Media releases

Circular economy
Buy Recycled success sees service go circular
13 December 2024
Sustainability Victoria’s successful Buy Recycled Service is expanding to enable councils to adopt products and services with circular attributes and long-term circular outcomes, in addition to recycled content.
Circular economy
Victorian councils receive funding to transform household food scraps
18 October 2024
Sustainability Victoria has awarded more than $510,000 to 8 Victorian councils to increase their use of compost sourced from food organics and garden organics collections.
Circular economy
Repair Cafés fix throwaway culture for free
17 October 2024
Repair Cafés, places where people can bring a wide variety of items for free repair, are gearing up to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the movement’s inception.
Circular economy
Students learn to reimagine plastic waste
30 September 2024
Two pioneering Victorian education programs are empowering students with knowledge about plastic and the circular economy through hands-on learning.
Circular economy
Recycled compost improves crops and efficiencies in Victoria’s wine regions
31 August 2024
Victorian vintners are turning to an innovative take on an age-old solution to improve soil health, grape quality, and climate resilience — recycled organic composts.
Circular economy
Strengthening circular economy innovation and capability
29 July 2024
Sustainability Victoria has announced the latest recipients of its Circular Economy Innovation Fund, providing almost $1 million to seven projects to stimulate innovation and build capability in the circular economy.
Awards
Meet the school legends leaving sustainable legacies
30 April 2024
There are 22 schools across the state vying for titles in this year’s awards from small country primary schools to large inner-city secondary schools.
Energy efficiency
Guiding councils to take stock of carbon emissions
19 April 2024
Sustainability Victoria’s Learner Guide seeks to deliver the most relevant and up-to-date carbon accounting and reporting skills and knowledge to local government staff.
Awards
Celebrating schools’ sustainability success
12 February 2024
Every primary and secondary school registered in the ResourceSmart Schools program is eligible to enter the awards and go in the running for a range of prizes.