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About Us

The Committee for Bellarine is an Incorporated not for profit organisation dedicated to the Bellarine Peninsula Region by pursuing and encouraging a sustainable approach to growth.

  • WE LEAD AND DRIVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON THE BELLARINE.

The Committee for Bellarine has grown into a leadership network that supports and enables sustainable and appropriate growth for existing and future communities - people and community emerging as vital components, adding social and cultural sustainability to the primary agenda below.

  • 1. Identify = we take ideas and create real projects.
  • 2. Facilitate = we connect the appropriate people, find practical solutions and define next steps.
  • 3. Promote = we communicate openly, responsibly and effectively within our network, our partners, the community, and the media.

Information on Bellarine 2050 Symposium Workshop OCT. 2011 outcomes HERE.

Future Workshops will be listed on our website and in our Newsletter when available for attendance.
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Clean Green Bellarine - a program of work by Bellarine Futures Alliance, reformed as the Committee for Bellarine (Incorporated)
The Committee for Bellarine was formed to promote the Bellarine region and encourage and lead sustainability projects on the Bellarine Peninsula