Greater Dandenong Sustainability Festival

The annual Sustainability Festival will be held at the Dandenong Market on Sunday 23 February 2025.

It is a wonderful celebration of all the ways we can get involved to protect our planet.

It is a free, family friendly event with activities, give aways and experts ready to answer your questions about how to live more sustainably.

Join the 2025 Sustainability Festival

We are inviting individuals, community groups, clubs, networks and schools across the city to host their own small-scale sustainability events and activities in their local area between 1 – 28 February 2025.

Expressions of interest are open until 5pm on Monday 23 December 2024. If you are interested, please click the link and fill out the online form below:

Greater Dandenong Sustainability Festival Event/Activity Expression of Interest – Greater Dandenong

For more information, email sustainability@cgd.vic.gov.au.

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Other Festival Events and Programs

Op Shop Trail 2025

The City of Greater Dandenong is participating in its first Op Shop Trail from 10 January to 10 February 2025.

Get to know your local area and community while learning how to reduce your textile waste. This event is free to participate in. All you have to do is visit a minimum of three stores to enter the prize pool. You will not be required to purchase from these shops.

What do you need to do?

Collect a competition form from any participating Op Shop
Collect one stamp from each store
Visit as many stores as you can during the competition time
Submit your competition form

How to submit your competition form:

In person: Visit the Sustainability Festival and drop it off at the colourful 'Go Green' electric van on Sunday 23 February at the Dandenong Market

Via email: sustainability@cgd.vic.gov.au by Saturday 15 February.

Note: the more stores you visit, the bigger the prize pool voucher amount. For example, visit 3-5 stores to enter the $10 prize pool. Visit all 12 to win a prize and enter the $50 prize pool. Multiple vouchers up for grabs.