Sustainability

The Sustainability Team invited students and staff from the whole school community to be involved in Clean Up Wadawarrung Country on Friday, March 3 2023. On the day, the clean-up included students from the Year 10 Pre VOC(pre-vcal) class during period 4, and 18 students […]

2023 Sustainability Student Leader Team held their first meeting to launch into the school year. This dynamic team includes, Year 12 leaders, Libby A and Amber McM, Year 11 leaders, Georgia A and Evie R, Year 10 leaders Ella H and Yu-Ru T, and Year […]

Well done to Clonard students, Mia H, Montana M and Lauren D who attended a rally protesting against Viva Energy’s planned floating LNG import and regasification terminal on Corio Bay. As Australia pledges to reduce methane emissions, Viva Energy pushes forward with plans for gas […]

 The Year 10 PreCAL class have been busy investigating sustainability and the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 🎄 Here are some Top Tips for a more Sustainable Christmas: 💲 Buy Less🪂 Give the Gift of an experience♻️ Choose sustainable brands🎁 Avoid wrapping paper✔️ Buy Quality!

The Brigid’s Garden Program students have been very busy in and outside the garden, with a visit to Genu Nursery last week and cooking up a storm in the kitchen this week. Recently, the Brigid’s Garden Program students visited Gen-U Nursery in South Geelong. Last […]

Students have been learning about the importance of bees and birds, their role in the garden, and within the life cycle of plants and pollination. We participated in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count which encourages spending 20 minutes in your favourite outdoor space to observe the birds you see during that period and then […]

“Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it.” – Pope Francis (Laudato Si’ n139) SUSTAINABILITY STUDENT LEADERS A huge thank you to […]

7 Years for 7 Avocados – This Term in Brigid’s Garden we have been so excited to finally harvest some avocados from our tree after waiting for over 7 years. Thanks to the maintenance team for devising an extra-long fruit picking basket tool to reach […]

Students participated in two separate tree planting days with The Koala Clancy Foundation (KCF) who received funding to work with school groups this year. The KCF conduct their hands on planting days throughout the winter months and Clonard students participated during August, in Lara, and […]

Enviro Week Reflection from Year 12 Sustainability Student Leader, Lauren Dillon In Enviro Week, we introduced a new waste system through the partnership of Recycle. This trial bin will collect soft plastics and then be recycled by the organisation into benches, roads, and posts. A […]