2019 PRIMARY FINALISTS
EmpireVale Public School | Filtration Solution for River Health
Creating a filter to keep waterways clean and use indigenous knowledge to care for our rivers.
Tregeagle Public School | Lunch Box Solutions
Testing ideas for sealing bees wax wraps into pockets to reduce lunch box waste.
Wyrallah Road Public School | School Bubbler Management System
Reducing water waste by measuring excess water from bubblers and reusing it on school gardens.
Goolmangar Public School | Aquaponic Food Systems
Using nutrients from the class fish tank to grow edible plants in an aqua garden system.
St Ambrose, Pottsville | Waste Management Innovation
Developing fun ways to educate students to correctly use the coloured bin system such as videos, board games, posters, quizzes and an interactive app.
2019 HIGH SCHOOL FINALISTS
Trinity Catholic College | Creating Cultural Change
Understanding of the school’s impact on the environment and taking practical steps to raise awareness and create change.
St John’s College, Woodlawn | Beach Clean Up
Creating awareness of how plastics harm marine life and spend a day cleaning up the beach.
St John’s College, Woodlawn | Microplastic Awareness
Placing ‘return and earn’ machines in polluted places and turn plastics into other products.
St John’s College, Woodlawn | Textile Circular Economy
Raising awareness around clothing production, waste and the ways in which clothing could be reused and recycled.
St Mary’s College, Casino | Sustainable Food Source
How to breed crickets as an alternative and sustainable source of protein for people and livestock.