Sustainability @ TPPS 

Welcome to Term 4 in Sustainability! 

Grade 1 has been busy learning about worms and Springtime. 

Grade 3 is embarking on a study of local Templestowe Park birds. 

Grade 4 have already planted some new vegetables in our garden!

Would you like to win a one-year family membership to Zoos Victoria?

The Department of Education has launched a new education program focused on supporting young people to establish and foster fauna-friendly behaviours. 

The Conservation Regulator’s Focus Species program is a new initiative promoting wildlife protection at home and in the wild by exploring the connections between species survival and our everyday lives and teaching the community about the small, but important actions they can take to safeguard all Victorian native species.

The program features six native animals – the hooded plover, southern right whale, red-tailed black cockatoo, bearded dragon, brush-tailed phascogale, and Murray-Darling carpet python – that were chosen because they face serious threats from sharing their habitats with humans and from people illegally sourcing and keeping them as pets.

The program includes a range of interactive learning materials designed to help children understand why Victoria’s environmental regulations exist and how following them into adulthood will protect native species for generations to come. We’ve already produced factsheets, activity pages, and national curriculum-aligned lesson plans – and there’s more to come!

Focus Species drawing competition

If you have a kid aged between 5-10 years, now is their time to put pens (or pencils, texters, and crayons) to paper, bring one of these species to life with their artistic skills, and go in the running to win a one-year family membership to Zoos Victoria! 

All you have to do is pick one of our six Focus Species, have fun drawing it, and enter it in our competition! All skill levels welcome!

This drawing competition is all about fun, while learning about and protecting Victoria’s native wildlife. We can't wait to see all your wonderful drawings of our beautiful Australian animals. 

Happy drawing, future guardians of nature!

How to enter:

1. Pick one of the six Focus Species
2. Draw a picture of the animal – either on its own or in its environment
3. Send a high-quality photo of the drawing (and one holding it if you like), along with the young artist’s name, age, and post code to conservationregulator@deeca.vic.gov.au 

The competition closes at 5pm on 8 November 2024 and the winner will be chosen and notified by 15 November 2024. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have read and accepted the full Terms and Conditions.