Sustainability news

ResourceSmart Schools Awards finalist!

Our school has been named as a finalist in the Sustainability Victoria ResourceSmart Schools Awards! 

The ResouceSmart Schools Awards celebrate the legendary efforts and impacts made by schools in sustainability. Our school has been chosen as a finalist in the ‘Emerging School of the Year’ for our work on our schools’ waste management (composting, battery and marker recycling, and participating in the Container Deposit Scheme) as well as our collaboration with Monash University Global Challenges students on car idling. 

We have been invited to attend the awards ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 5 June along with the other finalists. The theme this year is ‘Working Together’. 

Speaking of working together, since 2008, 1,600 ResourceSmart Schools (including us!) have worked together to: 

• save more than $63 million on bills 

• plant more than 5.1 million trees 

• save more than 110,000 tonnes CO2e greenhouse gas emissions 

• divert 100,000 cubic metres of waste from landfill 

• save 1.9 million kilolitres of water. 

The ResourceSmart Schools Awards are a joyful and affirming celebration of schools and students and their sustainability triumphs. The awards are the state’s largest sustainability celebration for primary and secondary school students, teachers and school volunteers taking remarkable sustainability action. We are proud to be recognised among the schools doing sustainability work that benefits students, the planet and the wider community alike. 

Learn more about this year’s finalists: 

https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/2025-rssa-finalists  

World Environment Day 2025 #BeatPlasticPollution 

On Friday 6 June we will be celebrating World Environment Day at BHHS to celebrate our school’s sustainability efforts and raise awareness about the actions our school community can be taking to help protect the environment. We have a variety of events which students can get involved in, including: 

• A plant-based bake sale 

• Various guessing games with prizes for winners 

• Environment Day Trivia 

• A ‘wear-it-green' initiative with ribbons and face-paint available at lunch 

• Planting in our new raised garden bed in the quad. 

Donations raised will go towards future sustainability projects in the school.  

"Nude" Lunch to end plastic pollution

World Environment Day in 2025 will focus on ending plastic pollution.  For decades, plastic pollution has seeped into every corner of the world, leaching into the water we drink, into the food we eat, and our bodies. While plastic pollution is a major concern, it is also one of the most fixable of today’s environmental challenges, with some obvious solutions at hand.

We are always looking for new ways to engage our students to get involved with sustainability, so on the day we are encouraging everyone to ride or walk to school, bring a nude lunch (plastic-free), and actively pick up waste around the school to show pride in our wonderful school environment.