Tucked behind the zoology building at Melbourne University’s Parkville Campus is a living museum. The System Garden has been there since 1856, long before the brick university buildings fortified its perimeter. Promoted on Instagram as having an “emphasis on plant evolution and relationships”, the System Garden is rich with plant species, which represent many plant […]

James (Jim) Douglass was an outstanding human being. He was passionate about the Mooroopna community. Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) would like to express our deepest gratitude for his contribution to Victoria. He was part of Tidy Towns Awards for more than 15 years. Jim worked tirelessly to promote the work carried out by the communities […]

Keep Victoria Beautiful (KVB) would like to acknowledge the wonderful work that Don Johns undertook during his life. Don Johns was an incredible supporter of KVB’s Tidy Town Awards in Victoria. Sabina Wills, CEO of KVB believes that he was one of the most inspiring volunteers in Australia. She said, ‘Don was an inspiration to […]

Judging for the 2017 Sustainable Cities awards finished up a couple of weeks ago with the Keep Victoria Beautiful judges visiting Latrobe, judging several schools and community groups in the area including, Toongabbie Primary School, St Vincent’s primary – Waste Detectives and Joshua Szabo – Enjoy It – Don’t destroy it! Big thanks to everyone involved! – The […]