Sustainability

Special visitor!

Last week, we were fortunate to have a special visitor in our nature box, which Miss Muir captured beautifully during her Prep Yard Duty. It was a wonderful reminder of the amazing wildlife we have in our school community! 

Disposing of Waste

During a recent assembly, the Green Team addressed the students about the importance of proper waste disposal, emphasizing the message "if in doubt, leave it out."  They highlighted the need for everyone to carefully consider what items from their lunch boxes belong in each bin to reduce waste and protect our environment.  We encourage you to have a discussion with your child about this topic to reinforce these lessons at home. 

Last week, we celebrated international e-waste day.  We have been learning a lot about e-waste of late. Electronic waste (or ‘e-waste’) is any item with a power cord or battery.  E-waste cannot be placed into any bin.  It can be disposed of for free using your annual hard waste collection or taken to a waste transfer station for disposal (a small fee may apply). Batteries should never be placed into landfill bins, as they can start fires in collection trucks and leach harmful chemicals into the environment. Batteries can be taken to Aldi, Woolworths, Officeworks and Bunnings stores for recycling.  Luckily, at Solway we take your E-waste!  Please dispose of any E- waste properly, by using deposit bins in your local area or dropping them into the designated bin near the front office.  

A photo is attached of where you can find the bins at school.

Competitions

Pollinator photography competition: Pulling pollinators into focus. Closes 28 October. APW Pollinator Photography Competition – Australian Pollinator Week

Toyota Dream Car Art contest: 23 September- 20 December.  Get a head start by racing over to Cool.org to download resources, get the scoop on the amazing prizes to be won and find links to the online, bulk entry portal. Dream Car Contest | Toyota Australia

Sustainability Days of Significance for Term 4

● October 7 – World Habitat Day (every living thing needs somewhere safe to live)

● October 10 – World Mental Health Day (Climate anxiety is a significant issue for young people, and those of us who are older)

● October 13 – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction October 14 –International e-Waste Day October 17 – UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty (the poor are the ones most at risk from environmental degradation)

● October 21-27 – National Water Week

● October 25 – World Teacher Day (the most important!)

● November 9 – 17 – Australian Pollinator Week

● November 11 – 17 – National Recycling Week

● November 13 – World Kindness Day

● December 5 – World Soil Day

Brooke Danaher

Sustainability Coordinator