Climate Canons

National Tree Day

National Tree Day in Australia is held during the last week of July each year. 27th. The event is organised by Planet Ark and is Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event. The purpose is to encourage Australians to connect with nature and help protect the environment by planting trees and engaging in other nature care activities. The Climate Canons observed this day with a Tree Scavenger Hunt, where students chased clues on specific trees in the College’s quads. Congratulations to Scarlett Murphy (Yr 7) and Isabella Nevill (Yr 7) who were the first time to find all 5 trees. Thank you to everyone who got involved. We also hosted a Blooket quiz teaching about the benefits of planting trees which is good for the environment, supports biodiversity, and can be beneficial for personal well-being. Congratulations to Anureet Cheema (Yr 7), Tyler Howley (Yr 8) and Alex Pilkington (Yr 10) who achieved top scores in the quiz and won themselves prizes.

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation- link will open in a new window that allows us to work towards our vision of seeing a world free of plastic waste. It was started by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (the founder of the Plastic Free Foundation) and a small team in local government in Western Australia, and is now one of the most influential environmental campaigns in the world. Millions of people across the globe take part every year, with many committing to reducing plastic pollution far beyond the month of July. The Climate Canons observed this event with a “nude food” lunchbox stalk, where the Climate Canons went on the hunt for students will no plastic in their lunch boxes. Thank you to everyone who was involved and is being plastic wise. We also held a Blooket quiz exploring the negative side of single use plastics. Congratulations to Abbie Tyson (Yr 7), Zinaida Redden (Yr 9) & Tomoha (Japanese exchange student) and Ariana Mecham (Yr 12) for achieving top scores.

Landcare Week

Landcare Week in Australia is an annual campaign held in the first week of August, specifically from August 4th to 10th in 2025. It's a time to celebrate the efforts of Landcare volunteers and groups across the country who work to protect and enhance the environment and promote sustainable agriculture. This year's theme is "Landcare Is For Everyone" (LIFE), highlighting the diverse range of individuals, groups, and organisations involved in Landcare activities. The Climate Canons held a “Through the Lens Photo Campaign” encouraging students to send in their best shots of our beautiful land. Thank you to everyone who got involved, congratulations to Vincent Harper (Yr 7), Aria Pinkerton (Yr 8) and Michaela Castiller (Yr 9) for their winning shots and honourable mention to Tanyian Verma (Yr 8) for her shot.

Keep Australia Beautiful

Every August, for over 50 years, Keep Australia Beautiful have been educating Australians about litter, waste and other key environmental issues throughout KABWeek. During this week they aim to engage and challenge the community, while encouraging long term change behaviour that can be adopted well after the week is done. Starting in 1966, Keep Australia Beautiful was our nation’s first anti-litter campaigner and sustainability advocate. Since then, it has been working to raise awareness on how we can all live more sustainably. The Climate Canons hosted The Golden Rubbish Hunt and The 1min Pick Up Pieces Challenge to commemorate Keep Australia Beautiful Week 2025. Well done to all the students who go involved, special mention to Siena Mouttet (Yr 8) who got the fastest record of 40 secs to fill up her bag of rubbish!

Miss D Pisconeri

(Climate Canons Coordinator)