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Coming home to the alive world: writing with the Earth with Maya Ward
Nov | $150* | 4.5 hrs






































































































































Intro to Social Enterprise – Working for a Purpose
Understand business models and skills that aim to tackle social problems, improve communities, benefit the environment and provide people with access to employment and training. | Mar | $895* | 8 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.
















Green Gap Year
Green Gap Year is a seven-month program designed to connect you to a green career | Starts Feb 24 | 7 months




Water Saving Tips for Home
Water Saving Tips!! Click on this link to read some tips that you can follow to save water! Water Saving Tips 2

Water Saving Tips
Can you decrease the amount of water you use at home? See the poster for lots of tips to help you save water! Thank you to our fantastic Waste Warriors […]

Wetland ponding and waste trap emptying
During a recent excursion with the I Sea I Care (Dolphin Research Institute) program our Somerville Primary School marine ambassadors took part in water based activities to learn about the […]


Mapuru Weaving and Living on Country
Visit the remote community of Mäpuru in East Arnhem Land to learn about Yolngu culture from Indigenous leaders passing on traditional skills and knowledge in basket weaving and bush survival. | $2610 or $3090 | 10 or 12 days





Year 4 Persuasive Writing
Our Year 4 students have written some incredible persuasive pieces this week! Link on the link to read the writing pieces: Use the correct bin! and Limits for Cutting Down […]

Styrofoam problem crushed by APC
The APC Enviro Team has kicked another goal for the planet by tackling the problem of styrofoam packaging. The State Government has been supplying air purifiers for the school, but […]




Creating and Implementing a Zero Waste Policy in Schools (Online & On Demand)
Anytime | $45 (GST incl.) | 1 hr




Heart Connections and Traditional Wisdom
Learn how CERES approaches learning through HEAD, HEART and HANDS, and how traditional wisdom and nature connection can engage | Jul | $150* | 6 hrs


Lettuce Improve Biodiversity!
Create a Bird Bath! Do you want to make sure birds have water to drink? Get an empty hard plastic container like an ice cream container Fill it up with […]

Biodiversity Journey
Please look at our social story, which celebrates our biodiversity journey thus far! Social Story















Sustainable waste management at Somerville PS
In 2022 SPS has been hard at work making a positive impact on our environment through our waste reduction programs. We launched our Rubbish Rebels and Waste Free Warriors program […]








Our Energy Journey
As part of working on our ResourceSmart Energy module, the Cornish College Sustainability Action Team has decided to complete an energy audit for the school. This is to understand where […]


THE PICKY LITTLE KOALA
The Ark Foundation have linked with Coles to plant trees in bushfire affected areas to help regenerate forests for endangered koala populations. If you down load the free ebook The […]

FOOD WASTE IDEAS SUPPLIED BY THE COMMUNITY
Whilst our students give their food waste to our chickens and worm farm we are now extending our focus on food waste turning into methane gas by getting families on […]

The compost bin is all set up!
Bonnie ordered a compost bin for children so we can start making our very own soil with lots of nutrients from the food scraps that was going to be wasted […]

Clean Up Cornish
On Friday March 4th we participated in Clean Up Cornish Day as part of the Clean Up Australia Initiative. Each class spent some time, out on County at Cornish cleaning […]

Gumboot Recycling and Exchange Program
We noticed that, often in the Primary Years, people outgrow their gumboots before they out wear them. That means (if you don’t have people to hand them on to) that […]

Wheelers Flock
In 2021 Wheelers Hill Primary School received a $5000 grant from Landcare Australia. With this grant, we decided to design and create a bird sanctuary. As a part of their […]

WORLD WETLANDS DAY AT BONEO PARK
Our DRI Ambassadors visited Boneo Park for World Wetlands Day. They shared their learning about wetlands with the school through a video which highlighted all the features of Boneo Park […]

FANTASY KEYS
Students found joy and developed their creative thinking skills by using and up-cycling materials from hard rubbish, op shops and recycled items from school families. Their fantasy keys taught the […]

WE ADOPT VIOLET THE DOLPHIN
Our Sustainability Leaders and DRI Ambassadors raised funds to adopt a dolphin called Violet through DRI. She will be used to highlight issues with water purity and marine life welfare […]

Biodiversity, An STM Learning Story
Biodiversity, An STM Learning Story In 2021, we focused on our Biodiversity and Waste modules and have been working towards achieving our 2nd star. Prior to completing the Biodiversity module, […]

KILLARA’S WORLD WATER DAY ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION
KILLARA’S WORLD WATER DAY ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION 2022 – SD 480p Killara Primary School in Sunbury is very proud of our efforts to look after the environment and be as sustainable […]

clean upAustralia Day
Learning story Clean up Australia Day 2021 We have focussed on reducing our waste and improving our overall waste management at St. Joseph’s. This is part of our goal to […]


WORLD BOOK DAY
For World Book Day our students brought along pre loved books in great condition to share with less advantaged communities. Pictured is Charlotte with the books collected from our families. […]




Year 3/4’s in the STM Community Garden
Year 3/4’s in the STM Community Garden Our Year 3/4 student’s had their first STEM lesson for the year in the garden this week. They harvested cucumbers and zucchinis that […]







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Strathaird PS Water Learning story 2021
Where we started In 2008 we were using over 8KL of water per student. We had lots of leaky drink taps,toilets and urinals, toilets with only one flush option and […]

Can we catch the rain?
Blue Room – 3 year olds Here we are making our rain catchers to place in the tree Children decided which part of the tree to put their catchers Then […]

Our Energy Story
Barton Primary School 2021 Learning Story In 2020, we focused on completing our Energy module, and in 2021 have been working towards achieving our 4th star. Prior to completing the […]

Thank You Woolworths /Landcare
Kunyung Primary School would like to again thank the Woolworths Landcare Grant for helping us kick-start our soft plastic recycling program. With new colourful bins installed in the prep grades, […]

Nest Boxes at KPS
With the recent storms unfortunately our school has lost some of its large eucalyptus trees. These trees are very important to the biodiversity of the local community and support a […]

Soft Plastic Recycling
Kunyung Primary School would like to thank the Woolworths Landcare grant again for helping us get our soft plastic recycling program up and running. Students of all ages were involved […]

Sustainability Explorer Program at LPK
The children take home Dulai wurrung (Dulai for short) and Walert our two sustainabilty explorers. Dulai and Walert visit childrens houses to showcase and celebrate sustainable practices in their homes. […]


Year 1 and 2 Bee Sanctuary
Our Year 1 and 2 students have been busy planting plants and hanging bee hotels for our Bee Sanctuary! Well done Year 1 and 2 students!

How do Flowers Drink?
Over the week, we have been talking about nature with our kinder children. We discussed resources we had in the centre as some of them are natural like plants and […]

Sensory Garden
In 2020 and 2021, we have been focussing on completing both the biodiversity module, and have been working towards achieving our second star. Prior to completing the Biodiversity module the […]


We found a baby possum!
Caring for Baby possum – November 2021 We found a baby possum in the sandpit. It was cold and sacred. Educator wrapped the baby possum in a blanket and placed […]

CERES delivered a Biodiversity audit at our Centre
Deanne from CERES visited this morning. She introduced the term habitat of different insects (for example butcher boys, centipedes, millipedes, worms, earwigs and spiders). The children then put on their […]


Improving our Biodiversity
In 2021, we have been focussing on completing both the biodiversity module, and have been working towards achieving our third star. Prior to completing the biodiversity module, the school’s biodiversity […]

Waste Warrior Tip!
Sustainability Tip We know parents love the individually packaged chip packets, however, have you ever thought how bad it is for the environment, how much plastic is involved and how […]



Waste Warrior Tip!
Choose Foil! Rather than wrapping your sandwiches in cling/glad wrap, use tin foil because it can be recycled! Make sure to loosely scrunch up and your foil and it must […]

WHPS Waste Audit
Just before we went into another lockdown we were lucky to have completed our Waste Audit for our Waste Module under the Resource Smart Schools. 6EF collected a range of […]

