CERES Environment Park

Discover this community environment project that fosters awareness and action on environmental and social issues. Includes the Renewable Energy Park, Eco-house, Water-cycle, International Village, Café and more!

Walkable Melbourne

In a city designed for pedestrian access, tour the highlights of local laneways, architecture and the best coffee!

Bring your walking shoes to see sustainability and connectivity features of Melbourne's CBD.

Go with the Flow – Local Water Action

See how Local government is leading the way in implementing practical sustainable water management actions  across highly urbanised and fringe locations.  

Travel from the north of the Port Phillip and Western Port region exploring a variety of local government actions underway where we'll be joined by council representatives to give us their insight what has motivated and inspired these innovative council water developments.

A representative from the Port Phillip and Western Port Catchment Management Authority will provide an overview of broader catchment management issues and the crucial role local government plays in the integrated approach to catchment management.

The tour will travel through the Maribyrnong catchment, the Werribee catchment and the Yarra catchment.

Destinations include:

• Hume City Council - A new 5 star rated council office building noting water saving devices as well as other
• Darebin City Council - Stormwater harvesting in a parks environment and a green precinct integrated urban water conservation project
• Maribyrnong City Council - Two football grounds with drought tolerant turf including an AFL football club's training ground
• Hobson's Bay City Council - An open space revegetation project adjacent to a Ramsar wetland
• Melbourne City Council - A wetlands that treats and harvests water for playing fields irrigation

A delicious lunch will be provided – all you need to bring is some sensible shoes, a water bottle and a jacket.

High Performance Buildings in Melbourne's CBD

Visit the inner workings of two of Australia 's leading green buildings: 40 Albert Road and Melbourne 's Council House 2. Learn how they outperform other buildings and be inspired to accelerate your councils approach to commercial building.

Our first stop on the tour will be 40 Albert Rd, South Melbourne , a commercial office building refurbished to achieve a six-star Green Star rating. The refurbishment was conceived to achieve best practice in sustainability and occupant comfort, while at the same time demonstrating sustainable innovations that are both commercially viable and practical.

For more information on 40 Albert Rd visit: http://www.ourgreenoffice.com

Next we will visit the City of Melbourne 's  Council House 2 (CH2), demonstrating leadership in sustainable building design.  Learn about the technology and the innovation required to achieve a maximum six Green Star certified rating including sewer mining, water recycling, phase-change materials for cooling, electricity co-generation, solar photovoltaic cells, 100% fresh air ventilation, vertical gardens and more.

For more information on CH2 visit: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=171&pg=1933

Tram tickets will be provided – all you need to bring is some sensible shoes, a water bottle and a jacket.