Read our 2020/21 Annual Report

115 partner groups, 16,515 program participants, more than 14,000 volunteer hours, and over 68,200 digital users accessed EcoCentre resources, blogs and films — 2020/21 was a year full of engagement, action and collaboration.

Read our 2020/21 Annual Report to explore our environmental projects, over the last year; connecting and inspiring people to care for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing.

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We Call Ourselves the Beachkeepers – Volunteer Week 2022
National Volunteer Week (16 May to 22 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of every volunteers’ vital dedication towards a better society. During this week, we’re sharing stories from a range of wonderful EcoCentre volunteers; exemplifying why we’re ‘Better Together’ when it comes to caring for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Continue reading below for […]
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Discovering What Citizen Science Means to Us – Volunteer Week 2022
National Volunteer Week (16 May to 22 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of every volunteers’ vital dedication towards a better society. During this week, we’re sharing stories from a range of wonderful EcoCentre volunteers; exemplifying why we’re ‘Better Together’ when it comes to caring for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Continue reading for […]
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One year of sharing stories at the EcoCentre
Reflections by Ryan Abramowitz, EcoCentre Communications and Marketing coordinator  Story-telling and story-sharing connect us to ourselves, each other, our past and our dreams for the future.  Stories cross time as whales cross oceans. As today marks my one year anniversary of being a weaver of stories at the Port Phillip EcoCentre, it felt fitting to […]
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EcoCentre November Reflections
by April Seymore, Executive Officer When you hear “EcoCentre building” the new, world-leadership sustainability-rated, Net Zero, spacious and beautiful community centre probably springs to mind. This is with good reason: community has keenly watched the timber structure rise into place over the past few months. We’re all very excited about launching the redeveloped EcoCentre in […]
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The EcoCentre acknowledges the Kulin Nations, including the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung language group, traditional owners of the land on which we are located.

We pay respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Elder members of our multicultural community.