Hot news:

Surf Coast Shire Goes Green

Surf Coast Shire’s new recycling service for green waste will begin on the 2nd of October 2006.
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Regional Achievement & Community Awards

The Barwon Regional Waste Management Group has been short listed as one of four finalist for the Parks Victoria Environment and Sustainability Award- the winner will be announced on the 14th of October.

Events Update

The Surf Coast Living Green Event kicked of our busy summer schedule for Waste Wise events in style with the fantastic achievement of being a waste free event- all waste produced at the event was either recycled or deposited in the Torquay P.S. chicken and compost systems.

Schools Update

Anglesea Primary School has become a certified Waste Wise School
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Ed Centre Update

The landfill room update has been completed with the wall display being repainted.

CONTACTS

ENZO BRUSCELLA EXECUTIVE OFFICER

SIMONE BUDD REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER

AMY OBRIEN REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Residents in the Barwon Region will soon have access to a Byteback electronic waste recycling collection point located at the Duoro Street Resource Recovery Centre. Byteback is a free service, available to residents and small business owners in Victoria who want to dispose of unwanted, old and unused computers in a safe and environmentally responsible way.

Minister Thwaites launched the project on the 6th September at Duoro Street, committing funds to the project that is expected to be operational in early 2007.

Minister Thwaites launches Byteback with Anne Miller (City of Greater Geelong) and local member Ian Trezise

NEWS FROM THE EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
The Group recently held a mattress stewardship forum for traders and manufacturers to offer a take back service for mattresses for recycling rather than sending mattresses to landfill. The forum was well attended and was positively received by the regions mattress traders and manufacturers.

The Group will develop a trader kit and seek their formal commitment prior to implementation of the program.

The Group believes this project could lead to product responsibility from manufacturers and is a model that can be reproduced throughout Australia.

Aireys Inlet Plastic Bag Free Campaign
The Aireys Inlet Plastic Bag Free Campaign was launched on the 11th of September at the Aireys Inlet Farmers Market.

Over 90% of the Aireys Inlet Traders have made a commitment to eliminate plastic shopping bags from their stores and encourage customers to use alternative such as reusable shopping bags. The community reception to the campaign has also been very positive.

Aireys resident Anna Sporton with Mr Plastic Bag Man at the campaign launch

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Colac Otway Residents- Be a good sort
Colac Otway residents are being encouraged to ‘Be a good sort’ through an intensive education and media campaign which has commenced across the Shire.

Bin inspectors will next week start looking inside household divided bins and will issue rewards to ‘Good Sorts’ - those residents who have put only Organics in the Organics side of their divided bin.

Darren Williams and Max Gilbert from the Colac Otway Shire with the 'Be a good sort' information display

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View the campaign poster...

Bob's Shop (The Duoro St Recycle Shop)
Bob Hayes grew up helping out at his mother’s second-hand dealership and you could say he’s developed an eye for collectable's and an ability to see for what they could be rather than what they once were.

He came to the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre 11 years ago; at which time the recycle shop took the form of a small 6ft shed corner filled with books. Bob immediately saw an opportunity to take advantage of the reusable materials that were being deposited at the Transfer Station. Slowly and steadily he has expanded the recycle shop into the centre it is today.

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Waste Wisdom Events Workshop
This workshop was an opportunity for event organisers waste contractors and council offices to find out more about the Waste Wise events program.

Buzz Thompson organiser of the annual Rock above the Falls Festival shared his experiences with the Waste WIse events program- and some of the innovative ideas and practices he has implemented.

Steve Harwood from VISY Recycling took us on a virtual tour of the Materials Recovery Facility and gave us an insight into what this means for the collection of recyclable at events.

We discussed practical problems and how to solve them and took time to brainstorm how the number of Waste Wise Events can be expanded in our Region.

Composting Workshops
The BRWMG has enlisted the expertise of the Geelong Organic Gardeners to run a serious of composting workshops at events across the Region. THe first of these was run at the Surf Coast Living Green Event and was extremely successful. The participants watched riveted to every word as Steve Findlay and Liz Raimondo from GOG ran through the does and don't's of composting with a practical display of how to set up a bin.

Waste Wise Geelong Network
We have been successful in gaining funding for the Waste Wise Geelong Network through Sustainability Victoria. This means we can have a dedicated project manager to continue developing the Network and assisting Network members in becoming Waste Wise certified. Applications for the project manager position closed on the 6th of October and the successful applicant will be announced in November.





