Month: October 2023

Soap Aid has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2023 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns & Cities in the Community category.

The 41st Annual Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria’s Tidy Towns & Cities – Sustainability Awards acknowledge, celebrate, and promote environmental achievements and strong community spirit among diverse applicants, including community groups, educational institutions, businesses, not-for-profits, and councils across Victoria.

It is an honour to be recognized alongside so many other remarkable organizations and to be acknowledged for our incredible work with soap recycling within the travel industry through our Hotel To Hands Programme.

For more detailed information about Soap Aid as a finalist, please visit the KABV Tidy Town Awards website: https://www.kabvic.org.au/2023-community-finalists/

The finalists for the 2023 Premier’s Sustainability Awards have been revealed – and we are so excited to be named amongst these amazing changemakers!

We are a finalist for the Healthy and Fair Society – Industry Leader award for our project, “Soap Aid – Hotel to Hands Programme”.

Celebrating their 21st anniversary in 2023, the awards shine a spotlight on innovators and leaders in sustainability in Victoria.

36 finalists have been selected across each of the 6 categories:

• Circular economy innovation
• Future energy
• Healthy and fair society
• Sustainable places
• Thriving environment
• Waste and recycling solutions

A Community Champion and Industry Leader will be awarded for each of the categories, as well as a Premier’s Recognition Award winner and a Premier’s Regional Recognition Award winner. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 23 November in Melbourne.

The Premier’s Sustainability Awards are presented in by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Victorian government and Premier of Victoria.

Environment Protection Authority (EPA), DEECA, Momentum Energy and Melbourne Water are sponsors of this year’s awards.

For more information, photos and profiles of all finalists, visit https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/psa-2023-finalists.