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 their classroom. As well, they are responsible for emptying the composting bins on Tuesdays and Fridays into the compost tumblers.

St. Monica’s College Receives Whittlesea Council Grant
By St. Monica’s College | October 12, 2014
In 2013 we received a $5000 community grant to work with local primary schools to establish or further develop an indigenous garden and/or vegetable garden. Students from St. Monica’s helped […]

Celebrating Biodiversity and exploring Litter on World Environment Day
By Joyce Avenue Children’s Centre | July 21, 2020
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 […]

Repower the School 2012
By Northcote High School | April 26, 2013
In early 2012 students from the Green Team attended the Autralian Youth Climate Coalition Start the Switch Conference. Students came away with the goal to “repower” the school with solar […]

Walktober!
By Auburn South Primary School | November 23, 2015
With a grand total of 12,543 walks from 496 participants, Auburn South PS were proud of our efforts. The Green Team busily collected and collated the total of walks each […]

Water Case Study – Beaconsfield Upper Primary
By Beaconsfield Upper Primary School | April 24, 2013
At Beaconsfield Upper, our school community values our many initiatives to raise awareness of water savings within our school and at home, with many of our community depending on tank […]