Biodiversity at TPPS 2020 – 2021 – The results…
Over the last two years, we have learnt a lot at TPPS. We have progressed from not knowing what biodiversity was to completing numerous biodiversity increasing projects and running multiple […]

– July 2021 Grade 6 National Tree Day –
– July 2021 Grade 6 National Tree Day – Now that we had successfully created more habitat for the local wildlife, we started to think about how we could take […]

– Term 2 2021 Grade 4 Biodiversity Projects –
– Term 2 2021 Grade 4 Biodiversity Projects – Our grade 4 students finally got to put their plans from 2020 into action! The three classes researched, designed and installed […]

– May 2021 Whole School Fundraiser for Hairy Nosed Wombat Day –
Our students (and some staff) dressed up as animals to raise awareness for endangered animals such as the Hairy Nosed Wombat. We raised $1 021 for the Wombat Foundation! The […]

– March 2020 CERES Student Environmental Leadership Program –
– March 2020 CERES Student Environmental Leadership Program – Our students learnt what ‘Biodiversity’ actually is (the diversity of living things) and action planned ways that we could increase biodiversity […]

Biodiversity at TPPS 2020 – 2021
We are very fortunate at Templestowe Park Primary. We have an abundance of space and beautiful grounds – full of large eucalyptus trees and stunning native plants. So upon first […]


Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant.
Congratulations! Kunyung Primary School are very excited to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant. The aim of our project is to […]

Compost video
Please view the compost video that we made a little while a go to show how to compost at our school: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XNUOsnhrdlGsKJ1se4FmJnjaNNzm32BO/view?usp=sharing

Explanation Texts from our Year 6 students
Our Year 6 students have certainly been busy during lockdown! Students were asked to write an explanation text on How to Live Sustainably. Here was their brief: You are to […]


Green Machine News
Green Machine News – 29 April ’21 Wow! Green Machine had a busy session on Monday. The Woolworths seedlings are looking great and were planted in the barrels and baths. […]

Green Machine News
Green Machine News – 1st April 2021 Green Machine has had a busy few weeks. Thanks to all of the wonderful families who donated their Woolworths seeds to us. We […]

Green Machine News
Green Machine News – 4 March 2021 Congratulations to the successful applicants of 2021 who were announced at assembly last week. We met for the first time this week and […]

Bread tags for a wheel Chairs
Our school has been collecting bread tags for wheel chairs for the last three years. So far we have collected 5.5 kilos. A great effort.

Our Indigenous medicinal and edible resource garden
Our garden is going from strength to strength. This garden was created out of a blank canvas through the assistance of a Junior Woolworths Landcare Grant and a Victorian Schools […]

Water Module Reflection
Although just currently completing our Water Module now, our journey started back in late 2018 when we installed SWEP water loggers. Straight away we discovered that our school was losing […]

Progress in our Waste sustainability
Throughout 2020 and 2021 we have been focussing on completing our Waste module as part of our ResourceSmart Schools certification process. We are already a 2 star school, and we […]

2020 Annual Report
With the recent addition of our last water bill, our ResourceSmart Schools facilitator was able to generate our 2020 Annual Report. Exciting news is that we are below the guidelines […]

Waste ideas
A big thank you to all staff and students for their fantastic efforts in recycling in their, classrooms, office and out in the school grounds. It takes everyone to participate […]

Junior Woolworths Landcare Grant
St Joephs Indigenous Butterfly and Bee Garden is starting to take shape. The habitat boxes that were made with the assistance of the Point Nepean Mens Shed and the Preps […]

Spring in the Kitchen Garden
Despite the lockdown which means we can’t do much work in the Kitchen Garden, lots of delicious vegies are still flourishing, especially thanks to the rain we’ve had recently. These […]

Composting
In January, WHPS began composting our food waste. We have used compost tumblers as well as green waste council bins. Our tumblers filled up quite quickly and are nearly ready […]

Remote Learning and it’s Impact on School Water Use
COVID-19 has negatively impacted many things in our lives over the last 18 months. However, one thing that has changed for the good is the reduction of energy and water […]



2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant
We’ve been successful with our application for a 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant for our project, Wheeler’s Worms! This will help our composting system here at WHPS. We were able […]

2021 School Pride Roster
2021 brings another year of School Pride! Our students and teachers show pride in our school by undertaking activities and jobs around the school to show that we care about […]







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Water Learning Story
In 2021, we have been focusing on completing both the water module and have been working towards achieving our 4th star. Prior to completing the water module, a snapshot of […]










THE MOTH MIGRATION PROJECT
We were inspired by the international Moth Migration Project which aims to educate people around the world about the important role moths play in plant pollination. People from around the […]

SAVE OUR BEES
SAVE OUR BEES Our recycled sculpture of a robotic bee and flowers was made to highlight the importance of bees and asks the question……If we keep using pesticides will we […]

TOTEM POLE TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY OF SEA LIFE IN LOMBOK
. This is our prize-winning totem pole of Under The Sea. It is a frenzy of colour and activity and is just bursting with recycled goodies. Everything from second-hand stockings, […]

Students Dedicated to Ongoing Energy Auditing
“Our Green Team are dedicated to their weekly task of checking the classrooms to see if the students and teachers are ‘Switching Off’! They do a fantastic job and keep […]

Energy Audit Report with CERES Workshop
We had a great time with Leah from CERES conducting an energy audit for our school. It was great to find we are doing a pretty good job!

WORLD OCEAN DAY
WOW! We used Remote Learning time to join in with World Ocean Day with the rest of our school community. ALEXANDER’S REPORT My sister Christy and I found lots of […]

The Briars Excursion- Eco Friendly Houses
St. Jude’s School Langwarrin Inquiry unit for Semester 1 has been ‘Our World, Our Solution”. Our middle unit focused on Energy and visited The Briars to learn about how an […]

Be a Good Sort
It’s easy to be a good recycler when you’ve got the right set up. Join one of our fun and engaging workshops to learn about simple, effective hacks to set […]

Kunyung Goes Solar
After over a decade, of many Kunyung students and parents really wanting our school to go Solar, we are very excited to announce that we finally have panels installed and […]

SUSTAINABLE ART….RECYCLING DYES FROM MARKERS
Recycled dyes from markers is not only easy but so exciting. Just soak your old markers and highlighters in hot water overnight to get wonderful dye colours and combinations such […]



Teaching Students To Love Nature From Behind A Screen
Teaching Students To Love Nature From Behind A Screen: The trials and tribulations of online learning. A large part of my role as a Sustainability educator is connecting students with […]

Revisiting the Worm Farm
Yellow Group discusses the worm farm food poster every time we eat something! We have some posters from the Darebin Resource Van on display in our snack area. Children are […]



Water Audit
Today our Grade 3/4 Sustainability Leaders completed a water audit around our school. They were checking to see if we have any leaks or any issues with our drink fountains, […]

Waste Audit
Today our Sustainability leaders took part in a waste audit to see how our classes were going with our 4 bin system. We looked through the class bins to check […]

Energy Learning Story- Earth Hour
On Friday the 26th of March some of our classes participated in Earth Hour. During this hour the classrooms used no electricity, just using the natural sunlight for lighting and […]

The real benefits of Bush Kinder at Will Will Rook
Since the children returned to our preschool, they have been very settled and happy. We have been spending a lot of time outdoors which has been extremely beneficial for their […]

A New Season, A New Year
Autumn is well and truly here and our year 2 students were thrilled to plant our new season’s garden for our Paddock to Plate Program. They have worked hard all […]

Water Learning Story
In 2020 and 2021, we have been focussing on completing both the Water module, and have been working towards achieving our second star. Prior to completing the water module, the […]

Listen up everyone! We are a ResourceSmart School and Proud!
We are a ResourceSmart School and proud! This Term, St. Kevin’s Primary School announced to our school community that we are a ResourceSmart School through our fortnightly newsletter. This is […]

