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Sustainability Resource Directory

Architects and Builders

Ovens and King Builders - Lachlan Gales
NRG Systems  - Ken Sibley, Building Designer  (‘Sustainable, energy-efficient housing design and smart renovations’ - Download here)

Bio-diversity

Regent Honey Eater Project
Winton Wetlands 
Strathbogie Forests

Citizen Science Groups and Projects

Australian Platypus Conservancy with Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority and Benalla Local Council
Friends of Winton Wetlands - for example, annual spring Nest Box Survey and more: Facebook page/ email [email protected]
Turtles 

Community Energy

Indigo Power
Mondo

Community Gardens

Benalla Lifestyle Village 
Central Benalla Community Garden - Uniting Church 
Yooralla; Waminda; Stephanie Alexander .... 

Consultantcy 

Annette Jones - Energy audits 
Howard Bartlett
Woz - Permaculture 
Bertram Lobert
​Sunreal 

Education

BSFG - Guest Speakers; Forums
Renewable Energy Benalla - Workshops; Forums 
Swanpool Environmental Film Festival

U3A Sustainability Group - 1st and 3rd Fridays 

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations within 85 km from Benalla:  

There is currently no public EV charging station in Benalla.  Closest to Benalla  (within 70 km) as at 12 September 2020

Tesla Supercharger  Electric vehicle charging station
Euroa VIC
Tesla·120.0 kW  Total 6

Chargefox Charging Station  Electric vehicle charging station
Euroa VIC
Open 24 hours · 1300 518 038
CHAdeMO·350.0 kWAvailable2/2CCS·350.0 kWAvailable2/2CHAdeMO·50.0 kWAvailable2/2CCS·50.0 kWAvailable2/2

Tesla Destination Charger  Electric vehicle charging stations:
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​195 Major Plains Road, Dookie (Tallis Winery)

Dookie VIC
0437 825 547
Oxley VIC
(03) 5727 3461
Tesla·22.0 kWTotal 2

Milawa VIC
(03) 5720 5500
Tesla·22.0 kWTotal 2

Whitfield VIC
(03) 5729 8321
Tesla·22.0 kWTotal 2

Euroa VIC
(03) 5795 2506
Tesla·22.0 kWTotal 2

Mansfield VIC
(03) 5775 2922
Tesla·22.0 kWTotal 2

Festivals

Off the Grid -
Happy Wanderer Festival - Mark Foletta 

Food and Agriculture

Benalla Food Cooperative
Benalla Local Food Network
Benalla Permaculture
Community Gardens - Central Benalla Community Garden - Uniting Church; Lifestyle Village, Stephanie Alexander; Waminda CH
Grow Free Carts - Community Centre, Coster Street; 
Farmers' Markets/Local Markets

​Land Care Groups --
  • Gecko Clan
  • others.... 
​Open Food Network
Organic producers/retailers... including Karthika's Health Food Shop; Carla's eggs, etc... ; Fruits and Fare;  Baddaginnie Run Winery.... 
Wicking Bed Project 

Grow Free Carts

Community Centre, Coster Street
? Uniting Church, Lifestyle Village, Waminda, NEA, 

Local and other Government

Larissa Montgomery, Benalla Rural City  - title, contact no
Callum Morrison - Benalla Rural City - title, contact number
Kristie Roche, DELWP - title, contact number

Newsletters

'Recyle and re-use'

Opportunity Shops 

Red Cross - 59 Carrier Street
St Vincent de Paul - 41 Nunn Street, cnr Nunn and Church Street
Salvation Army - Bridge Street - 5 -9 Bridge Street 
Baptist Church - Bridge Street 
Yooralla - Old Benalla Library, RSL building, Nunn Street 

Garage Sales - drive around on Saturday mornings;  check out listings  in Wednesday's Ensign
North East Artisans - Elaine Murphy; Tim Schloss; Deb Dodd; Tony Levy and others 
RED - Soft Plastic Recycling 
  • Coles - Carrier Street
  • Woolworths - Smythe Street

Solar Farms

FRV - Community Information Officer; 
​others... 

Solar Installation

Sunreal
Solar Gain - Wangaratta
​.... etc

Street Art / Artists 

Cornography (2018) -Tim Bowtell (Fawckner Street, Library side of Seniors Community Centre Building)
High School site in laneway
Sugar Glider   Regent Honey Eater etc.... 

Sustainable Houses

Solar Skillion Sleep Out (Howard Bartlett)
Tony Levy, Tim Murphy, John and Freida Lloyd

BSFG/Sunreal Environmentally Sustainable Business Award Winners

Church Street Surgery (2018)
D&R Hendersons (2016)
Baddaginnie Run Winery
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​Connected, Engaged Community
Ecological Sustainable Design and Development
​Greening  and cooling our urban areas 
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​Renewable Energy
Sustainable Farming 
Waste Wise 
Email addresses: 
BSFG:    [email protected]
Food Co-op:  [email protected]
​Benalla Sustainable Future Group acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we live, work and meet, the Taungerang, Yorta Yorta and Bpangerang people ​of North East Victoria, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.