves local school all facilities are appropriate organisations. The Friends students in this activity. Since for the entire community. have contributed to public 1995 approximately 70,000 Each group has their own awareness and education plants have been planted in responsibilities but often come through media articles and the dunes and 12,000 plants together to organise social events, stalls at community are currently being propagated events on the foreshore and markets, information evenings for planting in 2011. The to hold fundraising activities. A and workshops, updates via association and council have major fundraising component email, mail and a website. conducted regular joint beach includes running a mob of The group has helped raise cleaning, weeding, rubbish sheep with all proceeds significant funds to engage collection, track maintenance dedicated to the maintenance legal support in their political and vegetation pruning of the Lake and its facilities. lobbying against the ocean activities. access development at this popular and iconic beach.
34 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Sustaining Coastal Communities - Street to Land – Phillip Island Landcare Group
The Phillip Island Sustaining Coastal Communities Project is a three-year island-wide sustainability program aimed at residents and businesses. The program provides home and business audits, workshops, events and facilitation of the development of an island-wide sustainability plan. Over 60 households and 20 businesses have participated in practical actions that reduce water use, energy use and waste. Four public Practical Sustainability Seminars are held annually involving approximately 200 community members. The project incorporates tours to inspiring sites, presentations from topical speakers and businesses and information on how participants can take action in their own homes. The project works with other groups including council to educate and engage the entire community in sustainable actions and how to reduce their impact on the island.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 35 Finalists Cultural Heritage
Creative Village – Lake Frankston City’s Coastal Request for Significant Lascelles / Corrong Arts Discovery Trail – Landscape Classification – Committee of Management Frankston City Council Friends of Mallacoota
The Creative Village Master Frankston City’s Coastal In recent years the Friends Plan was designed to represent Arts Discovery Trail provides of Mallacoota undertook to and capture the pioneering a historical and cultural have the Mallacoota Coastal farm heritage of the Hopetoun experience along Frankston’s and Inlet Foreshore classified area. The complex has several foreshore. The Trail is designed as a Significant Landscape unique accommodation to capture the stories, images with the National Trust of options including two silos, and ideas that acknowledge Australia (Victoria). The group two cow sheds, stables, and celebrate local culture from felt that the coastal foreshore machinery shed and a the original inhabitants through between the Croajingolong limestone grain store that to the present day. Since 2000, National Park boundaries accommodates 33 beds. a series of public artworks have was significant and deserved The scene is reminiscent of a been commissioned along the classification to preserve the typical early settlers farm and Trail, while points of interest area for present and future makes history come to life. and significant architectural generations. After preparing Hopetoun’s Meeting Place landmarks are highlighted. a comprehensive application, murals provide a portrayal Frankston City Council recently the group were eventually of the Mallee’s Aboriginal undertook a major rejuvenation successful in 2008 with the heritage leading to European of the waterfront area including Trust recognising the precinct settlement in the mid 1800’s. public artworks along the was significant for its aesthetic, Plaques mounted on tree pier and facilities such as historic, scientific, social and stumps describe each mural. barbeques, playgrounds and spiritual values in Victoria. Local students have used paving. Development along the The Trust subsequently handprints to paint totem poles Kananook Creek Boulevard advised the East Gippsland and are a visual recognition has included public artworks Shire Council that the area had of the Aboriginal culture and and plaque installations on been classified as having state pioneer heritage in the area. 23 Frankston City Hall of Fame significance and sought its Indigenous, earth colours were inductees displaying their protection through inclusion in chosen for the totems to reflect biography of achievements. the Council’s Heritage Overlay. the natural environment of the The display is added to each Mallee. year.
