Alternative Technology Association The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is Australia's leading not-for-profit organisation, promoting sustainable technology and practice in order to protect our environment. With branches and members around Australia and New Zealand, ATA provides practical information and expertise, based on our members' hands-on experience.

Alternative Fuels and Energy develops and promotes renewable energy devices and practices. Their two main products are the Sun Lizard solar air heater and cooler, and biodiesel production and consultancy.

Aussie Recycling Program is Australia's first Mobile Phone Recycling program that provides a solution to help clean up the environment while at the same time helping raise much needed funds for charities.

The Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change was formed to advance the understanding of business risks and opportunities associated with climate change and to help develop effective policy frameworks and market conditions for our low carbon future.

The Australian Wind Energy Association has a vision for a robust Australian Wind Community that makes a significant contribution to safe, reliable, economically and environmentally sustainable energy supply in Australia.

Community environmental park (CERES) is a place which exists to initiate and support environmental sustainability, social equity, cultural richness and community participation. It is located at 8 Lee Street, Brunswick East, Victoria (Melways Map 30 B7)

Clean Up Australia works with communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. This simple idea has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day.

Close the Loop® has the specific goals of recycling toner and inkjet cartridges with zero waste to landfill, and returning the raw materials back to the original manufacturer for reuse in new printers and cartridges. They offers a multitude of services to accommodate home users, large corporations, government departments and anyone who uses a fax, photocopier or printer and cares about our environment!

Corporate Recycling brings together the cartridge remanufacturing businesses of the world and ties them in with a network that satisfies the three R's of waste minimisation. Corporate Recycling offers customers the complete service of cartridge collection, remanufactured printer/fax cartridges, and quality recycled plastic products made from printer cartridges and toner bottles that cannot be re-used.

CSIRO Manufacturing and Materials Technology division develops innovative technology solutions that support Australia's manufacturing and infrastructure industries and address issues of national significance such as energy, water, security, transport and sustainability.
Our research offers environmental, economic and social benefits both locally and globally and can specifically benefit industry by delivering competitive advantage, creating new markets and driving growth.

Creative Sustainability Solutions provides sound advice on the rationale and implementation of sustainable solutions for households and small businesses in Victoria. They provide education to the public on how the individual can create a sustainable household with respect to energy and water usage and management.

Easy Being Green was founded to help people actively tackle climate change. With a commercially focused, no- nonsense approach to reducing CO2 pollution they are already producing outstanding results.

Environment Victoria is the state's peak non-government environment organisation.

Environmental events calendar Calendar of nation-wide event from the Department of Environment and Heritage.

Environment Protection Authority Victoria 's purpose is to protect, care for and improve our environment. The webiste provides links to environmental legislation, news and other relevant information.

Friends of the Earth Melbourne is a social and environmental justice organisation. It seeks to work towards a sustainable and equitable future and seeks to work in a way that empowers individuals and communities.

The Green Building Council 's mission is to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions. The GBCA is Australia's pre-eminent provider of sustainable building education.

Greening Australia is a solutions-driven organisation that is doing something practical about Australia's environmental problems. They tackles critical issues like salinity, declining water quality, soil degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss through an innovative blend of practical experience, science, community engagement and commitment.

Green Living Poster Guide (Leader Newspaper) outlines school project and provides related links.

Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria (KABV) programs work towards a more sustainable community - zero waste of water, energy and resources, the restoration and sustenance of natural and cultural heritage, conservation of the environment, community connection and social cooperation and increased quality of life through litter and graffiti prevention, improved facilities, features and municipal presentation.

MobileMuster is the official national recycling program of the mobile phone industry in Australia with an overall aim is to prevent mobile phones ending up in landfill. The program collects and recycles mobile phone handsets, batteries and accessories from a network of over 1700 mobile phone retailers, local council, government agencies and businesses drop off points across Australia.

Mobile phone recycling This nationwide program identifies agencies in each state and territory that can help you recycle mobile phones.

Parks Victoria is the custodian of a diverse estate of significant parks in Victoria and of the recreational management of Port Phillip Bay, Western Port and the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers.

Planet Ark's aim is to show people and business the many ways that they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment.

The Port Phillip EcoCentre is a not-for-profit community-managed environment group, supported by the City of Port Phillip and provides a base for a number of affiliate groups involved in a range of activities, that promote biodiversity and community action. The EcoCentre is located in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. (Melway ref. 58 B11).

Power to Change provides solutions to change your action to reduce your impact in climate change.

SITA Environmental Solutions has joined Close the Loop in Cartridges 4 Planet Ark to offer all customers free printer cartridge recycling. Close the Loop recycles all used imaging cartridges from any type of printer, fax and photocopier.

The Gould Group designs innovative environmental education and training in sustainability. We work with partners to support sustainable lifestyles and protect the environment.

The Green Directory is one of Australia's leading online eco directories listing products and services that are eco- friendly and promote sustainability.

Royal Botanic Gardens

South Eastern Regional Waste Management Group (SERWMG) is a State Government Statutory Body and one of sixteen Regional Waste Management Groups in VictoriaSERWMG's Member Councils are: Bayside, Boroondara, Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Monash, Stonnington.

The online Sustainable Living Calendar highlights events and activities across Australia which educate, promote and celebrate sustainable living.

The Sustainable Living Festival is a celebration and showcase of leading examples of sustainable living in Australia, drawing together a wide variety of displays, exhibits, artworks, performances, demonstrations and workshops to inspire a sustainable culture.

Sustainable Living Foundation

Sustainability Victoria's purpose is to show the way to using our resources more efficiently and reducing our everyday environmental impacts.

The Wilderness Society is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose purpose is protecting, promoting and restoring wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth.

TreeProject aims to reach out further to landholders and farmers, spreading the word of how TreeProject volunteers can help in the growing and planting of seedlings on their property.

The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) is the state's leading nature conservation organisation. It is an independent, non-profit, membership-based group, which exists to protect Victoria's unique natural environment and biodiversity through the establishment and effective management of national parks, conservation reserves and other measures.

Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society-and how to achieve it.

Greenfleet Australia is a non-profit organisation that provides a simple way to reduce your car's impact on the environment by planting trees on your behalf.