Hobsons Bay City Council has been named Victoria’s 2009 Sustainable City at the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria (KABV) Sustainable Cities Awards.
Council submitted 14 nominations in the KABV Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches Awards for a selection of Council and community projects. Seven of these projects were finalists and three projects won in their respective categories.
Chair of Council’s Sustainable Environment Advisory Group, Councillor Angela Altair, said the accolade puts Hobsons Bay on the map for being a leader in sustainability.
“This award acknowledges the effort that Council and the community put in to make Hobsons Bay a shining example of what can be achieved by working together towards a sustainable community,” she said.
Mayor of Hobsons Bay, Councillor Peter Hemphill, said the award recognises that Hobsons Bay is moving towards its sustainability targets.
“All of the projects that were named as finalists share a common vision of creating an environmentally sustainable future through caring for the environment today,” he said.
Council was a finalist in seven categories and won three of these as follows:
Sustainable Cities Awards
- Young Leaders Award – Lloyd Knight (winner) Lloyd has been an active member of the Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club since 1998.
- Heritage and Culture Award – Seaworks (winner) Formerly the Port of Melbourne Authority workshop site, this site is being developed as a high class heritage and education facility showcasing Williamstown’s maritime past.
- Community Pride Award – The Substation (winner) The Newport Substation is one of the oldest and largest substations in metropolitan Melbourne. The Hobsons Bay Community Arts Centre Inc commenced a restoration program of the site in 2001, with the Substation officially reopened in November 2008. The building now incorporates galleries, studios, workshops, performance space and a cafe.
- Energy Conservation Award – Civic Centre energy efficiency program (finalist)
- Zero Waste Award – Summer Litter Blitz (finalist)
- Protection of the Environment Award – Kororoit Creek Catchment Coordination Project (finalist)
- Community Government Partnership Award – Dog’s Breakfast (finalist) The Dog’s Breakfast was a free breakfast event for dogs and their owners, which aimed to educate participants about the potential damage that their dogs can cause to beaches and local wildlife if they are not on a leash.