36 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 37 Finalists Pam Keating Environmental Sustainability
Clean Across Bass Strait Litter Education Campaign Torquay Foreshore Caravan – Surfrider Foundation – Frankston City Council Park Amenities Block – Australia: Melbourne The Great Ocean Road Branch Frankston City Council Coast Committee conducted an anti-litter In February 2011, seven campaign at Frankston In 2009 the Great Ocean Road Victorians undertook a ‘Clean foreshore to educate the Coast Committee commenced Across Bass Strait’ by paddling community in a fun and friendly the Caravan Park Upgrade ocean racing skis across manner about the effects of Plan in order to improve the 330km. The group launched litter on the environment and facilities, operations and from Port Welshpool in Victoria to encourage people to use performance of the park. and island hopped their way the 10 new rubbish, recycling Weed control, water and to Little Musselroe Bay in the and cigarette butt bins located energy conservation, north-eastern top of Tasmania, along the foreshore. Frankston storm water management, undertaking beach clean City Council developed speech sustainable materials and ups at every island visited at bubble signs with text provided revegetation were all identified along the way. The mission by local primary schools, such as priorities. One of the was to establish a baseline as ‘Don’t be a critter, pick up projects replaced the ageing debris measure and to raise your litter and ‘Don’t make amenities block at the park in awareness of the impacts of others clean because you’re late 2009. The building was marine debris. A support vessel mean’. The signs have been designed to be economical, followed carrying supplies and so well received that other practical and environmentally the collected garbage. Over councils and the Metropolitan friendly. Features include two $15 000 was raised for the Waste Management Group 8000 litre rainwater tanks, Surfrider Foundation Australia have asked to replicate energy efficient light fittings, – an active educator in the them. An Environmental electronic timers for showers, community on the impacts of Hub was established at the energy efficient heat pumps marine debris to our oceans Waterfront Festival with an for water heating and low and coastal environments. information display on litter maintenance, natural-wearing Every item found was counted, and youth council members external materials. The categorised and entered into handed out litter fact cards amenities block is already the National Marine Debris and rewards to people seen producing results for the park, database. A report was ‘doing the right thing’. having saved approximately prepared by the Foundation $10,000 in energy bills and and the group plan to make 5000 litres of water since the paddle an annual event. completion.
38 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Litter Education Campaign - Frankston City Council
The first state wide campaign targeting litter on Victoria’s coast was funded by EPA Victoria and the Australian Packaging Covenant. The campaign ran from December 2010 until May 2011 and was coordinated by five regional waste management groups with 17 participating coastal councils. The group aimed to reduce litter on beaches, foreshores and roadsides by 30 per cent. The campaign included litter audit training, communications initiatives, community engagement activities and separate evaluations for litter audits and messaging. Television commercials were developed and received support from Melbourne’s Federation Square where they were aired six times per hour, 24 hours a day, over two months. Signage featured on mobile billboards, buses and banners. Funding will be sought again to run the campaign from late 2011.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 39 Finalists Protection of the Environment
Protection of Hooded Restoration Works and Bird The Great Ocean Road Plovers – The Great Ocean Conservation – Friends of Renewal Program – The Road Coast Committee Mallacoota Great Ocean Road Coast Committee The Great Ocean Road Friends of Mallacoota are Committee has been working currently involved in a weekly The Great Ocean Road with Birds Australia and other weeding project which Renewal Program is a three- breeding partners since 2006 involves the removal of pest year, $1.35 million program, to protect breeding sites of the plants growing on public land. delivering four discrete projects near-extinct Hooded Plover. Information is published in the supported by funding from the With only 400 remaining local paper and discussed at Australian Government. The in Victoria, the only known monthly meetings providing Program seeks to address four regular breeding site is identification of particular of the biggest coastal issues between Torquay and Apollo plant pests. This work has identified in the Great Ocean Bay. Special signs have been been continuous for a number Road Coast Committee’s installed on Point Roadknight of years and along with the 2007 Environment and Land during breeding season to Mallacoota Coast Care group, Management Plan. These alert people to nesting and to the Friends of Mallacoota work include environmental weeds, advise on appropriate human on the removal of Sea Spurge conservation and celebration behaviour around this site. weeds from beaches. Spurge of Aboriginal cultural heritage, The Committee recently built has also been significantly climate change impacts a fenced refuge to protect reduced in sections of the and increasing demand for chicks that hatched at Point nearby National Park with coastal recreation facilities. For Impossible – a new breeding support from the National example, the Natural Values site. The Committee and Birds Parks Office. The group Project aims to improve native Australia coordinate volunteers has been actively involved vegetation along the coastal to monitor the birds and in local seed collection and reserves by removing weeds ensure a continuous flow of propagation of indigenous over the next three years and information. The Committee species. Planting programs boosting native plant species. also works to educate the are being undertaken, working The project is afforded strategic community about the Plovers in partnership with East guidance by the Committee’s and how everyone can help to Gippsland Shire Council and Native Vegetation and Weed ensure their survival. Parks Victoria. The Friends of Action Plan 2009-2014, which Mallacoota are also involved outlines a program for tackling in conservation and surveys of weeds along the Great Ocean bird species. Road.
