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• Save money on your hot water bills

  11 May 2012

  Want to find out just how much you could be saving on your hot water bill if you had a solar water heater installed?

• Green cleaning system wins top award

  23 November 2011

  An innovative milking machine cleaning system, which received funding from the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund, has been recognised in the national 2011 savewater! awards® .

• New tafe case study - The Gordon Culinary School

  04 November 2011

  An Australian TAFE-first, The Gordon applied a life-cycle thinking and management approach across its hospitality and cookery operations to form a best-practice sustainability model - see the case study.

• ResourceSmart Schools Awards finalists announced

  24 October 2011

  The school finalists for this year's ResourceSmart Schools Awards have been announced by Minister for Environment and Climate Change Hon. Ryan Smith.

• Community e-waste recycling initiative launched in Gippsland

  19 October 2011

  Lifeline Gippsland have found a practical solution to a modern waste problem with the launch of a new electronic waste recycling service for Gippsland.

• Detox your home

  04 August 2011

  The new mobile service schedule for 2011-12 has now been released. Find out more about how you can dispose of your unwanted chemical products.

• Revised Sustainability Fund Priority Statement

  12 July 2011

  Draft for public comment - submissions close 5pm, Wednesday 3rd AugustThe Sustainability Fund (the Fund) was established from the Victorian Landfill Levy to foster environmentally sustainable uses of resources and best practices in waste management to

• New Victorian Gas Heater Rebate for Concession Card Holders announced

  07 June 2011

  On 7 June 2011, the Minster of Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Ryan Smith MP, announced a new gas heater rebate for concession card holders.

• Get rid of your e-waste for FREE

  02 June 2011

  Bring it along to Moonee Valley City Council's FREE e-waste weekend on 18 and 19 June so it can be recycled.

• Yarra businesses switch on to CitySwitch

  16 May 2011

  Businesses in Yarra City Council were encouraged to switch on and sign up to CitySwitch at a launch event on Thursday 5 May.

• Mandatory Training for the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET)

  09 May 2011

  The Essential Services Commission has stated the unit of competency VPAU381:Undertake retrofitting to improve energy and water efficiency is required training for Accredited Persons who engage in the following activities:

• Echuca solar cooling system open

  21 April 2011

  Australia's largest solar thermal cooling system has opened at Echuca Hospital. A first of its kind for Victoria, the system will save around 1400 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and $60,000 per annum in energy costs.

• Eco-HUB opened in Warrnambool

  15 April 2011

  A new eco-demonstration centre providing practical sustainability tips to reduce the cost of living for households has opened in Warrnambool.

• Future Shots - sustainability shorts challenge for young Victorians

  26 August 2010

  Got a vision for a sustainable world? Future Shots invites all young Victorians aged 25 and under to create a short film of under three minutes addressing the theme of sustainability.

• Want to install a wind turbine on your property?

  02 August 2010

  Sustainability Victoria has released a Consumer Guide to Small Wind Turbine Generation - a guide for everyone who is thinking about installing a small wind turbine on their property.

• Update on Residential Building Mandatory Disclosure

  02 July 2010

  The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has commissioned a scoping study on the training requirements for Residential Building Mandatory Disclosure (RBMD) and NatHERS assessors.

• Launch of the Zero Emission Neighbourhoods Program

  08 July 2009

  On 17 June 2009, the Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Mr Gavin Jennings MLC, launched the Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (ZEN) Program.

• Meeting our future waste management challenges

  01 March 2009

  On 1 March 2009, the Brumby Government released the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Strategic Plan, setting the future direction for Melbourne's waste management.

• Call for expressions of interest - Commercial and Industrial Recyclable Packaging Project

  03 November 2008

  Sustainability Victoria has received funding from the National Packaging Covenant (NPC) to develop and implement new collection service models in Victoria for the recovery of commercial and industrial post-consumer recyclable packaging.

• Resource recovery funding information sessions

  10 October 2008

  A series of information sessions are being held around Victoria in October 2008 to provide information about the Regional Towards Zero Waste Support Program.

• Australia's first community-owned wind farm

  25 July 2008

  Shares in the community-owned Hepburn Wind farm project went on sale today.