In recognition of the great work that Green Connect has been doing for the past nine years, the Wollongong-based not-for-profit organisation won the top award at Wednesday night’s highly prestigious Green Globe awards gala event, the Premier’s Award for Environmental Excellence, as well as the award for Community Leadership.

Supporting sustainability leaders across New South Wales for 20 years, the annual Green Globe Awards are NSW’s premier environmental awards, recognising and celebrating collaboration, partnerships and projects that encourage others to achieve positive change and protect our environment. This year’s awards were held at the Taronga Centre in Sydney.

Ms Felicity Wilson MP, Member for North Shore, announced the winners on behalf of The Hon Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment, at the gala event and spoke about the high calibre of finalists in all twelve categories.

Kylie Flament, Green Connect’s General Manager, said: “This award is a wonderful recognition of the staff and volunteers who have worked tirelessly to create jobs, reduce waste and grow fair food. We hope our work will inspire others, because in the face of so many global challenges, everyone can do something. Find your something!”

In a big night for the region, the University of Wollongong’s Team Desert Rose also took home two awards – the Built Environment Award and the Regional Sustainability Award.

It was an exciting night for both Green Connect and UOW, and well-deserved recognition of the great work that these organisations are doing both in the sustainability sector and for the Illawarra region.

Green Globe Awards night at Taronga Zoo. Photography by Quentin Jones. 27 Nov 2019.


 

Read more about our Award for Environmental Excellence HERE.

Read more about our Community Leadership Award HERE.

Read the Green Globes media release HERE.

Supporting sustainability leaders across New South Wales for 20 years, the annual Green Globe Awards are NSW’s premier environmental awards, recognising and celebrating collaboration,partnerships and projects that encourage others to achieve positive change and protect our environment.