Ceres

October 16, 2018 permaculture_admin

CERES – Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, is an award-winning, not-for-profit, sustainability centre located on 4.5 hectares on the Merri Creek in East Brunswick, Melbourne.

CERES (pronounced ‘series’) is a place where people come together to share ideas about living well together and directly participate in meeting their social and material needs in a sustainable way. 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.

For thousands of years, the Wurundjeri people lived on the land where CERES now stands. The Merri Creek was a focus of their lifestyle, a place to swim and play and a vital source of food. Following the European invasion, the Victorian gold rush and the growth of Melbourne city, the site was quarried for bluestone then turned into a landfill site… As industry moved in the water became polluted and the trees and wildlife disappeared.

Courses they offer:

Permaculture Design Course
Intro to Landscaping & Garden Maintenance
Intro to Horticultural Therapy Course
Environmental Education Course
Sustainable Gardening Course
CERES Vocational Education and Training (VET) Programs
Complete Urban Farmer Course

To Contact them:

(+61 3) 9389 0100

Our Address
Cnr Roberts & Stewart Sts, Brunswick East, VIC 3057 Australia

(+61 3) 9389 0111

(+61 3 ) 9389 0122

(+61 3 ) 9389 0166

(+61 3 ) 8673 6288