News and media - City of Port Phillip

St Kilda artist Carolyn Cardinet turns trash into treasure with her latest work, ‘Plastic Rain’
27 Mar 2024
Through the use of found objects in her art, Carolyn Cardinet asks us to reflect on our consumer lifestyles. W…
Community Award winners making Port Phillip proud
22 Mar 2024
The winners of the reinvigorated Port Phillip community awards have been announced at a ceremony at St Kilda T…
A sustainable home in the heart of St Kilda
21 Mar 2024
All too often we hear about sustainable homes and renovations that are not within the reach of most people’s b…
Winter comfort for renters
19 Mar 2024
Just because you're renting doesn't mean you need to freeze this winter. Join our online session to learn how …
Hundreds of volunteers hit the streets and beaches this Clean Up Australia Day
6 Mar 2024
On Sunday 3 March, over 30 volunteers attended our official Clean Up Australia Day event at Marina Reserve in …
Vape recycling trial at St Kilda Town Hall
8 Feb 2024
The use of e-cigarettes also known as vapes has been steadily increasing, leading to an increase in plastic an…
Over 200,000 containers collected through container deposit return points
8 Feb 2024
The Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) launched on 1 November last year. It's transforming drink con…
Getting off gas – free online session
5 Feb 2024
Ready to replace your gas heating or another gas appliance? Then now is the perfect time to get off gas and tr…
Nominations open for the 2024 Design and Development Awards
1 Feb 2024
Nominations are open for the 2024 Design and Development Awards (DADA), which encourage and celebrate design e…
Rollout of FOGO recycling to complete this summer
17 Jan 2024
This February, we are completing the rollout of food and garden organics recycling (FOGO) to apartments and un…
Test your climate resilience with The Adaptation Game
4 Jan 2024
How prepared are you for a climate crisis? Join ‘The Adaptation Game’ to find out.
Summer comfort for renters – free online session
3 Jan 2024
Just because you're renting doesn't mean you need to swelter this summer. Join our online session to learn how…
Introduction to solar – free online session
3 Jan 2024
It can be hard to know what solar setup will suit your home and lifestyle. Join this free Zoom session with ou…
Changes to waste collections this Christmas
8 Dec 2023
As usual, our kerbside waste collections will be modified in the week commencing 25 December 2023.
5 Ways to be waste-wise this Christmas
8 Dec 2023
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hannukah or simply the prospect of time at the beach – the festive seaso…
FOGO and glass recycling hub rollout complete
7 Dec 2023
Since July 2023, we have more than doubled the number of communal glass and FOGO hubs across our City.
National Recycling Week – it’s about more than recycling
16 Nov 2023
This week is Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week. Established in 1996, this annual campaign aims to raise awa…
Breaking down bioplastics this National Recycling Week
13 Nov 2023
Bioplastics have been created as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional single use plastic…
Finding inspiration in unusual places - Elsa's story
3 Nov 2023
A graduate of the City of Port Phillip's Environmental Leader course last year, South Melbourne artist Elsa Th…
Making change with the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme
1 Nov 2023
From 1 November, residents in Port Phillip will be able to recycle eligible drink containers for a 10 cent ref…
FOGO recycling for apartments to commence this spring
5 Oct 2023
This October we are expanding our FOGO (food and garden organics) recycling services to a portion of apartment…
Karen's story - unity through love of food
2 Oct 2023
After completing the City of Port Phillip Environmental Leaders course Karen launched the Elwood Kitchen Libra…
Registrations are open for Australia’s Garage Sale Trail
15 Sep 2023
Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff. Across two weekends in November, thousands of ga…
It’s official: Port Phillip knows how to FOGO
12 Sep 2023
In May of this year, we commissioned a detailed audit of over 200 kerbside food and garden organics (FOGO) bin…

St Kilda artist Carolyn Cardinet turns trash into treasure with her latest work, ‘Plastic Rain’

Community Award winners making Port Phillip proud

A sustainable home in the heart of St Kilda

Winter comfort for renters

Hundreds of volunteers hit the streets and beaches this Clean Up Australia Day

Vape recycling trial at St Kilda Town Hall

Over 200,000 containers collected through container deposit return points

Getting off gas – free online session

Nominations open for the 2024 Design and Development Awards

Rollout of FOGO recycling to complete this summer

Test your climate resilience with The Adaptation Game

Summer comfort for renters – free online session

Introduction to solar – free online session

Changes to waste collections this Christmas

5 Ways to be waste-wise this Christmas

FOGO and glass recycling hub rollout complete

National Recycling Week – it’s about more than recycling

Breaking down bioplastics this National Recycling Week

Finding inspiration in unusual places - Elsa's story

Making change with the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme

FOGO recycling for apartments to commence this spring

Karen's story - unity through love of food

Registrations are open for Australia’s Garage Sale Trail

It’s official: Port Phillip knows how to FOGO