Community Sustainability Infrastructure Fund
The Community Sustainability Infrastructure Fund is closed and Sustainability Victoria is no longer accepting applications under this program.
The objective of the program is to support small to moderate scale infrastructure projects demonstrating best practice and/or innovation that facilitates recycling, energy efficiency and/or local environmental improvement.
The fund comprises two streams:
- Community grants to community organisations, charities, and schools for infrastructure projects that achieve either a sustainable energy or resource recovery outcome
- Local Government and business grants to support both feasibility studies and capital expenditure to achieve resource and energy efficiency, resource recovery and/or local environmental improvement outcomes.
Funded organisations and projects
The following organisations and projects have been approved to be funded.
City of Ballarat
Project: Waste to energy feasibility study
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding approved: $100,000
City of Ballarat
Project: Establishing a mattress and furniture recycling centre
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $209,000
Moyne Shire
Project: Extension of the rock wall to protect the closed landfill from ocean erosion
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $60,000
Hepburn Shire
Project: Small scale waste to energy feasibility study
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $75,000
Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd
Project: 48kW solar system implemented across four Moreland schools
Stream: Community
Funding: $50,000
Benalla Golf Club
Project: 30.16kW system installed at the Benalla Golf Club
Stream: Community
Funding: $15,832
Lord Somers Camp and Power House
Project: Energy Efficiency and Organic Waste Reduction Program
Stream: Community
Funding: $39,313
Close the Loop
Project: Recycling asphalt additives incorporating waste tyres, paint and tonner
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $120,000
Northern Grampians Shire
Project: Identifying and addressing barriers to recycling of tyres in Stawell
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $22,000
PGM Refiners Pty Ltd
Project: Recycling plant for mechanical separation of flat panel TVs monitors and general electronic materials
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $470,000
Kia-Ora Piggery Pty LTD
Project: Expansion of waste food de-packaging facility and installation of a methane cogeneration plant
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $380,000
Mazenod College - Mulgrave
Project: Australia's largest secondary college solar PV systems stages 2 and 3 – 160kW
Stream: Community
Funding: $50,000
CBM Australia
Project: Optimised 80kW solar system on energy efficient charity building
Stream: Community
Funding: $50,000
Hepburn Shire
Project: Waste minimisation and Resource Recovery Project – Reducing Waste to Landfill – expansion of kerbside services
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $110,000
Borough of Queenscliff
Project: Kerbside green waste program
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $123,086
Morgans Supermarket (Melton and Sunbury)
Project: Strategic energy efficiency upgrades to refrigeration, air conditioning and lighting
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $23,202
Pinewood Primary School
Project: School recycling program
Stream: Community
Funding: $7,921
Kildonan Uniting Care
Project: Energy Efficiency, solar power and waste reduction for a charity
Stream: Community
Funding: $50,000
Brunswick Secondary College
Project: Recycling and waste reduction system
Stream: Community
Funding: $18,500
Glenelg Shire Council
Project: Percy Street PPR project
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $50,000
Corangamite Shire Council
Project: Waste feasibility study and organics recovery
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $200,000
Future Employment Opportunities
Project: Expanded polystyrene recycling program at Eaglehawk transfer station
Stream: Community
Funding: $30,000
Mawarra Centre Inc
Project: Wood recovery social enterprise project
Stream: Community
Funding: $50,000
Langford Arch Pty Ltd
Project: LED lighting, HVAC upgrade to commercial building in Camberwell
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $50,000
Toolamba Primary School
Project: School solar PV system
Stream: Community
Funding: $35,500
Green Collect
Project: Growing Capacity & Innovation with Hard to Recycle Materials
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $50,000
Foamex Victoria
Project: Energy efficiency improvement to the pre-expander in EPS production
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $110,000
City of Greater Geelong
Project: Energy efficiency project for multiple council buildings
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $169,275
Goulburn North Eastern Association of Community Centres
Project: Energy Efficiency for Neighbourhood Houses in the Goulburn North East
Stream: Community
Funding: $49,350
Woodend Primary School
Project: Here Comes The Sun: Stage 2 Solar Panels
Stream: Community
Funding: $15,963
Manningham City Council
Project: Street litter bins to enhance recovery
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $36,216
South Pacific Laundry
Project: Boiler energy efficiency upgrade
Stream: Local Government and Business
Funding: $35,000