Premier's Sustainability Awards – Sponsors
Sustainability Victoria is proud to collaborate with our sponsors, to help deliver the Premier’s Sustainability Awards and inspire Victorians to lead the way in sustainable innovation and practices.
2022 Sponsors
DELWP Environmental Volunteering
Victoria has a strong history of environmental volunteering, with volunteers contributing enormously to improving our environment, our local communities and our economy.
Many Victorians give their time freely to a wide variety of environmental causes and organisations, including Landcare, Friends, and Coastcare groups. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) recognises and values their contributions and collective efforts and want to help volunteers do more for nature when, where, and how it suits them.
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Speaker: Peter Dibbs
Peter Dibbs: Hi, I’m Pete. I’m lucky enough to be a volunteer at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary for around 7 years.
We discovered that there was an explosion of sea urchins, and this was having a deleterious effect on the sanctuary.
The urchins eat all the seagrass, and they starve the fish of that sea life that they feed on.
So, about 16 of us got together on a particular Saturday, we geared up, we took our urchins cull equipment into the water, and in just one hour we managed to eliminate over 2,500 urchins.
That’s one hell of a lot of urchins! And the fish loved us for it, they came in droves to eat the urchins.
You asked me why I volunteer at Ricketts Point? This is part of it. It’s such a good thing to do.
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Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
EPA is Victoria’s environmental regulator. We work with community, industry, and business to prevent and reduce the harmful effects of pollution and waste on our state’s environment and people.
On 1 July 2021, the Environment Protection Act 2017 was introduced to better protect Victoria’s environment from harm. An important part of the new Act is the general environmental duty (GED). The GED applies to all Victorians and requires anyone conducting an activity that poses risks to public health and the environment to understand and minimise those risks.
Like you, we want Victoria’s environment to be a liveable, healthy place. A place where our air, water and land are free of harmful pollutants, now and always.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
MCEC is the home of unconventional. They host a diverse range of events, from board meetings and small celebrations through to conventions, gala dinners, exhibitions, and concerts. Their doors are open for events and moments that connect us – in person, virtual or hybrid, and everything in between. Located in the vibrant South Wharf precinct, they do things a little differently by bringing fresh ideas and imagination to every event.
Their sustainability strategy is ambitious and embraces everything MCEC stands for. It puts people at its centre. It commits them to doing things differently. It’s bold in its targets, pursues strong partnerships and aims to leave a legacy. They’ve championed environmental sustainability for a long time with the goal of improving performance year on year and are proud to be the industry leader in the region.
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Kathryn Smith
Email: kathryn.smith@sustainability.vic.gov.au
