Buninyong Sustainability
Community Group
Energy & Climate, Waste & Circular Economy, Food & Growing, Nature & Biodiversity, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Skills, Community Connection
What are you doing to create a more sustainable future?
Buninyong Sustainability is delivering practical, community-led climate action at a local level.
We run the Buninyong Community Garden, creating a shared space for local food growing, composting, seed saving and intergenerational learning. We’ve supported the installation of a public EV charger in Buninyong to accelerate the transition to electric transport and reduce transport emissions in our region.
Through the Smart Living Expo, Smarts Tent talks, youth programs like Sustainable Seekers, and the Smarter Together campaign, we connect households, schools and businesses with real-world solutions — from energy-efficient homes and waste reduction to circular economy thinking and regenerative design.
Our focus is simple: make sustainability visible, practical and achievable for everyone.
What impact has your initiative had so far?
Our initiatives are building both environmental outcomes and community resilience.
The Community Garden is developing year by year and we are all working towards a community hub building at Royal Park in the future. Strengthening local food security, reducing food miles and fostering connection across generations.
The Smart Living Expo attracts over 3,500 visitors annually, inspiring thousands of practical sustainability actions — from home retrofits and solar installations to waste reduction and energy literacy.
The EV charger project positions Buninyong as a forward-thinking regional town, supporting the growing number of EV drivers and encouraging low-emission travel.
Most importantly, we are strengthening civic pride. Buninyong is proving that small regional communities can lead meaningful climate action — together.
Who has helped you to achieve this vision?
Our community and all the exhibitors who have attended our Expo over the 11 years.
