Rotary Melbourne is tackling environmental issues the way we always do: coming up with projects, using our connections to change policy and planning for the future.
Aligining with the Rotary Foundation's newest area of focus, the Environment and Sustainability, Rotary Melbourne is committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation of natural resources, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. We aim to access grants and other resources, embrace local solutions, and spur innovation.
For over 10 years, Rotary Melbourne have assisted collecting food from stallholders at markets across Melbourne, more recently at Prahran Market. The food, which would otherwise go to waste, is collected for Second Bite and then turned it nutritious meals for those in need, including those experiencing homelessness across Melbourne.
A group of environmentally conscious Rotary Melbourne members and partners gathered for a few hours at Norton's Park in Wantirna on a chilly Sunday morning to volunteer and celebrate National Tree Day.
Rotary Melbourne has become one of the first Rotary Clubs in the world to achieve net zero emissions from meetings and events.
Rotary Melbourne launched its first annual ‘World Environment Day’ on June 2nd with partners City of Melbourne, and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins with all the profits from the lunch going to SecondBite.
Inspired and led by Emma Cutting’s Heart Gardening Project, inner Melbourne Rotary Clubs have been invited to collaborate and create an 8-kilometre Melbourne Pollinator Corridor from the Botanical Gardens to Port Melbourne.
Imagine how much mobile phones, and other handheld devices have contributed to landfill over the last two decades? There are now more mobile phones than humans on the earth.
Rotary Melbourne's Inaugural Rotary Melbourne Environmental Sustainability Award winner is Claire Moore. Claire is the Founder and CEO of Sweet Justice Ltd a Social Enterprise teaching Beekeeping within the Justice System.
Find out more about our Environment Blog and the Environment & Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG).
There are ways in which we can be more energy efficient in the home. This is both environmentally and economically friendly and helps to make the world we live in a healthier and safer place, not only for ourselves but for future generations.
In June this year, Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation announced our Seventh Area of Focus – Supporting the Environment. Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus now cover all seventeen United Nation Sustainable Development Goals.
