Green Action News: Issue 8, Winter 2009
Green Action News
Issue 8, Winter 2009
In this edition: We're counting drops, getting green jobs for Victoria, wondering what the big polluters have on Rudd; and that's just to get you started.
National retailer presented DUMP Award for bad packaging
National retailer presented DUMP Award for bad packaging
Monday, 2 March 2009
Everyday supermarket items including Coles pre-packed lemons, Kids Care fruit snacks and Dynamo laundry refill packs have been exposed for their use of damaging and useless packaging in Environment Victoria’s 2009 National DUMP Awards.
Well-known national retailer Coles received the Golden DUMP (Damaging and Useless Materials in Packaging) Award for their 5 Pack of Lemons wrapped in unrecyclable and unnecessary plastic packaging.
Filmmakers take note: $5k could be yours!
Calling all creative people interested in a better world and sharing positive messages about climate change solutions... Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks could be everything you’re looking for.
Organisers are seeking film submissions of between 30 seconds and 5 minutes that effectively communicate positive messages about a zero or low carbon, clean energy future. Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks is open to everyone and the winning entry receives $5000.
2011 Annual Report
Environment Victoria: Annual Report 2010 - 2011
Welcome to our Annual Report.
In years to come, 2010 will be remembered as a watershed time for Victoria's environment and for Environment Victoria. It's been a pretty big year and as always we've worked hard to make the most of it. Have a squizz at our 2011 Annual Report below to see what we've been up to and the great things we've achieved in the last twelve months.
Workshops give kiss of life to cast-offs
Workshops give kiss of life to cast-offs
Monday, 1 August 2011
Michelle Griffin, The Age
After two days stuck in a city basement, industrial designer Will Campbell was laughing like the mad scientist he sometimes claims to be. But he never lost focus.
