Meet the Finalists - 2025 Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards

Congratulations to our 2025 Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards Finalists. We have once again got a brilliant collection of worthy people and projects, making wonderful contributions to the sustainability of our beautiful state.

We encourage everyone to grab a ticket to the awards ceremony and join us on the 28th October at Rydges Melbourne to find out who our winners will be, and to meet the outstanding people who do so much for Victoria.

Tickets are available now - https://events.humanitix.com/tidy-towns-and-cities-sustainability-awards-2025

• EcoSoulLife - Litter - Kingston City Council

• Garry Jarris - 500,000 Recycle Bottles and Cans - Litter - Indigo Shire Council

• Frankston City's Environmental and Friends Group Volunteer Bushland - Environment - Frankston City Council

• Kooyongkoong Alliance: Connecting habitats and communities - Environment - Kooyongkoong Alliance

• Lid Rescue Project - Litter - Circular Peninsula

• Beechworth Toy Library - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - Indigo Shire Council

• Bin it or Take it home with you! Community Engagement and Awareness Campaign - Litter - City of Greater Dandenong

• Beechworth Toy Library - Town - Indigo Shire Council

• Riddells Creek War Memorial Gates - Heritage and Culture - Macedon Ranges Shire

• Dimboola Dollars - Bushfire Recovery Program - Community - The Lions Club of Dimboola

• The Birth of a Pottery Community - Community - Mansfield & District Potters (MAD Potters)

• 170 Years of Ovens and Murray Advertiser - Heritage and Culture - Indigo Shire Council

• Shall we Dance - Community - Dreams Can Come True Formal Wear Hire Chiltern Branch

• Securing our Story: Beechworth's National Heritage Journey - Heritage and Culture - Indigo Shire Council

• ENJOY Parks for LIFE - Social Well-Being - National Ageing Research Institute

• Trail Hiking Australia - Social Well-Being - Trail Hiking Australia

• Climate Ready Gardens - Environment - Strathbogie Shire Council

• YES Awards - Social Well-Being - Frankston City Council

• Queen Victoria Market Circular Economy Precinct - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - STREAT & City of Melbourne

• Winterwords - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - Indigo Shire Council

• Growing our Urban Forest 60,000 trees - Environment - Frankston City Council

• Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation - Environment - Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation

• St Joseph's Primary School Nature Play Group - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - St Joseph's Crip Point

• Living with Purpose - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - Repurpose it

• Clay Banks for Generation - Environment - Indigo Shire Council

• Wash Against Waste Event Trailer - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

• Empowering community through compassionate and immediate crisis relief - Social Well-Being - Wayside Community Emergency Relief

• 3PLaS - Southern Peninsula Laundry and Shower program - Social Well-Being - Southern Peninsula Community Support

• Greater Geelong Smart LED Street Light Program - Energy - City of Greater Geelong

• Tonwinin Wominjeka Youth Hub - Social Well-Being - Mornington Peninsula Shire

• Biyal-a-Armstrong Creek Library - Community - City of Greater Geelong

• Seat for Reflection - Indigenous Culture - Indigo Shire Council

• Share & Swap Shop - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - City of Port Phillip

• Windharp Horizons - Environment - Buloke and Northern Grampians Landscape Network

• Nature Strip Blitz - Social Well-Being - Geelong City Council

• Frankston City Council Coastal Strategy - Cultural Values Assessment - Indigenous Culture - Frankston City Council

• Habitat Heroes - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - Wyndham City Council

• Land Protection Grant Scheme - Environment - Wyndham City Council

• RMIT Construction Waste Lab - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - City of Melbourne

• Coastal process education and dune erosion mitigation - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - Mornington Peninsula Shire

• Mornington Peninsula Shire's 'Virtual Energy Network' pilot - Energy - Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

• Geelong Nature Festival 2025 - Explore and Restore - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - City of Greater Geelong

• Beachkeepers of the Bay - Environment - Port Phillip EcoCentre

• Crowd Sauce: Connecting community through circular food innovation - Community - STREAT

• Port Phillip EcoCentre Redevelopment - Energy - City of Port Phillip

• Geelong's Homegrown Compost Supporting Waste Reduction and Sustainable Food Production - EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction - City of Greater Geelong

• Community Dirt Jump Program - Behaviour Change Campaigns and Education - Mornington Peninsula Shire

• Made with Love Free Chemotherapy Turbans - Social Well-Being - Turban Angels

• Our Survival Day - Indigenous Culture - Our Songlines

• Sustainable Swim Schools - Energy - Paul Sadler Swimland

• Frankston City's Environmental and Friends Group Volunteer Guidelines - Community - Frankston City Council