40 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 41 Finalists Community Government Partnerships
Blairgowrie Renourishment Ranger Program - ‘Hands The Surf Coast Walk – - Through Partnerships On’ Education for all Ages The Great Ocean Road and Teamwork - Whitecliffs – Frankston City Council Coast Committee to Camerons Bight Committee of Management Frankston City Ranger The Great Ocean Road Coast Program ‘Hands on Education Committee is managing a In a partnership with the for all Ages’ implements project to upgrade and extend Department of Sustainability educational activities for the existing Surf Coast Walk and Environment (DSE), the schools, community groups into a high-quality continuous Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight and individuals along foreshore 40km walk from Torquay to Committee of Management reserves and maintains an Urqharts Bluff. The track was provided assistance to a major interactive presence at public originally created in 1987 and beach sand renourishment events including National Tree enjoys beautiful views. The of Blairgowrie Beach. In Day, Clean up Australia Day project aims to transform the November 2010, some and World Environment Day. track in a way that improves 10,000 cubic metres of sand Significantly, 400 students have its interaction with the was pumped onto the beach participated in field education landscape and enriches the where the area was previously provided by rangers. Examples user experience, catering for narrow and degraded. The of ranger and community both walkers and cyclists. The Committee actively participated partnership are the annual plan is a joint effort between and funded some additional excursions conducted by Regional Development Victoria, 2000 cubic metres to the east Flinders Christian Community the Great Ocean Road Coast of the DSE project area. The College marine studies students Committee and the Surf Committee’s management to Frankston’s Waterfront. The Coast Shire and is supported was on the ground every day Frankston Skillsplus Victorian by a project working group throughout the month of the Certificate of Applied Learning that encourages community project and assisted in the program provided students involvement in the track provision of vehicle access returning to formal schooling construction. Finally, there are and remedial works when or who have learning difficulties opportunities for volunteer the project was completed. the opportunity to work involvement in the ongoing The community now has an with the rangers. While the upkeep and management of expansive Blairgowrie Beach Melbourne University botany the track. and the eroded foreshore is department brings 35 students protected. annually to observe vegetation management and undertake field work.
42 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Yarriambiack Collaboration – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management
The Mallee Bush Retreat project is a collaborative initiative incorporating several community groups, local government, Indigenous representatives and funding bodies. Yarriambiack Shire Council has been essential to the success of the retreat project through funding support, grant writing assistance and project management. This support has assisted the Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management to accomplish their aspirations to build much needed tourist accommodation in the district. The Department of Sustainability, Barengo Gadjin Land Council and the Wimmera Leadership Group have all worked closely with the Committee to ensure the precincts successful development and preservation. The Mallee Bush Retreat continues to grow with two additional buildings constructed in 2010 and is an strong example of community collaboration and partnership.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 43 Finalists Friendly Beach
Frankston Foreshore - Blairgowrie - A Beach for New Amenity Block for Friendly and Accessible – all to Access and Enjoy – Ocean Grove – Barwon Frankston City Council Whitecliffs to Camerons Coast Committee of Bight Committee of Management Frankston City Council has Management several services and facilities Ocean Grove Main Beach that welcome all types of Visitor hospitality and is one of the busiest visitors to the Frankston accessibility has been ocean beaches in Victoria. waterfront. The Visitor enhanced at Blairgowrie Barwon Coast Committee Information Centre was a Beach through the installation of Management developed finalist in the Victorian Tourism of facilities for the elderly a 10 year plan to deliver Awards from 2008 to 2010. and those with disabilities. improvements to visitor The area is surrounded by These include local beach infrastructure and safety. beachfront restaurants, a sun infrastructure such as a picnic The last major project was smart children’s playground, table, toilets and pathways the design and construction boardwalks, picnic facilities and creating ‘access for all’. A of a new amenity block to the refurbished Frankston pier. wheelchair bound visitor can replace the existing 30 year Council staff and 30 volunteers now access the pathway from old building. The project aimed provide knowledge to visitors the safety of a pedestrian to provide disabled facilities, on where to go and what to do crossing and proceed to the use sustainable design and locally in Frankston and along amenities overlooking the have minimal impact on the the Mornington Peninsula. bay. The picnic tables were site. The building incorporates Over 25,000 people attend the designed by the committee two fully contained disabled annual Frankston Waterfront to be specifically suited to units complete with showers, Festival and 80,000 visitors persons in a wheelchair. The toilets and basins. The units are attracted to Sandsculpting elderly and others can enjoy complement the award winning Australia’s annual exhibition. bay vistas with the provision of disabled access ramp onto the All activities are accessible to three bench seats at strategic beach and collect all rainwater mobility scooters and wheel locations that are also easily runoff from the roof into a chairs and the playground accessed and make this beach 100,000 litre underground tank has an award winning both accessable and enjoyable. constructed in situ. The water ‘liberty swing’. collected is then used to flush all toilets.
