For the Victorian SES Emerald Unit, being a partner of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme provides a major opportunity for community engagement.

When the Hamilton Bowling Club first heard about CDS Vic, they immediately saw its potential for fundraising.

When CDS Vic launched in November 2023, Youtuber Beau Miles and his friend Jimma planned to be among the first in line to return their eligible drink containers. And they certainly had a lot of them: nearly 10,0000 which they’d collected from Victorian roadsides over a period of several months.

Donations have ramped up quickly for this community-focused club. They’re turning empties into much-needed funds.

Introducing Sonny and Lennie, 8-year-old twins who have first-hand experience of Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, which provides world class care for sick children and their families.

Did you know that if you live in or around Horsham and return your eligible drink containers to our Horsham depot, you’re contributing to the employment of people with disabilities?

Alexandra Football Netball Club have been participating in CDS Vic and using their donations to fund their footy club supplies.

In bayside Melbourne and goldrush towns alike, RSL sub-branches without gaming need to get creative with their fundraising.

Up in the northwest of Victoria, the community of Dimboola is recovering from a bushfire that saw thousands of hectares reduced to ash. It’s a team effort, and on that team are the Dimboola Lions.