Clean Up Australia Day 2021 @ LPS
On Thursday the 4th of March, our school participated in a Clean Up Australia Day event. As a school community, we picked up a whopping 2455 pieces of rubbish around […]

Schools Clean Up Australia Day Pledges
On Friday 5 March, Schools Clean Up Australia Day, students and staff at Mullauna College made pledges to improve our environment. Together, these small changes will have a big impact […]


Waste Warriors
After introducing our waste stream we have introduced Waste Warriors for every classroom. Students voted for 2 Waste Warriors per class to be in charge of the waste streams in […]

Waste Streams
Heading into 2021 WHPS are focusing on streaming and of course reducing waste in our school. Each classroom has a pod of waste streams including: paper co-mingle recycling compost soft […]

Biodiversity Learning Story 2021
Banyule Primary School Biodiversity Learning Story Throughout 2018 and 2019 our school was under construction to build our brand new gym. In the process, we removed large areas of vegetation […]
























Introduction to Horticulture & Permaculture
This course comprises of nationally accredited units | Feb, May, Aug | $1050 | 15 weeks






System Change, Behaviour Change and Community Engagement
Explore changing behaviours and systems and develop a community change idea or project | Aug | $150* | 6 hrs

Zero Waste and Circular Systems
Learn how CERES communicates about zero waste & circular systems. Design your own environmental education activity | Aug | $150* | 6 hrs





Environmental Education – Inspire Change
Designed for anyone interested in creating change for sustainability through education and communication using hope, not fear. | Jul | $840* | 8 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.

Nature Connection, Biodiversity & Sustainable Food Systems
Learn about biodiversity and sustainable food systems and design your own environmental education activity | Aug | $150* | 6 hrs


Water Use, Quality and Sensitive Urban Design
Learn how CERES teaches about water as a resource and design your own environmental education activity | Jul | $150* | 6 hrs


Energy, Climate Change, Renewables and Advocacy
Explore energy programs and resources, and design your own environmental education activity | Aug | $150* | 6 hrs









Biodiversity Learning Story- Our Journey So Far…
Here is our final post about our progress so far: Biodiversity: We began to focus on the biodiversity module in 2017 and completed this module in late 2019. We implemented […]

Waste Learning Story- Our Journey So Far…
As part of our 2020 celebration for completing all five modules, here is a look back at our work on the waste module and the changes we made….. Waste: When […]

Water Learning Story- Our Journey So Far….
Here is our update on the Water Module… Water: When we first began the Resource Smart program our water usage was 2.5 KL per student, which is well below the […]
















Our Waste Journey
Our Waste Learning Story Where we started At Strathaird Primary School we have developed a wide range of strategies to reduce waste. Despite implementing and running measures well, and seeing […]




Updated Water Use Data
Our water loggers are back in business after some urgent repairs were needed and we are excited to see our updated data. Throughout this year, we have been working ferociously […]















Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
The CERES Permaculture Design Course will equip you to design regenerative and productive landscapes, communities and households | Feb | $2200* | 100 hours




Complete Urban Farmer
An introduction to the world of urban farming – a perfect portal to your own patch | Coming in 2024 | $1150* | 14 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.

Landscape Restoration and Indigenous Ecology
Develop an understanding of ecology and conservation in urban environments and benefit from a real connection to place | Mar, Oct | $975* | 8 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.

The Herbal Apprentice
An in-depth learning experience exploring eco-systemic health through herbal practice | coming in 2024 | $950* | 8 weeks

Sustainable Gardening
Improve your skills and get your hands dirty with our practical sustainable gardening course | Apr, Oct | $650* | 8 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.

Litter Squad are back
Learning back in our Outdoor Learning Space It is so wonderful to be back outside in our Outdoor Learning Space. Our Year 1/2 students have been busy clearing garden beds, […]

Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture
Learn to design garden-based activities that support the physical, mental and social health of individuals. | Mar, May, Jul, Oct | $900* | 8 weeks | *ACFE subsidised places available.

Nature-Based Leadership Training
An Australian first, this immersive, nature-based leadership program aims to create Earth-based leadership and resilience | from $6,500 | 10 months

Energy Learning Story
BPS – Energy Learning Story Banyule Primary School had 12 solar panels installed on our BER building in November of 2019. The school received these solar panels from winning ‘Resource […]

Energy Learning Story- Our Journey So Far…
As part of our 2020 celebration for completing all five modules, here is a look back at our work on the energy module and the changes we made….. Energy: At […]

Vermont Primary School completes all 5 Modules!
This year, Vermont Primary School finalised their last module in the Resource Smart Program! It is absolutely a moment of pride for the sustainability team. We have been involved in […]

National Recycle Week – Sustainable Food Movement
National Recycle Week 2020 Whitefriars College celebrated National Recycle Week last week. The theme was Sustainable Food Movement and the students and staff were invited to a week of events […]







Year 6 Virtual Camp 2020 – Care for Creation
A report of how our Yr 6 Distance Learning camp went last week at St Macartan’s Parish Primary School. The focus was ‘Caring for Creation’. This report is packed with […]

Energy Smart at HHPS_ 2019
HHPS Energy Learning Story In term four, students explored and found out about renewable energy. They researched and studied the benefits of renewable energy and the impact it can have […]

Water Smart at HHPS_Water Learning Story
This Year at Harvest Home Primary School, students have been exploring and learning about water through a range of curriculum-based and extra-curricular activities. For National Water Week (19-25th October), students […]







Our NAIDOC Week – First Nation Food Forest
At ASPS we are creating the First Nation Food Forest. To celebrate NAIDOC Week students were invited to come together to create the First Nation Food Forest. A group of […]

Our Values, Our Views, Our Voices – Year 6
“You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you’re dealing […]

Material Matters at HHPS_Learning Story
This term, for our Foundation students, they have been learning about waste and materials. They have discovered what things are made of and where they go once placed in the […]

Gifts from the Garden
We have introduced the role of SAKG Reporter to share what’s happening at SAKG and encourage families to continue the conversations and connect the learning outside of school too. Year […]

New Chickens
We have named 4 new young chickens from our garden. Their names are Afro (big flip too head), Chicken Little (dark face), Spongebob (dark tail) & Patrick (all golden). They […]

New trees for our oval
Last week we mulched and watered the newly planted trees around the oval. These trees are special because they will provide clean air and shade as well as a nice […]

St Thomas More – Insect Hotels
CERES Learning Story 2020 Insect Hotels P-2 During Term 2, 2020 Foundation – Year 2 students had a focus on living things, namely insects, and the different places where their […]

St Thomas More – Remote Learning Waste Audit
Learning Story – St. Thomas More, Mt Eliza – Waste Audit During Remote Learning at St.Thomas More, Mount Eliza, we had a focus on Waste. We were able to provide […]

SCOOT, RIDE OR WALK TO SCHOOL…
With significant contribution from parent & staff members of the Green Team, we’re excited to announce some updates to where students can store their bikes and scooters at school. With […]

Kunyung Rocks (literally!)
What does a huge pile of rocks, dirt, mulch and a bunch of Indigenous plants have to do with protecting our bay? It might come as a surprise to you […]

Term 2 recap
Hello everyone, it’s the I sea, I care team here! This term has been quite complicated, but we still managed to learn and complete workshops online. We also had online […]

MCC ‘Growing’ for Hope amidst a Global Pandemic
We were excited to start the new planting season this year but the COVID-19 pandemic changed all that. Amid all the uncertainties and the newly found ‘emptiness’ of our school […]

Waste Day 2019
Waste Day Story When: Term 2 2019, Thursday 27th June Who was involved? Students from Foundation to Year 6 What happened? All students participated in activities which were about waste […]

Tree Planting Day Term 3 2020
TREE DAY TERM 3 2020 When: Friday 31st July 2020 (Term 3) Where: All Saints Parish Primary School – on school grounds behind the 3/4 and 5/6 Classrooms Who was […]

Resource Smart Schools – Core Module Complete
We are very excited to announce that we have been officially certified for the ResourceSmart Schools Core Module. We have been working with CERES to complete our Core Module to […]

