Presented at: GSEF2016 Montreal

Organisation: Moreland City Council (Gouvernment and public agency), CERES Inc (SSE organization)

Date: September 8, 2016

Presenter: Ms. Laura Lynch (Unit Manager), Ms. Cinnamon Evans (Chief Executive Officer)

Contacts: llynch@moreland.vic.gov.au, cinnamon@ceres.org.au

Summary: 

CERES is a 4-hectare community and visitor centre in Melbourne, Australia, created by local people on a rehabilitated landfill site. At CERES, people come together to share ideas about living well together and directly participate in sustainably meeting their social and material needs. Through social enterprises, education and training, employment and community engagement, CERES provides the means by which people can build awareness of current local and global issues, and join in the movement for economic, social and environmental sustainability. CERES has partnered with Moreland City Council since 1982. Its a tenant on Council land receives funding for capital improvements and is subject to local regulations. CERES has become one of the largest employers in the municipality and is an active enabler of social, environmental and economic change. While our partnership is collaborative and mutually beneficial, differences in organisational purpose and culture require both organisations to adapt and evolve.