What’s happening in your ResourceSmart Schools region
Find out what’s happening in your region including your total resource savings as a region, upcoming workshops and events, TEN meeting dates, and a school spotlight. You can also find out what’s happening in your own local council.
2022 Northern Metropolitan Region Update
CERES is currently delivering ResourceSmart Schools to 65 primary and secondary schools across the northern metropolitan region.
Up to May 2023, schools in the northern metropolitan region have collectively saved $239,614 on resource usage through ResourceSmart Schools during the year. The following environmental savings have also been achieved:
837,958 kilowatt hour per year reduction in electricity use
1,905 cubic metres of waste diverted from landfill
12,679 megalitre reduction in water use
1,013 tonnes of green house gas emissions decreased
Coming up – Northern Metro Region
2023 Progress Workshop dates
TERM THREE| Monday, 28 August 2023 – St Monicas Junior College, Epping – Register
TERM FOUR | Friday, 13 October 2023 @ TBA – contact us if you’d like to host
Term Three Progress Workshop
Date: Monday, 28 August 2023
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: St Monicas Junior College – 400 Dalton Rd, Epping VIC 3076
Schools working with CERES are invited to join us to spend a productive day of facilitated support on ResourceSmart Schools! There will also be an opportunity to network with other schools in your region.
The workshop is designed to support Sustainability Coordinators and other teachers/educators and staff involved in sustainability from schools working through the program. CERES facilitators will be there to help you make progress on the modules and Stars you are working on.
Our Progress Workshop is limited to northern metro region schools, and each school receives two free tickets for this event. Additional tickets are available for $75 + GST.
Please note: This workshop is only available for ResourceSmart Schools working with CERES. If your school is located in the northern or southern metro Melbourne region and interested in joining ResourceSmart Schools, please complete our online expression of interest form.
Teacher Environment Network (TEN) meetings
Dates and details for 2023 Teacher Environment Network meetings will be published here in the lead-up to these events.
Council resources
Find out about other events and resources from your local Northern metropolitan city council.
List of councils
- Banyule City Council
- City of Darebin
- Hume City Council
- Merri-bek City Council
- Nillumbik Shire Council
- City of Whittlesea
- City of Yarra
2022 Southern Metropolitan Region Update
CERES is currently delivering ResourceSmart Schools to 108 primary and secondary schools across the southern metropolitan region.
Up to February 2023, schools in the southern metropolitan region have collectively saved $310,189 on resource usage through ResourceSmart Schools during the year. The following environmental savings have also been achieved:
1,107,227 kilowatt hour per year reduction in electricity use
1,295 cubic metres of waste diverted from landfill
26,682 megalitre reduction in water use
1,311 tonnes of green house gas emissions decreased
Coming Up – Southern Metropolitan Region
2023 Progress Workshop dates
TERM THREE| Friday 18 August 2023 @ St Finbar’s Primary School – Register
TERM FOUR | Friday, 20 October 2023 @ TBA – contact us if you’d like to host
Term THREE Progress Workshop
Date: Friday 18 August 2023
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: St Finbar’s Primary School – 90 Centre Rd, Brighton East VIC 3187
Schools working with CERES are invited to join us to spend a productive day of facilitated support on ResourceSmart Schools! There will also be an opportunity to network with other schools in your region.
The workshop is designed to support Sustainability Coordinators and other teachers/educators and staff involved in sustainability from schools working through the program. CERES facilitators will be there to help you make progress on the modules and Stars you are working on.
Our Progress Workshop is limited to southern metro region schools, and each school receives two free tickets for this event. Additional tickets are available for $75 + GST.
Coffee/tea, morning tea, and lunch will be provided.
Please note: This workshop is only available for ResourceSmart Schools working with CERES. If your school is located in the northern or southern metro Melbourne region and interested in joining ResourceSmart Schools, please complete our online expression of interest form.
Teacher Environment Network (TEN) meetings
Dates and details for 2023 Teacher Environment Network meetings will be published here in the lead-up to these events.
Council resources
Find out about other events and resources from your local southern metropolitan city council.
List of councils
- Bayside City Council
- Cardinia Shire Council
- City of Casey
- Greater Dandenong City Council
- Frankston City Council
- City of Glen Eira
- City of Kingston
- Mornington Peninsula Shire
- City of Port Phillip
- City of Stonnington
Other events
Sustainability & Wellbeing for Students with Special Needs Workshop
Date: Thursday 27th July
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Online & Free across Victoria!
If you’re a ResourceSmart specialist school or a mainstream school catering for students with special needs, join us online for a free workshop. Broken up into three segments, we will cover:
ResourceSmart Schools in a specialist school setting (Dominique Dyabla)
Empowering students with special needs through sustainability and action (Genee Marks, Deakin University)
Fostering wellbeing through nature for children with special needs (Kate Neale, Southern Cross University)
+ throughout the day there will be lots of opportunities for questions, open discussions, informal sharing, and some school presentations.
Find a comprehensive copy of the schedule here. To register, click here.