Being Sustainable at Home
During Learning from Home our students have been given the opportunity to learn about sustainable living. Check out the activities below! Check out the Animals at the Melbourne Zoo https://www.zoo.org.au/animals-at-home/ […]

Home Learning Sustainability Projects
During Learning from Home we have given students the opportunity to complete projects at home to be more sustainable. Check out one of our Year 3 student’s poster promoting the […]

Science and Environment – “Think globally, act locally” How can Newlands make a difference?
This unit linked to: Biological sciences: Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met […]

How to Make Pillow Boxes at Home?
Pillow shaped packaging boxes are beautiful and elegant. They can serve as a style statement for you. These types of boxes are exactly like pillow-shaped and have an opening on […]

Indigenous Garden at CNPS (Yarra City Article)
Original article on the Yarra City Council Website here. (Thursday 25 July 2019) Kids at Carlton North Primary School are rolling up their sleeves, digging in the dirt, and learning […]

KPS 2nd STAR
Hello Sustainability Community, It is with great excitement that I can officially announce that Kunyung Primary School is now a 2 STAR ResourceSmart School. Our 2nd Star (Biodiversity) was a […]

Celebrating Biodiversity and exploring Litter on World Environment Day
We were very excited about restarting our worm farm at the centre. The farm had been empty for a long time. We purchased a worm starter kit from Bunnings, then […]

Energy Week at Barry Beckett
Wominjeka everyone, welcome to our red kinder weekly adventures. This week is our ‘Energy week’. Children have been using different energy tools to explore different energy sources. Children also gained […]

Our frog friendly habitat
Late last year, our students were involved in the CEM STEM MAD conference and were invited to speak on LIVE FM in reference to their frog friendly habitat project. We […]

Water Conservation
Water conservation St Raphael’s Primary School is constantly evolving as we make way for better facilities for our students. The introduction of the new chill out zone outside the Foundation […]

How Sustainability has changed at WHPS from when I was in Prep to now!
When I started prep at Wheelers Hill Primary School, there was nothing to do with sustainability but as I transitioned into year five, Wheelers Hill Primary School represented two sustainability […]

Waging A War On Waste @ MWPS
Waging A New War On Waste at MWPS Fifteen years ago, I was waging a war against waste at our school. I had introduced paper and cardboard recycling by sneaking […]

From Barren Wasteland to Biodiversity Classroom
This article was recently published on the Landcarer site. It tells our biodiversity story. From Barren Wasteland to Biodiversity Classroom The Mentone Primary School Story In 2019, Mentone Primary School […]

Whitefriars College celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Earth Day was celebrated virtually this year. Whitefrairs College acknowledged 50 years of Earth Day and asked students and staff to use the day to think about their pledge to […]

Melbourne Water Frog Census – a great ISO activity for Whitefriars families
The Whitefriars College Sustainability and Environment Team are encouraging students and their families to take part in the Melbourne Water Frog Census, while on a family walk during isolation. The […]

Whitefriars College celebrates International Compost Awareness Week
Whitefriars College has celebrated ICAW – International Compost Awareness Week by inviting staff and students to take part in a daily compost quiz over the week. The quiz has focused […]

What is it like being the sustainability captain at our school?
I think being a sustainability captain, is a great chance for me to teach younger students as well as seniors to learn more about how to be sustainable for the […]

Exploring Energy at our Centre
On the 16th of August, 2018 the children in the Pelican room made a solar oven to explore the concept of solar energy. We gathered some equipment such as a […]

Weekly News: Term 4, Week 7, 2019.
Dear students, parents, guardians and community members, Please click the link below titled ‘Weekly News Term 4 Week 7 2019’ to view Kambrya’s weekly updates and Sustainability news! Weekly News […]

Kambrya ET Newsletter Article
March 2019 The ET Crew Over the past term, the Kambrya Sustainability Committee has done a lot and proposed many ideas regarding the future of the school. Firstly, we have […]

Environment and Sustainability Newsletter
Environment and Sustainability Newsletter Livinia Walden – 10V – Environment and Sustainability Committee Captain. Over the past few months, the Environment and Sustainability Committee have been working hard to make […]

2019 E&S Yearbook
In 2019, the Environment and Sustainability committee have been working hard toward our goals and we’ve developed and participated in so many initiatives that have assisted in developing our knowledge […]

Learning from Home – Sustainability Lessons
Here are some photos that some of our Year 6 students have shared about what they are doing at home to continue the sustainable practices we have at school. These […]

School Pride
We continue to work on keeping our school looking neat and tidy and free from rubbish. Thank you to 2DG, 3TL, 4RK, and 1EB for spending some time outside this […]

School Pride
This year we have begun promoting School pride as part of our Sustainability program. Each week either one or two classes are restored on to spend some time out in […]

Clothing and Electrical Recycling
Early last year we installed two recycling hubs in the Staff Car park for the collection of clothing and electrical items. These hubs are available for members of our school […]

Nude Food Winners
Last week we held our first NUDE FOOD day for 2020. Thank you to all parents and students for enthusiastically supporting our Nude Food days. This year across the school […]

Nude Food Day
NUDE FOOD Our first Nude Food day for 2020 is next Wednesday 26th February. We encourage all parents to help us on this day with aiming to ensure lunch boxes […]

Soft Plastics
This week we have introduced Soft Plastics to our Sustainability practices at Wheelers Hill. Each classroom now has a blue bucket which children can use for Soft Plastics instead of […]

Sustainability 2020 vision
As Wheelers Hill strives to become more sustainable we will continue to adopt practices that help us to achieve this. This year we will be holding two Nude Food Days […]

Biodiversity Module Learning Story
Kambrya Secondary College Sustainability update: Biodiversity module. In 2019 and T1 2020, we have been focussing on completing the Biodiversity module and working towards achieving our third star. As part […]

Renewing Our Water Module
Mentone Primary School Sustainability students have been working towards renewing our Resource Smart Water Module over the past year. Some of the tasks which have been completed were: Identifying that […]

Glendal Primary School: Our Energy Journey!
Throughout 2019-2020, we have been focused on completing both our core and energy modules, and have been working towards achieving our third and fourth star. Prior to completing the energy […]

2020 I sea, I care ambassadors!
In Term 4, near the end of 2019, the grade 5 students began the process of applying for leadership positions. There were a range of positions available including School Captain, […]

Excursion to Budj Bim
The Activity: As part of an Inquiry Unit of Work, year 3/4 students and teachers participated in an excursion to Budj Bim national Park near Lake Condah in Western Victoria. […]

LPS Sustainability News
On Friday, February 28th Livingstone Primary School observed Clean Up Australia Day. The school was sectioned off and each year level had a responsibility to pick up rubbish in these […]

Sustainability Leaders 2020
Hi we are the sustainability for 2020 our names are .Breanna , Macayla , Amy and Reiner . We are helping our school be a more clean and sustainable environment […]

Learning about energy with preschoolers!
Energy Introducing the topic of “Energy” to pre-school children Introducing energy to the children in our pre-school went with much enthusiasm and excitement. Notes were prepared to introduce ‘Energy’. Activities […]

Learning the 3Rs
At Sunningdale Children’s Center our focus on waste management is one of the first things that we introduce to our children. During our meal times there are many opportunities to […]

Biodiversity audit with CERES
Late last year, Leah, a representative from CERES, came out to our school and worked with the middle school students. In cohesion, they completed a Biodiversity audit and discovered the […]

Waste Learning Story
Banyule Primary School’s Waste Learning Story In 2019, we have been focussing on the war on waste. We have worked hard to ensure that the students, staff and community develop […]

Water Learning Story
School Water Learning Story This year we have been focusing on making our overall water consumption less, by raising awareness throughout our school community of simple and easy ways to […]

Green Day & Clean Up Australia Day at CNPS
Last Friday 29th February we celebrated our first ever GREEN DAY at Carlton North Primary School. This day, which also combined with Clean Up Australia Day, was a way for […]

