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
New separated bike lanes trial coming to Moreland
Merri-bek City Council is working on ways to make it easier for the community to…
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
Coburg Christmas Farmers Market
Buy local this festive season! The Coburg Christmas Farmers Market will run the Wednesday afternoon…
Donna LuckmanDecember 15, 2020
Coburg Night Market
Coburg Night Market is back - and it's Plastic Free! Each weekend from, Saturday 5…
Donna LuckmanDecember 15, 2020
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
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
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
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
We began accepting food in our green bins from July 2019, creating our Food and…
Zoe McMasterNovember 30, 2020
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
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
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
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
Last week our community gardens were gifted with recycled compost to help our garden grow.…
Zoe McMasterNovember 23, 2020
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…
Zoe McMasterNovember 20, 2020
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
On 17 November 2020, the Victorian Government unveiled a $797 million the energy efficiency package,…
Donna LuckmanNovember 18, 2020
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
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has just released Melbourne’s Climate…
Donna LuckmanNovember 13, 2020