44 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Finalists Young Leaders
Torquay Foreshore Frankston City’s ‘Clean Calum Dickson and Aaron Caravan Park Amenities Beach Champions’ – McAlister’ – Williamstown Block – The Great Ocean Frankston City Council Swimming and Lifesaving Road Coast Committee Club The Frankston City Youth In 2009 the Great Ocean Road Council is a group of young Calum Dickson and Aaron Coast Committee commenced people aged 12 – 24 years McAlister have been members an upgrade to their caravan who live, work or study in of the Williamstown Swimming park in order to improve the the municipality. The Youth and Life Saving Club for many facilities, operations and Council’s mission is to years. Starting out as young resource efficiency. Weed advocate for Frankston City nippers, Calum and Aaron control, water and energy youth, while portraying the now participate in many club conservation, storm water community and young people activities at the senior level, management, sustainable in a positive light. They believe particularly through building materials and revegetation young people have a lot to a strong youth program with were all identified as priorities. contribute to the community the club’s support. Calum One of the projects replaced and need to be heard. holds the role of Captain an ageing amenities block at Seven members of the Youth and Aaron is Vice Captain the park. The building was Council were ‘Clean Beach of their patrol and both are designed to be economical, Champions’ at this year’s successful competitors in practical and environmentally Frankston Waterfront Festival senior competition. They both friendly. Features include two participating in event planning, coach young nippers and 8000 litre rainwater tanks, environmental education and are training officers. Aaron energy efficient light fittings, festival activities. Other Youth has also taken on a coaching electronic timers for showers, Council members provided role for the seniors and is the energy efficient heat pumps their time and ideas towards club’s chief instructor providing for water heating and low pre-planning for the event, many courses for members maintenance natural external including brainstorming throughout the season. materials. The block is one of on activities and giveaway many planned for the coast ideas for festival visitors. The and is graffiti-resistant. Champions roved around the festival and engaged people using litter fact cards and rewarded people seen ‘doing the right thing’.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 45 Finalists Community Leadership
Frankston Foreshore Friends of Mallacoota Great Ocean Road Coast Advisory Committee Committee The Friends of Mallacoota The Frankston Foreshore have been the driving force The Environmental Education Advisory Committee (FFAC) behind a campaign to oppose and Activities Program is a community group that development works to a conducted by the Great has greatly contributed to the boat-launching site on Bastion Ocean Road Coast Committee planning and development Point Beach. The campaign provides environmentally of the city’s foreshore. An has generated significant based, educational example of community community support, involving opportunities to school groups. leadership by the FFAC a number of community groups The Program is designed to is their contribution to the and individuals, Indigenous equip participants with the skills new award winning Seaford groups as well as state, and knowledge to understand, Life Saving Club (SLSC). national and international respect, protect and enhance During the development organisations. They have raised their coastal surroundings. process, the Committee awareness through multiple The program offers a variety of actively consulted with the communication and education activities designed to be free, local community, including channels and generated interchangeable and tailored retail traders in the Seaford significant funds to engage to any age group. A program Village precinct. Interest in expert and legal support to pack is made available tendering for the building cover campaign costs over to schools to encourage design process was high, several years. The campaign involvement. The creation with 75 companies applying is still ongoing. of specific partnerships is in through the Royal Australian progress with local schools Institute of Architects. The to undertake regular work on Committee helped organise sites that are most in need. various community forums The pack will complement to showcase design options the program with soon to be and gain feedback. FFAC added online resources tailored participated in all project to teachers, students, parents steering group meetings, and the community. working alongside Council over a three year period to develop the masterplan, design and construction of the facility.