Reducing Waste at Victoria Primary School
Reducing Waste at Victoria Road Primary School. At Victoria Road Primary School it is our mission to reduce our overall waste at the school. We currently have four bins in […]

Sustainability Newsletter Feb 24th – Implementation of our colored bin waste management system
Sustainability News – By S6 Class What bins do you now have in your classroom? Compost, recycling, paper and cardboard, landfill and soft plastics. How do you tell these bins […]


Preps are welcomed to 2020!
This year we welcomed 140 Prep students to our school, as well as an additional 40 students across years 1-6. During the students first week at Barton they took a […]

Waste Learning Story
Waste Learning Story 2020. Our term focus has been on “Waste materials” to help renew our Waste Module. We have looked at reducing, recycling and rethinking how we can re-use […]


2019 St Cecilia PS Sustainability Review
By – Georgia Davies and Olivia Gastin Hi my name is Georgia and Sustainability leadership this year has been such a great opportunity for me! Every fortnight all the classes […]

Frog Creek Rejuvination
St Thomas is a rural school on the Bellarine Peninsula with a once unique environment including a blue gum forest, a large dam, and a waterhole that is fed by […]

Classroom Audits and Prizes for Nude Food
We are offering kids prizes for great nude food lunches. Every week the children’s lunchboxes are checked and the winners are announced and rewarded with prizes like a beeswax wrap […]

Tree Planting Day
During our Sustainability Week, the children planted trees around our school. it was very rewarding and engaging for us all.

Our Sustainability Week
We devoted a week to Sustainability. Grade 1/2’s created Save Water posters, Prep STEM project was to design a machine to get rid of the world’ rubbish, We awarded winners […]

RSS Awards
We went to the Resource Smart School AWards in 2019. The students were proud of their showcase and being apart fo such an event.

Water Learning Story
Please see attached PowerPoint for the Water Learning Story for 2019 Water Learning story

Biodiversity Learning Story 2019
Learning Story- Biodiversity-December 2019 To give students a broader sense of Biodiversity and how it extends beyond our school this year Epping Views Primary School did some research into adopting […]

CERES Excursions – 4 R’s
Our excursion to CERES was a great success. It was wonderful to get out into the broader community and see first hand how people take care of plants, animals and […]

Biodiversity Day Term 4 2019
When Thursday 21st November 2019 Who was involved? All students and staff were involved in the activities. (220 students) What happened? Planned activities were available for teachers to choose from. […]


Powerful Voices of Today – Fintona Girls’ School
Some students at Fintona Girls School participated in the recent global Climate Strike on Friday 20th September as they are concerned about their futures and the future of our planet […]

Exploring minibeasts in our garden
We found some insects in our garden. We talked about where they live, we learnt to care for them by looking and then putting them back. The children were particularly […]

Light Monitor at our centre
Each session, one child is chosen to be the light monitor for our centre. To save energy we turn off our lights each day betweek 1.30-3.30pm

Getting Fire Ready – Sustainable Action
Whitefriars College Maintenance Team is currently removing fallen branches, small trees and clearing up the edges of the school as part of the Colleges Bush fire preparations. As a result […]

Biodiversity Learning Story
In 2019, we have been focussing on completing the biodiversity module, and have been working towards achieving our 4 star. The school has always had a strong focus on biodiversity […]

National Recycle Week Quiz
Whitefriars College ran a 2019 National Recycle Week Quiz. It was based on War On Waste Quiz. Refer to link. The first student to answer all 10 questions properly won […]

Beeswax Wrap Workshop for National Recycle Week
Whitefriars College celebrated 2019 National Recycle Week by running a Beeswax Wrap Workshop for students and staff to create their own beeswax wrap. Students and staff will use their new […]

National Recycle Week – Green Waste Chat
Year 11 students have used their student voice to promote the importance of green waste composting. The students created a proposal and presented it to the Principal’s Leadership Team who […]

Soft Plastic Recycling
The generation of waste and rubbish is a major factor that influences many different business and schools. As part of our school’s SEMP we aim “to reduce our landfill waste […]

Reducing Plastic Waste Generated by School Fundraising Events.
Each year, the Middle School students organise a mini fete to raise funds for our Friendship School. This is always a fun-filled community event. However it always generate a lot […]

Belonging Garden
Throughout 2018, Students in Prep to Year 6 worked together to help create a Belonging Garden.The Belonging Garden was created to acknowledge Wurundjeri heritage and to have children work outside […]

Barton’s Energy adventure
In Term 4, 2019, we have been focusing on completing our Energy module, and have been working towards achieving another star. As part of our Energy module students in Grade […]

Frog Bog @ LPS
Early in Term 3, as a result of the biodiversity audit which was completed by our senior Green Monitors, the students determined a few ways in which they could improve […]

Year 5 Inquiry Project
The Grade 5 students have recently started a project for inquiry. The task is to implement change in the community. A few weeks ago, they ventured to Bellbird Dell, a […]

Plastic Free November
Livingstone Primary School was proudly involved in ‘Plastic Free November’, which was an initiative that started last year and ran in July, being organised by our green monitors. We chose […]

Renewing Our Energy Module
Throughout the year, the students and staff at St Joseph’s Primary School in Black Rock have been working to renew our Energy Module. This has involved reviewing and implementing a […]


Be a Waste Warriors Or You’ll Be Sorrier!!
Harvest Home Primary School Waste Learning Story Students at HHPS have been magnificent waste warriors throughout the year, not only by participating in nude food days but also being challenged […]

Being Water Wise at HHPS
At HHPS, Term 4 Year 3 and 4 Challenged Based Learning focus has been on reducing water. This topic of inquiry is cross curriculum linked with their Chemical Science topic […]

Look At Our Butterfly Garden
Last year our Planet Savers painted the old classroom bins with bright colours and patterns. We have finally had the chance to finish planting these in four different pods around […]

Watering the garden with leftover drinking water.
Encouraging sustainable practices – Each day after the Starfish children have had their lunch it is necessary that their cups are sent back to the kitchen with the lunch trolley […]

Re-establishing our Edible Gardens
As part of our ongoing focus on increasing our biodiversity, the Green Team at Tulliallan PS have been involved in several gardening projects this year. One such project has been […]

Energy Conservation at our Centre
On Wednesday 27th of February, the Kinder children walked up onto Main Street to look at our new solar panels. We had discussions with the children about where the panels […]

Our Water Learning Story – Belle Vue Primary School
Belle Vue Primary School is located in Melbourne’s inner east, nestled along the banks of the Yarra River. We are a small school of around 200 students who have a […]

Continuing to improve our waste management!
This year we have focussed on reducing our waste and improving our overall waste management at St. Joseph’s. This is part of our Waste Module renewal but also part of […]

Celebrating our Biodiversity Achievements
At our school we continually focus on improving the biodiversity of our local area and learning about the biodiversity that exists in our gardens at school, particularly the vegetable gardens. […]

Why is Biodiversity Important? WHo Cares?
Well, if oxygen, clean air and water, pollination of plants and oxygen are important to you, then YOU CARE! Biodiversity is the name for the variety of living things in […]

Our composting experiment
In term 1, we implemented this experiment in an effort to provide visual evidence of the differences between compostable materials and plastic and packaging. In one jar we placed soil, […]

Market Day recycled paper
We are encouraging students to recycle and when brainstorming for a Market Day stall idea students came up with the idea of making recycled paper to sell. There is always […]

Keep Cup Fundraiser/Solar Buddy Program
EnviroFriends ran a fundraiser selling 220 KeepCups to our school community. Staff and students are encouraged to use a renewable cup to prevent waste going into landfill. Solar lamp kits […]

Recycle Hub
At St Monica’s College, we have set up Recycle Hub’s in the library at each campus. We encourage our College community to keep these items out of landfill and let […]

Waste Warriors
Harvest Home Primary School Waste Learning Story Students at HHPS have become experts at waste! The student leaders have been spreading an important message about waste and ensuring students use […]

