National Tree Day is a "call to action" for all Australians to put their hands in the earth and give back to their community. Each year, about 300,000 people volunteer their time to engage in environmental activities that educate individuals about the world around them. It's a day to venture outdoors and get to know your community, and most importantly, to have fun! Each year, around 3,000 preschools, kindies, primary and high schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree…
Find out more »2018 school theme: Game changers and change makers Find out more about the theme, events being run, how to host your own event (there are grants available nationally and locally to help support events, as well as tips on how to run a successful public event). Download the poster about the week here, but more information and resources can be found on the National Science Week website.
Find out more »Find out more about what this biodiversity month celebrates, and what you can do. Watch this video to inspire your great and get them thinking!
Find out more »Find a local group and celebrate Landcare Week. You can search for your local Landcare group here (the green pop up!). More details about Landcare Week 2018 to come.
Find out more »For October get out and check out what waterbugs are in your local area and contribute to National Waterbug Blitz 2018
Find out more »Celebrate National Water Week - October 2018 Theme: Water for me, Water for all Check out what your local Catchment Management Authority or water authority are doing to celebrate! Some ideas for celebrating National Water Week at your school might be (or more here!): Participate in your local National Water Week poster competition. Dress-up day at school (with a water theme) or a blue dress-up day (collect gold coin donations and donate) Clean up a river, stream or dam close to your school by removing…
Find out more »Delivering a ClimateWatch in Parks program to regional Victoria In partnership with Parks Victoria, Earthwatch is connecting schools and community groups to their Parks and training them to monitor local plants and animals for climate change impacts. Applications are currently open to schools and community groups in the regions of: Bendigo, City of Greater Bendigo Shepparton, City of Greater Shepparton Morwell National Park, La Trobe Bellarine Peninsula, City of Greater Geelong Rickett's Point, Bayside Venus Baths, Halls Gap, Northern Grampians Anakie Gorge, Moorabool/Golden Plains/City of…
Find out more »On June 8, River Detectives students from four schools in the Cohuna area gathered at Treetops Scout Camp for a day of environmental and cultural learning with North Central CMA staff, Barapa Barapa Traditional Owners, Parks Victoria, Native Fish Australia, Turtles Australia and ceramicist Ann Ferguson. They enjoyed four rotational activities; weaving and boomerang painting, environmental water and it's benefits for fauna, macroinvertebrate sampling and clay sculptures. After the event their amazing art work was glazed and fired and is…
Find out more »This is a unique opportunity to come together online as a statewide cohort of passionate teachers, coordinators and project partners to; Showcase and celebrate River Detectives program highlights Share learnings with each other, ask questions and upskill Reflect and shape the program moving forward Hear from a guest speaker, RMIT Litter Trackers Program Check out the invitation flyer. Please RSVP by completing this short form by Friday 9th September. The link to join us on Teams will be sent prior…
Find out more »We are really pleased to be offering our first Ask The Expert webinar for 2023 and THRILLED to have secured wildlife ecologist Josh Griffiths to tell us all about platypus and the Great Australian Platypus Search !! But what would you and your students like to know ? Take a look at this invite to understand the broad focus of our chat, get links to some tuning in resources and start gathering your class’s questions to email in by Friday 12th May. To…
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