School Sustainability Festival 2020: Celebrating youth leadership in climate and biodiversity

The 15th Annual School Sustainability Festival was held online for the first time in November 2020, uniting schools across Victoria to celebrate inspiring actions our youth are taking to create a more just and sustainable world — even during a pandemic. For further information please contact the Port Phillip EcoCentre at ecocentre.com/schoolsfestival or schools@ecocentre.com The festival was proudly sponsored by the City of Port Phillip and Bayside City Council. This project was funded with support of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

 

EcoCentre Garden Group Blog 06
BLOG
Home Is Where Our Gardeners Are – Volunteer Week 2022
National Volunteer Week (16 May to 22 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of every volunteers’ vital dedication towards a better society. During this week, we’re sharing stories from a range of wonderful EcoCentre volunteers; exemplifying why we’re ‘Better Together’ when it comes to caring for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Keep reading for Nadav […]
Excerpt More
Under The Tree 02
BLOG
EcoHouse Memories – Stories Under The Tree Part 2
In February 2022, after two decades of success and growth the EcoCentre farewelled the humble brick EcoHouse as it prepared to redevelop a purpose-built and sustainable building on the same site. People gathered under the tree to share their memories, and to celebrate the EcoHouse Cottage, this organisation, and the people.  This is Part 2 […]
Excerpt More
created by dji camera
BLOG
Solutions for a plastic free Bay
Content warning: some content contained within this article, depict images of marine life, or key facts regarding pollution and human health which some readers may find distressing and reader discretion is encouraged. By Akalya Sarathy, Impact Team Volunteer, & Vanessa Shambrook, Impact Team Leader Plastic waste is choking our planet – polluting the air, water and […]
Excerpt More
John Hillel blog
BLOG
Fixing things – John Hillel, Repair Cafe Volunteer
By Natalie Farrell The St Kilda Repair Cafe stands proudly among a global network of over a thousand repair cafes affiliated with the Repair Cafe Foundation. Community members who visit the Repair Cafe bring in their broken or damaged items and volunteers contribute their time and expertise to provide cost-free repairs. In 2017, John Hillel, in […]
Excerpt More

The EcoCentre acknowledges the Kulin Nations, including the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung language group, traditional custodians of the land on which we are located.

We pay respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to other First Nations and Elder members of our multicultural community.