Kids Teaching Kids – Recycling
We have something very exciting to share with you all! This week, M6 attended an event called, ‘Kids Teaching Kids’ at Collingwood Children’s Farm. Although it wasn’t the first time […]

The War on Waste continues at Caulfield South PS
This year, the students and staff at Caulfield South Primary school have been working on renewing our Waste Module. Lead by our environmentalist activist group, ‘The Green Machine’, we have […]

We made a Solar Oven!
The kinder children at St Hellier St Children’s Centre explored energy and decided to make their own solar oven. The children showed an interest in the natural phenomena and ‘the […]

Crazy Hair Day to Clean Up Our Oceans
Crazy Hair Day to Clean up Our Oceans This semester we have been looking at ‘Stewardship’ as a topic across the school. This topic has captured the student’s interest with […]

Barton’s Biodiversity Journey
In Term 3, 2019, we have been focusing on completing our Biodiversity module, and have been working towards achieving another star. We have had a change of Teachers leading our […]

Biodiversity Learning Story
In the second half of 2019, students at Aitken College were very busy planting trees as part of the national ‘Schools Tree Day’ event and revegetating the land surrounding Brodies […]

Year 9 Energy Audit
In September 2019, a group of Year 9 students were responsible for conducting an energy audit at Aitken College. This was completed to fulfil our obligations as part of the […]

Waste Audit
In September students and staff from across the school got together with Natasha Mills our regional facilitator to undertake a Waste Audit. Once the bins were emptied students set to […]

Renewing Our Energy Star
Sustainability students have been working towards renewing our Resource Smart Energy star over the past term. Some of the tasks which have been completed were: Researching various types of renewable […]

Garden Club – Vegetable Garden
Garden Club is accessed by all of our primary school students. It is run twice a week during lunchtimes. Children plant, water, mulch and harvest vegetables. If there is a […]

Learning Story – Reducing Waste at Meadows Primary in 2019
Meadows Primary School is working very hard to reduce its impact on the environment. So many of our wonderful Green Team students care deeply for the environment and lead the […]

2019 Biodiversity Learning Story
The Biodiversity module has been a particular focus of the student sustainability group over the last 4 years. The student Sustainability team began auditing in 2015, and we continue to […]

ResourceSmart Achievements
ResourceSmart Schools Achievements In the last year, ResourceSmart Schools have collectively achieved the following: Planted more than 40,000 plants Saved 11,000 tonnes of greenhouse emissions from being released in the […]

GWSPS – Learning Story Waste 2019
We have successfully managed waste in our school across campus, curriculum and community. We have achieved lots of great stories and wins over the completion of our waste module. We […]

Eastwood’s Energy Story 2019
Eastwood Primary School Energy Story 2019 This year we aim to complete our Resource Smart Schools Energy module, making us a 5 star school. Our PLTeam have focused on some […]

Sustainability Matters @ ERS Newsletter Article
Welcome to the first Sustainability Matters @ERS Newsletter page. Last year we announced that we had begun our journey to become a ResourceSmart School. After completing the Core Module, we […]

Composting has launched at CNPS!
Composting has officially launched at Carlton North Primary School. After our composting workshop (delivered by Morgan from 3000 Acres) students were excited and eager to get started with composting in […]

Composting Workshop at CNPS
We recieved a grant from the Yarra Energy Foundation which we have used to implement a new composting system at Carlton North Primary School. On Tuesday 6th August each unit […]

Chickens at Livingstone Primary
Over the past few months, Livingstone Primary School has successfully introduced five chickens to our environment. This has been made successful due to the ongoing contributions from our supportive school […]

Here comes the sun!
In Enviro we have been continuing our discovery of energy sources. We are enjoying learning about where our energy comes from and how to use it sustainably. We have experimented […]

Hands up who loves planting?!
We love planting at Barton PS, and with the addition of 3 brand new raised planting boxes at our school, and the help of the warmer weather, the Grade 5/6 […]

Improving Biodiversity
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Barton PS learns about Ecosystems
Ecosystems are complex, but our Grade 2 students have been working really hard to unpack the 3 main ecosystems. Students were split into 3 groups with a main ecosystem focus. […]

Water Reduction – Speech
Hi name is Kaitlyn and this is Oli, Julia, Annabella, Eden, Helena, Maya and Jake and together we are the sustainability leaders for St Joseph’s Primary School in Chelsea. At […]

Lids for Kids
WEBB PATROL WEBB Patrol students have been very busy collecting plastic bottle tops for recycling. Please save all of your plastic bottle tops and bring them along to school for […]

Keep Victoria Beautiful Finalist
Social Justice and Sustainability In Action at St. Jude’s – Visit from Frankston Council Mayor St. Jude’s School is a 5 Star Sustainable School. In keeping with eliminating our paper […]


Monbulk Primary School Biodiversity Story 2
MONBULK PRIMARY SCHOOL BIODIVERSITY MODULE LEARNING STORY 2 Everyone was looking forward to tree planting day on the 26th July. Bunnings Warehouse in Bayswater were fantastic, providing 11 native shrubs […]

St Philip’s Sustainability Update
This year has seen a lot of movement in St Philip’s Sustainability push. The 5/6 Sustainability Group have worked hard to create and promote Waste Free Wednesdays. Each Wednesday each […]

Lids Collection Off To A Flying Start!
Well, we have started off with a bang! This week we began collecting washed flat milk bottle, soft drink and water tops. These will be delivered to Envision who will […]

Waste Learning Story
On May 3rd the Willmott Park Primary School Green Team chose two red bins at random from the school yard. We then emptied them onto a plastic tarp and, armed […]

We are a ResourceSmart School!
Earlier this year we began our ResourceSmart journey. Keep checking back to see our progress!

Nesting Boxes
Grade five and six students have been working with men from the Men’s Shed to make nesting boxes to put into the school grounds.

Beach Monitoring
St Patrick’s are playing a part in the monitoring of the erosion of our coastline. They meet each term with team of scientists who keep data on the sand levels […]

Module based sustainability days
Each term this year we will be having a whole school sustainability day for each of the Resource Smart modules. So far we have had a water day and a […]

Resource Smart Schools – Forum
Today our school hosted the term 3 Resource Smart School forum for Barwon South West schools. Our sustainability team (led by year 6 students) gave visiting schools a school tour […]

Waste Reduction
Rubbish was a real problem at Hamilton North Primary School. We were placing 13 bins for kerbside collection every week. $11 per bin, per week. $133 per week. A problem […]

” A Swale of a time “
Planting Day students were able to get their feet wet and planted common sedge along the edges of the swale to bring the frogs to the Community Garden.

“Repurposing in Action- Drama “
This year the School Library had an overhaul on how it was storing its Big Books. It transformed from Book Bags with metal hangers to a trolley system. So with […]

“Swale in Action “
What a lovely sight , water in the Swale . Students are currently planting further Local Indigenous Plants along the Swale . We are creating future habitats for our local […]

Meadows PS – Our story
The brand new campus of Meadows PS opened in 2010 as two merged schools came together- Meadowbank PS and Campmeadows PS. Meadowbank was already a five star sustainable school before […]

Mixed (comingle) Recycling
As part of our school’s SEMP we aim to “To reduce our landfill waste and increase our recycling by including the recycling of plastics (soft and mixed)” One of the […]

World Ocean’s Day 2019
On the 29th of May, KPS celebrated World Ocean’s Day (8/7/19) with a special blue/ocean themed dress-up. Organised by Lottie, Mia and Johno from Middles MC grade, they helped spread […]

Reduce Reuse Recycle
We introduced some new recycling bins in the curriculum. We discussed what items can be placed in these bins (paper, cardboard, scraps of paper, empty boxes and cartons) Children have […]

‘i sea, i care’ Casey Catchments workshop
Dolphin Research Institute ‘i sea, i care’ Workshop 2 On Thursday the 6th of June the ‘i sea, i care’ (ISIC) Marine Ambassadors participated in the second workshop for the […]

