ECO Team News
Frankston Seaside Scavenge Beach Clean-Up Festival
A recent study estimated that more than half of the world's turtles have plastic in their stomach. Help reduce the amount of waste entering our oceans by joining us at the Frankston Seaside Scavenge beach clean-up festival!
Saturday 15 June 9.00 AM – 1.00 PM
At this event you can use your TRASH 4 CASH, the litter you collect along the beach is traded for a festival currency. Use this currency to buy second hand clothes, coffee, face-painting and more.
The winter Seaside Scavenge will also have LIVE MUSIC from local artists, and local NGO's and community groups to visit and chat about their work to protect marine life and reduce waste. The event will be hosted by marine mammal protection group, Action for Dolphins.
The on-shore beach clean will be conducted by marine conservation organisations 3199 Frankston Beach Patrol, and Sea Shepherd Australia - Marine Debris Campaign, coordinating the foreshore cleanup and data collection.
Independent scuba diving operator, Dive2U, will be running the dive component of the off-shore clean. Divers and snorkelers please register via the following link:
www.facebook.com/events/2321670108152784/
BEACH CLEAN DETAILS:
8:50am - 9:00am: Sign in at Beach Patrol
9:00am - 9:10am: Information & safety briefing
9:10am - 10:15am: Beach clean
10:15am -10:40am: Litter sorting & weigh in
10:40am - onwards: Marine debris data collection with Sea Shepherd
9:30am - 1:00pm: Trash 4 Cash
Bring our own pickup sticks, gloves & smiles, wear enclosed footwear
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Come & share a great day making a difference & having fun! There are also amazing prizes to be won!
2040 Private Screening
On Tuesday 28 May, the Frankston High School Eco Team showed a private screening of the new environmental film ‘2040’ (by the same director as ‘That Sugar Film’). The film took a positive outlook on the world around us and how we as individuals can make a change to help reduce things like climate change and plastic pollution. It explored the many innovations that humans have available to them now to make the future, 2040 in this case, better for all humans.
The screening was a great success, being completely sold out in only a few weeks and in total a profit of $300 was made. All the proceeds were donated to the Frankston Beach Patrol, an organization that was chosen by members of the audience prior to watching ‘2040’. The Frankston Beach Patrol is an organization of dedicated volunteers who meet regularly to help clean Frankston beach.
The Eco Team also sold small packs of metal straws prior to and after the show. Forty packs of straws were sold and made over $100, allowing us to buy more straws for future sales and to help decrease plastic entering the environment. We had people of all ages going to see the film, with great reviews coming from everyone. All in all, the screening was a great success and everyone loved the film.
The Eco Team would like to extend a special thank you to the Harrasser family for helping out on the night by constructing a photo board, taking lots of photos and by generally being supportive of the event all around.
Hayley Musgrave (Year 10)
A proud Eco Team member