Sustainability Advocate Program
Staff and student Sustainability Advocates play a key part in the University of Melbourne achieving a sustainable campus.
Do you have a sustainability question or suggestion for your University area? Contact your Sustainability Advocate (SA) for support, or request to become the Sustainability Advocate in your area or department.
Sustainability Advocates are responsible for...
- Actively promoting University of Melbourne sustainability initiatives to staff or students
- Maintaining own awareness about sustainability issues around the University
- Acting as a communication channel between staff or students and the Sustainability Team, so that we can develop initiatives and resolve concerns
- Raising staff or student awareness about the environmental impact of their campus activities
- Providing staff or students with the tools and support to minimise their environmental impact
- Facilitating and supporting staff or students to create their own sustainable initiatives.
Representing your sustainability values
The SAs meet four times a year at the SA Forum, which aims to unite sustainability champions from across the University to make our campuses more sustainable places to work and study. Convened by the Sustainability Team, the Forum allows SAs to discuss and seek solutions for sustainability issues within their University area. This forum is a chance to share ideas and initiatives, learn about current sustainability activities across the University, and raise any concerns or potential solutions with the Sustainability Team and other SAs in person.
SA Forum Dates
There are no scheduled SA Forum dates.
Sustainability Advocate list
Faculties
Faculty | School or department | Advocate | Contact | Location | Key interests |
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Architecture, Building and Planning | Student at Melbourne School of Design | Ivy (Jiaxing) XI | jiaxingx@student.unimelb.edu.au | Glyn Davis Building, Parkville | N/A |
Business and Economics | Department of Management | Michael J. Zyphur | mzyphur@unimelb.edu.au | The Spot, Carlton | Superannuation fund activism, fossil fuel divestment, emissions reductions. |
Business and Economics | Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE) | Renata Luhr | renata.luhr@unimelb.edu.au | Kwong Lee Dow Building, Carlton | Waste, food, permaculture, and community building. |
Business and Economics | Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE) | Aris Cologon | acologon@unimelb.edu.au | Kwong Lee Dow Building, Carlton | N/A |
Education | Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Resources and Administration | Olivia Stocks | olivia.stocks@unimelb.edu.au | Kwong Lee Dow Building, Carlton | Sustainable development |
Education | Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Sustainability Fellow | Jeana Kriewaldt | jeana@unimelb.edu.au | 100 Leicester St, Carlton | Transforming sustainability in education. |
Education | Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Teaching Support | Jenny Lowe | j.lowe@unimelb.edu.au | Kwong Lee Dow Building, Carlton | N/A |
Engineering | Melbourne School of Engineering, Executive/Leaders for Global Sustainability | Linh Do | linh.do@unimelb.edu.au | Melbourne Connect, Carlton | N/A |
Engineering | Melbourne School of Engineering, Environmental | Morgan Foster | mfoster@student.unimelb.edu.au | Student at Parkville campus | Water-Energy nexus, sustainable precincts and communities, green infrastructure, addressing Urban Heat Island effect. |
Law | Melbourne School of Government, Melbourne Law School, Research | Sophie Lamond | sophie.lamond@unimelb.edu.au | Law Building, Carlton | Food, waste, student participation, and equity and justice. |
Law | Melbourne Law School, Employee Services | Megan Price | m.price@unimelb.edu.au | Law Building, Carlton | N/A |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Melbourne Medical School, Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology | Dimitra Stathopoulos | dimitra@unimelb.edu.au | Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne | Waste reduction, sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience | Franca Casagranda | f.casagranda@unimelb.edu.au | Medical Building (181), Parkville | N/A |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Administration | Stephan Kaiser | stephan.kaiser@unimelb.edu.edu | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne | N/A |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Complex Human Data Hub | Elle Pattenden | elle.pattenden@unimelb.edu.au | Redmond Barry, Parkville and Melbourne Connect, Carlton | N/A |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Melbourne School and Health Sciences, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology | Shani Dettman | dettmans@unimelb.edu.au | 550 Swanston St, Carlton | Waste and recycling |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of BioSciences, BioSciences EHS team | Christine Baggs | cbaggs@unimelb.edu.au | BioSciences 4, Parkville | Waste |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology | Emma Bawden | emma.bawden@unimelb.edu.au | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne | Leader of Green Impact team 'Green DISCO' |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology | Timon Damelang | timon.damelang@unimelb.edu.au | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne | Leader of Green Impact team 'Green DISCO' |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Neuroepidemiology Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Steve Simpson-Yap | steve.simpsonyap@unimelb.edu.au | 207–211 Bouverie St, Carlton | Pets/animals, gardening, composting |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Professional Staff Team | Suzy Irons | suzy.irons@unimelb.edu.au | 104 Alan Gilbert Building, Parkville | Fair food system, sustainable food production, organics, supporting local products |
Science | UMSU Environment Office Bearer | Ann Nguyen | hoanganhn@student.unimelb.edu.au | Student at Parkville | Plastic pollution, animal agriculture, diet and sustainability |
Science | Office for Environmental Programs | Katey O’Brien | Katey.obrien@unimelb.edu.au | Walter Boas Building, Parkville | Sustainable events |
Science | Student at Office for Environmental Programs (OEP) | Ryan Matthew Fisher | rmfisher@student.unimelb.edu.au | Student. OEP Building at Parkville, Life Science Labs at Burnley. | Native ecological restoration and protection, botany, biology, plant morphology. |
Science | Student at Office for Environmental Programs (OEP) | Jheasy Sanchez Vargas | jheasyv@student.unimelb.edu.au | Student. OEP Building at Parkville | Circular economy and waste projects. |
Science | Student in Faculty of Science | Yau Sang (Sunday) Lam | yslam@student.unimelb.edu.au | Student at Parkville | Social enterprise and Indigenous knowledge |
Science | School of BioSciences | Laura Marchese | laura.marchese@unimelb.edu.au | BioSciences 4, Parkville | Food |
Science | School of BioSciences | David Duncan | david.duncan@unimelb.edu.au | BioSciences 2, Parkville | Transport, waste minimisation, prosocial purchasing, biodiversity |
Science | School of Mathematics and Statistics, Statistical Consulting Centre | Cameron Patrick | cameron.patrick@unimelb.edu.au | 139 Barry St, Carlton | N/A |
Science | School of Chemistry | Spas D. Kolev | s.kolev@unimelb.edu.au | Chemistry Building (153), Parkville | Sustainable mining and manufacturing |
Science | School of Geography | Dr Rebecca Runting | rebecca.runting@unimelb.edu.au | 207–221 Bouverie St, Carlton | Sustainable investments |
Science | School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences | Helena Bender | hbender@unimelb.edu.au | Baldwin Spencer Building, Parkville | Transformative and holistic sustainability |
Science | School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences | Holly Sitters | holly.sitters@unimelb.edu.au | Creswick campus, Stage 1 | Sustainable food choices |
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | Operations Group | Kathryn Mistica | kathryn.mistica@unimelb.edu.au | Building 125 (WEBs), Parkville | Leader of Green Impact team 'Green Footprint' |
Departments
Department | Team | Advocate | Contact | Location | Key interests |
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Advancement | Gifts in Wills Team | Jennifer Henry | Jennifer.henry@unimelb.edu.au | Raymond Priestley Building, Parkville | Worm farms, recycling, eliminating single-use plastic |
Advancement | Operations | Joanna (Jo) Watts | joanna.watts@unimelb.edu.au | Raymond Priestley Building, Parkville | Animal agriculture and meat consumption, consumer choices, renewable energy |
Brand, Customer Strategy and Insights Team | Brand Team | Catherine Lee | c.lee@unimelb.edu.au | Raymond Priestley Building, Parkville | Recycling |
Business Services | Entreprise Technology | Audrey Colbath | audrey.colbath@unimelb.edu.au | Level 3, 11 Barry St, Carlton | Waste reduction, plant-based eating, biodiversity |
Campus Services | Sustainability Team | Rachael Miller | rachael.miller@unimelb.edu.au | 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne | Biodiversity |
Campus Services | Union House | Alex Radovanovic | alex.radovanovic@unimelb.edu.au | Union House, Parkville | Reuse service, organic waste, energy savings |
Chief Operating Officer Portfolio | Chief Operating Officer | Clare Walker | walkerc@unimelb.edu.au | Raymond Priestley Building, Parkville | Strategy and governance |
Student and Scholarly Services | Graduations and Curriculum Support | Emily Lebetzis | amalial@unimelb.edu.au | 757 Swanston Street, Parkville | Waste, lowering consumption, divestment from fossil fuels |
Student and Scholarly Services | Campus Community | Ben McCarthy | mcb@unimelb.edu.au | Level 3, 757 Swanston Street, Parkville (Stop 1) | N/A |
Don't have a Sustainability Advocate in your University department or faculty? Request to become a Sustainability Advocate.