The Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Award finalists have been selected from the biggest number of entries in the awards’ history.
This year’s 33 finalists across eleven categories include Barwon Water’s Zero Emissions program, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s Victorian Renewable Energy Target Reverse Auction, and Gannawarra Shire Council’s Large Scale Solar Initiative.
Winners will be announced at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards gala dinner at The Forum in Melbourne on Thursday 10 October.
Premier Dan Andrews will personally select two overall winners of the Premier’s Regional Recognition Award and the Premier’s Recognition Award to be announced at the ceremony.
Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio, said, “This year’s finalists are a diverse group but they all share a strong commitment to collaboration, problem solving and innovation to help drive a sustainable future.”
“I congratulate all the finalists for their hard work and wish them the best of luck in October.”