Council Programs
The City of Port Phillip offers a variety of programs that help you to act sustainably in your home, workplace or neighbourhood. Join a program and reduce your energy use, water use and waste by 10-50% for little or no cost. Get involved and take action with your community.
Program | Description | Details |
| Climate Challenge 1000 is a free program where City of Port Phillip residents commit to purchase approved GreenPower. In return, participant households receive a free audit, and free products and installation services that save water and energy. | April 2009 - ongoing Register here | |
| Challenge To Change is a free community-wide behaviour change program that challenges many groups across Port Phillip to undertake no-cost energy and water saving actions. All groups receive training in measuring and monitoring energy use and share actions that work. | April - June 2010 Register here | |
| This trial program will provide an independant, external sustainability assessment to identify opportunities to introduce efficiency into the management of the block's energy, water, waste and transport. Blocks that commit to implementing sustainability become "Sustainable Owner's Corporations". | January - June 2010 | |
| This program aims to provide assistance for commercial tenants to reduce energy consumption in their office spaces. This national program is run in conjunction with the City of Melbourne. | Register here | |
Get involved in upcoming FREE hands on workshops and events covering a range of environmental topics: | ||
| Celebrate local action for World Environment Day! This year's event is Tasty Choices. Includes a sustainable cooking and a green cleaning demonstration, a talk on ethical shopping and lots of local exhibitors to help you on the way to making tasty and sustainable food choices. | World Environment Day, Register here. | |
Bicycle Maintenance Workshops - Beginners
| Get that old treadlie looking deadly and learn how to keep it on the road. | Sunday, 2 May 2010, 11.30am -4.30pm Participant numbers are limited to 8 for this workshop. |
| Hone your skills as a cycling aficionado. | Sunday, 16 May 2010, 11.30am -4.30pm Participant numbers are limited to 8 for this workshop. | |
Visit the largest solar installation in Port Phillip and learn how to have a system installed for your own sustainable home or building makeover. | Saturday, August 22, 10am -12pm | |
Cultivate your desire to grow your own vegies with Dig In garden educator Elspeth Ferguson | Saturday, Oct 17 2009, 9.30am -12pm | |
Learn how celebrate sustainably and minimise the impact of your next event. Find green event resources, suppliers and services to measure, market and communicate your low carbon credentials. | Saturday November 7 2009, 9.30am-12pm | |
Community Leadership Training is about increasing the confidence and skills of people to make contributions to their own community. It's about being more effective in leading projects by working smarter. It is also FUN, interactive and applies to community, personal and professional life. Designed for representatives from community groups or residents interested in leading community-based programs. | A program in 4 sessions in October 2009: Day 1 Sat, Oct 10, 9am-3pm,
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Sustainable Living At Home (SLAH) is a program to help Port Phillip residents learn more about living more sustainably. | SLAH is postponed for 2009/10. Register here | |
Council facilitated a bulk purchase of solar panels for the community. Although this program has ended, the page is being maintained for program participants and others as a resource regarding the solar feed-in-tariff and metering issues about solar installations. | This program is closed. | |
For more information about any of these programs, call the Port Phillip Sustainable Environment Team on 9209 6548 or email enviro@portphillip.vic.gov.au