Front left, Lily D'Ambrosio, Minister for Community Development & Mark Brown from Rhima, fourth from left, at the opening of the Van Raay Centre at Ceres

CERES, the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, pronounced ‘series’ is an internationally recognised model of a sustainable society located in Melbourne, Australia. Ceres shares its name with the Roman Goddess for agriculture.

Ceres is located on 4.5 hectares on the banks of the Merri Creek, in East Brunswick, close to the centre of Melbourne. Ceres runs on renewable energy, conserves and recycles its water and waste, grows organic food and teaches diverse audiences about more just and environmentally friendly ways of living. What makes the Ceres concept particularly compelling is that sustainability initiatives are located in a participatory social setting which, over time, has created a village-like environment, made up of a melting pot of different audiences.This makes Ceres quite unique.

In line with Ceres strategies they have chosen the PR Green dishwasher which saves over 160,000 litres of water per year.  PR Green is an innovative and eco friendly solution for Ceres dishwashing. Manual pre-rinsing is a thing of the past and the auto pre-rinse start and auto-hood cuts labour by up to 50% and reduces energy consumption dramatically.

PR Green revolutionises the way kitchens operate, with less water, less steam in the environment, dry floors and surfaces, lower energy and fewer chemicals cutting dishwashing time in half.