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Sustainability News

Two well-known MGC Environmentalists have been rubbing shoulders with powerful people recently! Our current Environment Vice-captain Thirumagal Arunachalum Elanthendral met with Victorian minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Honourable Lily D’Ambrosio on the 27th of September along with peers from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. After Thirumagal and Ms Money Co-signed the AYCC “Re-power our school” pledge at the annual MGC Environment conference, re-committing our commitment to reduce our energy use and increase our local renewable energy generation, she and her colleagues convinced Minister Ambrosio to “commit to making Victorian schools 100% community Energy hubs”. 

Well done Thirumagal, you are an inspiration to our school.

This week, MGC’s 2009 Environment Captain Ruby Albury BSc (hons, Zool) launched the 2016 Melbourne Water Kids Teaching Kids Conference at the University of Melbourne alongside Minister for Education, the Honourable James Merlino. Ruby spoke highly of her experiences as an MGC environment rep and how it not only provided her with great friendships and inspired her to a career in Environmental Science, but also gave her confidence in public speaking and to think critically about issues. Ruby was an incredibly impressive speaker and really showed the powerful influence that positive experiences such as KTK conferences can have down the track!

Caption: Launching the 2016 Melbourne Water KTK Conference: Andrew Vance, Ruby Albury (MGC class of 2009), The hon. James Merlino MP and Cr Arron Wood, KTK Director.