Infrastructure for a circular economy across the Mornington Peninsula
Create a circular economy paradigm – minimise resource use and maximise reuse of organics and water
Explore options and advocate for development of recycled water schemes
Develop extension programs for on-farm composting and generated organic wastes
Promote locally produced food and garden organics recycling and return compost to farms
Advocate for renewable energy production streams
Themes and Local Areas
Primary Theme:
Sustainable agriculture
Other Themes:
Water Supply and Use, Waterways, Wetlands, Groundwater, Native Vegetation, Native Animals, Land Use, Soil Health, Coasts, Estuaries, Marine Environments, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, Communities, Climate Change
Primary Local Area:
Mornington Peninsula
Other Local Areas:
Bass Coast, South Gippsland & islands, Casey, Cardinia & Baw Baw, Urban Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay, Western Port
Project location:
Mornington Peninsula Shire / broader region
Scale of the project:
Information
New or continuing work:
New project/work Continuing/building on previous work
Project partners
Lead organisation:
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Key partners:
Representative organisations (including the Shire, industry groups, philanthropists) as well as from external organisation and agencies such as education, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, State / Federal Government, community banks and funding bodies
Registered Aboriginal Party/s relevant to the project or its area:
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Investment opportunities
Opportunities for investors within this project start from:
$$$$ (Millions of dollars)
Estimated scale of investment for full project implementation:
$$$$$ (Tens of millions of dollars)
Estimated timeframe for full project implementation:
2-10 years
Contribution toward targets
Primary Regional Catchment Strategy target:
Sustainable agriculture – The Green Wedges and high value agricultural land of this region are retained for agricultural use and are supporting diverse and profitable agricultural enterprises
Relevant Biodiversity 2037 goal:
–
Relevant National Landcare Program priority:
Agriculture systems – Projects that support industries, farmers and fishers to adopt new management practices that help them to adjust to weather and/or climate variability