September 2006
Hot news: Surf Coast Shire Goes Green Surf Coast Shire’s new recycling service for green waste will begin on the 2nd of October 2006. Find out more... Regional Achievement & Community Awards The Barwon Regional Waste Management Group has been short listed as one of four finalist for the Parks Victoria Environment and Sustainability Award- the winner will be announced on the 14th of October. Events Update The Surf Coast Living Green Event kicked of our busy summer schedule for Waste Wise events in style with the fantastic achievement of being a waste free event- all waste produced at the event was either recycled or deposited in the Torquay P.S. chicken and compost systems. Schools Update Anglesea Primary School has become a certified Waste Wise School Find out more... Ed Centre Update The landfill room update has been completed with the wall display being repainted. CONTACTS ENZO BRUSCELLA EXECUTIVE OFFICER SIMONE BUDD REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER AMY OBRIEN REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Residents in the Barwon Region will soon have access to a Byteback electronic waste recycling collection point located at the Duoro Street Resource Recovery Centre. Byteback is a free service, available to residents and small business owners in Victoria who want to dispose of unwanted, old and unused computers in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Minister Thwaites launched the project on the 6th September at Duoro Street, committing funds to the project that is expected to be operational in early 2007. Minister Thwaites launches Byteback with Anne Miller (City of Greater Geelong) and local member Ian Trezise NEWS FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Group recently held a mattress stewardship forum for traders and manufacturers to offer a take back service for mattresses for recycling rather than sending mattresses to landfill. The forum was well attended and was positively received by the regions mattress traders and manufacturers. The Group will develop a trader kit and seek their formal commitment prior to implementation of the program. The Group believes this project could lead to product responsibility from manufacturers and is a model that can be reproduced throughout Australia. Aireys Inlet Plastic Bag Free Campaign The Aireys Inlet Plastic Bag Free Campaign was launched on the 11th of September at the Aireys Inlet Farmers Market. Over 90% of the Aireys Inlet Traders have made a commitment to eliminate plastic shopping bags from their stores and encourage customers to use alternative such as reusable shopping bags. The community reception to the campaign has also been very positive. Aireys resident Anna Sporton with Mr Plastic Bag Man at the campaign launch Find out more... Colac Otway Residents- Be a good sort Colac Otway residents are being encouraged to ‘Be a good sort’ through an intensive education and media campaign which has commenced across the Shire. Bin inspectors will next week start looking inside household divided bins and will issue rewards to ‘Good Sorts’ - those residents who have put only Organics in the Organics side of their divided bin. Darren Williams and Max Gilbert from the Colac Otway Shire with the 'Be a good sort' information display Find out more... View the campaign poster... Bob's Shop (The Duoro St Recycle Shop) Bob Hayes grew up helping out at his mother’s second-hand dealership and you could say he’s developed an eye for collectable's and an ability to see for what they could be rather than what they once were. He came to the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre 11 years ago; at which time the recycle shop took the form of a small 6ft shed corner filled with books. Bob immediately saw an opportunity to take advantage of the reusable materials that were being deposited at the Transfer Station. Slowly and steadily he has expanded the recycle shop into the centre it is today. Find out more... Waste Wisdom Events Workshop This workshop was an opportunity for event organisers waste contractors and council offices to find out more about the Waste Wise events program. Buzz Thompson organiser of the annual Rock above the Falls Festival shared his experiences with the Waste WIse events program- and some of the innovative ideas and practices he has implemented. Steve Harwood from VISY Recycling took us on a virtual tour of the Materials Recovery Facility and gave us an insight into what this means for the collection of recyclable at events. We discussed practical problems and how to solve them and took time to brainstorm how the number of Waste Wise Events can be expanded in our Region. Composting Workshops The BRWMG has enlisted the expertise of the Geelong Organic Gardeners to run a serious of composting workshops at events across the Region. THe first of these was run at the Surf Coast Living Green Event and was extremely successful. The participants watched riveted to every word as Steve Findlay and Liz Raimondo from GOG ran through the does and don't's of composting with a practical display of how to set up a bin. Waste Wise Geelong Network We have been successful in gaining funding for the Waste Wise Geelong Network through Sustainability Victoria. This means we can have a dedicated project manager to continue developing the Network and assisting Network members in becoming Waste Wise certified. Applications for the project manager position closed on the 6th of October and the successful applicant will be announced in November.


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