Port Phillip EcoCentre: 2023 Finalist – Thriving environment
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Port Phillip EcoCentre is a finalist for a Community Champion award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2023 – Thriving environment category. The Port Phillip EcoCentre School Sustainability Festival is an annual event where local schools can celebrate and accelerate their environmental achievements. The 2022 festival was the largest and most impactful in-person event yet. 250 students from 17 schools took part, an increase of 30% since 2019. It is Victoria’s longest-running school sustainability festival providing a platform for student voice and leadership.
At the heart are student-led workshops that promote healthy environment habits and teach about environmental regeneration, protection, and conserving Melbourne’s local ecosystems. Participating schools are supported to implement new sustainability initiatives. These have included:
- designing and building nest boxes for endangered species
- installing native bee pollinator hotels
- upcycling activities
- introducing new waste-prevention activities, such as e-waste and composting.
