Since 1999, the EcoCentre team has been recognised through over 35 awards from local to Victorian, Australian and international.
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Finalist, Community Award, Premier's Sustainability Awards December 2020 Living Water Workbees (nominated with Werribee River Association) Finalist, Environmental Protection Award, Premier's Sustainability Awards December 2020 |
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Emerging Marine and Coastal Champion, Victorian Marine and Coastal Awards November 2020 Fam Charko Inspiring Community Engagement and Education, Victorian Marine and Coastal Awards November 2020 |
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Finalist, Environment Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards November 2020 Living Water Workbees Finalist, Young Legends Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards November 2020 Finalist, Waste Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards November 2020 Finalist, Council Environment Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards November 2020 |
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Finalist, Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award, MY HERO International Film Festival 2020 Our Catchment Finalist, Clean Beach/Waterway Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2019 Finalist, Protection of the Environment Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2019 |
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Excellence Award, Victorian Environmental Educator of the Year November 2018 Finalist, Australian Environmental Educator of the Year November 2018 |
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Clean Beach/Waterway Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2018 Be the RE-Generation Young Leaders Award, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2018 Young Leaders Award (Finalist), Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2018 Highly Commended, Keep Victoria Beautiful Awards October 2018 |
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Premier's Sustainability Awards - Education (Finalist) October 2017
Steps to Sustainability Conference |
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Keep Victoria Beautiful 'Clean Beach and Waterways' Award September 2017 Baykeeper 'Street to Sea' Litter Audits, Little Bit of Litter clip, and citizen science network |
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'Excellence Award' Environmental Education Victoria, Educator of the Year Awards June 2017 April Seymore (EO and former Education Manager) |
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Overall Winner, Keep Australia Beautiful National 'Clean Beaches' Awards October 2016 West Beach St Kilda / EcoCentre and partners Dame Phyllis Frost Award, Keep Australia Beautiful National 'Clean Beaches' Awards October 2016 EcoCentre / West Beach St Kilda Young Leaders Award, Keep Australia Beautiful National 'Clean Beaches' Awards October 2016 Gio Fitzpatrick Read the Keep Australia Beautiful Media Release, and lovely words from the judges in the Winners Booklet. |
Keep Victoria Beautiful 'Young Leaders' July 2016 Gio Fitzpatrick Keep Victoria Beautiful 'Clean Beach and Waterways' (Finalist) July 2016 Port Phillip Baykeeper Keep Victoria Beautiful 'Community' (Finalist) July 2016 Well Waters |
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United Nations Association of Australia, Individual Achievement Award, June 2016 Gio Fitzpatrick (Youth Wildlife Ambassador) |
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United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards, Community Award (Category Finalist), 2016 Well Waters |
Inner Eastern Local Learning Education Network, Outstanding Individual Achievement (15-20 years old) Award, 2016 Gio Fitzpatrick (Youth Wildlife Ambassador) |
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Inner Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network Outstanding Individual Achievement Award (age 20+) 2016 Bronnie Walsh For work with young people including six Duke of Edinburgh students from Elwood College |
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Premier’s Sustainability Award: Cleaner Yarra and Bay Award, 2014 Life Support for the Bay
Premier's Recognition Award, 2014 Life Support for the Bay |