Alpine Shire Council is committed to supporting events to be more sustainable and have minimal impact on the surrounding environment.

Council has a number of resources available to help events enhance their sustainability, including a portable drinking fountain, a water bottle refill station, and waste and recycling bins and signage. We also have our mobile dishwashing station, the Dish Pig, available for hire by public and private events - read more about the Dish Pig below!

Additionally, we have Sustainable Event Guidelines to help event organisers incorporate sustainable principles and practices into their events. Read more about this Guide and other event resources here.

The Dish Pig is here to help events reduce their waste sent to landfill. Perfect for markets, weddings and other gatherings, the Dish Pig is there to tackle stacks of dishes whilst reducing waste from disposable food and drink containers.

Fitted out with a commercial dishwasher and plenty of reusable mugs, plates, bowls and cutlery, this mobile dishwashing station is available to be hired for public and private events where food and beverages are served.

Alpine Shire Council will provide an induction to anyone using the Dish Pig, including training and introduction to the operations manual. All Dish Pig bookings need to be made well in advance of your event to ensure that arrangements are in place and an induction has been completed prior.

To enquire about booking the Dish Pig, please email our Sustainability team at dishpig@alpineshire.vic.gov.au.

Thanks to Plasticwise Yackandandah for donating this Dish Pig to the Alpine Shire Council for use by our community.