46 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Lake Lascelles / Corrong Phillip Island Landcare Committee of Management Group
The Lake Lascelles / Corrong The Sustaining Coastal Committee of Management Communities Project – through the Mallee Bush Connecting the Street to the Retreat project continues the Land program aims to raise local community’s plan to awareness of sustainability with develop a country style retreat residents and businesses. The as an alternative tourism program provides audits for destination in Hopetoun. homes and businesses as well The concept was developed as workshops and events to by the Yarriambiack Shire facilitate the development of in partnership with several a Sustainability Plan for Phillip community groups. The project Island. Four public Practical group have held several fund Sustainability Seminars are raising events and frequently held each year involving offer the Bush Retreat to other approximately 200 community volunteer groups to use. The members. retreat is run and maintained by The action plan has been the Committee and two other used by 60 homes and management groups and their 20 businesses, aiming to volunteers - the ski club and reduce consumption of water angling club. The majority of and energy and production construction was completed of waste. Reductions are by local builders assisted by measured by tracking bill a work for the dole team. records from the previous year. The retreat has enhanced the area’s tourism potential and The project team are producing the community actions for this a booklet to be distributed project have fostered a great to all island residents and relationship between groups. businesses encouraging engagement in sustainable actions to reduce their environmental impact.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 47 Finalists Clean Beach of the Year
Bastion Point Beach - Frankston Foreshore – Lake Lascelles / Corrong Friends of Mallacoota Frankston City Council - Lake Lascelles / Corrong Committee of Management A coastal icon, Bastion Point The collaboration of community is located in Mallacoota, the groups with council such The Mallee Bush Retreat project most easterly coastal township as the Frankston Beach is the continuation of the local in Victoria. The Friends of Association and the Frankston community’s plan to develop Mallacoota have been a driving Foreshore Advisory Committee, a country style retreat as an force behind a campaign to has driven several initiatives alternative tourism destination oppose development works dedicated to the protection, in Hopetoun. The concept was to a boat-launching site on enhancement and use of the developed by the Yarriambiack Bastion Point Beach. The city’s foreshore. The Frankston Shire in partnership with several campaign has generated Beach Association preserves community groups. The Lake significant support, involving and improves the natural Lascelles / Corrong Committee a number of groups and features of the foreshore of Management have held individuals, Indigenous reserve to achieve a high several fundraising events, and representatives as well as quality beach environment. frequently offer the Bush Retreat state, national and international The Coastal Arts Discovery for use by other volunteer organisations. The group has Trail provides rich cultural and groups. The retreat is run and raised awareness through historic information, capturing maintained by the Committee, multiple communication and stories, images and ideas the local ski club and the education channels and that celebrate local culture angling club. The majority of generated significant funds of the area. The council have construction was completed to engage expert and legal contributed through an anti- by local builders assisted by support to cover campaign litter campaign at Frankston a work for the dole team. The costs. The group are dedicated foreshore and rangers retreat is run and maintained to caring for and protecting educate the community in a by the Committee, the local ski the natural environment and fun and friendly manner. The club and the angling club. The ensuring human activity and Frankston Foreshore has majority of construction was development are appropriate improved facilities including completed by local builders for the area. the refurbished pier welcoming assisted by a Work for the Dole visitors to the Frankston team. The retreat has enhanced waterfront and the new award the area’s tourism potential and winning Surf Life Saving Club. the community involvement in this project has fostered a good relationship between all groups.
48 2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards Blairgowrie - Through Planned Approach a Rewarding Outcome – Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Committee of Management
Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Foreshore Reserve is located on the Mornington Peninsula’s Blairgowrie Beach, approximately one and a half hours from Melbourne. The Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Committee of Management has assisted in major development projects to enhance the visitor experience and the aesthetic features of Blairgowrie Beach. The beach sand renourishment project pumped 10,000 cubic metres of sand onto a large degraded area of the beach. The provision of local beach facilities for the elderly and those with disabilities, such as a picnic table designed specifically to suit persons in a wheelchair has enabled ‘access for all’. The Committees work has increased beach accessibility to the community and significantly improved the once eroded foreshore.
2011 Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards 49 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria
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