World Oceans Day Fundraiser
World Oceans Day for Schools On Friday the 7th of June, students at Tulliallan Primary School celebrated World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day is an international event where people around […]

Being Water Wise at HHPS
Students at HHPS have become Water wise wizards by taking the water saving pledge. They have proudly become super heroes fighting the war on wasting water. By not only modelling […]

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There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don’t look even slightly […]

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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took […]

Energy Challenge Champions!
Congratulations St Mark’s Primary School! You won the Energy Champions Challenge, category ‘Greatest savings achieved on electricity bill’. Your school is the ‘Southern Metro’ regional winner and has won $1,000! […]

EcoTeam Term 3 Goal – Soft Plastic Bin Re-introduction
EcoTeam Term 3 Goal: To raise awareness of the impact of soft plastic on the environment, and to explore how we can reduce our consumption of soft plastic. In Grades […]

RE-EVALUATING RE-ENERGISING Mount Waverley Primary School 2019
RE-EVALUATING RE-ENERGISING Mount Waverley Primary School 2019 2011 saw MWPS finally survive the last stages of the State Government’s building works and a renewed focus on energy efficiency. We were […]

Water Case Study 2019: Where’s the Water Coming From?
Where’s The Water Coming From? MWPS CASE STUDY 2019 At the beginning of 2019, during a student led water audit, it was discovered that our water tanks across the school […]

Bird biodiversity Project
Bird Biodiversity @ Strathaird Primary School Our Grade Ones have recently been involved in a bird biodiversity project. Through this project we conducted an audit of birds, audit of the […]

World Environment Day – June 5th 2019
World Environment day is a day to encourage awareness and action for protection for our environment. It is annually held on June 5th. Each year there is a different theme […]

Glen Waverley South Primary School – Waste Story
Our school has been doing waste for the last 12 months with lots of success. We have collections for everything – soft plastics in each classroom area, toner cartridges, proper […]

Our school’s 2019 Biodiversity audit
Our student Selen has written this amazing piece about the biodiversity audit that was undertaken at our school earlier this year. She recounts the process and value for our school. […]


Eastwood’s Water Story
This year we aim to complete our Resource Smart Schools Water module. Our senior students have recently completed a Water Use Audit, examining the amount of water we are using […]

Recycling Plastic Wrappers
Soft plastic It is amazing the amount of plastic wrappers that are brought to school each day. These plastic wrappers used to be put in the landfill bins. But not […]

Thank You Bunnings Warehouse Cranbourne
At Tulliallan Primary school, we are committed to reducing the waste we send to landfill and minimising our impact on the planet. A big part of our waste reduction program […]

Our Water Journey
What we are doing to water – What we are doing to water is a huge issue because water is our most precious resource. One of the main problems with […]

Wetlands Clean Ups and Litter Audits
As part of our ongoing focus on minimising waste, the Green Team students frequently walk to the local wetlands to lead community clean ups. Students learn about the responsible disposal […]

Tulliallan Primary School’s Water Saving Tips
At Tulliallan Primary School, we are working on ways to save water, which include turning off the taps, checking for leaks, using a reusable water bottle and collecting water in […]

Waste Segregation at Tulliallan Primary School
At Tulliallan Primary School, we are committed to minimising our waste. One of the strategies that we use to divert resources from landfill is the careful segregation of our waste. […]







Open Day – May 7, 2019
Our next OPEN DAY will be on TUESDAY May 7, 2019 10.00am to 12.00pm 10 Laceys Road, Hurstbridge Join us for a morning of Co-op fun! See just what we […]

Monbulk Primary School’s Biodiversity Learning Story
Monbulk Primary School Biodiversity Module Learning Story 2019 has seen our school start work in earnest on our final module – Biodiversity. The student Sustainability team began the audit in […]

Drink bottles and recycled water at Barton Primary School
Students in Prep and Grade 1 have been learning about water waste and why it is important to bring a drink bottle to school every day. Drink bottles are a […]

Water at Barton Primary School
We have had a busy start to Enviro already this year! Last year our ResourceSmart focus was on waste. We completed this module and now we are awaiting certification. This […]


I sea, I care 1st Workshop for 2019
Hi Sustainability Community, On Wednesday last week, we took the Moonraker from Sorrento Pier out to sea and explored an underwater world. Our first stop were the seals. There were […]

Clean Up Australia Day
On Friday the 8th of March, the Livingstone Primary School community, including students, teachers and parents were actively involved in the environmental nationwide event, ‘Clean Up Australia Day’. The event […]

Our Waste Journey
OUR JOURNEY TO REDUCE OUR WASTE After completing a recent waste audit in November 2018, our school identified that our waste output could be decreased with a few simple changes […]

Working Towards Zero Waste at SMCM
In 2017 we began focussing on completing the Waste Module and have been working towards achieving our third star. St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Catholic Parish Primary School was […]

Mini Beast Hunt and Biodiversity Audit
Today we had a visitor named Diane, she taught us about the environment. Diane spoke to the children about the environment and different types of bugs. We then broke the […]

Water Warriors at Barton Primary School
WATER WARRIORS AT BARTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (1) At BPS we are Water Warriors We know all about where water comes from, why it is so valuable and how to save […]

CHS and ResourceSmart
Over the past couple of years, the Sustainability Committee of Camberwell High has worked their way, slowly making this school more eco-friendly. All of the things we have done, such […]

Whitefriars Waste Smart School
The Sustainability and Environment Team recently upgraded the staff room bin system to 4 bins; Recyclables, Green Waste, Soft Plastics and Landfill. Signage was created with examples of what to […]

Which Bin Should I Use?
Every classroom in Vermont Primary School has four different types of bins. The GREEN bin is for food scraps. The BLUE bin is for paper The RED bin is for […]

2019 I sea, I care Ambassadors
I am very excited to announce the I sea, I care Ambassadors for 2019 (from left) Summer, Asher, Stella and Ella. At the end of last year these students were […]


Our Energy Audit
Undertaking the energy module was very valuable overall. It was very beneficial starting with the Planet Savers report as a place to review our positives and give us a guide […]

Sustainability at Lilydale Heights
Under the leadership of our College Sustainability Leader and Sustainability Captains, the Sustainability team is working towards being accredited as a 5 star resource smart school. The Resource Smart program […]

Partner Spotlight – EcoBin
EcoBin was formed in 2008 when the founders realised waste in workplaces wasn’t being separated in the same way it was in our homes. Much that could be recycled or […]

Moolap Primary: Bringing Light to Impoverished Communities
During Science Week in 2018, our grade 4 students used monies from a Science Week Grant to purchase solar light kits from Solar Buddy. They then worked in small groups […]

Environmental Action in 2D (April, 2018)
20.4.2018 As part of our current UOI, the students are inquiring into “Human and natural factors that affect the life cycle of living things”. Inspired from our excursion from Healesville […]

The Story of a Spoon
After Miss Hui’s visit, Thomas, Jake and Lily (4A) were inspired to create this presentation on the story of a spoon. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sv7wpxHZ2DGDolCjjnqJ8rG4LgORz-v9

2018 Cranbourne East Biodiversity School Story
2018 Beginning our biodiversity journey at Cranbourne East Primary school Please enjoy our photo gallery of our Biodiversity journey so far.


