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Schools: Sign up by Friday April 30 to take climate action!

Schools throughout Merri-bek have been invited to take climate action through the CERES Energy Challenge.…

Donna LuckmanMarch 1, 2021

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Getting the most out of your wicking bed

Merri-bek Council is kicking of the new My Smart Garden program with a free online…

Donna LuckmanMarch 1, 2021

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Get involved in the Merri-bek Student Climate Summit

Are you passionate about climate change and taking action at your school and community? Then…

Donna LuckmanFebruary 15, 2021

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Apply for the Merri-bek Women Environment Leadership Community Scholarship

We are excited to announce the creation of a new scholarship to support women and…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 21, 2021

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Apply for a grant from the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund

Do you have an idea on how to reduce waste in our community? Then apply…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 20, 2021

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Infrastructure Victoria releases its 30-year vision for Victoria

Victoria’s rapid population growth over the last ten years has brought numerous challenges for both…

Donna LuckmanJanuary 15, 2021

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Sustainable school holiday playground fun

These school holidays get out and about in Merri-bek and explore some of the fantastic…

Donna LuckmanDecember 31, 2020

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Green recovery essential to reaching Paris targets: new UN report

The UN Emissions Gap 2020 report shows that we are on track for a temperature…

Donna LuckmanDecember 16, 2020

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Coburg Christmas Farmers Market

Buy local this festive season! The Coburg Christmas Farmers Market will run the Wednesday afternoon…

Donna LuckmanDecember 15, 2020

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Coburg Night Market

Coburg Night Market is back - and it's Plastic Free! Each weekend from, Saturday 5…

Donna LuckmanDecember 15, 2020

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Merri-bek contributes to the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry on tackling climate change

The final report from the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into tackling climate change in Victorian communities…

Donna LuckmanDecember 8, 2020

Image of Australia with 8 text boxes reading: global temperature rise to continue, sea level rise to continue, marine heatwaves to be more frequent and intense, warmer with more heatwaves, fewer cool days, fewer tropical cyclones but a greater proportion of high-intensity storms, cool season rainfall decline in southern and eastern Australia to continue, heavy rainfall to become more intense, longer fire season and more dangerous fire weather

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State of the Climate 2020 Report

The latest State of the Climate report by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and the…

Donna LuckmanNovember 24, 2020

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Support a national response to climate change – Take action on the Climate Change Act

On 7 November 2020, Zali Steggall, Independent Federal MP for Warringah, tabled the Climate Change…

Donna LuckmanNovember 19, 2020

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020

Merri-bek is proud to recognise the Wurundjeri people of the Woi Wurrung language group as…

Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020

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Melbourne’s Climate Journey – feedback open

The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has just released Melbourne’s Climate…

Donna LuckmanNovember 13, 2020

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Merri-bek part of a network of local governments calling for Federal Government climate action

A new network of Australian local governments that have declared a climate emergency has written…

Donna LuckmanOctober 28, 2020

Schools: Sign up by Friday April 30 to take climate action!

Getting the most out of your wicking bed

Get involved in the Merri-bek Student Climate Summit

Apply for the Merri-bek Women Environment Leadership Community Scholarship

Apply for a grant from the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund

Infrastructure Victoria releases its 30-year vision for Victoria

Sustainable school holiday playground fun

Green recovery essential to reaching Paris targets: new UN report

Coburg Christmas Farmers Market

Coburg Night Market

Merri-bek contributes to the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry on tackling climate change

State of the Climate 2020 Report

Support a national response to climate change – Take action on the Climate Change Act

Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020

Melbourne’s Climate Journey – feedback open

Merri-bek part of a network of local governments calling for Federal Government climate action

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