Stay climate conscious this festive season NewsWaste Stay climate conscious this festive season This festive season you can make sustainability a part of your celebrations as we find…Donna LuckmanDecember 13, 2020
Ye Olde BUG Ride – Merri-bek Bicycle User Group EventsTravel Ye Olde BUG Ride – Merri-bek Bicycle User Group Join Merri-bek Bicycle User Group (Merri-bek BUG) for a leisurely ride to Abbotsford Cycles where…Donna LuckmanDecember 9, 2020
Merri-bek contributes to the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry on tackling climate change CommunityNews 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
Join a community panel on how to move towards low or zero emission vehicles NewsTravel Join a community panel on how to move towards low or zero emission vehicles Did you know that cars are responsible for roughly half of Australia’s transport emissions? Infrastructure…Donna LuckmanDecember 3, 2020
Let’s save food scraps from landfill NewsWaste Let’s save food scraps from landfill We began accepting food in our green bins from July 2019, creating our Food and…Amy CharlestonNovember 30, 2020
Food delivery for the community NewsWaste Food delivery for the community Since April this year, the team at the Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub in…Donna LuckmanNovember 27, 2020
Detox Your Home NewsWaste Detox Your Home Detox Your Home is a safe, free service for householders to dispose of unwanted toxic…Donna LuckmanNovember 27, 2020
Supporting residents to make their homes energy efficient EnergyNews Supporting residents to make their homes energy efficient If you are a household experiencing energy bill stress, you may be eligible to take…Donna LuckmanNovember 25, 2020
State of the Climate 2020 Report CommunityNews 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
Putting our food waste to good use NewsWaste Putting our food waste to good use Last week our community gardens were gifted with recycled compost to help our garden grow.…Amy CharlestonNovember 23, 2020
Top tips to using your Food and Garden Organics bin during hot weather NewsWaste Top tips to using your Food and Garden Organics bin during hot weather For more top tips and how to use your Food and Garden Organics bin during…Amy CharlestonNovember 20, 2020
Support a national response to climate change – Take action on the Climate Change Act CommunityNews 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
New household energy efficiency budget announcements EnergyNews New household energy efficiency budget announcements On 17 November 2020, the Victorian Government unveiled a $797 million the energy efficiency package,…Donna LuckmanNovember 18, 2020
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020 CommunityNews Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020 Merri-bek is proud to recognise the Wurundjeri people of the Woi Wurrung language group as…Donna LuckmanNovember 17, 2020
Melbourne’s Climate Journey – feedback open CommunityNews 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
Merri-bek part of a network of local governments calling for Federal Government climate action CommunityNews 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
Colour me in! NewsWaste Colour me in! Colour me in - kitchen Colour me in - gardenAmy CharlestonSeptember 19, 2020