A look back at 2018
“Back to Eden” Our theme for 2018 was “Back to Eden” which tied in with our efforts towards our Biodiversity module for ResourceSmart. Our aim this year was to gather […]

Year Review / Recycling Olympics
Sustainability 2018 Review The Sustainability Committee had a great year in 2018 full of fun events and fundraisers. We also completed many goals to improve Camberwell High’s environmental impact. Some […]

Aurora School Energy Story
Aurora School Energy Module Learning Story Aurora School is a school for Deaf and Deafblind students. Since 2016 we have been working hard towards completing our energy module. It has […]

2018 summary with exciting news to end the year!
In our first year ‘on the road’ to becoming a ResourceSmart school, it is a good time to reflect on how we have fared in embedding sustainable values, behaviours and […]

Kambrya’s Environmental Team of 2018 Wrap Up
From earning our first Resource Smart Star last December to eagerly reaching for our second one this year with a focus on Waste, our environmental team has been working diligently […]



Energy At CHPS
Croydon Hills Primary has had a long tradition of sustainable education, and has always valued its many environmental programs. This year, as a school, we choose to focus on energy […]

Nude Food Day at HHPS
On 3rd of December 2018, HHPS held a Nude food Day! To celebrate ‘Recycle Right Challenge’, by reducing our waste brought to school by bringing or buying food that was […]

Newsletter_Term 4
Term 4 Newsletter Celebrations of learning Term 4: Students of Harvest home Primary have been busy exploring junior chemistry this term. Foundation :Learning about different matters and materials, building and […]

Waste Warriors 2018_Term 4
HARVEST HOME WELCOMES the Waste Warriors! Year 5/6 Science Leaders had a discussion and noticed the amount of rubbish inside the communities and around the yard. Students brainstormed and decided […]




Connecting to nature through mind, body and soul: grant received from Junior Landcare for this great project
St Joseph’s families, we have news! We are lucky enough to have secured a grant from Junior Landcare. The project title is ‘Connecting to nature through mind, body and soul’ […]

Biodiversity Audit with CERES
On Wednesday 24th October, Deanne from Ceres came to visit us in our Kinder room. With Deanne the children discussed different living things you may find in our outdoor space. […]

Our War on Waste
During National Recycling Week we had several activities to highlight the importance of recycling our waste, especially as our school is in a unique marine environment. Students participated in an […]

Nature Hunt
It was an exciting time for some of our students who attended ‘Smiley Hour’ this week as they got to go on a Nature Hunt. It was amazing how many […]

Strathaird on track to save more energy!
Strathaird Primary has been working hard to make sure our energy use reduces before the year is up. Thanks to our Energy Warriors being out in force this year, encouraging […]

Whole School Tree Planting
Earlier this year, Frankston Primary School participated in the National Tree Planting Week by revegetating our gardens with native and indigenous shrubs and grasses. We were lucky enough to have […]

Green Team Reflections
Students have completed reflections to see how well the school has done this year to be sustainable. Overall we are doing quite well but we need to work on our […]

Presentation to School Council
I presented our 2018 Resource Smart Achievements to School Council on Wednesday 14th November. I am pleased with our achievements considering we have such a small team and student population! […]

Waste Update 2018
Aitken Newsletter Environmental Programs report on recent progress in relation to waste minimisation and increased recycling at the college: Environmental Programs Newsletter Article May 2018 Last year, external co-mingled recycle […]


Sustainability audit of service
On Monday 30th July Deanne from CERES came into blue group to do an audit of our outdoor kindergarten environment. After a discussion about recycling, reusing and pollution, Deanne introduced […]

Gardening at our centre!
Our children continue to thoroughly enjoy their time in the garden. We have recently established four beds in our front yard and our children were keen to put their hands […]

Introducing bins in Kinder room
A new term means new learning experiences and so far, the children seem to really approve. We are enjoying box construction using recycled materials. We will explore Recycling in depth […]

Our Habitat Garden update
With the school fair approaching – two exciting things happened! We finally got our ‘Nature Garden’ sign completed by our sign contest winner Amelia and friends. When we installed it, […]


“Getting Wall papered”
We are so lucky to have a wonderfully creative Arts Teacher who loves to recycle materials. Wallpaper samples were donated to the school. Who would have thought?

” My kind of Hotel “
Students at Meadows Primary are keen to see the”insect hotel patrons” when they “book in” and stay.

“Swale Away”
The Swale in the Community Garden takes the water runoff from the Staff carpark, filters and recycles the water naturally. What an important job the Swale has!

” Summer is here , let’s COOL off”
Birdbaths are a great way to let our birdlife and beneficial insects in the Community Garden to cool down and hydrate.

Lilydale West Primary School Sustainability Story
Here at Lilydale West we have been working very hard to monitor and improve our biodiversity and achieve our next star rating. Attached is our sustainability story for the past […]


Solar Buddy
Stella & Emma started a project about Solar Buddies which took over a year to complete. Solar Buddy is a not-for-profit organization that helps people that don’t have access to […]

Cutlery Campaign SUCCESS!
This project was a component of ‘Plastic No More’. It is about phasing out all single-use plastic in the school. We found that the most plastic being used is in […]

National Tree Day 2018
During National Tree Day 2018 we planted over 300 plants and shrubs on our school grounds and continued our strong involvement with Barwon Water. Students from all year levels came […]

Kids Teaching Kids
The Year 6 Sustainability Committee at St Therese, participated in a Kids Teaching Kids Local Conference in Queenscliff this year. The students session focussed on beach pollution and our plastic […]

Newspaper Recycling
SUSTAINABILITY and CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY As part of Padua College’s goal to be more sustainable Mannix 4 has been volunteering their time to collect old staff newspapers and bundle […]

Saving Water
This is the story of how we tested our outdoor and indoor taps. Enjoy. To achieve some of our water module steps, we went around the whole school and tested […]

Our Waste Mission
In Term 3, our Enviro Leaders worked together with CERES to conduct our Litter and Waste Audit. Like all schools, MCC can produce large amounts of waste. However, it is […]

Plant a Tree Day at Strathaird
On Friday the 3rd of August Strathaird Primary School participatedg in its very first Plant a Tree Day! We weren lucky enough to be sponsored by Toyota this year, without […]

Straws No More
A beautiful year 3/4 student wrote this at home and brought in an amazing sign to accompany it. Be sure to have a good read and get aboard 10-year-old Molly’s […]

Monbulk Primary School Water Learning Story
Monbulk Primary School Water Module Learning Story We have begun working on the Water module; this module has been the particular focus of the student sustainability group – now that […]

Waste Warriors
The war on waste has began at St Joseph’s! We have worked tirelessly to develop better habts with our students, parents and teachers by revamping our waste plan and expectations. […]

National Tree Day (schools tree day)
On Friday July 27th it was Schools Tree Day and our school (KPS) had the opportunity to do something positive for our community and the environment by connecting with nature. […]

World’s Ocean Day
Last term we had a special Blue dress up day for World’s Oceans Day that raised money for the Dolphin Research Institute and our very own Kitchen Garden. The Dolphin […]

Food waste at Glen Eira
In May 2018, Glen Eira City Council introduced food scrap recycling as part of our existing green waste bin collection service. This service extends to schools in Glen Eira that […]

‘Plastic Free July’ At Livingstone Primary School
‘Plastic Free July’ Livingstone Primary School was proudly involved in the student led initiative called ‘Plastic Free July’ that was developed by the 2018 Green Monitors. The initiative aimed to […]

Tree Survey
Last Friday the grade 6 I sea, I care ambassadors and myself conducted a tree survey for our annual Habitat Quality Assessment Score. It was a lovely day and the […]

Nude Food Lunch Inspiration
How to Make Tuna Pasta You will need: pasta (any form is fine) tuna (again, any form is fine) broccoli mushrooms tomato herbs (optional) adult (doesn’t come in a packet) […]

Nude Food Fridays
PPPS has finally introduced Nude Food Fridays in an effort to reduce our waste and become more sustainable. Nude Food is food without excess packaging. The aim of Nude Food […]

Hello Sustainability HUB
Hello everyone, My name is Glenn Jepson and I am the STEM coordinator and teacher in charge of the RESOURCESMART Schools program at Kunyung Primary School. I’m excited to share […]




Bamboo Forest
Our Green Machine students reflected on one of our biodiversity initiatives, the Bamboo Forest. They have shared what the project is, why it is important and how it has enhanced […]


Jedi’s in training
Use the force! At HHPS Foundation to grade 2 have been exploring the uses of forces in their daily lives. Training hard using Pushing and Pulling forces to make objects […]

Let there be light !!!
This term the grade 5/6’s have been busy exploring electricity and energy. They have investigated a ranges of energy transformations, from creating movement, sound, and even light. Students were introduced […]
