Each year the Hobart City Council requests entries in the Dr Edward Hall Environment Awards, which recognise the efforts made by schools, communities and businesses in Southern Tasmania who conserve and protect the environment.
The awards aim to raise awareness of environmental issues and to provide education on the broad range of activities that can be undertaken to make a difference to our effect on the environment.
Further queries can be directed to the Council's Marketing Unit:
Ph: (03) 6238 2989
Email: marketing@hobartcity.com.au
Download the 2009 Dr Edward Hall Environment Hall Awards entry kit here.
All schools, community groups and organisations must operate within the ‘62’ southern Tasmania telephone region.
Projects must have been conducted or yielded outcomes between 27 September 2008 and 25 September 2009.
The Hobart City Council and sponsors would like to congratulate the winners of the Dr Edward Hall Awards for 2008. The winners were announced at an Awards Ceremony held in the Hobart Town Hall on Monday 8 December 2008.
Winner - Lansdowne Crescent Primary School for their project titled "We can make a difference".
Runner Up - New Horizons Pre-School for their project titled "H2O, Don't Go".
Winner - St Virgils College for their project titled "Quarry site restoration from environmental eyesore to natural bushland beauty.
Runner Up - Mackillop College for their project titled "Sustainability & Awareness Initiative - Do what you can!"
Winner - Finnian Rees, Taroona Primary School for his artwork titled "Limit your showers to 4 minutes to save water".
Winner - Alex Jarvis & Andrew Reading, New Town High School for their artwork titled "Stop the Drop, Collect the Drip, Don't be a Hoarder, Save your Water".
Winner - Sustainable Living Tasmania for their submission titled - "Fostering Community Resilience in the face of climate change".
Runner Up - Source Community Wholefoods for their submission titled "Promoting sustainable healthy food & lifestyle choices in Hobart".
Large Business Winner - Vaucluse Gardens Retirement Village for their submission titled "Hobart Rivulet Regeneration".
Winner - Colour Copy Centre for their submission titled "Project Nine Lives".
The Hobart City Council would like to acknowledge the support provided by our sponsorship partners:
