Worms at work: winning idea announced


September 6, 2024

Worms will be ‘upsoiling’ through a smart-composting design set for Fishermans Bend.

Since our amazing Pitch Night, we’ve received more than 700 votes helping us determine the winning idea in this year’s Fishermans Bend Digital Innovation Challenge. And the winner is Upsoil Collective.

Receiving 57 per cent of the total votes, this smart street-side worm composting solution by Melbourne landscape architect Zoe Wang and Sydney-based author and environmental consultant Michael Mobbs tackles food waste by transforming it into nutrient-rich material through a local, visible and hassle-free urban composting design.

The other two finalists also proposed brave and brilliant solutions that would drive thriving biodiversity and circular community practices using smart tech designs in Fishermans Bend. Watch their pitches online.

The next chapter starts today, as the winning pilot team plan how to bring their idea to life in Fishermans Bend in 2025 for testing.

Learn more about the winning idea by rewatching their pitch or checking out their Instagram.

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