Victoria (Australia)


Victoria community action

Sustainability initiatives

Local sustainability initiatives

Please see our Local communities in Victoria (Australia) pages, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives.

Climate action

Lighter Footprints, local Climate Action Group

Community energy

Community Energy, information from Victoria State government, includes a "Guide to Community-Owned Renewable Energy for Victorians"

Maps: Wind energy in Victoria, 2010

Cycling activism

Wikipedia: Cycling in Victoria

Open spaces

South Surrey Park, site maintained by Friends of South Surrey Park, (Greenlivingpedia)

Wikipedia: Protected areas of Victoria: Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. As of 2008 it contained 2,850 separate protected areas with a total land area of 39,273 square kilometres (15,163 sq mi) (17.26% of the state’s area). Of these, 45 were national parks, totalling 28,023 square kilometres (10,820 sq mi) (11.32% of the state’s area)

News and comment

2017

Monash to become Australia’s first 100 per cent renewable energy powered university, Oct 9 [1]

Victoria backs renewable energy community hubs with $900,000 investment, Apr 28 [2]

2014

Yarra City Council Becomes Australia’s 1st ‘One Planet Council’, September 3 [3]

Local communities in Victoria (Australia)



References

  1. ↑ monash.edu
  2. ↑ ecogeneration.com.au
  3. ↑ BioRegional Australia
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