Sustainable Upper Ovens is an organisation aimed at helping householders, small businesses and visitor service providers to adopt improved energy efficiency measures, switch to renewable energy and maximise opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle our resources. The Upper Ovens Valley covers a considerable part of the upper catchment of the Ovens River, from Ovens through Porepunkah and Bright to Germantown, Freeburgh, Smoko and Harrietville, incorporating the Buckland Valley and Wandiligong Valley. Sustainable Upper Ovens is the umbrella organisation for a number of vibrant local community groups in the Upper Ovens Valley whose focus is on different aspects of living sustainably.

Within our community, we some wonderful, hardworking and dedicated orgainsations that are doing great things to help reduce their environmental impact and help fight climate change. Sustainable Upper Ovens would like to recognise these unsung heroes in our "Community Business Hero Of The Month". This month's award goes to Bright Laundry.