Energy and  water smart

The $11.55 million BayFit Leisure Centre development is Hobsons Bay City Council’s largest ever capital works project.

Formerly known as the Altona Leisure Centre, BayFit offers an impressive range of facilities for the whole community to enjoy. The centre features a 25 metre lap pool, a learn to swim and leisure pool, a warm water program pool, a spa, steam room, gymnasium and program room.

But did you know that it is also one of Australia’s most innovative, environmentally sustainable community aquatic facilities? 

Banksia Award for Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek.

The Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek recently received the Banksia Community Award 2008 from the Banksia Environmental Foundation.

This award is sponsored by Parks Victoria and is presented for leadership, commitment and excellence in protecting and enhancing the environment by individuals or community groups. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement.

Visit Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek to find out more about what they’ve been up to.

Did you know that the Altona Library has an Environment Resource Centre?

You can find out about Council and community environmental initiatives or source information on a range of environmental issues. 

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Sustainable gardening

About 20 per cent of the water we use in our households is used on the garden.

As spring comes around once more, it’s time to think about how we can have a beautiful garden and be sustainable too.

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Lowering its environmental impact

In 2008, Hobsons Bay City Council committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020 and to helping the community become carbon neutral by 2030.

The Seabrook Community Centre is showing us how this can be done by transforming into a show case for green living in Hobsons Bay.

The centre has had a green retrofit and combined with the efforts of the centres' users to keep environmental impacts low, the new features will, over time, lead to a decrease in the water use, greenhouse pollution and waste generated by the centre.  

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- Climate Change Information Session – Tuesday, 30th September, 7.00pm–8.30pm

- Tune In To Sustainable Transport Workshop – Saturday, 4th October, 1.00pm-3.30pm

- Ride to Work Day Community Breakfast – Wednesday, 15th October, 6.30am–8.30am

- Seabrook Community Centre Environmental Family Day – Saturday, 25th October, 11.00am-2.00pm

- Friends Groups conservation activities - various dates in October and November.

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Want to find out more? Got a story to tell? Contact Hobsons Bay City Council's Environment team:

Tel: 9932 1000
Email: jmcqueeney@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Web: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/environmentandwaste

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