In this issue of the Aviso, we bring you good news from around the world recently, as well as gorgeous student-submitted artwork paired with an adorable dog photo. This issue also includes a delicious recipe for Chilli Con Carne, which you can try your hand at if you love spice!

We would like to thank everyone that has submitted their art or contributed to The Aviso in one way or another. If you have anything you would like to submit, email them to theaviso@mgc.vic.edu.au to be featured in the next issue!

Rania Widjanarko

Editor

Good News!

Giant pandas are no longer classified as ‘endangered’- Hannah Benhassine, Year 11

According to the World Wild Fund, giant pandas are officially on the road to recovery thanks to conservation efforts. The giant panda, a species native to South Central China, has been reducing in numbers since the 1980s. The universally adored creature is crucial in ensuring biodiversity in the forests throughout China. Finally after 30 years, through various efforts such as creating giant panda reserves and ensuring local communities adopt sustainable practices, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has changed the panda’s status on the Red List of Threatened Species. Much more work has to be done to ensure the ongoing protection of giant pandas, but it definitely is a step in the right direction!

Britain’s Greenest Day Ever!- Harriet Turner-Browne, Year 9

Britain’s greenest day ever was just recently. On Easter Sunday in April this year, the U.K. experienced its highest use of renewable energy ever recorded due to windy conditions- 60% of energy provided by solar and wind! If you thought that was good, last week on Monday afternoon, the U.K. also set a new record for the day of most power produced by wind turbines. They generated a whopping 17.6GW of electricity equivalent to 48.5 per cent of the grid’s total supply. That’s over twice as much as what gas plants produced that day, at just 21%. Good things are coming, let’s hope Britain inspires many nations to follow in their footsteps and become carbon-neutral energy providers!

Submissions

Kyoto - Anonymous, Year 12

Mochi! - Anonymous, Year 12

From the Mess Deck

Chilli Con Carne - Pippi Brace, Year 9

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion chopped,

1 celery stick sliced,

3 garlic cloves crushed

500 g lean beef mince

2 tsp chilli powder,

1 pinch cayenne pepper,

1 tsp dried oregano

425 g canned crushed tomatoes

1 tsp brown sugar

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

420 g canned kidney beans drained rinsed

Recipe:

Heat oil in a large pan and cook onion, celery and garlic for 5 minutes. Add mince and stir over high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up lumps.
Add chilli powder, cayenne pepper and oregano to the pan and stir well for another 5 minutes over medium heat. Add tomatoes, ½ cup water and tomato paste and stir well. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the sugar, vinegar, drained beans and salt and pepper to the pan, cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve with white or brown rice.

Quote of the Watch

“I thought that spring must last forevermore; for I was young and loved, and it was May.”- Vera Brittain

Humanities News

On the 25th of April for ANZAC Day, the Humanities Team sent a message on teams telling about the history of where the troops fought, along with acknowledging their sacrifices in Gallipoli during WWI.
Law Week is coming up! From the 17th to the 21st, we have a very exciting week; we will be streaming law themed movies, there will be a mock trial and much more. Get pumped!

Crew

Beth Barrass, Publication

Shaunagh O’Connell, Review of Submissions & General Assistance

Rania Widjanarko, Editor & Designer

Hannah Benhassine, Junior Editor

Harriet Turner-Browne, Junior Editor

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