Environmental Education and Events

Council is committed to continually enhancing the sustainability of the City's natural and built environment. We are responsible for leading and implementing a range of environmental services and initiatives that are designed tosustainability education protect our assets for generations to come. See below for our upcoming events.

2012 Calendar of Environmental Events

The City of Stonnington have released a 2012 Calendar of Environmental Events covering a range of environmental topics that Stonnington residents are interested in learning more about. Sessions include worm farming and composting, green cleaning, making your house energy efficient for winter and summer, native gardening, vegetable gardening and lots more!

Click on the pdf format 2012 Calendar of Environmental Events (683.77 KB) or read about the next 3 events below.

Feeling Fruity in Your Garden

Thursday 31 May

7pm - 9pm

Banquet Hall, Malvern Town Hall, corner Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern

Discover all aspects of caring for fruit trees, including plant selection, maintenance and pruning.
Keeping Chickens in Stonnington

Thursday 21 June

7pm - 9pm

Banquet Hall, Malvern Town Hall, corner Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern

All you need to know about Keeping Chickens in Stonnington including breed and coop selection, Council permits, chicken health and maintenance.
Follow Your Recyclables Tour

Tuesday 31st July

9.30am - 12.30am

Bus tour departing Malvern Town Hall, corner Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern  

Find out about wht whole recycling journey including what is accepted in a Stonnington recycling bin, where it goes after it has been collected and how it gets sorted. The tour visits the Polytrade Materials Recovery Facility and Stonnington Waste Transfer Station.
Bookings are essential for all events and places are limited. To book go to our registration page or phone Council's Service Centre on (03) 8290 1333.

Environmental Mailing List

To keep up-to-date about sustainability in the City of Stonnington, and to receive notification about our upcoming 2012 Sustainability Events Calendar subscribe to our mailing list to receive Council's Environmental News and Events information.